The Government of Maharashtra on December 26, 2025, issued the Mumbai Municipal Corporation, Maharashtra Municipal Corporations and Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships (Amendment) Act, 2025 to further amend the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act and the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965.
The following amendments have been stated:
• In section 5B of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act (hereinafter, in this Chapter, referred to as "the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act"), for the existing provisos, the following provisos shall be substituted, namely :-
"Provided that, a person who has applied to the Scrutiny Committee for the verification of his Caste Certificate before the date of filing of the nomination papers, but who has not received the Validity Certificate on the date of filing of the nomination papers shall submit, alongwith the nomination papers,-
(i) a true copy of the application submitted by him to the Scrutiny Committee for issuance of the Validity Certificate or any other proof of having made such application to the Scrutiny Committee; and
(ii) an undertaking that he shall submit the Validity Certificate issued by the Scrutiny Committee, within a period of six months from the date on which he is declared elected:
Provided further that, if such person fails to produce the Validity Certificate within a period of six months from the date on which he is declared elected, his election shall be deemed to have been terminated retrospectively and he shall be disqualified for being a Councillor.”.
• In section 37 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, in sub-section (2A), for the existing provisos, the following provisos shall be substituted, namely:-
"Provided that, a person who has applied to the Scrutiny Committee for the verification of his Caste Certificate before the date of filing of the nomination papers, but who has not received the Validity Certificate on the date of filing of the nomination papers shall submit, alongwith the nomination papers,-
(i) a true copy of the application submitted by him to the Scrutiny Committee for issuance of the Validity Certificate or any other proof of having made such application to the Scrutiny Committee; and
(ii) an undertaking that he shall submit the Validity Certificate issued by the Scrutiny Committee, within a period of six months from the date on which he is declared elected :
Provided further that, if such person fails to produce the Validity Certificate within a period of six months from the date on which he is declared elected, his election shall be deemed to have been terminated retrospectively and he shall be disqualified for being the Mayor.".
It shall be deemed to have come into force on the November 03, 2025.
[MAHARASHTRA ACT No. XLIX OF 2025]
