The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957
Administered Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs / Department of States
Section 347D Appeal against orders of Appellate Tribunal.
1[347D. Appeal against orders of Appellate Tribunal.-- (1) An appeal shall lie to the 2[District Judge] against an order of the Appellate Tribunal, made in an appeal under section 343 or section 347B, confirming, modifying or annulling an order made or notice issued under this Act.
(2) The provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 347B and section 347C and the rules made thereunder, shall, so far as may be, apply to the filing and disposal of an appeal under this section as they apply to the filing and disposal of an appeal under those sections.
3[(3) An appeal against the order of the District Judge shall lie to the High Court of Delhi.]
1. Ins. by Act 42 of 1984, s. 7 (w.e.f. 10-2-1986).
2. Subs. by Act 8 of 2026, s. 2 and Sch., for “Administrator” (w.e.f. 15-5-2026).
3. Subs. by s. 2 and Sch., ibid., for sub-section (3) (w.e.f. 15-5-2026).
Section 347E Bar of jurisdiction of courts
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), every suit, application or other proceeding pending in any court immediately before the commencement of section 7 of the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1984 (42 of 1984), in respect of any order or notice appealable under section 343 or section 347B, shall continue to be dealt with and disposed of by that court as if the said section had not been brought into force.]
Section 348 Removal of dangerous buildings.
(2) The Commissioner may also, if he thinks fit, require such owner or occupier by the said order either forthwith or before proceeding to demolish, secure or repair the building, to set up a proper and sufficient hoard or fence for the protection of passers-by and other persons, with a convenient platform and hand-rail wherever practicable to serve as a foot-way for passengers outside of such hoard or fence.
(3) If it appears to the Commissioner that danger from a building which is in a ruinous condition or likely to fall is imminent, he may, before making the order aforesaid, fence off, demolish, secure or repair the said building or take such steps as may be necessary to prevent the danger.
(4) If the owner or occupier of the building does not comply with the order within the period specified therein, the Commissioner shall take such steps in relation to the building as to prevent all cause of danger therefrom.
(5) All expenses incurred by the Commissioner in relation to any building under this section shall be recoverable from the owner or occupier thereof as an arrear of tax under this Act.
Section 349 Power to order building to be vacated in certain circumstances.
Provided that at the time of making such order the Commissioner shall record a brief statement of the reasons therefor.
(2) If any person fails to vacate the building in pursuance of such order the Commissioner may direct any police officer to remove such person from the building and the police officer shall comply with such direction accordingly.
(3) The Commissioner shall, on the application of any person who has vacated, or been removed from any building in pursuance of an order made by him, reinstate such person in the building on the expiry of the period for which the order has been in force according as the circumstances prevailing at that time permit.
Section 349A Power of Central Government to make bye-laws. 18 docs
Provided that all bye-laws made by 3[4[the Corporation]] under paragraph F of sub-section (1) of section 481 of this Act as it stood immediately before the commencement of the Delhi Municipal Corporation(Amendment) Act, 1993 and in force immediately before such commencement, shall be deemed to have been made under the provisions of this section and shall continue to have the same force and effect after such commencement until it is amended, varied, rescinded or superseded under the provisions of this section.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such bye-laws may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:
(a) the regulation or restriction of the use of sites for buildings for different areas;
(b) the regulation or restriction of buildings in different areas;
(c) the form of notice of erection of any building or execution of any work and the fee in respect of the same;
(d) the plans and documents to be submitted together with such notice and the information and further information to be furnished;
(e) the level and width of foundation, level of lowest floor and stability of structure;
(f) the construction of buildings and the materials to be used in the construction of buildings;
(g) the height of buildings whether absolute or relative to the width of streets or to different area;
(h) the number and height of storeys composing a building and the height of rooms and the dimensions of room intended for human habitation;
(i) the provision of open spaces, external and internal, and adequate means of light and ventilation;
(j) the provision of means of egress in case of fire, fire-escapes and water lifting devices;
(k) the provision of secondary means of access for the removal of house refuse;
(l) the materials and methods of construction of external and party walls, roofs and floors;
(m) the position, materials and methods of construction of hearths, smoke-escapes, chimneys, stair-cases, latrines, drains and cesspools;
(n) the provision of lifts;
(o) the paving of yards;
(p) the restriction on the use of inflammable materials in buildings;
(q) the restriction on construction of foundation on certain sites;
(r) the measures to be taken to protect buildings from damp arising from sub-soil;
(s) the wells, tanks and cisterns and pumps for the supply of water for human consumption in connection with buildings;
(t) in the case of wells, the dimensions of the well, the manner of enclosing it and if the well is intended for drinking purposes, the means which shall be used to prevent pollution of the water;
(u) the supervision of buildings;
(v) the setting back of garages and shops from the regular line of a street;
(w) the construction of portable structures and permission for such construction.
(3) The draft of the bye-laws referred to in sub-section (1) shall be forwarded to the Commissioner, who shall cause the same to be published in the Official Gazette for inviting objections and suggestions from the public within thirty days from the date of such publication.
(4) The Commissioner shall forward the draft bye-laws to the Central Government along with his recommendations and the objections and suggestions received from the public, within three months of their publication in the Official Gazette.
(5) The Central Government may issue such directions to the Commissioner as it thinks fit, for ensuring proper implementation of the bye-laws made under this section.]
2. Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2, for “Central Government” (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
3. Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2, for “the Corporation” (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
4. Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for “a Corporation” (w.e.f. 22-5-2022).
Section 350 Provision for daily cleansing of streets and removal of rubbish and filth.
(a) for the daily surface-cleansing of all streets and the removal of the sweepings therefrom, and
(b) for the removal of the contents of all receptacles and depots and of the accumulations at all places provided or appointed by him under the provisions of this Act for the temporary deposit of rubbish, filth and other polluted and obnoxious matter.
(2) The Commissioner may, by public notice, issue directions as to the time at which, the manner in which, and the conditions subject to which, any matter referred to in sub-section (1) may be removed along a street or may be deposited or otherwise disposed of.
Section 351 Rubbish, etc., to be the property of the Corporation.
Rubbish, etc., to be the property of 1[2[the Corporation]].---All matters deposited in public receptacles, depots and places provided or appointed under section 352 and all matters collected by municipal employees or contractors in pursuance of section 350 3*** shall be the property of 1[2[the Corporation]].
1. Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2, for "the Corporation" (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
2. Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for "a Corporation" (w.e.f. 22-5-2022).
3. The words “and section 355” omitted by Act 8 of 2026, s. 2 and Sch. (w.e.f. 15-5-2026)
Section 352 Provision or appointment of receptacles, depots and places for rubbish, etc.
(a) provide or appoint in proper and convenient situations public receptacles, depots or places for the temporary deposit of rubbish, filth and other polluted and obnoxious matter and for the final disposal of rubbish, filth and other polluted and obnoxious matter;
(b) provide dustbins for the temporary deposit of rubbish;
(c) provide vehicles or other suitable means for the removal of rubbish and offensive matter; and
(d) provide covered vehicles or vessels for the removal of filth and other polluted and obnoxious matter.
(2) Different receptacles, depots or places may be provided or appointed for the temporary deposit or final disposal of any of the matter specified in sub-section (1).
(3) The Commissioner shall make adequate provision for preventing receptacles, depots, places, dustbins, vehicles and vessels referred to in sub-section (1) from becoming sources of nuisance.
Section 353 Duty of owners and occupiers to collect and deposit rubbish, etc.
(a) to have the premises swept and cleaned;
(b) to cause all filth, rubbish and other polluted and obnoxious matter to be collected from their respective premises and to be deposited at such times as the Commissioner, by public notices prescribes, in public receptacles, depots or places provided or appointed under section 352 for the temporary deposit or final disposal thereof;
(c) to provide receptacles of the type and in the manner prescribed by the Commissioner for the collection therein of all filth, rubbish and other polluted and obnoxious matter from such premises and to keep such receptacles in good condition and repair.
Section 354 Collection and removal of filth and polluted matter.
Section 355 Omitted.
[Collection and removal of filth and polluted matter through municipal agency.] Omitted by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026), s. 2 and Sch. (w.e.f. 15-5-2026).
Section 356 Removal of rubbish, etc., accumulated on premises used as factories, workshops, etc.
(a) by written notice require the owner or occupier of any premises used for carrying on any manufacture, trade or business or used as a factory, workshop, trade premises or market or in any way so that rubbish, filth and other polluted and obnoxious matter are accumulated in large quantities, to collect all such rubbish, filth and other polluted and obnoxious matter accumulating thereon and to remove the same at such times and in such carts or receptacles and by such routes as may be specified in the notice to a depot or place provided or appointed under section 352, or
(b) after giving such owner or occupier notice of his intention, cause all rubbish, filth and other polluted and obnoxious matter accumulated in such premises to be removed, and charge the said owner or occupier for such removal such fee as may, with the sanction of the Standing Committee, be specified in the notice issued under clause (a).
Section 357 Prohibition against accumulation of rubbish, etc.
(1) No owner or occupier of any premises shall keep or allow to be kept for more than twenty-four hours or otherwise than in a receptacle approved by the Commissioner, any rubbish, filth and other polluted and obnoxious matter on such premises or any place belonging thereto or neglect to employ proper means to remove such rubbish, filth and other polluted and obnoxious matter from, or to cleanse, such receptacle and to dispose of such rubbish, filth and other polluted and obnoxious matter in the manner directed by the Commissioner, or fail to comply with any requisition of the Commissioner as to the construction, repair, pavement or cleansing of any latrine, or urinal on or belonging to the premises.
(2) No owner or occupier shall allow the water of any sink, drain, latrine or urinal or any rubbish, filth and other polluted and obnoxious matter to run down on or to, or be thrown or put upon, any street or into any drain in or along the side of any street except in such manner as shall prevent any avoidable nuisance from any such water, rubbish, filth or other polluted and obnoxious matter.
(3) No person shall, after due provision has been made in this respect under the foregoing provisions of this Chapter for the deposit and removal of the same---
(a) deposit any rubbish, filth and other polluted and obnoxious matter in any street or on the verandah of any building or on any unoccupied ground alongside any street or on the bank of a water course; or
(b) deposit any filth or other polluted and obnoxious matter in any dustbin or in any vehicle not intended for the removal of the same; or
(c) deposit rubbish in any vehicle or vessel intended for the removal of filth and other polluted and obnoxious matter.
1. Sub-section (3) omitted by Act 8 of 2026, s. 2 and Sch. (w.e.f. 15-5-2026).
Section 358 Commissioner’s power to get premises scavenged and cleansed.
Section 359 Public latrines, urinals, etc.
(2) Such public latrines and urinals shall be so constructed as to provide separate compartments for each sex and not to be a nuisance, and shall be provided with all necessary conservancy establishments, and shall regularly be cleansed and kept in proper order.
Section 360 Omitted.
[Construction of latrines and urinals.] Omitted by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026), s. 2 and Sch. (w.e.f. 15-5-2026).
Section 361 Omitted.
[Latrines and urinals, etc., in new buildings.] Omitted by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026), s. 2 and Sch. (w.e.f. 15-5-2026).
Section 362 Latrines and urinals for labourers, etc.
Section 363 Provision of latrines and urinals for markets, etc.
Section 364 Omitted.
[Other provisions as to private latrines.] Omitted by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026, s. 2 and Sch. (w.e.f. 15-5-2026).