Part VIII, Ext. No. 62, MAHARASHTRA ACT No. XXXI OF 2025. An Act further to amend the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965. Thursday, 10th July 2025.

RNI No. MAHENG /2009/35528 महाारााष्ट्र� शाासन रााजपत्र असाधााराण भााग आठ वर्षष ११, अंक २७(२)] गुरुवारा, जुलैै १०, २०२५/आर्षाढ १९, शाके १९४७ [पष्ृठ े२, किंकमं त : रुपये े२७.०० असाधााराण क्रमांक ६२ प्रााकिंधाकृत प्राकाशान महाारााष्ट्र किंवधाानमंडळााचेे अकिंधाकिंनयेम व रााज्येपालैांनी प्रााख्येाकिंपत केलैेलैे अध्येादेेशा व केलैेलैे किंवकिंनयेम आकिंण किंवधाी व न्येाये किंवभाागाकडून आलैेलैी किंवधाेयेके (इंंग्रजी अनुवादे). 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 )Fifth Amendment( Act, 2025 )Mah. Act No. XXXI of 2025(, is hereby published under the authority of the Governor. By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra, SATISH WAGHOLE, Secretary )Legislation( to Government, Law and Judiciary Department. MAHARASHTRA ACT No. XXXI OF 2025. )First published, after having received the assent of the Governor in the “Maharashtra Government Gazette”, on the 10th July 2025(. An Act further to amend the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965. WHEREAS both Houses of the State Legislature were not in session ; AND WHEREAS the Governor of Maharashtra was satisfied that Mah. circumstances existed which rendered it necessary for him to take immediate XL of action further to amend the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar 1965. Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965, for the purposes hereinafter Mah. appearing; and, therefore, promulgated the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Ord. I of Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships )Amendment( Ordinance, 2025, 2025. on the 15th April 2025; )1( भााग आठ-६२–१2 महाारााष्ट्र शाासन रााजपत्र असाधााराण भााग आठ, जुलैै १०, २०२५/आर्षाढ १९, शाके १९४७ AND WHEREAS it is expedient to replace the said Ordinance by an Act of the State Legislature; it is hereby enacted in the Seventy-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows :— Short title 1. )1( This Act may be called the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, and Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships )Fifth Amendment( Act, 2025. commencement. )2( It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 15th April 2025. Substitution 2. For section 341B-5 of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Mah. XL of section Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965 )hereinafter referred to as of 1965. 341B-5 of “the principal Act”(, the following section shall be substituted, namely :— Mah. XL of 1965. Removal of “341B-5. )1( A President of a Nagar Panchayat elected under President section 341B-1 shall cease to be the President, if the Councillors by a of Nagar resolution passed at a special meeting by a majority of not less than Panchayats by two-third of the total number of Councillors so decide : Councillors. 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.”. Repeal 3. )1( The Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Mah. of Mah. Industrial Townships )Amendment( Ordinance, 2025, is hereby repealed. Ord. I of Ord. I of 2025. 2025 and )2( Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken saving. )including any notification or order issued( under the corresponding provisions of the principal Act, as amended by the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done, taken or, as the case may be, issued under the corresponding provisions of the principal Act, as amended by this Act. 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.