law: The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957
  500. Councillors and municipal officers and employees to be public servants.-
  4[Every Councillor and every person referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 3, the Commissioner,] 5*** and every municipal officer and other municipal employee shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), and in the definition of "legal remuneration" in section 161 of that Code the word "Government" shall, for the purpose of this section, be deemed to include the Corporation.
  1. Subs. by Act 67 of 1993, s. 126, for "Every councillor and alderman, the Commissioner, the General Manager (Electricity)," (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).
  2. The words and brackets ", the General Manager (Transport)" omitted by Act 71 of 1971, s. 7(b) and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 3-11-1971).
  3. The word "Central" omitted by Act 67 of 1993, s. 126 (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).
  4. Subs. by s. 127, ibid., for "Every councillor and alderman, the Commissioner, the General Manager (Electricity)," (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).
  5. The words and brackets ", the General Manager (Transport)" omitted by Act 71 of 1971, s. 7(b) and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 3-11-1971).