317-A.M.4.—(1) No employee shall be eligible for allotment of Government residence under these rules if he or his spouse or any of his dependant children owns a house at Chandigarh, or at the adjoining urban estates of Panchkula or Mohali, unless he is willing to pay double the normal licence fee.
Provided that this rule shall not apply to the employees living in the earmarked residences.
(2) If on the coming into force of these rules, an employee already in occupation of Government residence, his spouse or any of this dependant children, owns a house at Chandigarh or the adjoining urban estates of Panchkula or Mohali, he shall surrender the Government residence in his occupation within a period of two months. However, he will have the option to retain the same on the payment of double the normal licence fee.
(3) Where an employee to whom sub-rule (2) is applicable does not surrender the Government residence as required, he shall be liable to pay damages for use and occupation of the residence equal to double the normal licence fee from the date on which he is required to surrender the Government residence.
(4) Where after a Government residence has been allotted to an employee, he or his spouse or any of his dependant children constructs or otherwise becomes the owner of a house at Chandigarh or at the adjoining urban estates of Panchkula or Mohali shall notify the fact to the Secretary within a period of four weeks from the date on which he or such member becomes the owner of the house or completes the construction thereof and he shall, thereafter, be governed by the provisions of sub-rules (1) to (4).
Explanation : A person shall be deemed to become the owner of a house, in the case of a newly constructed house, as from the date the Estate Officer concerned gives a certificate of completion in relation to the house or the date of actual occupation of the house, whichever his earlier.