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Rajesh Sharma v. North Delhi Municipal Corporation (2026): a statute amended 'by substitution' does not relate back to the original enactment

The Supreme Court held that the substituted Section 59(d) of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 — which made the Commissioner the disciplinary authority for all municipal officers from 01.10.1993 — did not relate back to the Act's original commencement, and that the phrase 'subject to any regulation that may be made in this behalf' points only to regulations framed after the amendment, not the pre-existing 1959 Regulations.