P&H: Dismisses appeal over e-Naksha rejection, says dispute cannot be decided without developer and GMADA

punjab-haryana
⚖️ Order Date: 18 Sep 2026
Headnotes

Civil Procedure Code, 1908, O.1.R.10 — Impleadment of necessary parties — Rejection of e-Naksha applications for residential plot — Appellants have not impleaded either developer or GMADA as necessary party — Developer could not be treated as a merely formal or proforma party — Matter...


Facts of the Case

P&H: Dismisses appeal over e-Naksha rejection, says dispute cannot be decided without developer and GMADA

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a Letters Patent Appeal filed by plot holders who challenged the rejection of their e-Naksha applications for residential plots in Rosewood Estate-I, Dera Bassi. The appellants had alleged that their building plans were wrongly rejected on the ground that their plots fell in the Economically Weaker Section category, while similarly placed plot holders were granted approval.

The petitioners argued that the rejection was arbitrary and discriminatory, violating Article 14 of the Constitution. They also contended that the developer had already handed over possession in 2014, so the dispute was only between them...

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