The provisions of this Act shall apply to every departmental inquiry 1[or any preliminary inquiry] made in relation to-
(a) persons appointed to public services or posts in connection with the affairs of the State of Maharashtra;
(b) persons who, having been appointed to any public service or post in connection with the affairs of the State of Maharashtra, are in service or pay of-
(i) any local authority in the State of Maharashtra;
(ii) any corporation (other than a local authority) established by or under any law for the time being in force and owned or controlled by the State Government;
(iii) any Government company within the meaning of section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956 (I of 1956), in which not less than fifty-one per cent. of the paid-up share capital is held by the State Government or any company which is a subsidiary of such Government company;
(iv) any society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (XXI of 1860), in its application to the State of Maharashtra, which is subject to the control of the State Government.
(a) persons appointed to public services or posts in connection with the affairs of the State of Maharashtra;
(b) persons who, having been appointed to any public service or post in connection with the affairs of the State of Maharashtra, are in service or pay of-
(i) any local authority in the State of Maharashtra;
(ii) any corporation (other than a local authority) established by or under any law for the time being in force and owned or controlled by the State Government;
(iii) any Government company within the meaning of section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956 (I of 1956), in which not less than fifty-one per cent. of the paid-up share capital is held by the State Government or any company which is a subsidiary of such Government company;
(iv) any society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (XXI of 1860), in its application to the State of Maharashtra, which is subject to the control of the State Government.
Source footnotes
1. These words were inserted by Mah. 19 of 1994, s. 2.आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading
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Section 1 · Short title and extent.Section 3 · Definitions.Section 4 · Authorisation of Inquiring Authority to exercise power specified in section 5.Section 5 · Power of authorise Inquiring Authority to enforce attendance of witnesses and production of documents.Section 6 · Territorial limits in which powers specified in section 5 may be exercised.Section 6A · Application of provisions of sections 4, 5 and 6 to preliminary inquiry.Section 7 · Power to make rules.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 18 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.