VB case against Panchkula man for land fraud

Bhartesh Singh Thakur

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Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 28

The State Vigilance Bureau, Haryana, has registered a case against Panchkula resident Joginder Singh for allegedly getting favourable orders from the courts by misrepresentation of facts in collusion with Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) officials.

The Vigilance Bureau has also alleged in the FIR, dated May 26, that at times, the accused’s contentions went un-rebutted in courts.

The FIR mentioned that in one of the cases before a lower court, none from HSVP appeared. The court ex parte ordered a stay on the land.

“For three years, the case continued ex parte. When HSVP appealed in the sessions court, the judge remarked that some people have cheated to grab HSVP’s land. The involvement of HSVP officials cannot be denied,” said the FIR.

Case continued ex parte for 3 years

The Vigilance Bureau has alleged in the FIR that at times, the accused’s contentions went un-rebutted in courts.

The FIR mentioned in one of the cases before a lower court, none from HSVP appeared. The court ex parte ordered a stay.

“For three years, the case continued ex parte. When HSVP appealed in the sessions court, the judge remarked that some people have cheated to grab HSVP’s land. The involvement of HSVP officials cannot be denied,” said the FIR.

The litigation involved the land acquisition of about 20-kanal land in 1987 for developing Sector 11 in Panchkula. Presently, its cost is around Rs 50 crore, as per the FIR.

Joginder Singh was in the possession of the acquired land but not the owner, added the FIR. He had a house on the land.

After a Civil Writ Petition (CWP) was filed in 1995, the Punjab and Haryana High Court ordered for allotment of plots for the dispossessed people. Singh got the plot in 2008 and sold it further in 2010.

He filed several cases in the lower court and Punjab and Haryana High Court regarding the ownership of part of the acquired land, and its release from acquisition.

He filed a CWP in 2016 which was allowed by the High Court the same year on October 27. The court observed, “No reply has been filed by the respondents (HSVP) to counter the aforesaid averments, which are deemed to have been admitted. During the course of the hearing also, the above-stated factual pleas were not controverted.”

Later, HSVP filed a review application in 2017 which was allowed in 2018. The case was reheard.

HSVP demolished Joginder Singh’s house in 2018 along with other illegal houses. Singh again went to the High Court with a Civil Original Contempt Petition (COCP).

Finally, when HSVP won the case against Joginder Singh on August 24, 2020, with the dismissal of CWP and COCP, thereafter the Vigilance Bureau started investigations.

The case was registered for the attempt to cheat under Section 420 with Section 511 of the IPC.