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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
SURESHWAR THAKUR, VIKAS SURI
Dinesh Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State Of Haryana – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Sureshwar Thakur, J.
Through the instant writ petition, the petitioner seeks the quashing of the decision dated 14.9.2021 (Annexure P-20), taken in the meeting, wherebys respondent No. 2 allocated the membership of Super Deluxe category flat to respondent No. 3 who is the Managing Director of respondent No. 2, on preferential basis. Furthermore, the petitioner also seeks the quashing of the impugned letter dated 15.5.2023 (Annexure P-27), wherebys the membership of Super Deluxe category flat became allocated to respondent No. 4. In addition, the petitioner also seeks the quashing of the decision dated 25.7.2023 (Annexure P-32) taken by respondent No. 2 in its meeting, thereby regularizing the purported illegal allocation of membership of Super Deluxe category flat to respondent No. 4.
Brief facts of the case
2. It is averred in the instant petition that vide letter dated 9.2.2005 (Annexure P-2), respondent No. 2-HUDA, Urban Estate and Town and Country Planning, Scheme-II, Faridabad, Employees Welfare Organization (for short HEWO'), decided to enroll new members for the second scheme at Sector 21-C, Faridabad, from amongst the employees of HUDA, Urban Estate Department and To
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