The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act

The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act is a comprehensive legal reference on the municipal governance framework governing the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. Originally enacted in 1888, the Act regulates municipal administration, urban planning, taxation, public streets, building regulations, demolition procedures, and civic governance in Mumbai. This 2026 edition incorporates recent amendments introduced by Maharashtra Act No. 49 of 2025 and Maharashtra Act No. 22 of 2024, along with judicial interpretations and practical insights, making it an authoritative guide to municipal law and urban regulatory compliance in Maharashtra.

Key Features:

• Updated with Maharashtra Act No. 49 of 2025 and Maharashtra Act No. 22 of 2024 amendments
• Covers powers relating to public streets, leasing of public land, and municipal administration
• Detailed treatment of illegal constructions and bar on civil court intervention
• Provisions relating to demolition of unsafe buildings and structural stability certification
• Property tax assessment framework including rateable and capital value concepts
• Impact of Rent Control Laws on municipal taxation
• Legal requirements for conveyance deeds and statutory notices
• Evidentiary standards for challenging demolition and rehabilitation claims
• Provisions relating to LPG storage and unauthorized use
• Interaction of the MMC Act with MHADA laws and redevelopment regulations
• Includes case law analysis and practical legal commentary
• Authored by Sunil Dighe, Advocate, High Court

This book is highly useful for advocates, municipal law practitioners, real estate lawyers, urban planners, builders and developers, municipal officials, judicial service aspirants, law students, academicians, and legal researchers who require an authoritative and updated reference on municipal governance and urban regulatory law in Mumbai. Its case-law based approach makes it particularly valuable for litigation, advisory work, redevelopment projects, property transactions, academic research, and competitive examinations.