Weeks after the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry proposed an amendment to the Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002, that would prevent attachment of any property or funds of Metro rail administrations across all cities in case of a dispute, the Law and the Finance Ministries have advised that the full impact of the move may be assessed, sources said.
The draft amendment and background note was circulated for inter-ministerial feedback on March 17. The ministry had said the need to amend Section 89 of the Act was felt after a recent Delhi High Court order that asked the Centre to take a decision on whether assets of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
