Date of operation of plan
Section 11 of the Delhi Development Act, 1957 deals with date of operation of plan. Immediately after a plan has been approved by the Central Government, the Authority shall publish in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations a notice stating that a plan has been approved and naming a place where a copy of the plan may be inspected at all reasonable hours and upon the date o The Act came into force on 30 Dec 1957.
Immediately after a plan has been approved by the Central Government, the Authority shall publish in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations a notice stating that a plan has been approved and naming a place where a copy of the plan may be inspected at all reasonable hours and upon the date of the first publication of the aforesaid notice the plan shall come into operation.
Section 11, The Delhi Development Act, 1957 (Act 61 of 1957).
Cross-references
Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.
Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Ajit Singh & Anr. v. Delhi Development Authority & Ors.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
Delhi HC Nandrajog J, WP(C) 10499/2004, Final Order order-1.pdf (document "DATE OF DECISION 5-09-2005" matches index — date-cache FP overridden). Petitioners challenged carving small plots on "institutional housing" pocket for slum relocation. Court mapped Master Plan → Zonal Plan → Layout hierarchy under DDA Act. Quoted s.11 operation-of-plan rule and held Master/Zonal Plans are statutory; layout plans are micro-level and need not amend ZDP if use unchanged. Petition dismissed; no promissory estoppel against public-interest layout change within residential designation.
On this section: Applied s.11 date of operation: plans come into force on publication of approval notice; development must then conform unless modified under s.11A.
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Questions about Section 11
What have the courts held on Section 11 of the Delhi Development Act?
Ajit Singh & Anr. v. Delhi Development Authority & Ors. (05 Sep 2005) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Applied s.11 date of operation: plans come into force on publication of approval notice; development must then conform unless modified under s.11A.
How do I find court cases under Section 11 of the Delhi Development Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Delhi Development Act 1957 11, section 11 Delhi Development Act 1957, section 11 of the Delhi Development Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Ajit Singh & Anr. v. Delhi Development Authority & Ors. (05 Sep 2005).
What should I read with Section 11 of the Delhi Development Act, and has it changed?
2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
When did Section 11 of the Delhi Development Act come into force?
Section 11 of the Delhi Development Act, cited as Delhi Development Act 1957 11, came into force on 30 Dec 1957, having been enacted on 27 Dec 1957. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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- 43. Service of notices, etc557 words
- 60. Repeal, etc., and savings462 words
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