As we repeatedly say that in most of the cases, action is taken only after the intervention of and orders from the court, a PIL filed in the High Court in respect of allotments of JMC and SMC residential accommodation and for commercial purposes on non-transparent and pick and choose policy has resulted in the High Court taking a serious view, nothing short of reprimanding Housing and Urban Development Department . How such allotments could be made in the absence of a proper policy or bye-laws framed to guide and authorise allotments of Municipal assets costing crores of Rupees, is intriguing .
However, the thumb rule of “Use and Pay” must at least be now seen applying in those instances and cases of allotments which otherwise do not fall under eligibility criterion. Applying the simple rule of charging rent etc at the prevailing market rates as a result of making of requisite bye-laws now, would not only give rest to a scramble for going in for municipal accommodations in the twin capital cities but also streamline and smoothen the process of residential accommodation. In the absence of a proper policy of what yardstick was to be applied in respect of concessional period of retention on transfer, retirement, resignation, dismissal etc of the employees, a situation of mess and haze was rampant which by formulation of Bye-Laws have been attempted to be addressed. We would reiterate that the Governmental or for that matter public assets, used by the eligible people too should be governed by transparent and well defined policy not to speak of the ones not eligible who, at the first instance, must vacate such accommodation or agree to pay market price till the pleasure of the rules allowing such ineligible accommodation.
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