News of Ritu Maheshwari’s arrest: In an ongoing litigation between a plot allottee and the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA), GNIDA’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ritu Maheshwari has been sentenced to one month in jail and an order has been issued for her arrest. ,
An arrest warrant for Maheshwari has been issued to Gautam Budh Nagar Police Commissioner Laxmi Singh. The District Consumer Forum has given these orders on Saturday in this matter which has been going on for almost 18 years.
According to the information received from the District Consumer Forum, a person named Mahesh Mitra had applied for the allotment of a plot of land in 2001. However, the Greater Noida Development Authority did not allot the land to Mitra, following which Mitra filed the petition. Case in District Consumer Forum in 2005. On December 18, 2006, the District Forum gave its verdict in this matter.
The District Consumer Forum ordered the GNIDA to allot a plot measuring between 1,000 to 2,500 square meters to Mitra as per his requirement, subject to the terms and conditions of the GNIDA.
Apart from this, the Greater Noida Development Authority was also ordered to pay the full legal fees of the case. The Greater Noida Authority then approached the State Consumer Commission, following which the Greater Noida Authority filed an appeal in the State Consumer Commission against the order passed by the District Consumer Forum.
On 21 December 2010, the State Consumer Commission gave its verdict on this appeal. The state commission ruled that the registration amount of Rs 20,000 deposited by Mitra with the development authority would be refunded. This amount was deposited on January 6, 2001 and six per cent interest would also have to be paid from January 6, 2001 till the date of payment. The Development Authority has got a big relief from this decision of the State Commission.
Mitra approached the National Consumer Commission against this order of the State Consumer Commission. After hearing the whole matter, the National Consumer Commission gave its verdict on 30 May 2014. The National Consumer Commission said that Mitra’s position on the matter was correct and the decision of the State Consumer Commission was wrong.
The decision of the District Consumer Forum is correct. However, the National Consumer Commission made minor changes to the decision announced by the District Consumer Forum.
What did the ‘National Consumer Commission’ say:
The National Consumer Commission in its judgment said that any plot between 500 to 2500 square meters can be allotted to Mitra. It will be decided on the basis of their project report and requirement.
GNIDA did not implement the decision of the National Consumer Commission against which Mitra once again approached the District Consumer Forum. The District Consumer Forum has several times directed GNIDA to comply with the decision of the National Consumer Commission.
On 14 July 2017, the District Consumer Forum attached the bank accounts of GNIDA. Opposing this action, the Greater Noida Development Authority filed an appeal in the State Consumer Commission. Thereafter, the State Commission quashed the decision declared by the District Consumer Forum.
The District Consumer Forum had on August 18, 2017 ordered the CEO of Greater Noida Authority to appear before the forum in person. Against this order also the Authority obtained cancellation order from the State Consumer Commission.
The District Consumer Forum has said in the court decision passed on Saturday that for the last nine years the Greater Noida Development Authority is delaying the orders of the District Forum and the National Consumer Commission.
District Consumer Forum President Anil Kumar Pundir and Forum member Dayashankar Pandey have passed a new order hearing the entire case on Saturday, in which the CEO of GNIDA has been sentenced to one month in jail.
He has been fined Rs 2,000 and a warrant has been sent to Gautam Budh Nagar Police Commissioner to arrest the CEO. On behalf of the District Forum, the CEO has been directed to follow the order of the National Consumer Commission in the next 15 days.
(With IANS inputs)
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