The New Delhi Municipal Council Act

Vesting of public streets in the Council

Functions of Chairperson in respect of public streets

Disposal of land forming site of public streets permanently closed

Power to make new public streets

Minimum width of new public streets

Power to prohibit or regulate use of public streets for certain kind of traffic

Power to acquire lands and buildings for public streets and for public parking places

Defining the regular line of streets

Setting back building to regular line of street

Compulsory setting back of building to regular line of street

Acquisition of open land and land occupied by platform, etc., within the regular line of street

Acquisition of the remaining part of a building and land after their portions within a regular line of street have been acquired

Setting forward of buildings to the regular line of street

Compensation to be paid in certain cases of setting back or setting forward of buildings, etc


Construction, maintenance and improvement of streets


(1) All streets within New Delhi which are or at any
time become public streets and the pavements, stones and other materials thereof shall vest in the
Council:

Provided that no public street which immediately before the commencement of this Act vested in the
Union shall, unless the Central Government with the consent of the Council so directs, vest in the Council
by virtue of this sub-section.

(2) All public streets vesting in the Council shall be under the control of the Chairperson and shall be
maintained, controlled and regulated by him in accordance with the bye-laws made in this behalf.

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# 202 Vesting of public streets in the Council