State Act
Section 89. Conditions affecting the vesting of the Vehar water works in the Corporation.
The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act.
89. Conditions affecting the vesting of the Vehar water works in the Corporation.— (1) On the expiry of the term of ninety-nine years, commencing on the first day of July, 1863, for which in accordance with section 64 of the Bombay Municipal Acts of 4[1872] and 5[1878] the Vehar Lake and the property appurtenant thereto, hereinafter referred to as “the Vehar water works,” were vested in the Corporation, the 6[7[State] Government] may direct that the said Vehar water-works shall vest and the same shall in such case vest, in the Corporation, on the conditions hereinafter provided and for the purposes of this Act, for such further period not exceeding ninetynine years as shall seem expedient. (2) Provided that on the expiry of the said first term of ninety-nine years or of any further term for which the 8[9[State] Government] may have directed that the said Vehar water-works shall vest in the corporation, all rights and every power conveyed to the corporation shall forthwith cease and determine and the said Vehar water-works shall revert to and become vested in 10[the State Government]. 11[(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (1) and (2), the State Government may at any time, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that the Vehar water-works shall, with effect from the date specified therein, vest in the Corporation permanently, subject to the conditions that the Corporation shall supply and continue to supply water to the Aarey Milk Colony from the Powai lake and to the National Park at Borivali from such source as the State Government may from time to time specify. In both cases, the supply of water shall be in such quantities and at such rates and subject to such other conditions as the corporation may, from time to time, with the approval of the State Government, determine. With effect from the date aforesaid, all rights and liabilities enforceable by or against the State Government in relation to the Vehar water-works, under any law for the time being in force or under any contract shall be enforceable by or against the Corporation.]