IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.14214 of 2010 Date of Decision : August 11, 2010. Ashwani Kumar Dogra .....Petitioner versus Improvement Trust, Ludhiana and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Onkar Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner is an allottee of Plot No.714/5th at SBS Nagar, Phase-II, CHBS Limited, Ludhiana. He is aggrieved of the communication dated 23.6.2010 (Annexure P-5) sent by the Housefed Punjab, whereby tentative cost of the subject plot has been increased from Rs.19,95,000/- lacs to Rs.23,96,000/- and the balance payment of Rs.11,99,000/- has been demanded from the petitioner in lump-sum and/or in instalments alongwith interest. The precise grievance of the petitioner is that no reason whatsoever has been communicated to him as to why the tentative price of the plot has been substantially increased for more than Rs.4 lacs. In this regard, the petitioner is said to have represented the Managing Director of C.W.P.No .14214 of 2010 2 the Housefed, Chandigarh, vide representation dated 9.7.2010 (Annexure P-6) but there is no response thereto. Since the petitioner has been asked to deposit the enhanced amount failing which his allotment can be cancelled that he has approached this Court. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner at some length, I am of the considered view that the petitioner, as an allottee, is entitled to know the reasons and manner of enhancement of the allotment price which has unfortunately not been explained in the impugned communication dated 23.6.2010. In these circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent Nos.2 & 3 to communicate the reasons for enhancement in the allotment price of the subject plot alongwith statement of account to the petitioner within a period of two weeks from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. If the petitioner is still aggrieved by these reasons, he shall be entitled to seek redressal of his grievances before an appropriate forum. The petitioner may, however, deposit the enhanced allotment price without prejudice to his rights. Dasti. August 11, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE