Application for permission
Section 13 of the Delhi Development Act, 1957 deals with application for permission. Every person or body (including a department of Government) desiring to obtain the permission referred to in section 12 shall make an application in writing to the Authority in such form and containing such particulars in respect of the development to which the application relates as may be prescrib The Act came into force on 30 Dec 1957.
(1) Every person or body (including a department of Government) desiring to obtain the permission referred to in section 12 shall make an application in writing to the Authority in such form and containing such particulars in respect of the development to which the application relates as may be prescribed by regulations.
(2) Every application under sub-section (1) shall be accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed by rules:
Provided that no such fee shall be necessary in the case of an application made by a department of the Government.
(3) On the receipt of an application for permission under sub-section (1), the Authority after making such inquiry as it considers necessary in relation to any matter specified in clause (d) of sub-section (2) of section 8 or in relation to any other matter, shall, by order in writing, either grant the permission, subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the order or refuse to grant such permission:
Provided that before making an order refusing such permission, the applicant shall be given a reasonable opportunity to show cause why the permission should not be refused.
(4) Where permission is refused, the grounds of such refusal shall be recorded in writing and communicated to the applicant in the manner prescribed by regulations.
(5) The Authority shall keep in such form as may be prescribed by regulations a register of applications for permission under this section.
(6) The said register shall contain such particulars including information as to the manner in which applications for permission have been dealt with as may be prescribed by regulations and shall be available for inspection by any member of the public at all reasonable hours on payment of such fee not exceeding rupees five as may be prescribed by regulations.
(7) Where permission is refused under this section, the applicant or any person claiming through him shall not be entitled to get refund of the fee paid on the application for permission but the Authority may, on an application for refund being made within three months of the communication of the grounds of the refusal under sub-section (4) direct refund of such portion of the fee as to it may seem proper in the circumstances of the case.
Section 13, The Delhi Development Act, 1957 (Act 61 of 1957).
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Questions about Section 13
What does Section 13 of the Delhi Development Act deal with?
Section 13 of the Delhi Development Act is headed "Application for permission". Every person or body (including a department of Government) desiring to obtain the permission referred to in section 12 shall make an application in writing to the Authority in such form and containing such particulars in respect of the development to which the application relates as may be prescrib
How do I find court cases under Section 13 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 13, section 13 Delhi Development Act 1957, section 13 of the Delhi Development Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 13 of the Delhi Development Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 8 (Zonal development plans), section 12 (Declaration of development areas and development of land in those and other areas), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 3 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. 2 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently Delhi Development Authority (Form of Appeal) Rules, 1986 (1986), then Delhi Development (Miscallenous) Rules 1959 (1959).
When did Section 13 of the Delhi Development Act come into force?
Section 13 of the Delhi Development Act, cited as Delhi Development Act 1957 13, 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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- 60. Repeal, etc., and savings462 words
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