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.

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Training session · ULB officers

Administrative 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.

Training session · Enforcement

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.

Keynote · ET Edge SCM Summit 2026

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:

Unauthorised Constructions
DP Reservations and Land Acquisition
Property Tax
Dangerous Buildings
Solid Waste and Environment
Encroachments and Street Vending
Outsourced Workforce and Labour Law
Public Procurement
Municipal Finance and Audit
Trees and Heritage
Stray Animals
Quasi-judicial Functions and Litigation
Citizen Services, RTI and Registration
Council and Committee Business
Urban Infrastructure
Disaster Management

Sessions can be held in English or Marathi, for a single urban local body, a training institute or a State-level programme.

One practical note, once a month

Municipal law, recent judgments and best practices, written for people doing the work. In English and Marathi.

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