Five proclaimed offenders held
Tribune News Service

PANCHKULA, Aug 4 — A special cell of the district police has arrested five proclaimed offenders in five separate cases. According to the information available, at least two of the POs were wanted in cases of cheating and intimidation.

A special team headed by ASI Jaspal Rana arrested Surinder Kumar, a resident of Sector 10, who was wanted in a case of cheating registered in August 1988. In another case, Shakimlata Devi, a resident of Sector 15, wanted in a nine-year old case of cheating and fraud, was arrested from Ludhiana.

In another case, Madanjit, a resident of Sector 20 in Chandigarh, wanted in a four-year old case of theft, was arrested from SAS Nagar. Satnam Singh, a resident of Amritsar, who was wanted in a case registered under the Arms Act in May 1992, has also been arrested.

Three injured: Three persons were injured in two separate incidents in the district in the last 48 hours.

A motorcyclist, Ranjit Singh, and a passenger riding in a three-wheeler, Ramesh Verma, were injured in a collision between the motorcycle and the three-wheeler at Kalka. The Kalka police has registered a case under Sections 279 and 337 of the IPC against the three-wheeler driver, Golu.

In another case, Mulak Raj, a resident of Kapurthala in Punjab, was injured when the car he was driving was hit by a truck driven by Manjit Singh near Chandi Mandir. A case under Sections 229 and 337 of the IPC has been registered against the truck driver.

CHANDIGARH

Two arrested: The police has arrested two persons wanted in connection with cases registered against them.

According to sources, Sumit Singh, a resident of Bhatinda, was wanted in a case registered under Sections 341, 332, 354 and 506 of the IPC and Section 25-54-59 of the Arms Act, since April.

Sunita, a resident of Mauli Jagran, was wanted in a case registered at the Mani Majra police station under Sections 363, 366 and 34 of the IPC.

Eve-teasers held: The police has arrested Sukhdeep Singh and Sumeet Ali, residents of Saneta village in the Ropar district, on the charges of eve-teasing from Sectors 35 and 42, respectively. Cases under Section 294 of the IPC have been registered against them.

Minor kidnapped: Mr Kashmira Singh, a resident of Sector 31, reported to the police that his minor daughter was abducted by Khem Bahadur, a resident of the same sector. A case under Sections 363 and 366 of the IPC has been registered at the Sector 31 police station.

Bootlegger caught: The police has arrested Lakha Singh, a resident of Maloya Colony, for possessing 50 pouches of illicit liquor. A case under Section 61-1-14 of the Excise Act has been registered against him.

19 arrested: The police has arrested 19 persons for committing various offences. Of these 11 have been arrested as preventive action, while six have been arrested for roaming around under suspicious circumstances.

HUDA penalised for delay
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Aug 4 — The UT Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum-I has penalised HUDA for non-delivery of an allotted plot for over eight years.

The complainant, Mrs Kiran Bhatia, has in her complaint stated that she had applied for allotment of a plot on June 28, 1989, by depositing a sum of Rs 5, 967 as earnest money, under a scheme floated by HUDA for allotment of residential plots to general public in the Urban Estate of Kurukshetra. In the draw of lots, she was successful and a plot measuring 144 sq mts was allotted to her vide letter dated December 6, 1989.

She has further stated that she deposited the balance amount in annual installments. She thus deposited Rs 59,677 towards the price of the plot. She alleged that she has approached HUDA for getting physical possession of the plot, but the same has not been given even though eight years have elapsed since its allotment.

In its reply, HUDA has stated that the possession of the plot could not be given as the zonal plan of the sector could not be approved due to some technical difficulty and some litigation was also going on in that sector. They further stated that the zoning plan was finally approved on May 7, 1997, and thereafter the possession was offered to the complainant.

However, the complainant contended that the possession was offered on June 30, 1997, after the filing of the complaint in the Forum. During the pendency of the complaint, HUDA on their own refunded Rs 53,452 vide cheque dated October 22, 1997, after illegally and arbitrarily deducting 10 per cent of the total amount of the plot.

The Forum bench comprising its President, Dr H.C Modi, and members, Dr R.K Behl and Ms Shashi Kanta, held HUDA guilty of deficiency in services for it had not offered the possession of the plot for eight long years and deduction of 10 per cent from the amount deposited. They directed HUDA to refund her a sum of Rs 6,225 with interest at the rate of 15 per cent from the date of withholding the said amount till its payment. A sum of Rs 5,000 was awarded as compensation and costs.

Finance company

The UT Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has penalised a Delhi- based finance company for its failure to pay back the deposited amount to a depositor on the date of maturity.

In her complaint, Mrs Bimla Devi had stated that she had deposited Rs 20,000 with GNG Investment on December 26, 1996. She alleged that the investment company had issued a post-dated cheque for Rs 24,600 on account of the deposited amount and the interest accrued thereon. However, the said cheque was dishonoured when presented on account of insufficient funds.

Notice was issued to the opposite party, but since no one appeared the case was proceeded against ex-parte.

After going through the records, the Foum bench comprising its President, Dr H.C Modi, and members, Dr R.K Behl and Ms Shashi Kanta, observed that the complainant was to get Rs 24,600 on December 26, 1997, in lieu of the deposit of Rs 20,000 made by her in December 26, 1996. But since the said cheque stood dishonoured the money which was to be refunded remained with them. Hence, the complainant stood deprived of the use of that money.

The Foum directed the company to pay the complainant Rs 24,600 along with interest at the rate of 12 per cent per annum with effect from December 12, 1997 till the date of repayment. A sum of Rs 500 were also awarded as costs to the complainant.

Sub-junior soccer final today
By Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, Aug 4 — Sanjay Public School, Sector 44, will play against SD Public School, Sector 32, in tomorrow's final of the Chandigarh Sub-junior (under-16) Football Tournament in progress here at DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8 today.

Sanjay Public School defeated Blue Star Club, 4-0, while SD Public School, Sector 32 was involved in a fierce battle with St Xavier's School, Sector 44, before it won in a tie breaker, 6-5.

In the first semi-final, right from the beginning, SPS players were in command. In the sixth minute of the match, it scored the first goal through right out Davinder Singh. Chetan scored the second goal for his team in the 12th minute through a solo efforts. At half time, the score was 2-0 in favour of the Sanjay Public School team. In the 32th minute of the game, Davinder Singh struck again with a fine goal, followed by Rajiv who dribbled past two defenders of Blue Star Club before shooting in the fourth goal.Thus, Sanjay Public School stromed into the final.

In the second semi-final played between St Xavier's School, Sector 44, and SD Public School, Sector 32, both teams played the game in an aggressive mood. In the 24th minute of the first half, Gopal Thapa headed the ball into an empty goal as goalkeeper of the rival team came out into the clear. In the second half, Dheraj of St Xavier' School equalised the goal by scoring in the 32th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, SD Public School boys missed a golden chance to score. No team could score another goal and both were levelled at 1-1 after the stipulated time.

In the tie-breaker, Terjinder Singh of SD Public School once acted as the goalkeeper by defending a kick by Joseph of St Xavier's School and then scored a goal to give his team a 6-5 win. Other players who scored in the tie-breaker included Bhupinder, Vikas,Vivian and Puneet (one each), for the losers. For the winners, Gopal Thapa, Kuljeet Singh, Baba Singh, Inderjit Singh and Terjinder Singh scored one goal each.

41 selected: A total of 41 probables in the junior section in both boys' and girls' categories have been selected by the Amateur Athletic Association of Chandigarh during the trials held yesterday. A camp will begin tomorrow at the Sector 7 sports complex in preparation for selecting the Chandigarh team which will take part in the North Zone Junior Athletics Championship to be held at Allahabad on August 20 and 21.

According to Mr Ravinder Chaudhary, Secretary of the AAAC, those shortlisted for the said camp are as follows: Girls (under-16) — Veena Yadav, Mohinderjit Kaur, Pawandeep Kaur, Karamjeet Kaur, Shakshi Sharma and Mukesh Kumari.

Under-18 — Ramanjeet Kaur, Pinki Sharma, Manu Sharma, Suman Dalal, Sarbinder Kaur, Rosy Walia and Ramandeep Kaur. Under-20 — Sharanjit Kaur, Daya Verma and Jaswinder Kaur.

Boys (under-16) — Amanbir Singh, Harish, Harminder, Rajesh Kumar, Gurpreet singh. Under-18 — Lakhbir Singh, Jatinderbir Singh, Sunil Kumar, Narinder Singh, Mohit Beniwal, Pardeep Deo Singh, Sharaaybhum Malik, Harvind Singh and Gurmeet Singh.

Under-20 — Mohit Kumar, Jagtar, Lakhbir Singh, Kuldeep Singh, Sunil Yadav, Rakesh Kumar, Malkiat Singh, Gagandeep Singh and Amandeep Singh. Probables in the under-14 section will be announced later.

Basketball tourney: As many as 12 girls' teams drawn from various schools of the city have confirmed their participation in the Shriman Ishwar Singh Memorial Basketball Tournament which begins tomorrow at IS Dev Samaj Girls Senior Secondary School grounds, Sector 21.

The first match on the opening day will be played between Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, and Carmel Convent School, Sector 9 at 3 pm. The second match of the day will be played between the host team of IS Dev Samaj Senior Secondary School, Sector 21, and Shishu Niketan School, Sector 22, immediately after the first match. The inauguration will take place at 5pm.

The teams taking part in this tournament are as follows: Sacred Heart School, Sector 26; Government Model School, Sector 8; Bhawan Vidyalaya School, Sector 27; Carmel Convent School, Sector 9; Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 16; Shishu Niketan Senior Secondary School, Sector 22; Government Model School, Sector 26; Shivalik Public School, Sector 41; Dev Samaj Junior Model School, Sector 21; Government Model School, Sector 18; Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36; and the host IS Dev Samaj Senior Secondary School, Sector 21.

Shivalik Football Trophy from today
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Aug 4 — The stage is set for the Shivalik Football Trophy for schools to be conducted by the Chandigarh Football Association (CFA) here from tomorrow.

According to Mr A.S. Bains, president of the association, 29 local school teams have confirmed participation in the tournament, sponsored by Shivalik Public School. These include defending champions St Kabir School, Sector 26, Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, St Stephen's School, Sector 45, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 20, Vivek High School, Guru nanak Public School, Sector 36, Government High School, Sector 37, Government Model School, Sector 22, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 38 west, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35, Government Senior Secondary School, Karsan, DAV Model School, Sector 15, GMHS Sector 26, GHMS, Sector 38, GMSSS, Sector 22, GSSS, Sector 20, Guru Teg Bahadur Public School, Sector 15, GMSSS, Sector 40, GMSSS, Sector 35 (R), GMSSS, Sector 32, Bloom Model School, GHS, Sector 38, GHS, Behlana, GN Khalsa School, Sector 30, GHS, Sector 28, St Xavier's School, Sector 44, GSSS, Karsan (K), GNPS, Sector 37, and KVS, Sector 29.

Defending champions St Kabir, along with Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 20, and Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, have been given byes in the first round.

The opening match tomorrow will be played between Vivek High School, Sector 38, and Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, at the Sector 17 football stadium.

The semifinals and final will be played at the same venue on August 11 and 12, respectively. The venue for other first round, second round and third round matches will be Panjab University Campus, Sector 14.

According to former international Harjinder Singh, all school teams will assemble at the Sector 17 football stadium tomorrow in their uniforms for the march past. Mr D.s. Saroya, DPI Schools, Chandigarh, will inaugurate the tournament at 5 pm.