The Chandigarh Social Welfare Council, today criticised the Chandigarh Administration's decision to turn down the proposal of the Estate Office to charge a nominal fee for the transfer of ownership of cooperative group housing society flats by General Power of Attorney holders (GPAs) holders.
In a joint statement issued in Chandigarh, S S Bhardwaj and Satish Chander Sharma, Co-Chairman and General Secretary of the Council, flayed the Administration for hefty charges on the GPA as unearned profit for transfer of flats in Cooperative Group Housing Societies and for having dismissed all pleas of the holders of GPAs in society flats for rationalising the charges for transfer of the flat in group housing societies.
"The council took very serious view of the decision taken by the officers of the Finance department in deference to the views of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies, who had opined that Rs 10,000, Rs 20,000 and Rs 30,000 should be paid respectively for first, second and third transfer. It seems the Administration in its zeal is bent on breaking the rules that are contradictory, illegal and discriminatory," said the Council.
General Secretary Satish C Sharma said that the rule that is drawn from the Chandigarh Sites and Building Rules, 1960, to form the basis of the proposed unearned profit is sub rule 8-C of the Act.
However, this application is in isolation of the Rule 8. Rule 8 is not for House Building Cooperative Societies Act.
"Occupiers of flats in these societies neither own a site nor a building. Land is allotted to a Society as per the 'Land to Cooperative House Building Societies Scheme', 1991, for construction of dwelling units for its members. The sub-rule 8-C provides for registration of sale deed/transfer. The Punjab Cooperative Act, 1960, is applied to Chandigarh. If the rule is implemented, then Punjab will have resorted to its application to garner resources for its development programme," he said.
The council said if the Administration does not revert its decision, the members will be compelled to launch an agitation for the dues of GPAs holders.
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