News: Punjab & Haryana HC questions HSVP over alternative plots-13-05-2022
Last week, while expressing displeasure over the unprecedented delay of around 30 years in allotment of an alternative plot to one of the allottees, the HC had directed HSVP to provide details of all allotments made in the past three decades to the similarly placed persons.
CHANDIGARH: In yet another case of alleged pick and choose by Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikara n (HSVP), the Punjab and Haryana high court has directed its chief administrator to explain why discrimination was being done in allotment of alternative in developed residential sectors.
Last week, while expressing displeasure over the unprecedented delay of around 30 years in allotment of an alternative plot to one of the allottees, the HC had directed HSVP to provide details of all allotments made in the past three decades to the similarly placed persons.
The HC has also asked the chief administrator to provide a complete list of persons who have been allotted alternative plots pursuant to any “mini draws”.
While adjourning the matter for July 14 for further hearing, the court has directed that in case of failure of HSVP chief administrator to provide this information, the court would summon in person to explain the issue.
A division bench comprising Justice Amol Rattan Singh and Justice Lalit Batra has passed these orders while hearing a petition filed by one Ajay Sharma seeking directions to allot an alternative plot measuring 220 square meters (10-marla) to him, in lieu of disputed plot no allotted to him in Gurgaon.
It was alleged that HSVP had been adopting a discriminatory attitude vide a mini draw dated April 19, 2019, to allot various plots to similarly situated persons even in other sectors.
Responding to the issue, HSVP submitted to HC that the plot allotted to the petitioner had been encroached upon but with the encroachment now removed and that the notice inviting tender (DNIT) for initiating and completing the civil work, so as to ensure that a developed area was handed over to all persons concerned, has been prepared and is under process of approval from the competent authority.
Hearing this, HC directed the HSVP chief administrator to ensure that the approval of the DNIT process is given within one month and the tender process is thereafter completed immediately, after which the civil work will be completed within three months and the plot in question handed over with necessary infrastructure in the area provided by the HSVP within a period of six months.
The petitioner, however, stressed that HSVP in fact adopting a pick and choose policy in such matters and other persons similarly situated who were not given possession of the original plots in Sector-57, Gurgaon, have been accommodated in other sectors. The petitioner also provided documentary proof to the HC to support his contentions.
On this, the HC has sought detailed reply from HSVP chief administrator.
