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CHAPTER XXV MISCELLANEOUS

Section 498: Prohibition against unauthorised dealings with public place or materials

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).

No person shall, without authority in that behalf, remove earth, sand or other material or deposit any matter or make any encroachment from, in, or on any land vested in 1[2[the Corporation]] or in any way obstruct the same.

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for “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).