(1) With effect from such date as the Central Government may,
by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, there shall be a Council charged with the municipal
government of New Delhi, to be known as the New Delhi Municipal Council.
(2) The Council shall be a body corporate with the name aforesaid having perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property and may by the said name sue and be sued.
(2) The Council shall be a body corporate with the name aforesaid having perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property and may by the said name sue and be sued.