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CHAPTER X PROPERTY AND CONTRACTS · Property

Section 199: Procedure when immovable property cannot be acquired by agreement

The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957

How current this text is

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).

Whenever the Commissioner is unable to acquire any immovable property under section 198 by agreement, the 1[Government] may at the request of the Commissioner procure the acquisition thereof under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (1 of 1894), and on payment by 2[3[the Corporation]] of the compensation awarded under that Act and of the charges incurred by the Government in connection with the proceedings, the land shall vest in 2[3[the Corporation]].

Footnotes in the official text

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