State Act

The Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act

35B. Removal of Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Committees.— The Chairman or the Deputy Chairman, if any, of any committee constituted under this Act may be removed from the office by the State Government, if he fails to convene two consecutive meetings of the Corporation as specified by or under this Act, and the Chairman or Deputy Chairman so removed shall not be eligible for re-election or re-appointment as Chairman or, as the case may be, Deputy Chairman of such committee during the reminder term of his office : Provided that, no such Chairman or Deputy Chairman shall be removed from office, unless he has given a reasonable opportunity to furnish an explanation : Provided further that, removal of the Chairman or Deputy Chairman from the office under the provisions of this section shall not affect his continuance as a Councillor for the reminder term of his office. ]