SURINDER GUPTA Vs. UNION TERRITORY

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner has approached this Court challenging the order dated June 7, 2004 (Annexure P.4) passed by the Estate Officer, Chandigarh, the order dated September 21, 2004 (Annexure P.5) passed by the Chief Administrator and the order dated August 25, 2005 (Annexure P.6) passed by the Advisor to the Administrator with regard to Bardana Booth site No. 269, Grain Market, Sector 26, Chandigarh. The petitioner is a transferee from the original allottee.

(2.) The original allottee was allotted the site in question in the year 1991. Actual physical possession of the site in question was offered to the original allottee on July 10,1991 and took up the aforesaid possession on September 13, 1991. According to the petitioner, the site in question was under unauthorised encroachments and the encroachers had got some stay from this Court. On account of the aforesaid fact, the original allottee could not get the actual physical possession of the site and consequently chose not to make the payment of installments. On account of death of original allottee the booth was transferred in the name of the petitioner on August 3, 1993 on the basis of registered Will. On account of non payment, the penalty was imposed upon the petitioner and he was also required to pay interest/penal interest.

(3.) The respondents have contested the claim of the petitioner. In the written statement filed by them, the respondents have relied upon an undertaking furnished by the general attorney of the original allottee which is in the following terms: