In a significant ruling, a Gurugram court issued a stay on the 12-acre residential project in Sector 65 by Anant Raj Ltd. after the court found evidence of alleged fraudulent actions in obtaining the construction licence. Civil Judge Jyoti Grover’s court observed that Anant Raj Ltd. and its sister companies concealed crucial information, including existing stay orders and land demarcation issues, from the Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP).
The case began when landowners, including Sushila Devi, learned that the developer sought further approval from the Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (HRERA) after acquiring a licence from DTCP. Advocate Tanuj Jaglan, representing the petitioners, revealed that a 2018 land demarcation was performed without notifying the landowners, leading the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Badshahpur to later stay and invalidate it in 2022 and 2023.
The developer's failure to disclose the 2022 stay order and the April 2023 nullification order rendered the October 2023 licence void, as it pertained to undivided land—a legal requirement for physical partitioning. Judge Grover highlighted that the defendants’ appeal to the divisional commissioner does not alter the fact that no stay exists on the SDM’s April order.
Jaglan further mentioned that a criminal complaint of forgery has been filed against Anant Raj Ltd. with the Gurugram Police’s Deputy Commissioner (East). The developer, represented by advocate Ram Avtar Gupta, intends to challenge the stay order in an appellate court.
In her ruling, Judge Grover underscored that the plaintiff demonstrated a “prima facie” case and would suffer irreparable harm if the stay wasn’t granted, as she risked losing undivided land rights. The court mandated status quo, restraining the developers from any further activities, land sales, or third-party transactions pending the resolution of this suit.
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