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t im e The first such inst alm entshallfall due a8er from t he dat e of allot m ent let t er int erest on inst alm ent sshallaccrue from t he iiat eofoffer ofpossession19 Rule 50f t he Rule furt her deals wit h t he as under 5The t he plot shall be offered t o t he allot t eeby t he Execut ive Market Com m it t eewit hin t hirt ydaysfrorn t he dat e of issue of allot m eht let t er I f m inim um basic facilit y 1 1 wat er supplyelect rificat ionare and if t he said basic facilit ies arenot t hen alr providingt he saidbasic facilit ies se9 4 1 Radhika 2014.03.28 14: 47 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 4 r5r40r e e GEr0Ewm e e741a 91Vn901em PWm PW e 84 d J 1 1 CWP No1122 of2003 Sc ot her connect ed m at t ers 8 1 Sub Rule 59of Rule 4 and Rule 50f t he 2000 Rule was am ended videnot ificat ion dat ed 52002 as underl I n rule 4 and in sub rule 51 t he words and signs However int erest on inst alm ent sshall accrue from t he dat eofoffer ofpossessionshall be added at t he end I n Rule5 at ler t he words allot m ent let t er t he words let t ers andsigns if m inim um basic facilit ies e sewerage and elect rificat t onare exlSt lng if t he said basic facilit ies are not aft er t he said basic facilit ies shall be added at t he end 55 The t hat 10 placedon record cert ificat e dat ed 712004 t he const ruct ion was on 30122003 64nnexureP 2190 com m unicat ion dat ed 26112009 hasloeen flled as Annexure P31which indicat es t hat wat er supplyin grainm arket has st art ed since 2612007 The pet it ionerhas placedon record t o est ablish t hat t he 2009 am enit ies in t he area have not been providedeven t ill t he cont rary t he To in t heir replyhave pleadedt hat t he such as plat form sst reet s elect ricit ywat er supplyroadsand offlce buildinget c have been in t he Grain Market I t is furt her st at edt hat second auct ionsofPlot was 1 conduct ed t he sam e m arket on 30111990and 24 out of 25 plot swere sold I t is accordinglypleadedt hat t his est ablishes of cert ain facilit ies even in t he year 1990 I t t he case ofle t hat t he pet it ionerwas not int efest ed in 1 j 0 0 t D r Z a2 I 08 ClO 7 Z Ll em vs 1 1e const ruct ion Radhika 2014.03.28 14: 47 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh I r of t he shopsThat Sahil Soni is why t he pet it ionerwait ed for 20 years t o 2016.03.21 12:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 10 85 41 1 CWP of2003 ot her connect edm at t ers 5 9 I t is also st at ed t hat t he pet it ionerseem s a t o have 1 1 1 W 0 0 1 1 J I C5 I Z C2 t he plotfor resale also st at edt hatt he pet it ionerdid notpay t he inst alm ent s aft er lit ial paym entof earnest m oney and it was only ln April1989 t hat a sum of Rs25001 NoA7and Rs300001against plotNoA8 againstPlot A not ice dat ed95 1988 was servedupon t he t his t he did not st art andt hus t he pleat hat possessionwas not handedover Givingdet ails of t he t illAugust 2001 is not well m ade by t he pet it ionerit has been founded m ent ionedt hat he balance am ount of priceOf t h PO pet it ionerbet ween201 1986 t O 211 1987 for Plot NoA7 and bet ween was paidby t he 181986 t o Plot NoA8 have alsopleadedt hat in t he year 1984 but she did not possessionwasofferedt o t he t ake possessiolle have relied upon t he policydecision dat ed e I 2141998wherebydecision was t akent o chargeext ensionfee in all cases 08 11 3 Z r 1 1 where t wo periodfor const ruct ionofshopslapsedon l 01987 t he pendencyof t he pet it ionandin view of t he conflict ing st andsof t he part ies orderdat ed182003 of facilit ies t his Court vide it s LocalCom m issiont o inspectt he sit e ln a KalkaMandi The aft er spot subm it t edhis report dat ed22003 The report edt hat t he developm entoft he area 1 1 f 1 I 1 111quest ionis very poor roadshave beeli part lyconst ruct edand are ln andvery few shopshave been const ruct edThe badcondit ion Elect ric Polls 1 havebeen inst alled butt he elect ricit yis availableonlyon WednesdayI t is furt herm ent ionedt hatt houghwat er t ank was const ruct edhowev 4 t hereis no syst emof wat er Radhika 2014.03.28 14: 47 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh 1 Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:29 The seweragesyst eminst alledis not working I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 86 C H cwp No1122 of2003 ot her conneCt edm at t rS 10 The area is used for parkingof buses and ot her vehicles From t he placedon record it alsoappears t hat t here are very const ruct ed 1 Som econst ruct ions are incom plet eRoads havenot been properlyconst ruct edand even where t here is a road it is not l 1 r 0 0 C Z t m C2 Ct I 08 ClO m W3 Z 1 m et alled bushes here and t here Elect ric pollsare 7isible The landis uneven Trucksbuses andcars in a m anner vanous plac Som eof t hese wit h a dal dat ed cam era t akenin Novem ber 2009 The replyof he alsodoes not est ablish t hal all t he facilit ies are lI l poSit lon nor any det ailsof facilit ies given I t canbe safelyand inferred from t he above m ent ionedfact s t hat t hefacilit ies have n0tbeen providedas per t he generalaUct i6nnOt iCeiSSUed as far back as 111 t heyear 1984 Thought he have pleadedt hat was offered in t he year 1987however t here is no such record t o supportt heir Bot h t he sides have relied upon various t his Court and oft he HonbleApex Court lt m ay be useful t o not icesom e oft he relied upon byt he part ies A Division Benchof t his Court in t he case of PankajSharm a and ot hersvse St at e ofHaryanaand ot hers 200331PLR 790 while relying earlier Division Bench j udgm entof t his Court t it d as Mls Makhan LalDalip Singh et c v HSeAMB CWP N004241of 1992 decided on 1 1 5619931held as underl 1 e1 41n view oft he aforesaid discussionwe allow t his writ and direct t he t o providewat er and sewerage facilit ies and ot her facilit iesas Radhika 2014.03.28 14: 47 1 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh m ent ioned111t hesanct ionedbuildingplanst oall Sahil Soni t he 2016.03.21 12:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 1 87 A CWP of2003 8c ot her connect edm at t ers 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 J 1 r 0 0 C m 1 2 I C Z J 1 08 CQ 3 Z 1 CL I 1 VWV plotholders in t he New Grain Market Naneola Dist rict I t is furt her direct ed Am bala wit hina periodof one yeai t hat t he would not chargeint erest and penal int erestfrom t he t ill t he wat er and sewerage facilit iesare providedt o t hemin t he New Grain Market I t isalso t hat t he t he allot t ed plot sas pert he designwit hin a oft wo years from t he dat e of of t he wat er and seweragefacilit iesin t he New I GrainMarket However in t he m eanwhile t he pet it lonerswillcont inue t o pay inst alm ent sof wit houtint erest The clause of t he price int erest alreadyflxed would com e supplyand sewerage are int o operat ion providedt o t hed pelit ionerslll aft erfacilit ies of wat er t he new Grain Marketlf t he paym entof com m it any inst alm ent sin t he default aforesaidm anner t he said default as t heywill be liable t opay int erest on let t er provided t he allot m ent What ever have fallen due t ill t oday t he shall pay t he sam e t o t he wit hin a of t wo m ont hs lf any new d6fault in t he paym ent inst alm ent sis liablet o pay int erestalso 91 t he pet it ionerswould be 1 1e Anot her Division Benchin t he case of Mls Fat eh SinghJit ender of Haryana and ot hers 2000 31P2 St at e Kum ar vs t he earlier Diirision Radhika 2014.03.28 14: 47 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh in t he case ofMls Makhali Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 1 4 1 1 1 1 88 1 r 1 CWP of2003 ot her connect edm at t ers 12 Lal DalipSingh et ce ve HeSeAeMeBa caseof SukhpalSingh Kang Ve supraland ot her j udgm entin t he Adm inist rat ion 1999 PLJ219 DBI wherein it has been held as underl 11 Theroads Annexures P0 and Pa7 relied upon by in any m anner supportt he case set up ShriHooda do not 1 0 0 I j 113 I r Z e2 r I O8 c 3 Z Om f 1i e 1 byt he MakhanLal DalipSinghandot hersv HaryanaSt at eand t he order in A careful ot hers supra9shows t hal pet it ionersMls Makhan Lal wit h t hepleat hat it could DalipSinghhad corne not st art due t o lack of wat er and sewerage connect ionsandalso because t he elect ric wires passlng over t he plotThe counsel t he t hat it was seem s t o have on a t o for t he pet it ioner const ruct ionbecause of t he exist enc of elect ric wiresover t he plot t o t he of condit ion byt he court t hat int erest shall not be chargedon t he am ount of Nol0948 of 1993 is The order passedin CWP a reit erat ionof t he direct ion given in Mls Makhan Lal DalipSinghscase supra9The pet it ionerin our consideredview 1 1 t ake age showingt he of t hose orders because aS Pe hS O9 has been V and t elephone have been m ade availablet o it m Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:29 A SingleBench of t his Court in t hecase of Vinod Mit t al and ot hers I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Radhika 2014.03.28 14: 47 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh 1 J 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 4 1 1 I l t 1 Il 1 1 1 1 r 1 89 e1 01 CWP of2003 8 ot her connect ed m at t ers 13 St at e ofHaryana c 1 Ors 200941RCR Civill 528 considering issue in t his cont ext and various of HUDA held as underl 1161 On prOVlSlOns t ranspires t o have been a com bined readingof of t he FA t hatt he basic am enit ies can be said when t he m et aledroad Act and t he Regulat ions t he relvant 1 1 1 t 0 0 I C5 I Z a I e I 5 OQ 1 w Z 1 Om 1 e 1 Radhika 2014.03.28 14: 47 True Scanned Copy Of The Original 1 PHHC,Chandigarh a sewerage and e1eCt ri6Cat 0 1S wat er and m adeavailablet o t he allot t ees The widerexpression whlch includes act ivit ieslike t het ourist spot s open space parks and play elds et c Thought he expression developm entwork has not been de6ned under et he HUDA Act or t he lim it edpurpose of enablingan allot t ee t o ut ilizet he allot t edsit e it would includet he basic t he am enit ieswhich are t o am enit iesonlyand not be providedfor t he ent ire t ownshipand need not only The be conSned t o t he Regulat ionshowever one urban area t husunder a obligat ion t o t he t he basic am enit ies and works before t he is offered 1171 Sim ilarlyt he I iabilit yof an allot t ee t o pay inreston t he balance allot m ent priceshall accrue from t hedat eof offer of only which in offered only on t urn m eans t hat I t works consist ingof basic unlesst he am enit ies are aut horit iescannot chargeint erest front he allpt t ee raised on behalf of t he The t hat com pnsing basicam enit iesis not t he t he a bilat erally t hus t ot ally for chargingint erest 8om t he 8nd m erit s agreed aot t ee is ej ect ionI n view of t he above referred provisions t he im posing laid down by t he recent decision in st at ut ory Court Adm inist rat ion v Am arj eet in a t he SCC 660 also do n com e Honble UeTe Singh8 Orse t o t herescue of t he The HUDA is a aut horit yconst it ut ed t o hand of t he welfare St at e I t has t pact st rict lylI l Since t he local com m issionerhas found as a m at t er of fact t hat t he developm entworks com prisingt he wit h it s own Regulat ions Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 1 V1 V O7 90 CWP of2003 Sc ot her connect edm at t ers 990 14 in June 1992 1 basic am enlt les were liable no hesit at ionin holdingt hat t he pet lt lO t opay int erest wit heffect from l 61992 onwardsand not priort heret o31 t LearnedSingleJudgein anot her case ofPawan Kum ar vse St at e of and anot her CWP of2008 decidedon 1252009 while t he right sof t he of t he Market Com it t ee observedas 1 0 1 1 m C 0 0 I C I 1r Z rL Ct 08 c 3 Z ln t his view oft he m at t er t here can be no escapebut t o holdt hat t he pet it ioner default edin paym entof due inst allm ent sas pert he agreedSchedule t he int erest held it liable t o pay penaland of t he allot m ent and no as per t he agreedt erm sand condit ions for t he refund t hereof can be issued wEitpet it ionis The of accordingly 1 Anot herSingle of t his Court in a bunch of writ t led asBir SinghNain Board HaryanaPanchkulaand ot hers CWP N0012018of 2008 and The st andof t he Board t hat basic am enit ies were J 1 s providedat t het ilne of allot m ent is allot t eesUnder t he wrlt pet it ion t his Court Will nOt by t he 6 1 1 t hisissue Since t he m at t er has alreadybeen decided by a Judgeof t his Court relyingupon in Mls I nvest m ent s Case supra Radhika 2014.03.28 14: 47 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh have right lypaidt he penallllt erest1herefore Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document pet it ionersare not ent it ledt o any refund for m aking r 1 91 e 4a e I I CWP No1122 of2003 Sc ot her connect ed m at t ers 15 of ext ensionfee and penalint erest While sim ilar issue Honble Suprem eCourt in t he case of UT ChandigarhAdm inist rat ion c Anre Vse Am arj eetSingh8 Ors 1 JT 2009 41 SC 39 relied upon it s earlier j udgm entin t he case Corporat ionChandigarhv Shant ikulljI nirest m ent s Pvt e Lt d 2006 41SCC 109 and various ot her and observed j 1 r 0 C0 I CD 1 Z 0 I C6 OQ Z Qm 1 Radhika 2014.03.28 14: 47 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh 1 1 1 1 1 J I 183 As per t he 25 t he t erm s of allot m ent upon handedover and rest of leased ainount t he 75 per cent of t o be paidin ast aggeredm anner per cent will be t he int erest t hreeannual equat edinst allm ent s along Wit h I f som eone want s t he at t he rat e of 10 per cent t he 75 per ct t he whole of t o I n t hat case he will am ount he can do so not be requiredt o pay anyint erest But if a part ywant s t o m akepaym entwit hin a periodof t hree years t hen is under t he obligat iont o pay 10 per cent t he alnount of inst allm 6ntThis is t he as per t he t allot t ee lease and he cannot get out ofit t he basic am enit ies have not been int rest oll obligat ionon condit ionof sayingt hat t he part of for enj oyingt he allot t ed I and t herefore liable t o pay t he int erest he is not We asked t he learned counsel for t he part iest o t ell US whichis t he obligat ionoft he lessor in t he lease deedwhich says t hat t heywiU not chargeint erest on t he inst allinent sbefore providingt he am enit ies There is neit herany condit ion in t he lease nor any t he part ieshave given t heirbids anbwit ht heir eyes wide open t hey have t o blam e t hem selve I t cannot be enforced by any m andainus as cont ained 111 t he 1e8sedeed or not ice ll 1 under t he auct ion I f in t he auct iot t here is no obligat ion L r it 1S evident t hat a Therefore bidder cannot seek of prem iumor int erestpayableas per rules 11 lesseelsuccessful of t he inst alm ent s t he of accrual of 9 a posit lon t o acceptt he 20We Sahil Soni subm issionof Shri Bhandaret hat equit ywould not 2016.03.21 12:29 I attest to the accuracy and dem andchargingof lnt erest e4I en t hought he plot s integrity of this document 92 1 kS 14 1 r 1 1 J 1r 1 1 I l 1 1 1 e r 1 10 1 1 0 0 0 9 1 Z 0 08 Cll Z 0 4P 1 CWP No1122 of2003 O ot her connect ed m at t ers 16 are yet t o be fully developedWhen part iesent er int o cont ract t hey are t o abide by t he t erm s and condit ions of quest ionof equit y t he condit ion s a st at ut oryrule t he sam e I n t he present really arise inasm uch 1S founded on does not relat ingt o int erest viresofwhich has not been challengedI l unless t he sam e t his case in Decem ber 1996 are com plet ely But t he fact s of 24 different The auct ion sale was The Nat ional Com m ission has fecorded a Onding t hatalm ost all t he facilit ieslam enit ieshad provided I n t he year 1999 t hat is wit hin about t wo years in para 38 Therefore t he observat ionsoft his court t o t hese as t heywere m adein t he cont ext will have no of a writ proceedingwhereas we are concem ed under Consum er Prot ect ion wit h a Act We m ay also refer t o anot heraspect Sect ion 7 of t he Act em powers t he Cent ral Goveent t o it m ay consider I evysuch fees and t axes necessary 6whichshall be in addit ion t o any fee or t ax for t he t im e beingleviable under any ot her lau lI l respectof any Slt e or buildingon t he t ransferee t he purpose of providinglnaint ainingor cont inuingany am enit y This provisionlearlydem onst rat es t he occupiert hereof linked t o t he providingam enit ies lease basis and t he prem iuin t hat auct ion of plot son for providingany am enit yThe Cent ral paidlSnot Governm entis requiredt o provideam enit ies by levyingfees and respectof sit eslplot s t he t ransfereesloccupierst hereof Therefore it 1S reduct ion in doubt ful whet her any t axes in int erestcould be m ade on t he ground of nonprovisionof am enit ie5 Be t hat as it m ay As we have alreadyheld t hat para 38 will not t hat aspectany applywe do not propose exam ine furt her in t hesecases 95 Even t houghDivision Bench of t his Court in t he case of Pankaj Sharm aand ot hers supralruled t hat liabilit yt o pay int erest and penalt y I I accrues of facilit ies However a Division Bench t he case of MJs Fat eh SinghJit ender Kum ar lpral had expresseda differentopinionregardingt he liabilit yt o pay int erest and penaliot erest111 t he event of default The cont roversyhas been now set t led at Radhika 2014.03.28 14: 47 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh Sahil Soni rest by 2016.03.21 12:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 93 944 4 1 0 I l 0 c I 1 r l m Z1 Q 4 I 08 r 7 Z 0 0 1 CWP N001122of2003 ot her connect ed m at t ers 17 Honble Suprem eCourt in t he case of Municipal Corporat ion supralwherein it has been held t hat unless t here is any s1 obligat ionon t he part of t he aut horit ies t o provideam enit ies and t he of inst alm ent s has correlat ion wit h t he am enit ies t o be provided t he allot t ee is not of it s liabilit yt o pay int erest and penalint erest 111t he event Of default nor such a successful bidder can seek rescheduling of t he inst alm ent s of prem ium or of accrual of int erest payableas per ruleslcont ract Clauses5 and 60f t he allot m ent let t er im posean upon t he allot t eet o pay t he insfalm ent sas per t he prescribedscheduleand in t he event of default t o payt he penalt y The st at ut oryrues 1ere t fram ed in t he year 2000againim posinga liabilit yt o pay int ereston inst alm ent sfrom t he lrt her dat e is evident from Rule 4 59 Rule 5 inst alm entis due as t hat possessionshall be offered t o t he allot t ee wit hin 30 daysfrom t hedat e of issue of allot m ent let t er Minim um basic facilit ies like roads wat ersupplyelect rificat ionet c are exist ingand if t hesebasic facilit ies are t hen aft er providingt he said basic facilit ies These rules t hus st at ut oryprot ect iont o t he allot t eesagainstt he paym entof int erest frornt he dat e of offcr ofpossessionand t he possessionlst o be delivered on t he b8sic facilit ies These st at ut oryprovisionshave furt her been am endedon 52002 which furt her t he posit ionThese rules are 40m WW in nat ure andcannot be applied Thust he legal posit ionwhich em erges is as underl I 0llAll of allot m ent prior t o fram ingof st at ut oryrules dat ed 103000 shall be governedby t he cont ract Under t he coruact t here 1 1s 1 1 1 n 1 1 14 l 1 t 1n 11 I l n 1 e I l 1 1 1 I j t 1 1 7 condit ion or covenant is no Radhika 2014.03.28 14: 47 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh 1 Sahil Soni t hat t he liabilit yt o pay int erest penal 2016.03.21 12:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 1 V e cwp No1122 of2003 St ot her connect ed m at t erS int erestshall be upon providingfacilit ieslam enit iesSuch J 1 oft he allot t eeswho wereallot t ed plot spriort o 102000 are liable t o 11 J 1 1 t r 0 C0 I CD I i11 1 1 Z 1 o 1 1 1 I 08 Cll r S3 Z 1 1 6eW payint erest and penalt yin accordancewit h t he t erm s and condit ions oft he allot m ent let t er Such of t he allot t ees who were allot t ed plot saft er 2000 are liable t o payint erest and penalint erest from t he dat e 0ffer of possessior was m ade The possession1S t o be offered from t he dat e of basic like roads wat er supplyelect rificat iohare m ade available Thus t he liabilit yt o pay int erest under t he st at ut oryprovisions becom es from t he dat e basic facilit ies are providedand is offered 39I nso far as t he liabilit yt o pay ext ensioI l feeis concernedat t he t im e 1 allot m enofpt ot sin t he year 1988 t here was no provisioneit her 111 t he cont ract or any provisionfor paym enfof ext ension fee for t he first t im e cam e t o be int roducedvide policy decision dat ed 29 1998 and t hus t he ext ension fee becom es only in respectof plot swhere const ruct ion has not been carried out wit h t he t crm s and condit ions Of aforee m ent ionedpolicydat ed 29A998 These pet it ionsare disposedof 111 t erm sof t he above direct ions 6 0122010 MFK 1 4 e PERMOD KOHLI I JUDGE 080 Not el Wheht er t o be referred t o Report eror not llESI NO Radhika 2014.03.28 14: 47 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh r Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document