LawgistThe New Delhi Municipal Council Act
408Liability of Chairperson, etc., for loss, waste or misapplication of New Delhi Municipal Fund or property
(1) Every member, Chairperson, and every municipal officer and other municipal employee shall be liable for the loss, waste, or misapplication of any money or other property owned by or vested in the Council, if such loss, waste or misapplication is a direct consequence of his neglect or misconduct and a suit for compensation may be instituted against him by the Council with the previous sanction of the Central Government or by the Government.
(2) Every such suit shall be instituted within three years after the date on which the cause of action arose.
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MISCELLANEOUS
- 399 Delegation of power by the Central Government
- 400 Power to delegate functions of Chairperson
- 401 Validity of notices and other documents
- 402 Admissibility of document or entry as evidence
- 403 Evidence of Municipal officer or employee
- 404 Prohibition against obstruction of any municipal authority
- 405 Prohibition against removal of mark
- 406 Prohibition against removal or obliteration of notice
- 407 Prohibition against unauthorised dealings with public place or materials
- 408 Liability of Chairperson, etc., for loss, waste or misapplication of New Delhi Municipal Fund or property
- 409 Members and municipal officers and employees to be public servants
- 410 Annual administration report
- 411 Other laws not to be disregarded
- 412 Exemption of diplomatic or consular missions from payment of tax, etc
- 413 Construction of references
- 414 Council to undertake work on agency basis
- 415 Power to remove difficulties
- 416 Repeal and savings
- 417 Expenditure in connection with the Council from the commencement of this Act to the adoption of the budget by the Council
- 418 Transitory provision
- 419 Repeal of Ordinance 8 of 1994
