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| HC grants GDA one more opportunity to clear stand on lease land in Gulmarg | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 13: The state high court today granted officials of Gulmarg Development Authority one more opportunity regarding decision on those Hotels and other buildings whose leases have expired.
Taking serious view on the approach of GDA, the division bench reiterated its earlier directions in this connection and observed that the property worth crores of rupees is being squandered by the GDA authorities by not taking care of the property.
The High Court had earlier also directed government to clear stand with regard to the recovery of the possession of the property where leases and licenses have expired in Gulmarg.
"It is trite that public property is held in public trust by the respondents (officials) and has to be dealt with in a non-arbitrary and transparent manner ensuring that public interest is best served," the court had said while hearing a Public Interest Litigation.
"No person can be permitted to utilize the property with the intention of furthering of private interest of any person or authority. It has to be ensured that the maximum benefit results to the public as a result thereof," the court had said.
During the proceedings previously, the court's attention was drawn to SRO-580 wherein the maximum period for which a lease could be granted was 40 years.
"Obviously, no extension beyond this period is permissible," the court had said and directed the official respondents to place on affidavit also their stand with regard to the recovery of the possession of the property where leases/licenses have expired.
"We shall also be informed in the affidavit about the manner in which such public property shall be dealt with. If the same is to be allowed to a private persons, the procedure which would be followed for the same." |
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