महाारााष्ट्र शाासन रााजपत्र असाधाारण भााग आठ, एप्रिŌल १५, २०२५/चैैत्र २५, शकेे १९४७

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URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Mantralaya, Madam Cama Marg, Hutatma Rajguru Chowk,

Mumbai 400 032, dated the 15th April 2025.

MAHARASHTRA ORDINANCE No. I OF 2025.

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 ;

Mah.

XL of

1965.

RNI No. MAHENG /2009/35528

महाारााष्ट्र� शाासन रााजपत्र

असाधाारण भााग आठ

वर्षष ११, अंक १४]

मंगळवार, एप्रिŌल १५, २०२५/चैैत्र २५, शकेे १९४७

[पृष्ठे ३, किं�ंमत : रुपयेे २७.००

असाधाारण क्रमांं�क ३५

प्राधि�कृृत प्रकाशन

महाारााष्ट्र वि�धाानमंडळाचे अधि�नि�य

म व रााज्यपाालां�नीी प्राख्यापि�त केेलेले अध्यादेेश व केेलेले वि�नि�य

म आणि�

वि�धीी व न्याय वि�भाागाकडूून आलेली वि�धेेयकेे (इंंग्रजी अनुवाद).

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, 2025 (Mah. Ord. I of 2025), is hereby published under the authority of the

Governor.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,

SUPRIYA S. DHAWARE,

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, 2025 (Mah. Ord. I of 2025), published under the

authority of the Governor).

भााग आठ-३५–१

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, 2025.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2. For section 341B-5 of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar

Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965, the following section shall

be substituted, namely :—

“341B-5. (1) A President of a Nagar Panchayat elected under

section 341B-1 shall cease to be the President, if the Councillors by a

resolution passed at a special meeting by a majority of not less than

two-third of the total number of Councillors so decide :

Provided that, no such resolution shall be moved within a period

of one year from the date of the election of the President.

(2) The requisition for such special meeting shall be signed by

not less than one-half of the total number of Councillors and shall be

sent to the Collector.

(3) The Collector shall, within ten days of the receipt of a

requisition under sub-section (2), convene a special meeting of the

Nagar Panchayat:

Provided that, when the Collector convenes a special meeting, he

shall give intimation thereof to the President.

(4) A meeting to consider a resolution under sub-section (1) shall

be presided over by the Collector or any other officer authorized by

him in this behalf, but the Collector or such other officer shall have

no right to vote.

(5) The nominated Councillors shall have no right to vote on any

resolution relating to the removal of the President.

(6) If the resolution seeking the removal of the President is

not moved or, as the case may be, rejected, in the special meeting

convened for the purpose under sub-section (3), no fresh resolution

seeking the removal of the President shall be brought before the Nagar

Panchayat.”.

Short title

and

commencement.

Substitution

of section

341B-5 of

Mah. XL of

1965.

Mah. XL

of 1965.

Removal of

President

of Nagar

Panchayats by

Councillors.

STATEMENT

As per provisions of section 341B-1 of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils,

Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965 (Mah. XL of 1965)

every Nagar Panchayat, to which general election is held before the date of

commencement of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and

Industrial Townships (Amendment) Act, 2022 (Mah. XLI of 2022), has President

who is elected by the elected Councillors from amongst themselves.

2. The procedure for removal of President of Nagar Panchayats under

section 341B-5 of the said Act involves requisition signed by not less than one

half of the total number of Councillors containing charges of misconduct against

the President to be sent to the Collector, conduct of inquiry by the Collector,

submitting of findings of such inquiry to the Government and taking final

decision by the Government upon receipt of inquiry report by the Collector.

It is considered expedient to provide that a President, who is elected by the

elected Councillors from amongst themselves, shall cease to be the President if

the Councillors by a resolution passed at a special meeting by majority of not less

than two-third of the total number of Councillors so decide. Therefore, section

341B-5 of the said Act is proposed to be substituted to provide for removal of

such President by the Councillors by a resolution passed at a special meeting

and procedure therefor.

3. As both Houses of the State Legislature are not in session and the

Governor of Maharashtra is satisfied that circumstances exists 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 aforesaid, this Ordinance is promulgated.

Mumbai,

C. P. RADHAKRISHNAN,

Dated the 15th April 2025.

Governor of Maharashtra.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Maharashtra,

Dr. K. H. GOVINDA RAJ,

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.