We reported the news “NPR oustees await allotment of plots after HUDA officials inspection in Sector 110-A” on Feb 28, 2017.
Now, clearing the way for completion of the long-delayed Dwarka Expressway, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday disposed off a petition against allotment of plots to the NPR oustees who do not have proper property documents.
The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) now aims to give the possession of plots to the owners by April 10.
The case relates to a petition filed in September last year by Mr. Satyendra Singh, one of the landowners whose land was acquired for developing Sector 110A in Gurugram to rehabilitate the Dwarka Expressway oustees, demanding alternative property.
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Singh stated that genuine oustees have been denied alternative plots, while the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) had made questionable allotment of alternative plots to the general power of attorney (GPA) and special power of attorney (SPA) holders.
However , HUDA administrator Yashpal Yadav feels that with this judgement, all the roadblocks for the construction of Dwarka Expressway have been removed. “We will now allocate the plots and give possession before April 10,” he said.
But, the oustees will have six months to vacate the structures coming in the way of the expressway, he informed.
“This is a positive development as the allotment to the GPA and SPA holders was one of the major concerns hindering the completion of Dwarka Expressway,” said Pradip Rahi, general-secretary, DXP Welfare Association, a body which represents home buyers from more than 20 housing projects on Dwarka Expressway.
Earlier, the association also submitted an application seeking an appointment with the minister of road transport, highways & shipping, Nitin Gadkari to discuss the Dwarka Expressway issue.
HUDA had allotted 269 plots to expressway oustees through draw of lots between July and August last year, which included about 60 general power of attorney (GPA) and special power of attorney (SPA) holders from a pool of 465 applicants.
However, the Punjab and Haryana high court in October stayed the matter of allotment letters to oustees, who did not have original title deeds, while hearing a petition filed by Singh.
The high court had directed the HUDA to hear his plea on March 16 and settle the case as per the suitability of the applicant.
Around 14.5 km of the 18-km Dwarka Expressway, also called the Northern Peripheral Road (NPR), being constructed by HUDA, has already been built. The remaining portions in New Palam Vihar and Kherki Daula were stuck due to delay in the rehabilitation of the oustees.
NPR will connect Dwarka in Delhi and NH-8 near Kherki Daula in Gurgaon and comprise of many residential and commercial projects which are stuck in limbo at present.