The Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act

The Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act (2026 Edition) presents the updated text of Act No. LIX of 1949, incorporating amendments made by Maharashtra Act No. 49 of 2025 and Maharashtra Act No. 23 of 2024. This book provides a comprehensive statutory framework governing the constitution, powers, duties, and functioning of municipal corporations in Maharashtra. Authored by Sunil Dighe, Advocate, High Court, the work serves as an authoritative reference on urban local governance, municipal administration, and regulatory control within city limits.

Key Features

• Updated and amended text of The Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949
• Covers demolition of illegal structures and duties of police and municipal officers
• Explains powers of municipal commissioners to act against unauthorised constructions
• Details jurisdictional bars affecting civil court intervention in municipal matters
• Addresses powers of municipal corporations to regulate land use, enforce building regulations, and curb illegal construction
• Explains appeals against rateable value, capital value, and tax assessments
• Covers duties of municipal corporations relating to salary determination and employee regulation
• Includes provisions on retirement age for fire brigade personnel
• Discusses unauthorised construction and demolition actions from a legal perspective
• Published by Snow White, a reputed legal publisher

This book is highly relevant for advocates, judges, municipal commissioners, urban local body officials, town planners, architects, government officers, and policymakers involved in municipal administration and urban governance.