AHMEDABAD: Officials from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) have faced allegations of collusion and irregularities from a co-operative housing society in Ghatlodia ward. Society members claim that AMC officials in the North West Zone improperly collected impact fees for two houses constructed illegally on government land, falsely attributing them to their society.
On December 22, 2024, the society members submitted an appeal to the Appellate Authority in Gandhinagar under the Gruda Act, 2022. The appeal, initiated by Natwarlal Panchal along with eight other society members, states that impact fees were unlawfully charged in May 2024 for the two homes built on reserved government land. They requested the cancellation of these fee applications, providing evidence that the homes were misrepresented as part of their society.
The complaint asserts: “Houses No. 68 and 67 on Final Plot No. 59 under TP Number 1 in Chandlodia, located in the Ghatlodia ward of Ahmedabad city, were regularized by collecting impact fees under the Gujarat Regularisation of Unauthorised Development Act, 2022 (Gruda Act–2022). The regularization order refers explicitly to ‘Devmandir Co-operative Housing Society’ and ‘Final Plot No. 60′, yet a thorough investigation of the society’s revenue records reveals that these two houses are not situated on the 8114 m² of Final Plot No. 60 owned by the Devmandir Co-operative Housing Society.” Society members are also seeking legal action against three AMC officials from the North West Zone office due to alleged collusion. Five hearings have been conducted to date, with the latest taking place on December 25 of the previous year.
The complaint highlights: “It is critical to note that the land was allocated to the government, and Form F indicates that the collector holds rights over this land. Therefore, the regularization of these private houses is illegal and raises suspicions.”
