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Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 · Chapter X: Property and Contracts · Contracts

Section 203: Mode of executing contracts

(1) The mode of executing contracts under this Act shall be prescribed by bye-laws made in this behalf.

(2) No contract which is not made in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the bye-laws made thereunder shall be binding on [[the Corporation]].

[[(3) The contracts already made in accordance with the provisions of the bye-laws made under this Act prior to the commencement of the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022 shall be deemed to have been executed by the Commissioner on behalf of the Corporation constituted under sub-section (1) of section 3 and shall continue until the expiry of the validity period of such contracts.]]

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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