The notice in this regard was served on June 15. It stated that all deeds and contracts related to allotment of plots at the Society have been cancelled in the light of the anomaly and in the absence of any reply to the earlier notices issued on April 24 and June 7.
The notice said that the Society had been instructed to assist Division-2 of the Housing Board in re-acquiring the allotted plots.
The notice further said that since residential plots are utilised for commercial purposes, it also calls for payment against damage and penalty.
The members of Aniket Society Committee, however, said they were being targeted.
Ajay Kumar Thakur, a retired IAS officer and one of the residents of the Society was quoted in The Telegraph as saying: “The Housing Board has allotted more than 500 plots at Srikrishna Nagar, hundreds more at Kankerbagh and throughout the state. The majority of such houses are being partly or completely used for commercial purposes for many years and no one has ever raised any objection. It is only these 22 plots which are being targeted. There should be identical treatment for all. Besides, there should be a clear definition of residential usage. I believe that the reason behind targeting only Aniket Housing Society is that many of the beneficiaries here are senior bureaucrats, even at the level of chief secretary.”
Former Home Secretary U N Panjiyar, who is at present chairman of Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission and another Aniket resident, said the rules were never enforced strictly in the past.
“However, now when there is strict enforcement, we would abide by the rules and remove the commercial establishments running in Aniket Society.”

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