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CHAPTER XIV BUILDING REGULATIONS

Section 257: Bar of jurisdiction of courts

The New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994

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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) After the commencement of this Act, no court shall entertain any suit, application or other proceedings in respect of any order or notice appealable under section 247 or section 254 and no such order or notice shall be called in question otherwise than by preferring an appeal under those sections.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), every suit, application or other proceeding pending in any court immediately before the commencement of this Act, in respect of any order or notice appealable under section 247 or section 254, shall continue to be dealt with and disposed of by that court as if the said section had not been brought into force.