Section 70: Power of Corporation to require the Commissioner, etc., to produce documents and furnish returns, reports, etc.
The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957Central Act · Act 66 of 1957
(1) [[The Corporation]] may at any time require the Commissioner--
(a) to produce any record, correspondence, plan or other document which is in his possession or under his control as Commissioner or which is recorded or filed in his office or in the office of any municipal officer or other municipal employee subordinate to him;
(b) to furnish any return, plan, estimate, statement, account or statistics concerning or connected with any matter pertaining to the administration of this Act or the municipal government of [[Delhi]] *** ***;
(c) to furnish a report by himself or to obtain from the head of any department subordinate to him and furnish with his own remarks thereon, a report, upon any subject concerning or connected with the administration of this Act or the municipal government of [[Delhi]] *** ***.
(2) Every such requisition shall be complied with by the Commissioner without any unreasonable delay; and it shall be incumbent on every municipal officer and other municipal employee to obey any order made by the Commissioner in pursuance of any such requisition:
Provided that the Commissioner shall not be bound to comply with any such requisition if with the previous approval of the Mayor he makes a statement that such compliance would be prejudicial to public interest or to the interests of [[the Corporation]].
Power of Corporation to require the Commissioner, etc., to produce documents and furnish returns, reports, etc.
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, 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).
substituted, Delhi Act 12 of 2011. . Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2, for "Delhi" (w.e.f. 13-1-2012)..
substituted, Act 10 of 2022. . Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for "the area of the Corporation"(w.e.f. 22-5-2022).
omitted. . The words "except in regard to the Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking" omitted by s. 50, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).
omitted, Act 71 of 1971. . The words ", or the Delhi Transport Undertaking" omitted by Act 71 of 1971, s. 7(b) and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 3-11-1971).
omitted, Act 71 of 1971. . The words "or the Delhi Transport Undertaking" omitted by Act 71 of 1971, s. 7(b) and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 3-11-1971).
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).
omitted, Act 67 of 1993. . Omitted by Act 67 of 1993, s. 50 (w.e.f. 1-10-1993)
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