RTS commission cracks the whip

CHANDIGARH: Cracking the whip on the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), also known as Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP), the Right to Service (RTS) Commission on Wednesday issued notices to two estate officers of Gurugram and their counterparts in Panchkula and Faridabad asking them to appear before the commission to explain deficiency in delivery of services.

The estate officers have been asked to produce documents pertaining to instances where they failed to deliver notified services. The estate officers of HSVP, besides managing the urban estates by selling developed and undeveloped plots, are also responsible for pursuing matters pertaining to construction activities within the framework of construction and building byelaws.

Secretary to the commission, Meenaxee Raj, said chief commissioner of Haryana RTS Commission TC Gupta has ordered issuing of notices for July 8 and 9 to four estate officers in exercise of powers of civil court conferred by the RTS Act.

Raj said the commission has the powers to take suo motu notice of failure to deliver services. It also has the powers to initiate inquiries against government departments.

Separate notices issued to HSVP estate officers I and II of Gurugram, Panchkula and Faridabad said it has been ascertained that these estate officers have failed to deliver or delayed delivery of notified services in accordance with this Act.