State Act

The Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961

11[59A. Nomination of members. — (1) After election of Chairman, the Collector shall call a special meeting for the purpose of nominating members. (2) The nomination of the members under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 57 shall be made in the prescribed manner. (3) The meeting called under sub-section (1) shall be presided over by the Collector or such officer as the Collector may by order in writing appoint in this behalf. The Collector or such officer when presiding over such meeting shall have the same powers as the Chairman of a Panchayat Samiti when presiding over a meeting of the Panchayat Samiti has, but shall have no right to vote: Provided that, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, for regulating the procedure at meetings (including the quorum required thereat), the Collector or the officer presiding over such meeting may, for reasons which in his opinion are sufficient, refuse to adjourn such meeting. (4) While nominating the members, the Collector shall take into account the relative strength of recognized parties or registered parties or groups and nominate members, as nearly as may be, in proportion to the strength of such parties or groups in the Panchayat Samiti, after consulting the leader of each such party or group: Provided that, for the purpose of deciding the relative strength of the recognized parties or registered parties or groups under this sub-section, the recognized parties or registered parties or groups, or elected member not belonging to any such party or group, may, notwithstanding anything contained in the Maharashtra Local Authority Members Disqualification Act, 1986 (Mah. XX of 1987), within a period of not more than three months from the date of notification of election results, form the aghadi or front, and, on its registration, the provisions of the said Act shall apply to the members of such aghadi or front, as it is a pre-poll aghadi or front. (5) The names of the nominated members shall also be published by the State Election Commission in the Official Gazette.]