Section 69(1)(b) in The Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966
(b)the Planning Authority on receipt of such application shall at once furnish the applicant with a written acknowledgement of its receipt, and(i)in the case of a Planning Authority other than a municipal corporation after inquiry and where an Arbitrator has been appointed in respect of a draft scheme after obtaining his approval; or(ii)in the case of a municipal corporation, after inquiry;