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CHAPTER XIII STREETS · Construction, maintenance and improvement of streets

Section 213: Acquisition of the remaining part of a building and land after their portions within a regular line of street have been acquired

The New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994

How current this text is

Text as published by India Code (Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice), as on 31 May 2026, with amendments up to the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026).

(1) Where a land or building is partly within the regular line of a public street and the Chairperson is satisfied that the land remaining after the excision of the portion within the said line will not be suitable or fit for any beneficial use, he may, at the request of the owner, acquire such land in addition to the land within the said line and such surplus land shall be deemed to be a part of the public street and shall vest in the Council.

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Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Sub-section (2) omitted by Act 8 of 2026, s. 2 and Sch. (w.e.f. 15-05-2026).