A division bench of Justices SB Shukre and MW Chandwani, on Monday, dismissed the petitions filed by two former councillors, Raju Pednekar and Sameer Desai.
The Bombay High Court issued notice to Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni in a plea challenging an Act passed by the Eknath Shinde led government reducing the number of directly elected councillors within the BMC.