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CHAPTER X PROPERTY AND CONTRACTS · Property

Section 197: Acquisition of property

The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957

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Text as published by India Code (Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice), as on 15 May 2026, with amendments up to the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026).

1[2[The Corporation]] shall, for the purpose of this Act, have power to acquire and hold movable and immovable property, or any interest therein.

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for “A Corporation” (w.e.f. 22-5-2022).
  2. 2.Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2 “the Corporation” (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).