In a relief to home-buyers, the Haryana government restored the licence of Mahira Infratech Private Limited and directed the developer to complete its affordable housing project in Gurgaon’s Sector 68 within six months and hand over possession to the allottees.
In May 2022, the Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP), Haryana had cancelled the licence granted to Mahira Infratech Private Limited (formerly known as Sai Aaina Farms Pvt Ltd) for development of an affordable housing colony in Sector 68, citing “grave violations” by the developer.
In an order Principal Secretary to the Government of Haryana, Town and Country Planning Department, Arun Kumar Gupta, set aside to the extent of cancellation of licence and direction for taking over the licenced project under rule 19 of the Rules, 1976. Further directing the developer to complete the project within six months from today and handover possession to the allottees.
Observing that the interest of allottees has to be protected, the order said that the allottees cannot be penalized for no fault of their and DTCP is always at liberty to take appropriate legal action against the developer for committing such irregularities/forgeries, if any, but the interest of the allottees has to be protected in all eventuality.