Training and talks
Sessions grounded in the statute book
Training for officers of urban local bodies, using examples drawn from municipal Acts so participants can apply them the next day.
Recent sessions
Each session works through the governing provisions, the procedure that follows from them, and the judgments that test that procedure.
Invite for a training sessionAdministrative Law: Reading, Interpreting and Applying the Statute
How to read a municipal Act as a working officer: definitions, provisos, non obstante clauses and the rules of interpretation courts actually apply, with exercises drawn from the statute book.
Unauthorised Constructions, including on Government Lands
The full enforcement chain from detection to demolition, the notices and hearings the law requires, and the special questions that arise when the land belongs to Government.
Building Future-Ready Infrastructure: Urban Systems Powering India’s Next Supply Chain
How city systems such as land use, transport, utilities and municipal services decide whether India’s supply chains can grow, and what urban local bodies can do about it.
Topics available for training
Sessions can be built around any volume of the Urban Issues Handbook Series, including:
Sessions can be held in English or Marathi, for a single urban local body, a training institute or a State-level programme.