Gurgaon: Punjab and Haryana high court has directed the state govt to place on record the details of demolition and restoration actions carried out against properties allegedly involved in unauthorised constructions in DLF City.Hearing a batch of petitions, including one filed by the DLF City Residents Welfare Association, the court on July 14 granted Haryana govt 10 days to file its response and listed the matter for further hearing on July 28.The HC — while reiterating that lawful buildings should not suffer during enforcement drives — also sought copies of the building bylaws applicable to the area to assess whether the constructions comply with planning regulations.The litigation pertains to alleged unauthorised constructions and building norm violations in DLF City, where enforcement action by Haryana authorities affected several property owners. The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor asked the state to submit complete records of demolition and restoration undertaken so far in the colony.The proceedings have attracted hundreds of stakeholders, making it one of the largest ongoing property-related litigations concerning residential constructions in Gurgaon. The court took note of the large number of intervention applications filed by property owners and other stakeholders seeking to be heard in the matter.To facilitate proper adjudication, it directed every applicant to furnish complete details of the property claimed by them, along with copies of sanctioned building plans, completion certificates or any other relevant documents issued by the competent authority.The bench observed that its objective is to ensure that constructions raised strictly in accordance with the sanctioned building plans and applicable laws are protected. At the same time, it made it clear that structures raised without approved building plans or in violation of permissible building norms must be dealt with in accordance with law.The bench said such information was necessary to establish the identity of each property and verify the legal status of the construction before considering the claims of individual applicants. It observed that, in the absence of these documents, it would be difficult to correlate the applicants with the properties in dispute.The HC’s latest directions are expected to bring greater clarity on the extent of enforcement already undertaken by the state and help distinguish legally approved constructions from those that violate planning regulations before any further action is considered.
