New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday gave the green signal to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to start alloting flats under the 2008 housing scheme, which was mired in controversy.
Justice G.S. Sistani accepted the report of the Economic Offences Wing (EoW) of the Delhi Police, which gave a clean chit to the DDA, the city’s housing authority.

Rajiv Bansal, counsel for DDA presented the report of EOW to the court and assured that they will soon start the allotment process which was on hold since last year.

The court was hearing the petition of Yash Katyal, who alleged that DDA has adopted a pick and choose policy in allotting flats.

Clearing this allegation, Rajiv Bansal said: “The petitioner is an unsuccessful member of the allotment so he moved the court. If he had any problems with any of the terms and conditions then he should have approached the court earlier.”

The court directed the DDA to began the allotment work to the successful allotees.

Over 500,000 people applied for 5,238 flats under the DDA’s housing scheme 2008. But the housing scheme got stuck amid allegations of fake applications.

The scam came to light earlier this year after a man who was allotted a flat in the draw of lots told police that he had not even applied for it.

The EOW started investigations which revealed a group of people conspired to buy several flats in the names of those from reserved categories like the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes. Although they were eligible for the flats, they could not afford them.

The conspirators meant to sell off these flats later for huge profits.