Cancel TNSCB allotment if houses rented out, says HC
TNN | Updated: Nov 29, 2017, 07:18 IST
CHENNAI: Allotment of slum clearance board houses should be cancelled if the original beneficiary is found renting out his apartment to third parties, the Madras high court has ruled.
Justice S Vaidyanathan, refusing to interfere with the eviction of slum residents at Karunanidhi Nagar, at present known as Theedir Nagar on Greams Road in Thousand Lights, said: "In case the petitioner is found renting or leasing out the tenement/alternative accommodation to a third person, he shall be immediately evicted and the Slum Clearance Board shall allot such tenement to other allottees. To ascertain whether the allottee is residing in the alternative place or not, the authorities shall conduct a surprise inspection and ask for the details about the person residing there. If the allotted person or his family is not residing there, such allottee shall not be shown any indulgence or mercy."
The judge also held that holding of 'testimonials' like Aadhar card, voter identity card and ration card would not entitle an encroacher to ownership of the land.
He directed officials to hand over the token/key to Thideer Nagar residents, who have been allotted an alternative accommodation at Perumbakkam, within two days and ordered the residents to shift to new within three days. Officials must take necessary steps to accommodate the residents' children in schools, preferably in and around Ambattur or Thirumazhisai, within three days, said Justice Vaidyanathan.
TNN | Updated: Nov 29, 2017, 07:18 IST
CHENNAI: Allotment of slum clearance board houses should be cancelled if the original beneficiary is found renting out his apartment to third parties, the Madras high court has ruled.
Justice S Vaidyanathan, refusing to interfere with the eviction of slum residents at Karunanidhi Nagar, at present known as Theedir Nagar on Greams Road in Thousand Lights, said: "In case the petitioner is found renting or leasing out the tenement/alternative accommodation to a third person, he shall be immediately evicted and the Slum Clearance Board shall allot such tenement to other allottees. To ascertain whether the allottee is residing in the alternative place or not, the authorities shall conduct a surprise inspection and ask for the details about the person residing there. If the allotted person or his family is not residing there, such allottee shall not be shown any indulgence or mercy."
The judge also held that holding of 'testimonials' like Aadhar card, voter identity card and ration card would not entitle an encroacher to ownership of the land.
He directed officials to hand over the token/key to Thideer Nagar residents, who have been allotted an alternative accommodation at Perumbakkam, within two days and ordered the residents to shift to new within three days. Officials must take necessary steps to accommodate the residents' children in schools, preferably in and around Ambattur or Thirumazhisai, within three days, said Justice Vaidyanathan.
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