509. [Power of Central Government to make first appointments.] Rep. by the Delhi Municipal
Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1993 (67 of 1993), s. 132 (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).
510. Provisions relating to existing local authorities in Delhi till the establishment of 1
[
2
[the
Corporation]].—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 (Punjab
Act 3 of 1911) or as the case may be, the Punjab District Boards Act, 1883, (20 of 1883) as in force in
Delhi, as from the commencement of this Act,—
(a) the persons who immediately before such commencement are members of any of the local
authorities specified in items 1 to 10 of the Second Schedule shall cease to be such members;
1. Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2, for “the Corporation” (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
2. Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for “a Corporation” (w.e.f. 22-5-2022).
3. The word “Central” omitted by s. 130, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).
4. Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2, for “Central Government” (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
5. Ins. by s. 131, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).
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(b) all the powers, duties and functions which may, under any of the aforesaid Acts or any other
law, be exercised and performed by any such local authority, or by its President or Chairman, or by any
Committee thereof shall, until the establishment of 1
[
2
[the Corporation, be exercised and performed by
a person (whether an officer of Government or not) to be appointed by the Central Government with
such designation as it may specify:
Provided that the same person may be appointed in respect of all the aforesaid local authorities.
(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall be construed as effecting or implying in any way the dissolution of
the aforesaid local authorities as bodies corporate.
511. Provisions as to employees of bodies and local authorities whose functions are taken over by
1
[
2
[the Corporation]].—(1) Every officer and other employee of each of the bodies and local authorities
specified in the Second Schedule shall, on and from the establishment of 1
[
2
[the Corporation]], be
transferred to and become an officer or other employee of 1
[
2
[the Corporation]] with such designation as
the Commissioner may determine and shall hold office by the same tenure, at the same remuneration and
on the same terms and conditions of service as he would have held the same if 1
[
2
[the Corporation]] had not
been established, and shall continue to do so unless and until such tenure, remuneration and terms and
conditions are duly altered by the Corporation:
Provided that the tenure, remuneration and terms and conditions of service of any such officer or other
employee shall not be altered to his disadvantage without the previous sanction of the 3
[Government]:
Provided further that any service rendered by any such officer or other employee before the
establishment of the Corporation shall be deemed to be service rendered under 1
[
2
[the Corporation]].
(2) The Commissioner may employ any officer or other employee transferred to 1
[
2
[the Corporation]]
under sub-section (1) in the discharge of such functions under this Act as the Commissioner may think
proper and every such officer or other employee shall discharge those functions accordingly.
4
[511A. Temporary provision with respect to electricity, water, sewage, etc.—Notwithstanding the
commencement of the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1993, all the provisions existing in
the principal Act before such commencement relating to—
(a) water supply, drainage and sewage disposal;
(b) electric supply; and
(c) prevention and extinguishing of fire,
and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto shall be deemed to continue in operation till such date
as the 3
[Government] may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify and different dates may be
specified by the Central Government for any of the aforementioned different matters.
511B. Special provision as to transferred functions.—(1) In this section, “transferred functions”
means such functions of the Corporation which immediately before the commencement of the Delhi
Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act,1993 were the functions of 1
[
2
[the Corporation]] but as from such
commencement become the functions of any other authority or functionary hereinafter called the “new
authority”.
(2) On and from such commencement,—
(a) all lands and buildings (together with all interests of whatsoever nature and kind therein) vested
in the Corporation immediately before such commencement and used for the purposes of “transferred
functions” shall pass to and vest in the new authority concerned;
1. Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2, for “the Corporation” (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
2. Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for “a Corporation” (w.e.f. 22-5-2022).
3. Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2, for “Central Government” (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
4. Ins. by Act 67 of 1993, s. 133 (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).
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(b) all stores, articles and other movable properties belonging to 1
[
2
[the Corporation]] immediately
before such commencement and utilised for or in connection with the “transferred functions” shall pass
to and vest in the new authority concerned;
(c) all appointment, notifications, orders, schemes, rules, forms, notices or bye-laws made or issued
or any licence or permissions granted by 1
[
2
[the Corporation]] immediately before such commencement
in connection with the “transferred functions” shall continue in force and be deemed to have been made,
issued or granted by the new authority concerned unless and until they are superseded by any
appointment, notification, order, scheme, rule, form, notice or bye-law made or issued or any licence
or permission granted by the new authority concerned;
(d) all debts, obligations and liabilities incurred, all contracts entered into and all matters and things
engaged to be done by, with or for,
1
[
2
[the Corporation]] immediately before such commencement for
or in connection with the “transferred functions” shall be deemed to have been incurred, entered into,
engaged to be done by, with or for, the new authority concerned;
(e) all assessments, valuations, measurements or divisions made by 1
[
2
[the Corporation]]
immediately before such commencement in or in connection with the “transferred functions” shall
continue in force and be deemed to have been made by the new authority concerned unless and until
they are superseded by any assessment, valuation, measurement or division made by that authority;
(f) all rates, taxes, fees, rents and other sums of money due to 1
[
2
[the Corporation]] in relation to
the “transferred functions” immediately before such commencement shall be deemed to be due to the
new authority concerned;
(g) all rates, fees, rents and other charges leviable in, or in relation to, the “transferred functions”
shall, unless and until they are varied by the new authority concerned continue to be levied at the same
rate at which they were being levied by 1
[
2
[the Corporation]] immediately before such commencement;
(h) all suits, prosecutions and other legal proceedings instituted or which might have been instituted
by or against 1
[
2
[the Corporation]] immediately before such commencement for any matter in relation
to the “transferred functions” may be continued or instituted by or against the new authority concerned;
(i) every officer and other employee serving under 1
[
2
[the Corporation]] immediately before such
commencement in connection with the “transferred functions” shall be transferred to and become an
officer or other employee of the new authority concerned with such designation as such authority may
determine and hold office by the same tenure and at the same remuneration and on the same terms and
conditions of service as he would have held the same is the new authority concerned had not been
established and shall continue to do so unless and until such tenure, remuneration and terms and
conditions are duly altered by that authority:
Provided that the tenure, remuneration and terms and conditions of service of any such officer or other
employee shall not be altered to his disadvantage without the previous sanction of the 3
[Government]:
Provided further that any service rendered by any such officer or other employee before such
commencement shall be deemed to be service rendered under the new authority concerned:
Provided also that the new authority concerned may employ any such officer or other employee in the
discharge of such functions as it may think proper and every such officer or other employee shall discharge
those functions accordingly.
(3) As soon as may be after the commencement of the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act,
1993, the 3
[Government] shall decide,—
(a) which stores, articles and other movable properties referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (2)
have been utilised by the Corporation for or in connection with the “transferred functions”;
1. Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2, for “the Corporation” (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
2. Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for “a Corporation” (w.e.f. 22-5-2022).
3. Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2, for “Central Government” (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
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(b) which debts, obligations, liabilities, contracts, matters and things referred to in clause (d) of the
said sub-section have been incurred, entered into or engaged to be done by, with or for 1
[
2
[the
Corporation for or in connection with the “transferred functions”;
(c) which officers and other employees referred to in clause (i) of that sub-section served under
1
[
2
[the Corporation]] in connection with the “transferred functions”.
(4) In case of any dispute in relation to any of the matters referred to in the various clauses of
sub-section (2) other than clauses (b), (d) and (i), the dispute may be referred to the Central Government
by 1
[
2
[the Corporation]] or the new authority concerned and the decision of that Government shall be final.]
512. Special provisions as to the area transferred from New Delhi to Delhi.—(1) In this section
“transferred area” means that area of Delhi which immediately before the commencement of this Act is
included within the local limits of the New Delhi Municipal Committee but as from such commencement
is included in and forms part of Delhi by virtue of the provisions of this Act.
(2) As from the establishment of 1
[
2
[the Corporation]],—
(a) all lands and buildings (together with all interests of whatsoever nature and kind therein)
situated in the transferred area and vested in the New Delhi Municipal Committee immediately before
such establishment shall pass to and vest in 1
[
2
[the Corporation]];
(b) all stores, articles and other movable properties belonging to the New Delhi Municipal
Committee immediately before such establishment and utilised for or in connection with the transferred
area shall pass to and vest in the Corporation;
(c) all appointments, notifications, orders, schemes, rules, forms, notices or bye-laws made or
issued or any licence or permission granted by the New Delhi Municipal Committee immediately before
such establishment in or in connection with the transferred area shall, in so far as they are not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act continue in force and be deemed to have been made, issued
or granted under the provisions of this Act unless and until they are superseded by any appointment,
notification, order, scheme, rule, form, notice or bye-law made or issued or any licence or permission
granted under the said provisions;
(d) all debts, obligations and liabilities incurred, all contracts entered into and all matters and things
engaged to be done by, with or for the New Delhi Municipal Committee immediately before such
establishment for or in connection with the transferred area shall be deemed to have been incurred,
entered into, engaged to be done by, with or for 1
[
2
[the Corporation]] or the municipal authority
concerned;
(e) all assessments, valuations, measurements or divisions made by the New Delhi Municipal
Committee immediately before such establishment in or in connection with the transferred area shall
in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, continue in force and be deemed
to have been made under the provisions of this Act unless and until they are superseded by any
assessment, valuation, measurement or division made by 1
[
2
[the Corporation]] or the municipal
authority concerned under the said provisions;
(f) all rates, taxes, fees, rents and other sums of money due to the New Delhi Municipal Committee
in, or in relation to, the transferred area immediately before such establishment shall be deemed to be
due to 1
[
2
[the Corporation]];
(g) all rates, taxes, fees, rents and other charges leviable in, or in relation to, the transferred area
shall unless and until they are varied by the Corporation, continue to be levied at the same rate at which
they were being levied by the New Delhi Municipal Committee immediately before such establishment;
(h) all suits, prosecutions and other legal proceedings instituted or which might have been instituted
by or against the New Delhi Municipal Committee immediately before such establishment for any
1. Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2, for “the Corporation” (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
2. Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for “a Corporation” (w.e.f. 22-5-2022).
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matter in relation to the transferred area may be continued or instituted by or against 1
[
2
[the
Corporation]];
(i) every officer and other employee serving under the New Delhi Municipal Committee
immediately before such establishment in connection with the transferred area shall be transferred to
and become an officer or other employee of 1
[
2
[the Corporation]] with such designation as the
Commissioner may determine and hold office by the same tenure and at the same remuneration and on
the same terms and conditions of service as he would have held the same if 1
[
2
[the Corporation]] had
not been established and shall continue to do so unless and until such tenure, remuneration and terms
and conditions are duly altered by the Corporation :
Provided that the tenure, remuneration and terms and conditions of service of any such officer or other
employee shall not be altered to his disadvantage without the previous sanction of the 3
[Government]:
Provided further that any service rendered by any such officer or other employee before the
establishment of 1
[
2
[the Corporation]] shall be deemed to be service rendered under 1
[
2
[the Corporation]]:
Provided also that the Commissioner may employ any such officer or other employee in the discharge
of such functions under this Act as the Commissioner may think proper and every such officer or other
employee shall discharge those functions accordingly.
(3) As soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, the 3
[Government] shall decide—
(a) which stores, articles and other movable properties referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (2)
have been utilised by the New Delhi Municipal Committee for or in connection with the transferred
area;
(b) which debts, obligations, liabilities, contracts, matters and things referred to in clause (d) of the
said sub-section have been incurred, entered into or engaged to be done by, with or for the New Delhi
Municipal Committee for or in connection with the transferred area;
(c) which officers and other employees referred to in clause (i) of that sub-section served under the
said committee in connection with the transferred area.
(4) In case of any dispute in relation to any of the matters referred to in the various clauses of
sub-section (2) other than clauses (b), (d) and (i), the dispute may be referred to the Central Government
by 1
[
2
[the Corporation]] or the New Delhi Municipal Committee and the decision of that Government shall
be final.
513. Expenditure in connection with the municipal affairs from the commencement of this Act to
the adoption of the budget by a Corporation.—(1) Any expenditure incurred during the period between
the commencement of this Act and the establishment of 1
[
2
[the Corporation]] under any of the provisions
of this Act shall be borne by the Central Government and the amount of the expenditure so incurred shall
on such establishment be recoverable by that Government out of the Municipal Fund.
(2) If in respect of the period between the establishment of 1
[
2
[the Corporation]] and the adoption of
the first budget by 1
[
2
[the Corporation]] further expenditure from the Municipal Fund becomes necessary
over and above the expenditure thereto for authorised for that year by the sanctioned budget estimates of
the various bodies and local authorities specified in the Second Schedule, 1
[
2
[the Corporation]] shall adopt
a supplementary statement showing the estimated amount of that expenditure.
(3) Every item of expenditure shown in the supplementary statement as adopted by 1
[
2
[the Corporation]]
shall be deemed to be expenditure covered by a current budget-grant within the meaning of section102.
(4) The supplementary statement shall be prepared, presented and adopted in such manner and shall
provide for such matters as may be determined by 1
[
2
[the Corporation]].
1. Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2, for “the Corporation” (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
2. Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for “a Corporation” (w.e.f. 22-5-2022).
3. Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2, for “Central Government” (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
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514. Limits of New Delhi Municipality.—Notwithstanding anything contained in the Punjab
Municipal Act, 1911, (Punjab Act 3 of 1911) as applicable to New Delhi Municipality or in any notification
issued thereunder, the limits of that Municipality shall be as described in the First Schedule.
1
[514A. Appointment of Special Officer.—Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the
Central Government may, if necessary, appoint a person to be called the Special Officer, to exercise the
power and discharge the functions of the Corporation until the date on which the first meeting of the
Corporation is held after the commencement of the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022.
514AA. Transitional provisions.—On and from the commencement of the Delhi Municipal
Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022, —
(a) the North Delhi Municipal Corporation, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation and the East
Delhi Municipal Corporation (hereafter referred to as the erstwhile Corporations) shall be subsumed
with, and become part of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi;
(b) any reference to the erstwhile Corporations in any contract or other instrument shall be deemed
as a reference to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi;
(c) all properties, movable and immovable, of or belonging to the erstwhile Corporations shall vest
in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi;
(d) all the rights and liabilities of the erstwhile Corporations shall be transferred to, and be the rights
and liabilities of, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi;
(e) any pending proceedings, including any disciplinary, arbitration, appeal or other legal
proceedings, of whatever nature, by or against the erstwhile Corporations shall be continued or enforced
by or against the Municipal Corporation of Delhi;
(f) any rules, regulations and bye-laws made prior to such commencement, shall, in so far as they
are consistent with the provisions of the Act, continue to be applicable till new rules, regulations and
bye-laws are made.]
2
[514-B. Overriding effect of the provisions of the Delhi Development Act, 1957.—Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Act, in case of any repugnancy between the provisions of this Act and the
provisions of the Delhi Development Act, 1957, the provisions of the Delhi Development Act, 1957 shall
prevail over the provisions of this Act.]
515. Power to remove difficulties.—If any difficulty arises in relation to the transition from the
provisions of any of the enactments referred to in section 516, or in giving effect to the provisions of this
Act, the 3
[Government] may, by order as occasion requires, do anything which appears to it to be necessary
for the purpose of removing the difficulty:
Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiration of two years from the establishment of
4
[
5
[the corporation]].
516. Repeal, etc., and savings.—(1) As from the date of the establishment of 4
[
5
[the Corporation]],—
(a) the Delhi Joint Water Sewage Board Act,1926, (23 of 1926) and the Delhi Road Transport
Authority Act, 1950, (13 of 1950), shall stand repealed; and
(b) the enactments specified in the Thirteenth Schedule shall cease to have effect within Delhi.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-section (1) of this section or of clause (a) of sub-section (2)
of section 286,—
1. Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 13, for section 514A (w.e.f. 22-5-2022).
2. Ins. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 21 (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
3. Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2, for “Central Government” (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
4 Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2, for “the Corporation” (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
5. Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for “a Corporation” (w.e.f. 22-5-2022).
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(a) any appointment, notification, order, scheme, rule, form, notice or bye-law made or issued, and
any licence or permission granted under any of the Acts or enactments referred to in
sub-section (1) of this section or under the Act referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 286
and in force immediately before the establishment of 1
[ 2
[the Corporation]], shall, in so far as it is not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, continue in force and be deemed to have been made, issued
or granted under the provisions of this Act, unless and until it is superseded by any appointment,
notification, order, scheme, rule, form, notice or bye-law made or issued or any licence or permission
granted under the said provisions;
(b) all debts, obligations and liabilities incurred, all contracts entered into and all matters and things
engaged to be done by, with or for any of the bodies or local authorities specified in the Second
Scheduled before such establishment shall be deemed to have been incurred, entered into or engaged
to be done by, with or for 1
[
2
[the Corporation]] or the municipal authority concerned;
(c) all budget estimates, assessments, valuations, measurements or divisions made by any of the
aforesaid bodies or local authorities shall in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of
this Act, continue in force and be deemed to have been made under the provisions of this Act unless
and until they are superseded by any budget estimate, assessment, valuation, measurement or division
made by 1
[
2
[the Corporation]] or the municipal authority concerned under the said provisions;
(d) all properties, movable and immovable and all interests of whatsoever nature and kind therein,
vested in any of the aforesaid bodies and local authorities immediately before such establishment shall,
with all rights of whatsoever description, used, enjoyed or possessed by any such body or authority,
vest in 1
[
2
[the Corporation]];
(e) all rates, taxes, fees, rents and other sums of money due to any of the aforesaid bodies or local
authorities immediately before such establishment shall be deemed to be due to 1
[
2
[the Corporation]];
(f) all rates, taxes, fees, rents, fares and other charges shall, until and unless they are varied by
1
[
2
[the Corporation]] continue to be levied at the same rate at which they were being levied by the
aforesaid bodies or local authorities immediately before such establishment;
(g) all suits, prosecutions and other legal proceedings instituted or which might have been instituted
by or against any of the aforesaid bodies or local authorities may be continued or instituted by or against
1
[
2
[the Corporation]].