If any street has been levelled, paved, metalled, flagged, channelled, severed, drained, conserved and lighted under the provisions of section 315, the Commissioner may, and on the requisition of a majority of the owners referred to in sub-section (1) of that section shall, declare such a street to be a public street and thereupon the street shall vest in [[the Corporation]].
Section 316: Right of owners to require streets to be declared public.
The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957Central Act · Act 66 of 1957
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Section | 316 |
| Marginal note | Right of owners to require streets to be declared public. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
How this provision has been amended
Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.
- substituted, Delhi Act 12 of 2011. . Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2 “the Corporation” (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
- substituted, Act 10 of 2022. . Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for “a Corporation” (w.e.f. 22-5-2022).
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