(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act but subject to any general or special order of the Government, where two-thirds of the total members of a municipality have been elected, the municipality shall be deemed to have been constituted under this Act.
(2) No act done or proceedings taken under this Act, shall be questioned merely on the grounds of the existence of any vacancy in any municipality or any defects in the election or qualification of the President, Vice-President, the presiding authority or member of the municipality or the joint committee, or on account of any defect, irregularity of such act or proceeding or its procedure not affecting the merits of the case.
(2) No act done or proceedings taken under this Act, shall be questioned merely on the grounds of the existence of any vacancy in any municipality or any defects in the election or qualification of the President, Vice-President, the presiding authority or member of the municipality or the joint committee, or on account of any defect, irregularity of such act or proceeding or its procedure not affecting the merits of the case.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 2A · Substitution of expression.Section 3 · Classification of municipalities.Section 4 · Procedure for declaring muni-cipal area.Section 5 · Notification of intention to include a local area in a municipal area.Section 6 · Notification of intention to exclude local area from a municipal area.Section 7 · Exclusion of local area from a municipal area.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 13 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.