Section 71B. Power to make appointments

71B. Power to make appointments. ―(1) Subject to the provisions of section 71, the power of appointing municipal officers and other municipal employees whether temporarily or permanent shall vest in the Commissioner. (2) The claims of the members of the Scheduled Castes and backward classes of citizens shall be taken into consideration consistently with the maintenance of efficiency of administration, in the making of appointment of municipal officers and other municipal employees.