Former Haryana minister amongst 6 given discover to take away alleged encroachment

Six individuals, together with a former Haryana minister, have been served with notices to take away alleged encroachment.

File photograph of former Haryana minister Sukhbir Kataria.

By Press Trust of India: A discover has been issued to 6 individuals together with former Haryana minister Sukhbir Kataria to take away alleged unlawful encroachment in round 4 acres of land right here belonging to the city property division inside 15 days, an official mentioned.

Kataria, nevertheless, claimed that it was his ancestral land which has been together with his household for the final 100 years and alleged that he was being harassed by authorities.

The land value crores of rupees is close to sector 17-18 street within the income property of village Inayatpur, (Bechirag) in Tehsil Gurugram.

According to District Town Planner (Enforcement) Manish Yadav, the discover was issued on February 21 to Mohit Lal Kataria, Chetan Thakran, Sukhbir Kataria, Roshini Dahiya, Kulraj Kataria and Tilak Raj Kataria, residents of village Inayatpur, to take away the unauthorised development and vacate the land.

“In reference to the subject matter, it is intimated that the land, approximately 3.822 acres falling in Khasra no. 16//25 of revenue estate of village Inayatpur, [Bechirag], Tehsil Gurugram is in the ownership of Urban Estate Department, Haryana and in possession of Divisional Town Planner, Gurugram.

“You have raised unauthorised construction on the aforesaid land and occupied the government land illegally. Therefore, you are directed to demolish the unauthorised construction raised on your land and vacate the government land within 15 days, positively otherwise necessary legal action will be initiated against you as per prevailing Act/Policy,” learn the discover issued by Yadav.

A senior officer of the DTP division mentioned that the land was acquired in 1970.

Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav concluded an inquiry which revealed that the land is the possession of the divisional city planner and it ought to be vacated, the officer mentioned.

“On the course of the deputy commissioner, notices have been issued to the unlawful occupants”, mentioned DTP (E) Manish Yadav.

When contacted, Sukhbir Kataria mentioned that the federal government was “solely harassing him”.

Kataria was a minister through the second tenure of the Bhupinder Singh Hooda authorities (2009-2014) in Haryana.

The identical course of to take possession of land additionally began earlier when he moved the court docket, he mentioned, including the following listening to into the case is on April 3.

“This is my ancestral land that has been in the possession of my family for the last 100 years. Earlier, a vigilance inquiry was also conducted and now they have again started a new process, but in fact, this is my parental land and not of the government,” mentioned Kataria.

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