Municipal Council, Chandur Bazar, Thr. Chief Officer, Chandur Bazar, Amravati v. Director, Municipal Administration Directorate, Navi Mumbai and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay HC (Nagpur Bench) | WRIT PETITION NO. 2591 OF 2024 | decided 15/10/2025 | Coram: Siddheshwar S. Thombre, J. | Municipal Council, Chandur Bazar, Dist. Amravati (thr. Chief Officer) v. Director, Municipal Administration Directorate, Belapur, Navi Mumbai & Ors. | Statute: Section 308, Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayat and Industrial Township Act, 1965 | Point at issue: whether the Collector can cancel a municipal resolution under Section 308 or only suspend it | Collector's cancellation order dt. 15.10.2016 and Divisional Commissioner's confirming Revision order dt. 16.01.2018 quashed for failure to consider the question; matter remanded to Collector for fresh decision within four months; parties to appear on 04.11.2025 | Outcome: petition partly allowed | Neutral citation: 2025:BHC-NAG:11257.
What did the court decide?
Petition partly allowed: the District Collector, Amravati's order dated 15.10.2016 and the Divisional Commissioner, Amravati's Revision order dated 16.01.2018 are quashed and set aside; the matter is remitted to the District Collector to decide afresh, within four months, whether he has power to cancel or only suspend the resolution; the parties are to appear before the District Collector, Amravati on 04.11.2025.