**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification issued by the Government of Maharashtra on January 21, 2026, regarding the reconstitution of the Advisory Board under the Prevention of Black-marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980. It announces the appointment of a new Chairman and members to the board, effective immediately. The purpose is to fulfill the requirements of the said Act.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Reconstitution of Advisory Board:**
* The Government of Maharashtra has reconstituted the Advisory Board under the Prevention of Black-marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980.
* This reconstitution is effective immediately.
* Previous orders and notifications regarding the constitution of the Advisory Board are superseded.
* **Appointment of Chairman and Members:**
* Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge is appointed as the Chairman of the Advisory Board.
* Hon'ble Shri Justice R.M. Savant (Retd.) and Hon'ble Shri Justice P.V. Hardas (Retd.) are appointed as Members of the Advisory Board.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Advisory Board (Chairman and Members)**
* **Impact:** Newly appointed Chairman and Members are now responsible for advising under the Prevention of Black-marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980.
* **Action Required:** The newly appointed Chairman and Members must assume their roles and responsibilities within the Advisory Board immediately.
**Stakeholder: Government of Maharashtra**
* **Impact:** The government has fulfilled its obligation to maintain a functional Advisory Board under the Act.
* **Action Required:** Implement the new Advisory Board to operate under the Act.
**Stakeholder: Public**
* **Impact:** The public is ultimately impacted by decisions relating to black-marketing and maintenance of essential commodities.
* **Action Required:** No immediate action.
Key Entities Referenced
Prevention of Black-marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980: The central act under which the advisory board is being reconstituted.
Advisory Board: Board being re-constituted to advise on matters related to the Prevention of Black-marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980.
Mumbai: Location of the Home Department issuing the notification and the location of the Government Central Press.
Home Department: The Maharashtra state government department issuing the notification.
RNI No. MAHBIL /2009/31733
महाारााष्ट्रट शाासन रााजपत्र
असाधााराण भााग चाारा-अ
वर्षष १२, अंक १३] बुुधावारा, जानेवाराी २१, २०२६/माघ १, शाके १९४७ [पष्ृठे े2, किंकमं त : रुपये े१५.००
असाधााराण क्रमांक ४४
प्रााकिंधाकृत प्राकाशान
महाारााष्ट्र शाासनाने कंद्रीीये अकिंधाकिंनयेमांन्वयेे तयेारा केलेेलेे
(भााग एक, एक-अ आकिंण एक-ले येांमध्येे प्राकिंसद्ध केलेेलेे किंनयेम व आदेेशा येांव्येकिंतरिराक्त) किंनयेम व आदेेशा.
गृहा किंवभााग
२ रा मजलाा, मंत्राालाय, मादााम काामा मागग, हुुताात्मा राजगुरु चाौका,
मुंबई ४०० ०३२, दिदानांांका २१ जानांेवाारी, २०२६.
अकिंधासूचाना
काळ्येा बुाजाराास प्राकिंतबुंधा आकिंण अत्येावश्येक वस्तूंचाा पुरावठेा अकिंधाकिंनयेम, १९८०.
क्रमाकां संकां ीर्ण-ग ०१२६/प्र.क्र.१४/दिवाशाा-३अ.— कााळ्या बाजारासं प्रदिताबधं आदिर्ण अत्यावाश्यका वास्ताचांं ा पुरु वाठाा अदिधदिनांयम,१९८०
(१९८० चाा ७) याच्या कालाम ९ द्वाारे प्रदाानां कारण्याता आलाेल्या अदिधकाारांचाा वाापुर कारूनां आदिर्ण संल्लाागार मंडळ गठाीता कारण्याच्या
संंबंधाताीला यापुंवाीचाे आदाेशा वा अदिधसंंचानांा अदिधक्रदिमता कारूनां, महुाराष्ट्र शाासंनां याद्वाारे उक्ता अदिधदिनांयमाच्या प्रयोजनांांकारिरताा संल्लाागार
मंडळ ताात्कााळ पुुनांगगठाीता कारीता आहुे आदिर्ण त्याचाा अध्यक्ष म्हुर्णंनां मा.न्यायमंताी श्रीी.रदिवांद्र व्हुी. घुुगे यांचाी आदिर्ण उक्ता संल्लाागार मंडळाचाे
संदास्य म्हुर्णनांं मा.न्यायमतां ी श्रीी.आर.एम. संावांता (संवाे ादिनांवात्तृ ) वा मा.न्यायमतां ी श्रीी.पुी.व्हुी. हुरदाासं (संवाे ादिनांवात्तृ ) याचां ी दिनांयक्ु ताी कारीता आहु.े
महुाराष्ट्राचाे राज्यपुाला यांच्या आदाेशाानांुसंार वा नांावाानांे,
रााहाुले कुलेकणी,
शाासंनांाचाे संहु संदिचावा.
(१)
भााग चाार-अ-४४–१2 महाारााष्ट्रट शाासन रााजपत्र असाधााराण भााग चाारा-अ, जानेवाराी २१, २०२६/माघ १, शाके १९४७
HOME DEPARTMENT
2nd Floor, Mantralaya, Madam Cama Road, Hutatma Rajguru Chowk,
Mumbai 400 032, dated 21st January, 2026.
NOTIFICATION
Prevention of Black-marketing and maintenance of SuPPlieS of eSSential commoditieS act, 1980.
No. MIS-0126/CR-14/SPL-3(A).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the
Prevention of Black-marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980
(7 of 1980), and supersession of earlier orders an d notifications regarding constitutions of the Advisory
Board, the Government of Maharashtra hereby re-constitutes, with immediate effect, the Advisory
Board for the purpose of the said Act, and appoints Hon’ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge to be its
Chairman and Hon’ble Shri Justice R.M.Savant (Retd.) and the Hon’ble Shri Justice P.V. Hardas
(Retd.) as Members of the Advisory Board.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,
RAHUL KULKARNI,
Joint 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.