2 min readChandigarhSep 4, 2015 07:20 AM IST
First published on: Sep 4, 2015 at 04:58 AM IST
Chandigarh Golf Club possesses nearly 132 acres of land. (Source: Express Archives)
A division bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court comprising Acting Chief Justice Shiavax Jal Vazifdar and Justice Tejinder Singh Dhindsa on Thursday recused from hearing the case about the tussle between the Chandigarh Golf Club and the UT Administration on the issue of renewal of lease rent of nearly 132 acre land that is in the club’s possession.
The case would now come up for hearing before some other division bench of the high court.
On the last date of hearing on August 11, the high court had sent the case back to the mediator, Justice Kuldip Singh (retired Supreme Court judge), so as to resolve the issue. However, no reply was filed in the case on Thursday either by the Chandigarh Administration or the Golf Club about the developments in the case after August 11.
The club had approached the high court challenging the Chandigarh Administration’s decision of enhancing its lease amount enormously, charging Rs 9.27 crore as rent, including interest for five years – from March 2008 to 2013. As per the earlier lease signed for 20 years from 1988 to 2008, the annual lease amount of the club established on August 25, 1966, was Rs 1 lakh.
However, after the revision of lease amount, it reached Rs 1.61 crore annually.
On August 11, the court was informed that the High Court had earlier in February 2013 appointed Justice Kuldip Singh as mediator in the case but the mediation had failed to bring some fruitful result. The court observed, “We see no reason why the mediation should fail. Considering all the facts and circumstances of the case, which we refrain from mentioning in this order, we are confident that the mediation in this matter will succeed. The parties are directed to go back to the learned mediator on August 26.”
Chandigarh Golf Club possesses nearly 132 acres of land. (Source: Express Archives)
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