IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH
Civil Writ Petition No.11877 of 2008
Date of decision: 4th November, 2009
Trilok Nath
... Petitioner
Versus
State of Haryana and others
... Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA
Present: Mr. Vinod S. Bhardwaj, Advocate for the petitioner.
Mr. Sunil Nehra, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana
for respondent No.1.
Mr. Dinesh Nagar, Advocate
for respondents No.2 and 3. .
KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL)
Petitioner in the present writ petition claims that he should be
allotted plot as per the policy enacted by respondents No.2 and 3 under
the Oustee quota. It is not disputed that land, which was on the name of
mother of the petitioner was acquired by respondent HUDA and a
notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act was issued on 22nd
February, 1984. It is not disputed that total land in the name of the family
was 2 bighas and 19 biswas.
Mother of the petitioner had expired on 18th December, 1982
before the process of acquisition was set into motion. Counsel for the
petitioner has submitted that as per the Oustee policy, petitioner is entitled
to allotment of plot. Petitioner had also applied for a plot measuring 250
sq. yards. Vide Annexure P-10, application of the petitioner was not
accepted and same was declined on the ground that all the co-
sharers/owners of Khata can be allotted one plot. Thereafter, petitioner
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had submitted affidavits of all the family members that they have no
objection in case plot is allotted to the petitioner. The affidavits sworn to
this effect were forwarded to respondent HUDA vide Annexure P-11.
Mr. Dinesh Nagar, appearing for respondents No.2 and 3, has
submitted that process of acquisition started, in the present case, in year
1983 and the land was acquired in 1984. The land, after the death of his
mother, was mutated in the name of petitioner in year 1984. The petitioner
had applied for plot under Oustee quota in year 1989. Another ground
taken by the respondents is that petitioner could be allotted plot only in
Sector 16 at Karnal.
Counsel for the petitioner has stated that in Sector 16, the
plots have been earmarked for Economically Weaker Section and all the
plots are less than 150 square yards. Therefore, claim of the petitioner is
to be considered only in other Sectors, therefore, contention of respondent
is not tenable.
At this stage, Mr. Dinesh Nagar has stated that in case
petitioner submits affidavit of all the co-sharers that they forego their claim,
application of the petitioner shall be considered in accordance with law, as
per latest policy of HUDA.
In view of the statement made by Mr. Dinesh Nagar, counsel
appearing for respondents No.2 and 3, present writ petition is disposed of
with direction that let petitioner submit affidavits of all his family members,
who are his co-sharers to the effect that they have no objection that plot is
allotted to the petitioner. In case, such a course is adopted by the
petitioner, same shall be considered by the respondents in accordance
with prevailing policy and law.
[KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA]
JUDGE
November 4, 2009
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