GURGAON: Dwarka expressway’s problems aren’t over. The much-delayed high-speed road connecting Gurgaon and Delhi has hit another stumbling block with the Punjab and Haryana high court staying the allotment of alternative plots to people displaced by the expressway project. One of the oustees, challenging Huda’s denial of benefits to him on the pretext that his plot had been lying vacant, had moved court.
Huda has allotted 269 alternative plots to the expressway project oustees, including general power of attorney (GPA) and special power of attorney (SPA) holders, through lucky draws. The oustees are from New Palam Vihar, Kherki Daula and Chauma village. The authority says it has finished the allotment process. It chose from a pool of 465 applicants. The state government was hoping to restart work to complete the expressway and building its crucial connection with NH-8 this year, but will now have to wait for the HC’s order.
The petitioner, Satyendra Singh, claimed he was denied the benefit of Huda’s oustees’ policy as his plot was lying vacant. Challenging the allotment of alternative plots to GPA and SPA holders, Singh said in his petition, “The owner of the vacant plot was denied benefit of oustees’ policy on the plea that such benefit in lieu of vacant land is not admissible. On the other hand, Huda allotted more than 200 plots to holders of GPA, SPA, despite the fact that none of them was possessing valid title at the time of acquisition of properties.”
A division bench of justices Surya Kant and Sudip Ahluwalia stayed the process and directed the additional chief secretary of the department of town and country planning (DTCP) of Haryana to explain under which policy or rules Huda has been authorised to make allotments of alternative plots to GPA and SPA holders. Besides, the estate officer was directed to appear in the court in person on the next date of hearing on November 7 with relevant documents.
Huda administrator Yashpal Yadav had passed a speaking order in July that only oustees with registries will be eligible for alternative plots. The order was opposed because most of the Dwarka expressway project oustees hadn’t registered their properties. Later, on the direction of the advocate general, Huda decided to allot alternative plots to all oustees, including people with SPA and GPA. Of the 465 oustees who had applied for alternative plots, 110 (who had registries of their properties) were allotted alternative plots on July 31, and 79, who didn’t have registry papers but had built homes, were allotted alternative plots on August 25. Another set of 80 oustees were given alternative plots on August 28. The remaining applications were rejected as the plots were lying vacant.
SOURCE: ETRealty
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