Section 136. (1) If at any time it appears to the Local Government that a municipal committee has made default in

136. (1) If at any time it appears to the Local Government that a municipal committee has made default in performing any duty imposed on it by or under this or any other Act for the time being in force, the Local Government may, by order in writing, fix a period for the performance of that duty. (2) If that duty is not performed within the period so fixed, the Local Government may appoint the Deputy Commissioner to perform it, and may direct that the expense of performing it shall be paid, within such time as it may fix, to the Deputy Commissioner by the committee. (3) If the expense is not so paid, the Deputy Commissioner, with the previous sanction of the Local Government, may make an order directing the person having the custody of the balance of the municipal fund to pay the expense, or so much thereof as is from time to time possible, from the balance in priority to any or all other charges against the same. Power of Local Government to supersede committee in case of incompetency, persistent