P&H: Sets aside cancellation of Housing Allotment for lack of hearing
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the cancellation of a man’s allotment under a Haryana housing scheme for economically weaker and below-poverty-line families, ruling that the authorities could not take action affecting his allotment without first giving him notice and an opportunity to be heard.
The petitioner, Roshan, said he had applied under the scheme in 2018, was successful in a draw of lots in January 2019 and received an allotment letter the following month. He told the Court that he had made the required payments and was willing to meet the scheme’s remaining conditions.
The State...
