The New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994
Section 297. Disposal of infectious corpses where any person has died from any dangerous disease.
Where any person has died from any dangerous disease the Chairperson may, by notice in writing,--
(a) require any person having charge of the corpse to convey the same to mortuary thereafter to be disposed of in accordance with law, or
(b) prohibit the removal of corpses from the place where death occurred except for the purpose of being burnt, buried or for being conveyed to a mortuary.
Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.
Cases citing this section
No order or office report we hold cites this section yet.
Source: Order and office-report PDFs whose text cites the section, read by rule (document_citations); each case through its orders and office reports that carry the PDF