RAJESH MITTAL Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioners seek quashing of orders dated 08.10.2008, 22.11.2011 and 20.09.2012 (Annexures P14, P16, & P17, respectively) whereby their claim for revoking resumption of Plot No.47 in New Grain Market, Pipli (Kurukshetra), has been rejected and their appeal as well as revision petitions purportedly filed under the Punjab Agricultural Marketing Produce Act, 1961 as applicable to the State of Haryana, have also been dismissed.

(2.) THE subject plot was allotted to M/s Oswal Rice Mills a proprietor -firm through a public auction held on 20.02.1991 and on deposit of 25% of the allotment price, the allotment letter was issued on 23.04.1991, according to which the balance amount was payable in six half -yearly equal instalments along with interest @ 12.5% per annum.

(3.) AS the original allottee and various other similarly -placed allottees failed to deposit the due instalments as per terms and conditions of allotment, the Market Committee, Pipli vide notices dated 16.06.1994, 15.09.1995 and 11.04.1996 directed them to deposit the balance cost of the plots with interest and penal interest failing which the plots shall stand resumed. The aggrieved allottees (including M/s Oswal Rice Mills) went in appeal before the Chief Administrator, Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board who vide order dated 19.12.2000 (Annexure P1) accepted their appeals conditionally in the following terms: -