The Legal Department is committed to defend any suit or other legal proceedings against the corporation.

• Working and acting in such a manner that all services rendered lead to efficiency, improved credibility and enhanced image of the Corporation.

• To settle the professional fees of advocate.
• To assign the briefs to advocate.
• To brief the advocate to take, institute prosecute and defend any suit or other legal proceedings against the corporation.
• To seek paradise institutions from relevant department and in consultation with the head of said department to settle the plaint/ws/reply affidavit etc.
• To control over accounts of legal department.
• To control over the establishment of legal department and recommend or sanction the leave of subordinate as the case may be.
• To seek the instruction relevant departments or authorities of corporation to take withdraw compound and defend legal proceeding
• To advice for securing the exercise or discharge of any powers or duty vesting or imposed upon any municipal authority or any municipal officer or servant.
• To advice on the appointment /removal of advocates and counsel on the panel of municipal advocates.
• To advice for appointment of special counsels.
• To control and supervise over acts and proceedings of Junior law officers and other subordinate officials of legal department.
• To perform the duties for incidence of legal affairs of corporation.
• To sign Vakalatnama in absence of Hon'ble Commissioner or relevant head of the department concerned with the subject matter.