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URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Mantralaya, Madam Cama Marg, Hutatma Rajguru Chowk,
Mumbai 400 032, dated the 27th January 2020.
MAHARASHTRA ORDINANCE No. I OF 2020.
AN ORDINANCE
further to amend the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and
Industrial Townships Act, 1965.
WHEREAS both Houses of the State Legislature are not in session ;
AND WHEREAS the Governor of Maharashtra is satisfied that circumstances
exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action further to amend
the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships
Act, 1965, for the purposes hereinafter appearing ;
NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of
article 213 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Maharashtra is hereby
pleased to promulgate the following Ordinance, namely :—
1. (1) This Ordinance may be called the Maharashtra Municipal Councils,
Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020.
Short title and
commencement.
Mah. XL
of 1965.
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In pursuance of clause (3) of article 348 of the Constitution of India, the following translation
in English of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships
(Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (Mah. Ord. I of 2020), is hereby published under the authority of
the Governor.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,
BHUPENDRA M. GURAO,
Draftsman-cum-Joint Secretary
to Government,
Law and Judiciary Department.
[Translation in English of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and
Industrial Townships (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (Mah. Ord. I of 2020), published under the
authority of the Governor.]
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(2) It shall come into force at once.
2.
In section 10 of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats
and Industrial Townships Act, 1965 (hereinafter referred to as “ the principal Act ”),
in sub-section (2), in the proviso, after the words, brackets and figures “ the
Maharashtra Municipal Corporations and the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar
Panchayats and Industrial Townships (Amendment) Act, 2016 ” the words, brackets
and figures, “ but till the day immediately preceding the date of the publication of the
Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships
(Amendment) Ordinance, 2020, ” shall be inserted.
3.
For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that nothing in the principal
Act, as amended by the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and
Industrial Townships (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 shall be construed as reducing
the number of seats to be reserved for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes,
Backward Class of Citizens and Women in accordance with the provisions made
by or under the principal Act.
Mah.XL
of 1965.
Amendment
of section 10
of Mah. XL of
1965.
Mah. IX
of 2017.
Mah.
Ord.
I of
2020.
Removal of
doubts.
Mah.
Ord.
I of
2020.
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STATEMENT
Sub-section (2) of section 10 of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar
Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965 (Mah. XL of 1965), prior to
entactment of the Maharashtra Act No. IX of 2017, provided that, each of the ward
of the Municipal Councils shall elect only one Councillor. By the said Act of 2017,
sub-section (2) of section 10 of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar
Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965 was amended, so as to provide
that, each of the wards shall elect as far as possible two Councillors but not more
than three Councillors, and each voter shall be entitled to cast the same number of
votes, as the number of Councillors to be elected in his ward.
2.
After taking the review of the present position and with a view to ensure
smooth functioning and specific representation in wards as well as ensuring more
accountability in rapid development of the Municipal Councils, it is considered
expedient to provide that, each of the wards of the Municipal Council shall elect,
only one Councillor. It is, therefore, proposed to amend the proviso to
sub-section (2) of section 10 of the said Act, suitably. Consequentially, provision
regarding removal of doubts is also provided for.
3.
As both Houses of the State Legislature are not in session and the Governor
of Maharashtra is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for
him to take immediate action further to amend the Maharashtra Municipal Councils,
Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965 (Mah. XL of 1965), for the
purposes aforesaid, this Ordinance is promulgated.
Mumbai,
BHAGAT SINGH KOSHYARI,
Dated the 24th January 2020.
Governor of Maharashtra.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,
MANISHA PATANKAR-MHAISKAR,
Principal Secretary to Government.
ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY DIRECTOR,
RUPENDRA DINESH MORE, PRINTED AT GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD,
MUMBAI 400 004 AND PUBLISHED AT DIRECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATIONS,
21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004. EDITOR : DIRECTOR, RUPENDRA DINESH MORE.