By: Express News ServiceMumbai | January 13, 2026 04:59 AM IST 2 min readMunicipal corporations including KDMC and MBMC have registered FIRs against staff of private schools for failing to report for mandatory election duty ahead of civic polls. (Representational image generated by Gemini)After Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) and Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) Monday registered FIRs against two private schools and their staff for allegedly not reporting to mandatory election duty for upcoming civic polls.The TMC on Sunday registered an FIR against the principal of a private English medium school in Thane at the Kasarvadavli Police Station, allegedly for not complying with the election commission’s order of sending information of staff-members who will be made available for poll duty.Whereas the KDMC has registered FIR at Bajarpeth Police Station against 80 staff members of a private English medium school from Palava in Dombivali.As per information shared by KDMC, staff from the school concerned was informed from time to time through telephone calls to remain present for election duty. Despite this, the staff of the school have not attended the training organised for election work till date.“As this has caused obstruction in the election process, Assistant Municipal Commissioner Sandeep Rokade has registered an offence against 80 staff members of the school in Dombivli, under section 223 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023,” stated the note shared by the KDMC.It further stated that Municipal Commissioner and Election Officer Abhinav Goyal has also warned that legal action will be taken against officers and employees appointed for election duties on January 15 and 16, if they remain absent.An official from KDMC said, “Notices are sent to individuals not reporting to election duty. Most of them report to duty after receiving notices. But a strict action was taken in the case of the staff of this particular school because they collectively did not report to election duty and 80-members is a big group.”The MBMC has registered a criminal case against a total 113 staff members from a private English medium school located in Mira Road, also for not reporting to mandatory election duty, despite reminders.“After action is taken, some of them have now reported that they will be present for the poll-duty,” said an official from the MBMC.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt Ltd