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Jai Ram and Anr. v. State of Punjab and Ors.

Punjab & Haryana HC4 Dec 2017CWP/27114/2017

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What is this about?

Petitioners challenged a unilateral notice demanding penal interest on housing allotment payments. Court observed lack of authority to take possession and insufficient detail on default, directing respondents to justify demand or indicate coercive steps before cancellation.

What did the court decide?

Respondent No. 2 to reply with reasons for alleged default and manner of intended cancellation; liberty to Petitioners to file fresh writ upon further adverse action.

Jai Ram and Anr. Vs State of Punjab and Ors. — Consumer Protection | 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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Ci vi l Wr i t Pet i t i on No. 27114 of 2017 ( O&M) DATE OF DECI SI ON: 04. 12. 2017

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Jai Ram and anot her

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…. . Pet i t i oner s

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ver sus

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St at e of Punj ab and anot her

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. . . . . Respondent 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 . Mukand Gupt a, Advocat e f or t he pet i t i oner s

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

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The pet i t i oner s ar e aggr i eved on account of r espondent No. 2 havi ng demanded penal i nt er est i n r espect of an al l ot ment of pr emi ses by r espondent No. 2 t o t he pet i t i oner s. The pet i t i oner s, by t hei r r epl y dat ed 10. 11. 2017, f ur ni shed det ai l s of t he payment s made whi ch pr i ma f aci e appear t o be i n accor dance wi t h t he t er ms and condi t i ons of t he al l ot ment l et t er r ead wi t h t he auct i on not i ce. Respondent No. 2, by i t s communi cat i on dat ed 20. 11. 2017, mer el y st at ed t hat t he payment s wer e not i n accor dance wi t h t he t er ms and condi t i ons of t he al l ot ment l et t er and demanded penal i nt er est at 19 per cent per annum whi ch was i n addi t i on t o t he r egul ar i nt er est of 12 per cent per annum. The amount i s not even quant i f i ed. Ther e ar e no det ai l s as t o t he basi s on whi ch i t i s cont ended t hat t he payment s wer e not made on t i me.

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The pet i t i oner s have not i nvi t ed our at t ent i on t o any pr ovi si on of any Act t hat ent i t l es t he r espondent s t o t ake possessi on pur suant t o any pr ocedur e pr escr i bed by any Act . I f t her e i s such a pr ocedur e, t he pet i t i oner s woul d al ways be

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Parkash Chand 2017.12.07 16:27 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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CWP- 27114- 2017

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ent i t l ed t o cont est t he pr oceedi ngs. On t he ot her hand, i f t her e i s no such pr ocedur e, t he r espondent s woul d have t o t ake act i on i n accor dance wi t h l aw, such as, f i l i ng a sui t . The pet i t i oner s can al ways oppose such pr oceedi ngs as wel l . As on dat e, t her e i s onl y a not i ce of demand wi t h a t hr eat t o cancel t he al l ot ment and not hi ng mor e.

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The pet i t i on i s, t her ef or e, di sposed of by di r ect i ng r espondent No. 2 t o r espond t o t he pet i t i oner s’ l et t er dat ed 10. 11. 2017 ( Annexur e P/ 15) by f ur ni shi ng r easons as t o why accor di ng t o t hem t he payment s wer e not made as per t he t er ms and condi t i ons of t he l et t er of al l ot ment r ead wi t h t he auct i on not i ce. I f t he r espondent s’ vi ew i s st i l l adver se t o t he pet i t i oner s, t hey shal l , i n t hei r r epl y t o t he pet i t i oner s, i ndi cat e t he manner i n whi ch and t he pr ovi si ons pur suant t o whi ch t hey i nt end cancel l i ng t he al l ot ment or t aki ng any ot her coer ci ve st ep. I f t he f i ndi ngs ar e adver se t o t he pet i t i oner s, l i ber t y t o t he pet i t i oner s t o f i l e a f r esh wr i t pet i t i on or adopt any ot her pr oceedi ngs i n accor dance wi t h l aw.

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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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Parkash Chand 2017.12.07 16:27 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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