Disposed

Adel Landmark Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Haryana & Ors.

Punjab & Haryana HC5 Dec 2017CWP/13165/2015

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This judgment disposed of three civil writ petitions involving land disputes between a developer (petitioner in CWP-13165-2015), its license holder counterparty, and flat buyers (petitioners in other petitions). The High Court accepted statements and undertakings from the parties to ensure flat buyers are not prejudiced by inter-party disputes. The Court directed the Deputy Commissioner of Town &

What did the court decide?

Directed Respondent No. 2 (DTCP) to decide the application for transfer of beneficial interest in the license dated 25.07.2006 in favor of the petitioner in CWP-13165-2015 by 15.01.2018, subject to th

Adel Landmark Pvt. Ltd. Vs State… — Contract and Commercial Disputes | Punjab & Haryana HC (2017)

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I N THE HI GH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDI GARH

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1. Ci vi l Wr i t Pet i t i on No. 13165 of 2015 ( O&M) DATE OF DECI SI ON: 05. 12. 2017

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Adel Landmar k Pvt . Lt d.

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…. . Pet i t i oner ver sus

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St at e of Har yana and ot her s

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2. Ci vi l Wr i t Pet i t i on No. 8002 of 2016 ( O&M)

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Er a- Adel Low Ri se Fl at Buyer s Wel f ar e Associ at i on Far i dbad

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…. . Pet i t i oner

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ver sus

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St at e of Har yana and ot her s

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3. Ci vi l Wr i t Pet i t i on No. 11653 of 2016 ( O&M)

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Mr . Gur meet Ghai and ot her s

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…. . Pet i t i oner

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ver sus

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St at e of Har yana and ot her s

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CORAM: - HON’ BLE MR. JUSTI CE S. J. VAZI FDAR, CHI EF JUSTI CE HON’ BLE MR. JUSTI CE HARI NDER SI NGH SI DHU

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Pr esent : Mr . N. S. Shekhawat , Advocat e wi t h Mr . Raj i v Si dhu, Advocat e f or t he pet i t i oner s i n CWP- 13165- 2015, f or r espondent No. 4 i n CWP- 11653- 2016 and f or r espondent No. 4 t o 6 i n CWP No. 8002 of 2016

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Mr . Rahul Rat hor e, Advocat e, f or t he pet i t i oner i n CWP- 8002- 2016,

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Mr . Raj esh Sehgal , Advocat e, f or t he pet i t i oner s i n CWP- 11653- 2016

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Mr . Deepak Bal yan, Addl . Advocat e Gener al , Har yana f or r espondent s No. 1 and 2 i n CWP- 13165- 2015,

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CWP- 13165- 2015

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f or r espondent s No. 1 t o 3 i n CWP- 8002- 2016, and f or r espondent s No. 1 and 2 i n CWP- 11653- 2016.

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Mr . Hemant Sai ni , Advocat e, f or r espondent No. 3 i n CWP- 13165- 2015, f or r espondent s No. 7 t o 9 i n CWP- 8002- 2016, and f or r espondent No. 3 i n CWP- 11653- 2016.

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S. J. VAZI FDAR, CHI EF JUSTI CE ( Or al ) :

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I n CWP No. 13165 of 2015, t he pet i t i oner seeks an or der di r ect i ng r espondent No. 2, i . e. , t he Di r ect or Gener al , Town & Count r y Pl anni ng ( DTCP) t o consi der and t r ansf er t he benef i ci al i nt er est i n a l i cence dat ed 25. 07. 2006 i ssued t o r espondent No. 3, i . e. , M/ s Count r ywi de Pr omot er s Pvt . Lt d. i n f avour of t he pet i t i oner per t ai ni ng t o t he por t i on of l and admeasur i ng 26. 619 acr es i n t er ms of pol i cy i nst r uct i ons i ssued by t he St at e of Har yana. The pet i t i oner has al so sought an or der t o quash a memo dat ed 10. 06. 2015 i ssued by t he of f i ci al r espondent s i n r espect of t he sai d l and.

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Respondent No. 3 had been i ssued a l i cence under sect i on 3 of t he Har yana Devel opment and Regul at i on of Ur ban Ar eas Act , 1975 f or t he devel opment of a col ony on cer t ai n l ands. Pur suant t o an agr eement bet ween t he pet i t i oner and r espondent No. 3, r espondent No. 3 cr eat ed cer t ai n r i ght s i n r espect of a par t of t he sai d l ands admeasur i ng of 26. 619 acr es i n f avour of t he wr i t pet i t i oner . Ther e ar e di sput es bet ween t he pet i t i oner and r espondent No. 3 some of whi ch have been r ef er r ed t o ar bi t r at i on. The pet i t i oner has made an appl i cat i on f or t he t r ansf er of t he benef i ci al i nt er est i n r espect of t he sai d l and i n i t s f avour .

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The pet i t i oner s i n CWP No. 11653 of 2016 and t he member s i n CWP No. 8002 of 2016 have been al l ot t ed pr emi ses by

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CWP- 13165- 2015

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t he pet i t i oner i n CWP No. 13165 of 2015. We wi l l r ef er t o t he pet i t i oner s i n CWP No. 13165 of 2015 as t he pet i t i oner and t he pet i t i oner s i n t he ot her t wo pet i t i ons as t he al l ot t ees.

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For t unat el y, t he pet i t i oner s and r espondent No. 3 have made st at ement s and f ur ni shed under t aki ngs i n or der t o obvi at e any di f f i cul t y or pr ej udi ce t o t he al l ot t ees. Ther e i s no r eason why t he al l ot t ees ought t o suf f er on account of any act of commi ssi on or omi ssi on by t he pet i t i oner or r espondent No. 3 i n CWP- 13165- 2015 or on account of any di sput es bet ween t he pet i t i oner and r espondent No. 3. The pur pose of t he ar r angement r ecor ded i n t hi s or der and of t hi s or der i t sel f i s t o saf eguar d t he r i ght s and i nt er est s of t he al l ot t ees. The same i s done by di sposi ng of t he above pet i t i ons i n t he f ol l owi ng manner : -

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( i ) Respondent No. 2- DTCP shal l deci de t he pet i t i oner ’ s appl i cat i on f or t r ansf er of t he benef i ci al i nt er est i n t he l i cence dat ed 25. 07. 2006 i n f avour of t he pet i t i oner i n r espect of l and admeasur i ng 26. 619 acr es and f or t he r enewal of t he l i cence l at est by 15. 01. 2018. Thi s woul d be t o t he ext ent of t he i n pr i nci pal appr oval . Respondent No. 3 makes a st at ement and under t akes t o consent t o t he sai d appl i cat i on but wi t hout pr ej udi ce t o any r i ght s and cont ent i ons of r espondent No. 3 qua t he pet i t i oner . The pet i t i oner and r espondent No. 3 agr ee and under t ake t o compl y wi t h al l t he t er ms and condi t i ons t hat may be st i pul at ed by r espondent No. 2 f or t he gr ant of t he sai d appl i cat i ons. They st at e t hat t hey woul d compl y wi t h t he condi t i ons i n so f ar

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CWP- 13165- 2015

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as t he same per t ai n t o each of t hem, such t hat t he al l ot t ees shal l not be pr ej udi ced i n any manner what soever and, i f necessar y, wi t hout pr ej udi ce t o t hei r r i ght s and cont ent i ons onl y qua each ot her and qua r espondent No. 2. They f ur t her agr ee and under t ake t o compl y wi t h such condi t i ons wi t hi n t he per i od st i pul at ed by r espondent No. 2.

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( i i ) The pet i t i oner i n CWP No. 13165 of 2015 agr ees and under t akes t o hand over wi t hi n f our mont hs and i n accor dance wi t h l aw possessi on of t he pr emi ses t o t he r espect i ve member s of t he pet i t i oner - Soci et y i n CWP No. 8002 of 2016.

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Ther eaf t er t he pet i t i oner shal l f ul f i l l al l i t s obl i gat i ons and t ake al l ot her st eps as r equi r ed by l aw i ncl udi ng f or t he r egi st r at i on of t he soci et y.

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The al l ot t ees i n bot h t he wr i t pet i t i ons ( CWP Nos. 8002 and 11653 of 2016) woul d have t o pay t he pet i t i oner al l t he amount s due and payabl e by t hem. ( i i i ) The pet i t i oner i n CWP- 13165- 2015 f ur t her st at es t hat t he pet i t i oner s i n CWP No. 11653 of 2016 wi l l be gi ven al l t he benef i t s i ncl udi ng of possessi on of t hei r t enement s as per t he MoU ent er ed i nt o bet ween some of t he pet i t i oner s dat ed 30. 12. 2006. The pet i t i oner al so st at es t hat even t hose who have not si gned t he MoU woul d be gi ven possessi on as per t he MoU unl ess ot her wi se agr eed upon or r equi r ed as per l aw.

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( i v) The above st at ement s made and under t aki ngs f ur ni shed ar e accept ed by t he Cour t and i t i s al so so or der ed.

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( v) I n t he event of t he appl i cat i ons bei ng r ej ect ed by r espondent No. 2 f or any r eason, t he of f i ci al r espondent s shal l f or t hwi t h t ake a deci si on r egar di ng any consequent i al act i on t o be t aken, such as, f or cancel l at i on of t he l i cence and t aki ng over t he pr oj ect i n accor dance wi t h l aw.

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( vi ) Respondent No. 2 shal l f ur ni sh copi es of t he or der s passed and di r ect i ons i ssued by i t f r om t i me t o t i me t o t he pet i t i oner s and/ or r espondent No. 3. I t i s cl ar i f i ed t hat t he member s of t he pet i t i oner - Associ at i on/ pet i t i oner s i n CWP Nos. 8002 and 11653 of 2016 have been al l ot t ed t hei r r espect i ve pr emi ses by t he pet i t i oner i n CWP No. 13165 of 2015 and not by r espondent No. 3.

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( S. J. VAZI FDAR) CHI EF JUSTI CE

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( HARI NDER SI NGH SI DHU) JUDGE

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1. 2017 par kash

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NOTE: Whet her speaki ng/ non- speaki ng: Speaki ng Whet her r epor t abl e: YES/ NO

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