News article published in Indian Express on 7, 8 & 9 August regarding delay in UT Estate Office regarding conversion of SCF to SCO in respect of SCF No.11, Sector 9-D, Chandigarh (copy enclosed).
On the above cited subject, it is informed that Indian Express has not reflected upon the true picture of this case and hence, it is responsibility of this office to bring on record factual status of the case reported by Indian Express.
In this regard, it is informed that property SCF No. 11, Sector 9 D, Chandigarh was originally allotted to Sh. Pritam Singh vide allotment letter dated. 23/05/1955. Sh. Sukhdev Singh, Sh. Jasbir Singh and Smt. Mohinder Kaur had purchased this property in the year 1989 and transfer letter was issued on 09/02/1989 by Estate Office.
Sh. Sukhdev Singh vide application dated. 16/02/2009 had applied for conversion of SCF No. 11, Sector 9 D, Chandigarh. Estate Office vide memo dated. 18/02/2009 had asked the applicant to apply with consent of other co-owners for the conversion of site. However, no comments were received from applicant on this behalf and office after giving time of 6 years ultimately rejected the case and returned the demand draft deposited by the applicant for conversion vide memo dated. 11/12/2015.
Meanwhile Estate Office issued notice on 29/04/2013 for building violations which were neither sanctionable nor compoundable and Rear Open Courtyard had been constructed upto 1st floor which is against the architectural control.
Sh. Sukhdev Singh, Sh. Jasbir Singh and Smt. Mohinder Kaur had again applied for conversion of property vide application dated 07/01/2016. Estate Office had again rejected the application of conversion vide memo dated. 11/02/2016 and asked the applicants to get the building violation removed and again informed the applicant on 23/03/2016 that request of conversion cannot be proceeded due to non-sanctionable violations existing in building.
Sh. Sukhdev Singh, Sh. Jasbir Singh and Smt. Mohinder Kaur had given incomplete application for conversion of property vide application dated 01/03/2021. Estate Office had asked the applicants to apply fresh for conversion vide memo dated. 19/03/2021 & again asked applicants to apply for conversion with token money i.e Rs. 50,000/- vide memo dated 08/06/2021.
Sh. Sukhdev Singh, Sh. Jasbir Singh and Smt. Mohinder Kaur had furnished demand draft of Rs. 50,000/- and undertaking for conversion of property vide application dated. 04/08/2021 without removing the non-sanctionable violations.
Hence it is clear that applicants are well aware of non-sanctionable violations done by them in their property and that their case for conversion has been rejected multiple times because of this reason itself. Because of reasons best known to them, instead of removing building violation they are resorting to giving partial information to media. Estate Office resolves to process their case within Right to Service timeline if the building violations are removed.
