State Act
Section 21. Appointment of Chairman of Standing Committee.
The Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act
21. Appointment of Chairman of Standing Committee.— (1) The Standing Committee shall at its first meeting after its appointment under sub-section (2) of sub-section 20 and at its first meeting in the same month in each succeeding year appoint one of its own number to be Chairman. (2) The Chairman shall hold office until his successor has been appointed under sub-section (1) but shall be eligible for reappointment. (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-sections (1) and (2), the Chairman shall vacate office as soon as he ceases to be a member of the Committee. (4) If any casual vacancy occurs in the office of the Chairman, the Standing Committee shall, as soon as conveniently may be after the occurrence of the vacancy, appoint one of its number to fill such vacancy and every Chairman so appointed shall continue in office so long only as the person in whose place he is appointed would have held it if such vacancy had not occurred. 1[(5) If for any reason the Standing Committee does not appoint the Chairman under sub-section (1) or (4), within a period of thirty days from the date of its appointment under sub-section (2) of section 20, or from the date following the date of retirement of one-half of the members specified in sub-section (3) of that section, or from the date on which a casual vacancy occurs in the office of Chairman, as the case may be, the appointment of the Chairman, after the expiry of the said period, shall be made by the Corporation, from amongst the members of the Standing Committee, at a special meeting called and held for the purpose within fifteen days from the expiry of the said period of thirty days. At such meeting, the question shall be decided by a majority of votes of the Councillors present and voting and if there be an equality of votes, the presiding authority shall have and exercise a second or casting vote. Every Chairman so appointed, shall continue in office so long only as the Chairman appointed by the Standing Committee would have continued in office.]