Section 88: Validation of proceedings, etc.

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

(1) No act done or proceeding taken under this Act shall be questioned on the ground merely of--

(a) the seat of any councillor *** remaining unfilled from any cause whatsoever;

(b) the existence of any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of, [[the Corporation]], or in any committee thereof;

(c) any [councillor or any person referred to in sub-clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) of clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 3] or taken part in any proceedings in contravention of section 80;

(d) any defect or irregularity not affecting the merits of the case.

(2) Every meeting *** of [[the Corporation]] or of any committee thereof, the minutes of the proceeding of which have been duly drawn up and signed shall be deemed to have been duly convened and to be free from all defects and irregularities.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957
Section	88
Marginal note	Validation of proceedings, 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.

omitted, Act 67 of 1993. . The words "or alderman" omitted by Act 67 of 1993, s. 65 (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).
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).
substituted, Act 67 of 1993. . Subs. by Act 67 of 1993, s. 65, for "councillor having voted" (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).
omitted. . The words "of the councillors for the election of any alderman or" omitted by s. 65, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).

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