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The Delhi Development Act, 1957

66 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. VII — SUPPLEMENTAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
  2. 1Ins. by Act 56 of 1963, s. 26 (w.e.f. 30-12-1963)
  3. I — PRELIMINARY
  4. 230th December, 1957, vide notification No. S. R. O. 120, dated 30th December, 1957, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part. II, sec. 3
  5. II — THE DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND ITS OBJECTS
  6. 3The Delhi Development Authority
  7. 4Staff of the Authority
  8. 5Advisory Council
  9. 5AConstitution of committees
  10. 6Objects of the Authority
  11. III — MASTER PLAN AND ZONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS
  12. 7Civic survey of, and master plan for, Delhi
  13. 8Zonal development plans
  14. 9Submission of plans to the Central Government for approval
  15. 10Procedure to be followed in the preparation and approval of plans
  16. 11Date of operation of plan
  17. 11AModifications to plan
  18. IV — DEVELOPMENT OF LANDS
  19. 12Declaration of development areas and development of land in those and other areas
  20. 13Application for permission
  21. 14User of land and buildings in contravention of plans
  22. V — ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF LAND
  23. 15Compulsory acquisition of land
  24. 21Disposal of land by the Authority or the local authority concerned
  25. 22Nazul lands
  26. 22APower of Authority to develop land in non-development area
  27. VI — FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
  28. 23Fund of the Authority
  29. 24Budget of the Authority
  30. 25Accounts and audit
  31. 26Annual report
  32. 27Pension and provident funds
  33. VII — SUPPLEMENTAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
  34. 28Powers of entry
  35. 29Penalties
  36. 30Order of demolition of building
  37. 31Power to stop development
  38. 31APower to seal unauthorised development
  39. 31BAppellate Tribunal
  40. 31CAppeals
  41. 31DAppeals against orders of Appellate Tribunal
  42. 31EBar of jurisdiction of courts
  43. 32Offences by companies
  44. 33Fines when realised to be paid to Authority or local authority concerned
  45. 34Composition of offences
  46. 34ACertain offences to be cognizable
  47. 35Default powers of the Authority
  48. 36Power of Authority to require local authority to assume responsibility for amenities in certain cases
  49. 37Power of Authority to levy betterment charges
  50. 38Assessment of betterment charge by Authority
  51. 39Settlement of betterment charge by arbitrators
  52. 40Payment of betterment charge
  53. 40AMode of recovery of moneys due to Authority
  54. 41Control by Central Government
  55. 42Returns and inspection
  56. 43Service of notices, etc
  57. 44Public notice how to be made known
  58. 45Notices, etc., to fix reasonable time
  59. 46Authentication of orders and documents of the Authority
  60. 47Members and officers to be public servants
  61. 48Jurisdiction of courts
  62. 49Sanction of prosecution
  63. 50Magistrate's power to impose enhanced penalties
  64. 51Protection of action taken in good faith
  65. 52Power to delegate
  66. 53Effect of other laws
  67. 53ARestriction on power of a local authority to make rules, regulations or bye-laws in respect of certain matters
  68. 53BNotice to be given of suits
  69. 55Plans to stand modified in certain cases
  70. 56Power to make rules
  71. 57Power to make regulations
  72. 58Laying of rules and regulations before Parliament
  73. 59Dissolution of the Authority
  74. 60Repeal, etc., and savings