Woman hospitalised with 70 pc burns
Tribune News Service

SAS NAGAR, Dec 28 — A woman of Kambal village was admitted to the Sector 32 Government College and Hospital, Chandigarh, after she suffered at least 70 per cent burns at her in-laws’ house near here yesterday. According to the police, the victim’s brother-in-law poured kerosene on has as she was issueless after 12 years of her marriage.

The husband of the victim, Ram Singh, was not at home when the incident took place. A case under Section 307 of the IPC had been registered against the suspect, Ram Singh.

Mishap: Occupants of a car had a miraculous escape after the car had head-on collision with a truck near Phase 5 here late last night. No case was registered as the two parties reached a compromise.

CHANDIGARH

Cyclist killed: A city resident died when he was hit by a tractor-trailer near Maloya village late last night.

According to police sources, Amit Kumar, a cyclist, was hit and he died on the spot. The driver of the tractor, Karamjit Singh, a resident of Ghadauli village in Ropar was arrested.

A case under Sections 279 and 304-A, IPC, has been registered.

Liquor seized: The police has arrested three persons and seized 284 pouches and 12 bottles of liquor from various parts of the city.

Dinesh, a resident of Madhya Pradesh, was arrested with 240 pouches of whisky from Sector 20.

Vinod Kumar, a resident of Mani Majra, was arrested with 44 pouches of liquor from the housing board roundabout.

Sonu, a resident of maloya, was arrested with 44 pouches of whisky from near a temple in the same colony.

Cases under Sections 61, 1 and 14 of the Excise Act have been registered.

Car stolen: Ms Radha, a resident of Sector 23, reported that her car (CHOI-P-3548) had been stolen from Sector 17. A case under Section 379, IPC, has been registered at the Central police station.

Eve-teasing: The police has arrested Ashaq Ali and Rakesh Kumar on the charge of eve-teasing in Sector 35. A case under Section 294, IPC, has been registered at the Sector 36 police station.

PANCHKULA

Two injured: Two persons were injured when a scooter (HR-02-A-3538) hit a motor cycle (HR-12-A-114) near Surajpur. A case under Sections 279 and 337 of the IPC has been registered against Rajiv Sharma, a resident of Pinjore, on the complaint of Indu from Khurala village.

HUDA told to allot plots
Tribune News Service

PANCHKULA, Dec 28 — The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has ordered the Haryana Urban development authority to allot an alternative 10-marla plot in Sector 1 of Shahabad to Mr Pawan Kumar, a resident of Kurukshetra, pay Rs 25,000 as compensation and Rs 1,000 towards cost of proceedings.

The complainant stated that he was allotted a plot in Sector 1, Shahabad, in 1986 and he deposited the entire cost of the plot with HUDA. After repeated requests, he was offered possession of the plot in 1995.

However, till 1997 the sector remained undeveloped and he was unable to know the location of his plot. Also, he alleged, that when he did visit the site allotted to him he found that the cremation ground was hardly 10 metres away from his plot. He was also informed that the site allotted to him could not be changed in spite of the fact that HUDA had not shown any cremation ground in the layout plan.

In its reply, HUDA stated that the complainant did not visit the office for obtaining possession and added that the plot was far away from the cremation ground, while adding that the cremation ground was also being shifted to another place as per the decision of a higher court and that the allotment was made on the basis of the approved layout plan.

The bench, in its order, observed that the plot offered by HUDA for possession was right in front of the cremation ground and not fit for human habitation. Hence, the complainant was entitled to an alternative plot in lieu of the one allotted to him.

In another case, the forum has ordered HUDA to allot a plot to Mr Vijay Kumar, a resident of Panchkula, in Sector 8, Faridabad, or an alternative plot of the same size and at the same price in Sector 30, pay Rs 10,000 for mental agony and harassment and Rs 2,000 as cost of litigation.

In his complaint, Mr Vijay Kumar alleged that he was allotted a residential plot measuring 10 marlas in Sector 8, Faridabad, in 1985. In a letter to HUDA in 1995, he asked for possession of the plot or allotment of an alternative one in Sector 30. However, no action followed despite repeated requests.

In a written statement, HUDA said that the plot in question was allotted to Mr H.L. Dhawan in 1973 but was resumed by the Estate Office in 1976 after which it was allotted to the complainant from the discretionary quota even though Mr Dhawan filed a petition in court, making the matter sub judice. It was added that an alternative plot in Sector 30 would be allotted to the complainant shortly.

The bench comprising Mr R.C. Taneja, President, and Mr B.S. Badhran, member, observed that non-allotment of the plot after a gap of 14 years tantamounted to deficient services.

Shimen creates meet record
By Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, Dec 28 — Shimen Sharif of CISF created a new meet record in air rifle 10 m (ISSF) event by scoring 580 points out of 600 in the 24th Northern India shooting championship, being held at Patiali Rao Ranges, Sector 25.

Parveen Rawat, also of CISF, had a score of 565. Mangesh Pawar of CISF scored 572 points out of 600 in free rifle prone position (ISSF) senior men open category. He is leading in the event. Jasmeen Brar of Punjab was ahead with score of 317 points out of 400.

In air rifle OS (NR) civilian section, Nirmal Singh of Punjab led with 321 points out of 400, followed by Surinder Pal Singh of Punjab and R.K. Sisodia of Northern Railway, both scoring 312 points. Bhagat Singh of Uttar Pradesh scored 263 points out of 300 in .22 standard rifle OS (NR).

Lawyers' cricket: Sanjeev Trikha helped Punjab and Haryana High Court Lawyers XI beat Delhi High Court Advocates XI in the final of the All-India inter-high court Lawyers' Cricket Tournament in Jaipur. The Delhi team were bundled out for 116 runs in 28.4 overs, with Prabhjot Singh scoring 37 runs and Viplav Sharma scoring 16. Sanjeev Trikha took two wickets for 16 runs and Sachin took three wickets for 21 runs. In reply, the Punjab and Haryana team achieved the target with eight wickets in hand. Sanjeev Trikha scored 36 runs, Sandeep Moudgil scored 30 not out, Ashish scored 23 and Premjeet Hundal scored 32 not out.