Court stays Saraswati Vihar plot auction

Gurgaon | Wednesday | 21st February, 2018

Summary:

Till then, there were no defined norm for community facilities. As per rules, a township should have 45% open space.On February 1, the housing board had issued a notification to auction the plot at a reserved price of Rs 5.5 crore for residential purpose. But Gurgaon Citizens’ Council (GCC) filed a petition in court, seeking a stay on the proposed auction. On Monday, the court issued an order, “restraining” the housing board from auctioning the plot.According to residents, the colony was developed as per Haryana Housing Board Act, 1971, and licensed by the director of town and country planning department. We don’t even have a community centre here,” he added.The colony RWA had also written to the chief administrator of the housing board in Panchkula earlier this month to register their protest against the proposed auction..