Act Number: 66

Act Name: The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957

Year: 1957

Enactment Date: 1957-12-28

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the Municipal Government of Delhi.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 102: Payments not to be made unless covered by a budget-grant.
    No payment of any sum out of the Municipal Fund shall be made unless the expenditure of the same is covered by a current budget-grant and a sufficient balance of such budget grant is still available notwithstanding any reduction or transfer thereof which may have been made under the provisions of this Act:
     Provided that this section shall not apply to payments made in the following classes of cases namely:
         (a) refund of taxes and other moneys which are authorised under this Act;
         (b) repayment of moneys belonging to contractors or other persons and held in deposit and of moneys collected or credited to the Municipal Fund by mistake;
         (c) sums payable in any of the following circumstances--
             (i) under orders of the Central Government on failure of 1[2[the Corporation]] to take any action as required by that Government; or
             (ii) under any other enactment for the time being in force; or
             (iii) under the decree or order of a civil or criminal court passed against 1[2[the Corporation]] ; or
             (iv) under a compromise of any claim, suit or other legal proceedings; or
             (v) on account of cost incurred in taking immediate action by 1[2[the Corporation]] or any of the municipal authorities to avert a sudden threat of danger to the property of 1[2[the Corporation]] or to human life;
         (d) temporary payments for works urgently required by the Central Government in the public interest;
         (e) sums payable as compensation under this Act or under any rules, regulations or bye-laws made thereunder;
         (f) expenses incurred by 1[2[the Corporation]] on special measures taken on the outbreak of dangerous diseases.
Notes:
1. Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2 “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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