Notwithstanding any obligation imposed on a Municipality by section 228 or by any agreement made under section 229, a Municipality shall not be liable to any forfeiture, penalty or damages for failure to supply water, if the failure to supply arises from accident or from unusual drought or other unavoidable cause.
CHAPTER – VII POWERS AND PENALTIES IN RESPECT OR BUILDINGS, PUBLIC DRAINS, STREETS, EXTINCTION OF FIRES, SCAVENGING AND WATER SUPPLY · Water-supply
Section 231: Exemption of Municipality from liability owing to accident, etc
The Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916
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Text as published by India Code for the Government of Uttar Pradesh, with amendments up to U.P. Act 16 of 2026.