HC Refuses To Stay Notice on Circle Rates
A division bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath refused to pass an interim order to stay the notification, saying it would hear the Delhi government's stand before passing any order.
The bench asked the state government to file its response on the plea by September 23. The court said the government must specify if the notification could be issued without the Lt Governor's approval.
HC sought the response on a PIL filed by Congress functionary Naresh Kumar challenging the notification and urging the court to declare uniform rates.
The petitioner asked the court to declare the August 4 notification of the state government as "null and void".
On Thursday senior advocate Dayan Krishnan appeared for the Delhi government and opposed the plea.
Appearing for the petitioner, lawyer OP Saxena told the court that the Delhi government's decision was taken without the approval of LG Najeeb Jung and sought its quashing.
Through the notification, the Delhi government fixed the new rates in the range of Rs 1 crore and Rs 3.5 crore per acre from the earlier Rs 53 lakh per acre.
LG Najeeb Jung has already stayed the notification prompting the Delhi government to pass a resolution against the move.
The petitioner asked the court to "fix uniform rates for agricultural land throughout Delhi instead of fixing rates for different areas of the national capital so as to protect the right of equality to all the farmers of Delhi".
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/HC-refuses-to-stay-notice-on-circle-rates/articleshow/48562971.cms
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