State Act

THE MAHARASHTRA LEGISLATURE MEMBERS' PENSION ACT, 1976 (Text as On 1st November 2021)

4. Pension to be held in abeyance or to be reduced in certain circumstances.—(1) Where any person entitled to pension under section 3,— (a) is elected to the office of the President or Vice-President of India or is appointed to the Office of the Governor of any State or the Administrator of any Union Territory ; or (b) becomes a member of the Council of States or the House of the People or any Legislative Assembly of a State or Union Territory or any Legislative Council of a State ; or (c) is employed on a salary under the Central Government or any State Government, or any corporation owned or controlled by the Central Government or any State Government, or any local authority or otherwise receives any remuneration from such Government, corporation or local authority, such person shall not be entitled to any pension under section 3 for the period during which he continues to hold office, or continues as such member, or is so employed, or continues to receive such remuneration : 1[Provided that, where the salary payable to such person for holding such office or being such member or so employed, or where the remuneration referred to in clause (c) paid to such person, is, in either case, less than the pension payable to him under section 3, such person shall be entitled only to receive the balance of pension under that section. ] 2* * * * * 3* * * * * 4 [(3) Nothing in this Act shall affect the right of any member of the State Legislature to receive any pension from the Central Government or any State Government or any Corporation owned or controlled by the Central Government or the State Government or any local authority, under any law or otherwise, or any pension from the Central Government or any State Government as a freedom fighter.]