Section 32(2)(a) in Delhi Motor Vehicles Rules, 1993
(a)If at any time the certificate of registration of a vehicle other than a transport vehicle is lost, destroyed or mutilated, the owner shall forthwith intimate the facts in writing to the registering authority by whom the certificate was issued or whom the registration mark of the vehicle was assigned under sub-section (6) of section 41 of the Act and shall apply in Form 26 to the said authority for the issue of duplicate certificate;