Instead of proceeding in the manner aforesaid for the recovery of any expenses or compensation of which the amount due has been ascertained as hereinbefore provided, or after such proceedings have been taken unsuccessfully or with only partial success, the sum due or the balance of the sum due, as the case may be, may be recovered by a suit brought against the person liable for the same in any court of competent jurisdiction.
CHAPTER XXII POWERS, PROCEDURE, OFFENCES AND PENALTIES · Recovery of expenses or compensation in case of dispute
Section 454: Power to sue for expenses or compensation
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).