Scam in allotment of plots under oustees quota in Panipat district

Mukesh Tandon

Tribune News Service

Panipat, June 21

An alleged scam of crores of rupees in the allotment of plots in Sectors 13 and 17 by the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) officials under the oustees quota has come to the fore in Panipat. The legal cell of the HSVP has recommended cancellation of allotment and lodging of criminal cases against 26 persons, including the then Administrator, Rohtak, and Estate Officer (EO), HSVP, Panipat.

Ajeet Balaji Joshi, Chief Administrator, HSVP said the action had been initiated into the matter.

As per sources in the HSVP, nine plots had been allotted to the nine beneficiaries under the oustees quota by the HSVP officials allegedly in connivance with some private persons, which led to huge revenue loss to the state government.

Ajeet Balaji Joshi, Chief Administrator, HSVP, ordered an inquiry through the legal cell and it submitted its report to the Chief Administrator in May.

It has been found in the inquiry that nine plots of Sectors 13 and 17 were allotted in violation of the HSVP oustees’ policy. It has come to the fore during the inquiry that the officials had allotted these plots as per the rates in 2007, which led to revenue loss of crores of rupees to the department. Even, the officials allotted the plots to those people who were not entitled, said the sources. The officials gave the possession on the same day of the allotment and the next day the plot was transferred in some other persons’ name, the sources added.

The legal cell has recommended in the inquiry report that the EO, HSVP be directed to take the possession of the plots immediately; to forfeit the deposit amount by the applicants or refund the amount to them without any interest.

It also recommended that the administrator, Rohtak, and the Estate officer, Panipat had extended their jurisdiction in making the allotment of oustees quota plots in these cases giving undue advantage to the oustees, therefore strict disciplinary action may be taken against them.

It also recommended lodging an FIR against the then administrator, HSVP, Rohtak, the then Estate Officer, Panipat, along with the allottees and transferees.

Violation of HSVP oustees’ policy

• Ajeet Balaji Joshi, Chief Administrator, HSVP, ordered an inquiry through the legal cell and it submitted its report to the Chief Administrator in May.
• The inquiry established that nine plots in Sectors 13 and 17 were allotted in violation of the HSVP oustees’ policy.
• It also recommended lodging of an FIR against the then Administrator, HSVP, Rohtak, the then Estate Officer, Panipat, along with the allottees and transferees.