CourtMesh

Section 178: Power of Chairperson to close or limit the use of private drains in certain cases.

The New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994Central Act · Act 44 of 1994

Where a drain connecting any premises with a municipal drain is sufficient for the effectual drainage of such premises and is otherwise unobjectionable but is not in the opinion of the Chairperson, adapted to the general system of drainage in New Delhi, he may, by written notice addressed to the owner of the premises, direct--

(a) that such drain be closed, discontinued or destroyed and that any work necessary for that purpose be done; or

(b) that such drain shall, from such date as may be specified in the notice in this behalf, be used for filth and polluted water only or for rain water and unpolluted sub-soil water only:

Provided that--

(i) no drain may be closed, discontinued or destroyed by the Chairperson under clause (a) except on condition of his providing another drain equally effectual for the drainage of the premises and communicating with any municipal drain which he thinks fit; and

(ii) the expenses of the construction of any drain so provided by the Council and of any work done under clause (a) may be paid out of the New Delhi Municipal Fund.

Where this provision sits

ActThe New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994
Section178
Marginal notePower of Chairperson to close or limit the use of private drains in certain cases.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

Find the provision, not just read it

The full text above is free, and it stays free. What a free CourtMesh account adds is everything you cannot do by reading one page at a time:

  • Search 49,000+ Central and State enactments by what a provision says, not by its number
  • Jump from any section to every judgment that has applied it
  • Search 300 million+ Indian court records alongside the statute
  • Ask a research agent to find and read the case law on a provision for you

Free account. No card. About a minute to create.

Create a free account

Need this as data, not as a page? The New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994 is one of 49,000+ enactments on CourtMesh. The Indian court cases API serves the case law that cites these provisions over JSON, with API documentation and plans and pricing. See also the judgment library.