New Delhi, May 22 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has notified the implementation of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026, which decriminalises penalties for minor procedural lapses and replaces them with civil penalties and deputed officers to impose them. The MCD notice states that the fines will be recovered with taxes if they are not paid within the stipulated time. The fines have been increased, including a 10-fold hike for offences such as urinating on streets, affixing posters on monuments, and owning ferocious dogs without a muzzle. An order issued by the MCD commissioner, Sanjeev Khirwar, states that in compliance with the newly inserted provisions of the Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC) Act, adjudicating officers and appellate authorities have been authorised to hold inquiries and impose penalties. A senior MCD official said that the field officer of the concerned department will first inspect the premises, ascertain the name of the violator and file a spot inspection report. In case the violator agrees to pay the penalty, the officer will give a receipt to the violator, and if not, the violator will be asked to appear before the adjudicating officer for a hearing. If not satisfied with the ruling, an appeal can be filed before the appellate authority within 30 days. "The case should be disposed of in 60 days. The amount of penalty imposed under the act, if not paid, may be recovered as an arrear of tax," it reads. Atul Goyal, chairman of United Residents Joint Action (URJA), a federation of RWAs, said that on the ground, the corporation has "failed to implement the challans" to act as a deterrent, and the new regime may be "misused for harassment". Under the new rules, failure to remove filth, currently fined at Rs.50, will invite a warning for the first violation and Rs.500 thereafter....