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Section 485: Power of Central Government to require production of documents.

The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957Central Act · Act 66 of 1957

485. Power of Central Government [or the Government] to require production of documents.---The Central Government [or the Government] may at any time require the Commissioner--

(a) to produce any record, correspondence, plan or other document in his possession or under his control;

(b) to furnish any return, plan, estimate, statement, account or statistics relating to the proceedings, duties or works of [[the Corporation]] or any of the municipal authorities;

(c) to furnish or obtain and furnish any report.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957
Section485
Marginal notePower of Central Government to require production of documents.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn 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.

  • inserted, Act 67 of 1993. . Ins by Act 67 of 1993, s. 122 (w.e.f. 1-10-1993) .
  • substituted, Delhi Act 12 of 2011. . Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2, for "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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