Section 44(1) in The Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats And Industrial Townships Act, 1965
(1)A Councillor shall be disqualified to hold office as such, if at any time during his term of office, he -(a)is or becomes subject to any of the disqualifications specified in Section 16 except the disqualification specified in clause (h) of sub-section (1) of that section; or(b)as a Councillor or as a member of any committee of the Council votes in favour of any matters in which he has directly or indirectly by himself or his partner any such share or interest as is described in clauses (a), (b), (c), (e), and (g) of sub-section (3) of section 16, whatever may be the value of such share or interest or in which he is professionally interested on behalf of a client, principal or other person; or(c)is professionally interested or engaged in any case for or against the Council; or(d)absents himself during six successive months from the meetings of the Council, except with the leave of absence granted by the Council by a resolution on his written application for such leave;[or] [This word was added by Maharashtra 11 of 2002, Section 44(a).](e)[ has constructed or constructs by himself, his spouse or his dependent, any illegal or unauthorised structure violating the provisions of this Act, or the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 or the rules or bye-laws framed under the said Acts; or has directly or indirectly been responsible for, or helped in his capacity as such Councillor in, carrying out such illegal or unauthorized construction or has by written communication or physically obstructed or tried to obstruct, any Competent Authority from discharging its official duty in demolishing any illegal or unauthorised structure:] [Sub-section (e) was inserted by Maharashtra 11 of 2002, Section 44(b).]and he shall be disabled subject to the provisions of sub-section (3) from continuing to be a Councillor and his office shall become vacant:Provided that -(i)a Councillor shall not be disqualified under clause (c) if he is engaged for the Council without receiving any remuneration therefor or appears and conducts his own case in a Court of law or before any authority under this Act against the Council irrespective of whether such a Councillor is a legal practitioner by profession or not;(ii)for the purpose of clause (d) when the Councillor applies for leave, such leave shall be deemed to have been granted unless it is refused within a period of sixty days from the date of his application.
