Date: 2025-07-04Category: Not ApplicableState: MaharashtraCountry: India
Part V, Ext No. 60, Dated 4th July 2025, L. A. BILL No. XLIX OF 2025., A BILL, FURTHER TO AMEND THE MAHARASHTRA MUNICIPAL COUNCILS, NAGAR PANCHAYATS AND INDUSTRIAL TOWNSHIPS ACT, 1965.
This is a summary of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Bill No. XLIX of 2025, published on Friday, July 4, 2025 (Ashadh 13, Shake 1947) as Extraordinary Issue Number 60 of the Maharashtra Government Gazette, Part Five. The bill proposes amendments to the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965 (Maharashtra Act No. XL of 1965).
The key amendment concerns Section 48 of the Act, specifically regarding filling vacancies in council member positions. The proposed change states that if a general election is to be held within two years of a seat becoming vacant, no by-election will be conducted, nor will anyone be nominated to fill the temporary vacancy.
The objectives and reasons for the bill state that the amendment aims to avoid unnecessary elections and expenditure of government funds and time when a general election is imminent. The amendment extends the initial six-month period to two years from the date the seat becomes vacant. The bill was introduced in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on July 4, 2025.
Contact Information:
* Sudhir Mungantiwar, Member in Charge
* Jitendra Bhole, Secretary-1, Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan
* Publisher: Rupendra Dinesh More, Director, Government Printing, Stationery and Publications, 21-A, Netaji Subhash Road, Charni Road, Mumbai 400 004
Key Entities Referenced
Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965: The principal act being amended by this bill.
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly: One of the houses of the Maharashtra Legislature where the bill was introduced.
Maharashtra Legislative Council: One of the houses of the Maharashtra Legislature where the bill was introduced.
L. A. BILL No. XLIX OF 2025: A bill to further amend the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965.
Mumbai: Location of the Vidhan Bhavan (Legislative Assembly).