The National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second Act, 2009
# THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI LAWS
 (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) SECOND ACT, 2009
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 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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SECTIONS

1. Short title, extent, commencement and duration.

2. Definitions.

3. Enforcement to be kept in abeyance.

4. Provisions of this Act not to apply in certain cases.

5. Power of Central Government to give directions.

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# THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI LAWS
 (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) SECOND ACT, 2009

 ACT NO. 40 OF 2009

[22nd December, 2009.]

# An Act to make special provisions for the National Capital Territory of Delhi for a further period
 up to the 31st day of December, 2010 and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

WHEREAS there had been phenomenal increase in the population of the National Capital Territory of

Delhi owing to migration and other factors resulting in tremendous pressure on land and infrastructure
leading to encroachment or unauthorised developments which are not in consonance with the concept of
planned development as provided in the Master Plan for Delhi, 2001 and the relevant Acts and building
bye-laws made thereunder;

AND WHEREAS the Master Plan of Delhi, 2001 was extensively modified and notified by the Central

Government on the 7th day of February, 2007 with the perspective for the year 2021 keeping in view the
emerging new dimensions in urban development vis-a-vis the social, financial and other ground realities;

AND WHEREAS the Master Plan of Delhi with the perspective for the year 2021 specifically provides

for strategies for housing for urban poor as well as to deal with the in formal sector;

AND WHEREAS a strategy and a scheme has been prepared by the local authorities in the National

Capital Territory of Delhi for regulation of urban street vendors in accordance with the National Policy
for Urban Street Vendors and the Master Plan for Delhi, 2021, and is being implemented;

AND WHEREAS based on the policy finalised by the Central Government regarding regularisation of

unauthorised colonies, village abadi area and its extension, the guidelines and regulations for this purpose
have been issued;

AND WHEREAS in pursuance of the guidelines and regulations for regularisation of unauthorised

colonies, necessary steps are being taken which, inter alia, involve scrutiny of layout plans, assessment of
built up percentage existed as on the 31st day of March, 2002, identification of mixed use of streets,
approval of layout plans, fixation of boundaries, change of land use and identification of colonies not
eligible for regularisation;

AND WHEREAS more time is required for orderly implementation of scheme regarding hawkers and

urban street vendors and for regularisation of unauthorised colonies, village abadi area and its extension;

AND WHEREAS the revised policy and orderly arrangements for relocation and rehabilitation of slum

dwellers and Jhuggi-Jhompri clusters in the National Capital Territory of Delhi has been considered and a
Bill, namely, the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board Bill, 2009 has been prepared by the
Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi to provide for implementation of schemes for
improvement of _Jhuggi-Jhompri_ clusters and its redevelopment with a view to bring improvement in
environment and living conditions, and preparing housing scheme for resettlement of persons;

AND WHEREAS the draft policy regarding farm houses has been formulated by the Delhi Development

Authority and has been forwarded to major stakeholders for their views and comments;

AND WHEREAS in pursuance of the Master Plan for Delhi, 2021, the policy or plan regarding schools,

dispensaries, religious institutions, cultural institutions, storages, warehouses and godowns used for
agricultural inputs or produce (including dairy and poultry) in rural areas built on agricultural land is
under consideration of the Central Government;

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AND WHEREAS the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2007

(43 of 2007) was enacted on the 5th day of December, 2007 to make special provisions for the areas of
National Capital Territory of Delhi for a period up to the 31st day of December, 2008 which ceased to
operate after the 31st December, 2008;

AND WHEREAS the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2009

(24 of 2009) was enacted in continuation of the aforesaid Act referred to in the preceding paragraph for a
period up to the 31st day of December, 2009 to make special provisions for the areas of the National
Capital Territory of Delhi and that Act ceased to operate after the 31st day of December, 2009;

AND WHEREAS it is expedient to have a law in terms of the Master Plan for Delhi, 2021, in

continuation of the said Act for a period up to the 31st day of December, 2010 to provide for temporary
relief and to minimise avoidable hardships and irreparable loss to the people of the National Capital
Territory of Delhi against any action by the concerned agency in respect of persons covered by the
policies referred to above.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixtieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

**1. Short title, extent, commencement and duration.—(1) This Act may be called the National**

Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second Act, 2009.

(2) It extends to the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

(3) It shall come into force on the 1st day of January, 2010.

(4) It shall cease to have effect on the 31st day of December, 2010, except as respects things done or

omitted to be done before such cesser, and upon such cesser section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897
(10 of 1897), shall apply as if this Act had then been repealed by a Central Act.

**2. Definitions.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—**

(a) “building bye-laws” means bye-laws made under section 481 of the Delhi Municipal

Corporation Act, 1957 (66 of 1957) or the bye-laws made under section 188, sub-section (3) of
section 189 and sub-section (1) of section 190 of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 (Punjab Act 3 of
1911), as in force in New Delhi or the regulations made under sub-section (1) of section 57 of the
Delhi Development Act, 1957 (61 of 1957) relating to buildings;

(b) “Delhi” means the entire area of the National Capital Territory of Delhi except the Delhi

Cantonment as defined in clause (11) of section 2 of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957
(66 of 1957);

(c) “encroachment” means unauthorised occupation of Government land or public land by way of

putting temporary, semi-permanent or permanent structure for residential use or commercial use or
any other use;

(d) “local authority” means the Delhi Municipal Corporation established under the Delhi

Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 (66 of 1957), or the New Delhi Municipal Council established
under the New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994 (44 of 1994) or the Delhi Development Authority
established under the Delhi Development Act, 1957 (61 of 1957), legally entitled to exercise control
in respect of the areas under their respective jurisdiction;

(e) “Master Plan” means the Master Plan for Delhi with the perspective for the year 2021,

notified _vide notification number S.O.141(E), dated the 7th day of February, 2007, under the Delhi_
Development Act, 1957 (61 of 1957);

(f) “notification” means a notification published in the Official Gazette;

(g) “punitive action” means action taken by a local authority under the relevant law against

unauthorised development and shall include demolition, sealing of premises and displacement of
persons or their business establishment from their existing location, whether in pursuance of court
orders or otherwise;

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(h) “relevant law” means in case of—

(i) the Delhi Development Authority, the Delhi Development Act, 1957 (61 of 1957);

(ii) the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957

(66 of 1957); and

(iii) the New Delhi Municipal Council, the New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994

(44 of 1994);

(i) “unauthorised development” means use of land or use of building or construction of building

or development of colonies carried out in contravention of the sanctioned plans or without obtaining
the sanction of plans, or in contravention of the land use as permitted under the Master Plan or Zonal
Plan or layout plan, as the case may be, and includes any encroachment.

(2) Words and expressions used but not defined herein shall have the meanings respectively assigned

to them in the Delhi Development Act, 1957 (61 of 1957) the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957
(66 of 1957) and the New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994 (44 of 1994).

**3. Enforcement to be kept in abeyance.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any relevant**

law or any rules, regulations or bye-laws made thereunder, the Central Government shall before the
expiry of this Act, take all possible measures to finalise norms, policy guidelines, feasible strategies and
make orderly arrangements to deal with the problem of encroachment or unauthorised development in the
form of encroachment by slum dwellers and Jhuggi-Jhompri clusters, hawkers and urban street vendors,
unauthorised colonies, village _abadi_ area (including urban villages) and its extension, existing farm
houses involving construction beyond permissible building limits and schools, dispensaries, religious
institutions, cultural institutions, storages, warehouses and go downs used for agricultural inputs or
produce (including dairy and poultry) in rural areas built on agricultural land, as mentioned below:

(a) policy for relocation and rehabilitation of slum dwellers and _Jhuggi-Jhompri_ clusters in

accordance with the provisions of the Master Plan of Delhi, 2021 to ensure development of Delhi in a
sustainable, planned and humane manner;

(b) scheme and orderly arrangements for regulation of urban street vendors in consonance with

the national policy for urban street vendors and hawkers as provided in the Master Plan of Delhi,
2021;

(c) orderly arrangements pursuant to guidelines and regulations for regularisation of unauthorised

colonies, village abadi area (including urban villages) and its extension, as existed on the 31st day of
March, 2002, and where construction took place even beyond that date and up to the 8th day of
February, 2007;

(d) policy regarding existing farm houses involving construction beyond permissible building

limits; and

(e) policy or plan regarding schools, dispensaries, religious institutions, cultural institutions,

storages, warehouses and go downs used for agricultural inputs or produce (including dairy and
poultry) in rural areas built on agricultural land.

(2) Subject to the provisions contained in sub-section (1) and notwithstanding any judgment, decree

or order of any court, status quo—

(i) as on the 1st day of January, 2006 in respect of encroachment or unauthorised development;

and

(ii) in respect of unauthorised colonies, village _abadi_ area (including urban villages) and its

extension, which existed on the 31st day of March, 2002 and where construction took place even
beyond that date and up to the 8th day of February, 2007, mentioned in sub-section (1),

shall be maintained.

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(3) All notices issued by any local authority for initiating action against encroachment or

unauthorised development referred to in sub-section (1), shall be deemed to have been suspended and no
punitive action shall be taken till the 31st day of December, 2010.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Act, the Central Government may, at any

time before the 31st day of December, 2010, withdraw the exemption by notification in respect of
encroachment or unauthorised development mentioned in sub-section (2) or sub-section (3), as the case
may be.

**4. Provisions of this Act not to apply in certain cases.—During the period of operation of this Act,**

no relief shall be available under the provisions of section 3 in respect of the following encroachment or
unauthorised development, namely:—

(a) encroachment on public land except in those cases which are covered under clauses (a), (b)

and (c) of sub-section (1) of section 3;

(b) removal of slums and _Jhuggi-Jhompri_ dwellers, hawkers and urban street vendors,

unauthorised colonies or part thereof, village abadi area (including urban villages) and its extension
in accordance with the relevant policies approved by the Central Government for clearance of land
required for specific public projects.

**5. Power of Central Government to give directions.—The Central Government may, from time to**

time, issue such directions to the local authorities as it may deem fit, for giving effect to the provisions of
this Act and it shall be the duty of the local authorities, to comply with such directions.

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