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CHAPTER X PROPERTY AND CONTRACTS · Contracts

Section 203: Mode of executing contracts

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).

(1) The mode of executing contracts under this Act shall be prescribed by bye-laws made in this behalf.

(2) No contract which is not made in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the bye-laws made thereunder shall be binding on 1[2[the Corporation]].

3[4[(3) The contracts already made in accordance with the provisions of the bye-laws made under this Act prior to the commencement of the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022 shall be deemed to have been executed by the Commissioner on behalf of the Corporation constituted under sub-section (1) of section 3 and shall continue until the expiry of the validity period of such contracts.]]

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. by Act 67 of 1993, s. 91, for clauses (c) and (d) (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).
  2. 2.Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2 “Central Government” (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
  3. 3.Ins. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 15 (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
  4. 4.Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 8, for sub-section (3) (w.e.f. 22-5-2022).