Panchkula GHS members asked to pay more

CHANDIGARH: With an additional district and session judge (ADJ) of fast track court announcing an enhancement of Rs 394 per square yard, around 4,000 members of group housing societies in Sector 20, Panchkula, may be forced to cough up in order to continue staying in their houses. This is the third such enhancement announced by courts over a seven-year period, with the previous one coming just last year.
According to information, HUDA is still in the process of calculating the amount payable by each society. Last year, occupants were burdened with an amount varying between Rs 67,000 to Rs 1 lakh, depending upon the size of the society.
Terming it a cruel joke, Sector 20 residents��� association has decided to convene a meeting of all members of group housing societies (GHS). Notably, there are over 110 GHS in Sector 20. ������The way these enhancements are calculated and then we���re forced to pay up goes against the basic principle of group housing societies. People have been able to acquire these apartments after taking massive loans. Since most of us have the completion certificates, bankers may not be forthcoming to increase the loan amount,������ Rajinder Verma, a member of Chetna Group House Building Cooperative Society said.
A city Congress head, Tilak Raj Kataria, demanded that rules of allotment be amended.
������The problem is not with enhancement alone, but with the interest slapped on allottees due to
delay in release of payment by HUDA or land acquisition officer.
I am surprised that even after earning crores from applicants or other businesses as interest, HUDA passes on these enhancements to allottees. We plan to fight it out in the courts,������ Kataria said.