Section 254(1)(b) in The Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961
(b)declare that any local area which is a District shall cease to be a District, and thereupon, the local area shall be so included or excluded [or the Districts shall be so amalgamated or divided] [These words were inserted by Maharashtra 7 of 1967, Section 7(b).] or the limits of the District so altered, or as the case may be, the local area shall cease to be a District.