State Act
Section 80A. Power of appointment in whom to vest.
The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act.
14,15[80A. Power of appointment in whom to vest.— (1) The power of appointing municipal officers, whether temporary or permanent 16[to the posts which rank equivalent to or higher than, the post of Executive Engineer set forth in a schedule for the time being in force prepared and sanctioned under section 79], shall vest in the Corporation: 17[Provided that, temporary appointments to such posts for loan works may be made for a period of not more than six months by the Commissioner with the previous sanction of the Standing Committee; or in the case of works undertaken for the purpose of clause (q) of section 61, of the Education Committee; the Commissioner shall forthwith report every such appointment when made to the Corporation. No such appointment shall be renewed on the expiry of the said period of six months without the previous sanction of the Corporation.] (2) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the power of appointing municipal officers and servants 1[whether temporary or permanent, shall] vest in the Commissioner:] 2[Provided that such power in respect of permanent appointments shall be subject to the schedule for the time being in force prepared and sanctioned under section 79: Provided further that no temporary appointment shall be made by the Commissioner for any period exceeding six months and no such appointment 3[4[to a post which ranks higher than the post of a Registration Assistant set forth in a schedule for the time being in force prepared and sanctioned under section 79] shall be renewed by the Commissioner on the expiry of the said period of six months without the previous sanction of the 5[Standing Committee or of the Education Committee, as the case may be].] 6[Explanation.— For the purposes of this section, sub-section (1) of section 80B and section 460U, a post shall be deemed to rank equivalent to, or higher than, the post if the minimum of the pay-scale of the former is equivalent to, or higher than, the minimum of the pay-scale of the later.]