205 mÙkj izns”k ¶ySVksa dk LokfeRo vf/kfu;e] 1975 ¿mÙkj izns”k vf/kfu;e la[;k 50] 1975À THE UTTAR PRADESH OWNERSHIP OF FLATS ACT, 1975 [U.P. Act No. 50 of 1975] 206 mÙkj izns”k ¶ySVksa dk LokfeRo vf/kfu;e] 1975 ¿mÙkj izns”k vf/kfu;e la[;k 50] 1975À ¿tSlk mÙkj izns”k fo/kku e.My }kjk ikfjr gqvkÀ Pkkj ;k mlls vf/kd ¶ySVksa okys Hkouksa esa vyx&vyx ¶ySVksa ds LokfeRo vkSj mi;ksx ls lEc) fo’k;ksa dh O;oLFkk djus ds fy;s vf/kfu;e Hkkjr x.kjkT; ds NCchlosa o’kZ esa fuEufyf[kr vf/kfu;e cuk;k tkrk gS %& 1&& ¼1½ ;g vf/kfu;e mÙkj izns”k ¶ySVksa dk LokfeRo vf/kfu;e] 1975 dgyk;sxkA ¼2½ bldk foLrkj lEiw.kZ mÙkj izns”k esa gksxkA laf{kIr uke rFkk foLrkj 2&& ;g vf/kfu;e dsoy ml lEifÙk ij ykxw gksxk] ftldk ,d ek= Lokeh ;k ftlds lHkh Lokeh lE;d~ :i ls ,slh ?kks’k.kk fu’ikfnr rFkk jftLVªh djkdj] ftlesa /kkjk 10 esa fufnZ’V fof”kf’V;ka nh gqbZ gksa] mls bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/kksa ds v/khu dj nsa % ijUrq dksbZ Hkh lEifÙk bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/kksa ds v/khu ugha dh tk;xh] tc rd fd bldk vkokfld iz;kstu ds fy;s okLro esa mi;ksx u fd;k tkrk gks ;k mi;ksx fd;k tkuk izLFkkfir u gks % ijUrq ;g vkSj fd ,slh Hkwfe dk ftl ij dksbZ Hkou fLFkr gks] ,dek= Lokeh ;k mlds lHkh Lokeh ml Hkwfe dks bl “krZ ds lkFk bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/kksa ds v/khu dj ldsaxs fd og ;k os ,slh Hkwfe dk iV~Vk ¶ySV ds Lokfe;ksa dks djsaxs vkSj ,slh n”kk esa iV~Vs dh “krsZa rFkk fucU/ku fu’ikfnr fd;s tkus okys iV~Vs dh fy[kr dh ,d izfrfyfi ,slh ?kks’k.kk esa yxk dj ;k vU;Fkk] ?kks’k.kk esa izdV fd;s tk;saxsA vf/kfu;e dk ykxw gksuk 3&& bl vf/kfu;e esa] tc rd fd lanHkZ ls vU;Fkk visf{kr u gks]& ifjHkk’kk,aa ¼d½ ^^¶ySV** dk rkRi;Z fdlh lEifÙk ds ,sls Hkkx ls gS] ftlls fdlh lM+d] ekxZ ;k jkt&ekxZ ij vFkok ,slh lM+d ekxZ ;k jkt&ekxZ rd tkus okyh fdlh lkekU; {ks= ij lh/kk fudkl gks rFkk tks lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa esa vius vfoHkkftr fgr lfgr ,d Lora= vkokfld bdkbZ gks( ¼[k½ ^^Hkou** dk rkRi;Z ,d gh ifj{ks= esa fLFkr ,sls fdlh Hkou ;k ,dkf/kd Hkouksa ls gS ftuesa dqy feykdj pkj ;k mlls vf/kd ¶ySV gks ( ¼x½ ^^mifof/k;ksa** dk rkRi;Z bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu cukbZ xbZ mifof/k;ksa ls gS ( ¼?k½ ^^lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa** ds vUrxZr fuEufyf[kr Hkh gS %& ¼1½ Hkwfe ftl ij Hkou fLFkr gks vkSj Hkwfe rFkk Hkou ds lHkh lq[kkpkj] vf/kdkj vkSj mikax ( ¼2½ Hkou dh uhao] LrEHk] xMZj] /kju] vkyEc] eq[; nhokysa] Nrsa] gky] xfy;kjs] ykfc;ka] lhf<+;k] lksiku] vfXu&lksiku] izos”k rFkk fudkl }kj ( ¼3½ rg[kkus] v/k%dks’B] izkax.k] m|ku] xkM+h [kM+h djus ds LFkku vkSj HkaMkjdj.k ds LFkku( 207 ¿mÙkj izns”k ¶ySVksa dk LokfeRo vf/kfu;e] 1975À ¿/kkjk 4&5À ¼4½ lEifÙk ds izcU/k ds fy;s lsok;ksftr izfrgkjksa ;k O;fDr;ksa ds okl ds fy;s ifjlj ( ¼5½ lkekU; lsok;sa tSls “kfDr] izdk”k] xSl] xeZ ;k BaMk ikuh] rkiu] iz”khru] okrkuqdwyu rFkk lhoj O;oLFkk( ¼6½ ,yhosVj] VSad] iai] eksVj] dEizslj] ikbi rFkk ukyh vkSj lk/kkj.kr% lkekU;
mi;ksx ds fy;s fo|eku lHkh lkf/k= rFkk laLFkkiu ( ¼7½ ,slh vU; lqfo/kk;sa ftuds fy;s ?kks’k.kk esa fo”ks’kr% O;oLFkk dh tk; ( ¼8½ lEifÙk ds ,sls vU; lHkh Hkkx tks mlds vfLrRo] vuqj{k.k rFkk lqj{kk ds fy, vko”;d ;k lqfo/kktud gksa ;k lk/kkj.kr% lkekU; mi;ksx esa gksa( ¼³½ ^^lkekU; O;;** dk rkRi;Z lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa ds iz”kklu] vuqj{k.k] ejEer ;k izfrLFkkiu ds O;;ksa rFkk ¶ySVksa ds Lokfe;ksa ds laxe }kjk ¶ySVksa ds Lokfe;ksa ds izfr fu/kkZfjr lHkh vU; jkf”k;ksa ls gS ( ¼p½ ^^lkekU; ykHk** dk rkRi;Z lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa ls leLr vk;] fdjk;k] ykHk rFkk jktLo ds ml vfr”ks’k ls gS tks lkekU; O;; dks dkVus ds i”pkr~ cps( ¼N½ ^^l{ke izkf/kdkjh** dk rkRi;Z mÙkj izns”k vkokl ,oa fodkl ifj’kn~ vf/kfu;e] 1965 ds v/khu fu;qDr vkokl vk;qDr ls gS ( ¼t½ ^^?kks’k.kk** dk rkRi;Z ,slh fy[kr ls gS] ftlds }kjk dksbZ lEifÙk ,rn~i”pkr~ micfU/kr jhfr ls bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/kksa ds v/khu dh tk;( ¼>½ ^^lhfer lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa** dk rkRi;Z mu lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa ls gS ftUgsa ?kks’k.kk esa vU; ¶ySVksa dks vioftZr djds fdlh ¶ySV ;k fdUgha ¶ySVksa ds mi;ksx ds fy, vkjf{kr vfHkfgr fd;k tk; ( ¼´½ ^^fofgr** dk rkRi;Z bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu cuk;s x;s fu;eksa }kjk fofgr ls gS( ¼V½ ^^lEifÙk** esa dksbZ Hkwfe] ml ij fufeZr ;k fuekZ.k ds fy, izLFkkfir dksbZ Hkou rFkk lkekU; {ks= vkSj lqfo/kk;sa lekfo’V gSA 4&& ¼1½ izR;sd ¶ySV dk Lokeh ?kks’k.kk ds vuqlkj vius ¶ySV ds ,dy LokfeRo rFkk dCts dk gdnkj gksxkA ¶ySVksa dk vUrj.kh; rFkk nk;
;ksX; lEifÙk gksuk ¼2½ /kkjk 2 ds f}rh; ijUrqd ds micU/kksa ds v/khu jgrs gq,] dksbZ ¶ySV lkekU;
{ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa esa vius vfoHkkftr fgr lfgr] rRle; izoÙ̀k fdlh fof/k ds vFkkZUrxZr nk; ;ksX; rFkk vUrj.kh; LFkkoj lEifÙk gksxk % ijUrq fdlh ¶ySV dk vkSj ,sls ¶ySV ls vuqyXu lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa esa vfoHkkftr fgr ds izfr”kr dk] fdlh Hkh iz;kstu ds fy, foHkktu ;k vUrfoZHkktu ugha fd;k tk;xkA 5&& ¼1½ izR;sd ¶ySV dk Lokeh lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa esa] ?kks’k.kk esa vfHkO;Dr izfr”kr ds vuqlkj] vfoHkkftr fgr dk gdnkj gksxkA ¼2½ lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa esa izR;sd ¶ySV ds Lokeh ds vfoHkkftr fgr ds izfr”kr esa] tSlk fd og ?kks’k.kk esa vfHkO;Dr gks] leLr ¶ySVksa ds Lokfe;ksa dh lgefr ds fcuk tks bl vf/kfu;e dh vis{kkuqlkj lE;d :i ls fu’ikfnr rFkk jftLVªhdr̀ dh xbZ la”kksf/kr ?kks’k.kk esa vfHkO;Dr gks] dksbZ ifjorZu ugha fd;k tk;xkA lkekU; {ks= vkSj lqfo/kk;sa 208 ¿mÙkj izns”k ¶ySVksa dk LokfeRo vf/kfu;e] 1975À ¿/kkjk 6&8À ¼3½ lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa esa vfoHkkftr fgr ds izfr”kr dks ml ¶ySV ls] ftlls og vuqyXu gks] iF̀kd ugha fd;k tk;xk] vkSj og ¶ySV ds lkFk gLrkarfjr vFkok foYyaxfer le>k tk;xk] Hkys gh gLrkarj.k&i= ;k vU; fy[kr esa ,slk fgr vfHkO;Drr% mfYyf[kr u gksA ¼4½ lkekU; {ks= vkSj lqfo/kk;sa vfoHkkftr jgsaxs] vkSj mlds foHkktu ;k izfoHkktu ds fy;s fdlh ¶ySV ds Lokeh ;k vU; O;fDRk ds vuqjks/k ij dksbZ okn ugha yk;k tk;xk] tc rd fd lEifÙk] bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/kksa ls izR;kâr u dj yh xbZ gksA ¼5½ izR;sd ¶ySV dk Lokeh lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa dk mi;ksx mu iz;kstuksa ds fy, ftuds fy;s os vk”kf;r gksa] vU; ¶ySVksa ds Lokfe;ksa ds fof/kiw.kZ vf/kdkjksa dks izfrckf/kr ;k vf/kdzfer fd;s fcuk dj ldsxkA ¼6½ lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa ds vuqj{k.k] ejEer rFkk izfrLFkkiu vkSj muesa dksbZ ifjo)Zu ;k lq/kkj djus ls lacaf/kr dk;Z bl vf/kfu;e vkSj mifof/k;ksa ds micU/kksa ds vuqlkj fd;k tk;xkA ¼7½ ¶ySV ds Lokfe;ksa ds laxe dks izR;sd ¶ySV esa fdUgha Hkh lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa ds tks ogak gksa ;k tks ogak ls lqxe gksa] vuqj{k.k] ejEer rFkk izfrLFkkiu ds fy, vFkok lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa dks vFkok vU; ¶ySVksaa dks gksus okys fdlh uqdlku dks jksdus ds fy, muesa vkikrh ejEEkr ds fy,] ;qfDr&;qDr le; ds nkSjku] le;≤ ij igaqp dk vizfrlagj.kh; vf/kdkj gksxk ftldk iz;ksx laxe dh vksj ls izcU/kd ;k izcU/kd cksMZ }kjk ,slh lgk;rk ls tks] ;FkkfLFkfr] izcU/kd ;k izcU/kd cksMZ vko”;d le>s] fd;k tk;xkA 6&& izR;sd ¶ySV dk Lokeh mifof/k;ksa rFkk ?kks’k.kk es miof.kZr izlafonkvksa] “krksZa rFkk fucZU/kuksa dk dM+kbZ ls vuqikyu djsxk vkSj mlds }kjk muesa ls fdlh dk Hkh vuqikyu u fd;k tkuk ¶ySVksa ds Lokfe;ksa ds laxe dh vksj ls izcU/kd ;k izcU/kd cksMZ ds vuqjks/k ij] ;k leqfpr ekeys esa fdlh ¶ySV ds O;fFkr Lokeh }kjk] uqdlkuh dh olwyh ds fy;s ;k vU; vuqrks’k vFkok vuqrks’kksa ds fy;s dk;Zokgh djus dk vk/kkj gksxkA mifof/k;ksa] izlafonkvksa vkfn dk vuqikyu 7&& fdlh ¶ySV dk Lokeh dksbZ ,slk dk;Z ugha djsxk tks lEifÙk vFkok nkf;Ro dh lqn<̀+rk ;k lqj{kk ij izfrdwy izHkko Mkyus okyk gks vkSj og u rks dksbZ lkjoku lajpuk djsxk vkSj u dksbZ vfrfjDr rg[kkuk ;k v/k%dks’B [kksnsxkA dfri; dk;Z dk izfrfl) gksuk 8&& ¼1½ ml dkykof/k ds nkSjku tc lEifÙk bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu jgs] lEifÙk ij fdlh izdkj dk dksbZ foYyaxe l̀ftr ugha fd;k tk;xk % ¶ySVksa ij foYyaxe ijUrq ,slh dkykof/k ds nkSjku izR;sd ¶ySV ij rFkk ,sls ¶ySV ls vuqyXu lkekU;
{ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa esa vfoHkkftr fgr ds izfr”kr ij] mlh jhfr ls dksbZ foYyaxe l̀ftr fd;k tk ldsxk ftl jhfr ls O;fDrxr LokfeRo ds v/khu fdlh vU; iF̀kd lEifÙk [k.M ds laca/k esa foYyaxe lf̀tr fd;k tkrk gSA ¼2½ lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa ds fy, fd;s x;s Je rFkk nh xbZ lkexzh ds ckjs esa] ;fn og bl vf/kfu;e] ?kks’k.kk ;k mifof/k;ksa ds vuqlkj ¶ySVksa ds Lokfe;ksa ds laxe] izcU/kd ;k izcU/kd cksMZ }kjk lE;d~ :i ls izkf/kdr̀ gks] ;g le>k tk;xk fd mls izR;sd ¶ySV ds Lokeh dh vfHkO;Dr lEefr ls fd;k x;k ;k fn;k x;k gS vkSj og lEifÙk vUrj.k vf/kfu;e] 1882 ds v/khu izR;sd ¶ySV ij Hkkj ;k foYyaxe ds fy;s vk/kkj gksxh rFkk mi/kkjk ¼3½ ds micU/kksa ds v/khu gksxhA 209 ¿mÙkj izns”k ¶ySVksa dk LokfeRo vf/kfu;e] 1975À ¿/kkjk 9&11À ¼3½ ¼d½ nks ;k mlls vf/kd ¶ySVksa ij la;qDr :i ls fdlh Hkkj ;k foYyaxe ds izHkkoh gksus dh n”kk esa] ìFkd&i`Fkd ¶ySVksa ds Lokeh vius&vius ¶ySVksa dh rFkk ,sls ¶ySVksa ls vuqyXu lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa esa vfoHkkftr fgr ds izfr”kr dh ?kks’k.kk es afn;s x;s izfr”kr ds vuqlkj] izR;sd izHkkfor ¶ySV ij vkjksI; fHkUu ;k vuqikrh /kujkf”k dk Hkqxrku djds Hkkj ;k foYyaxe ls gVk ldsaxsA ¼[k½ ,slh fdlh lank;] mUekspu vFkok vU; rqf’V ds i”pkr~ ¶ySV vkSj mlls vuqyXu lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa esa vfoHkkftr fgr dk izfr”kr] bl izdkj iznÙk] rq’V vFkok mUeksfpr Hkkj ;k foYyaxe ls rRi”pkr~ eqDr vkSj cjh gks tk;saxsA ¼x½ ,slk vkaf”kd lank;] rqf’V ;k mUekspu ,sls O;fDr dks ftldk dksbZ Hkkj ;k dksbZ vU; foYyaxe gks] vlanÙk] vrq’V ;k vuuqeksfpr fdlh ¶ySV vkSj mlls vuqyXu lkekU;
{ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa esa vfoHkkftr fgr ds izfr”kr ij] mlds vf/kdkj dks izofrZr djkus dh dk;Zokgh djkus ls fuokfjr ugha djsxkA 9&& lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa esa ¶ySVksa ds Lokfe;ksa ds vfoHkkftr izfr”kr ds vuqlkj muds chp lEifÙk dk lkekU; ykHk ckaVk tk;xk vkSj lkekU; O;; Hkkfjr fd;k tk;xkA lkekU; ykHk rFkk O;;
10&& ¼1½ /kkjk 2 esa fufnZ’V ?kks’k.kk ,sls izi= esa vkSj ,slh jhfr ls tks fofgr dh tk;] izLrqr dh tk;xh vkSj mlesa fuEufyf[kr fof”kf’V;ka gksaxh] vFkkZr~ %& ?kks’k.kk dh fo’k; oLrq ¼d½ lEifÙk dk o.kZu vFkkZr~ ml Hkwfe dk o.kZu ftl ij Hkou fLFkr gS ;k fLFkr fd;k tkus okyk gS vkSj D;k og Hkwfe ekQh dh gS ;k iV~Vk/k`r gS vkSj D;k Hkwfe dk dksbZ iV~Vk /kkjk 2 ds f}rh; ijUrqd ds vuqlkj fn;k tkuk gS] vkSj Hkou ;k izLFkkfir Hkou dk o.kZu] ftlesa eaftyksa rFkk rg[kkuksa dh la[;k rFkk ¶ySVksa dh la[;k mfYyf[kr dh tk;xh ( ¼[k½ lEifÙk esa Lokeh ;k Lokfe;ksa ds fgr dk Lo:i ( ¼x½ orZeku foYyaxe] ;fn dksbZ gks] ftlls lEifÙk ij izHkko iM+rk gks ( ¼?k½ izR;sd ¶ySV dk o.kZu ftlesa mldh vofLFkfr] yxHkx {ks=Qy] dejksa dh la[;k] fudVLFk lkekU; {ks= ftl ij mldk fudkl gks rFkk mldh leqfpr igpku ds fy, vko”;d dksbZ Hkh vU; vk/kkj&rF; ( ¼³½ lhfer lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa dk o.kZu ( ¼p½ lhfer lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa] ;fn dksbZ gksa] dk o.kZu ftlesa ;g mfYyf[kr fd;k tk;xk fd fdu ¶ySVksa ds fy, mudk mi;ksx vkjf{kr gS ( ¼N½ lEifÙk vkSj izR;sd ¶ySV dk ewY; rFkk lHkh iz;kstuksa ds fy;s ftuds vUrxZr ernku Hkh gS izR;sd ¶ySV ls vuqyXu vkSj mlds Lokeh dk lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa es a vfoHkkftr fgr dk izfr”krA 11&& ¼1½ leLr ¶ySVksa ds Lokeh rnFkZ fu’ikfnr fd;s x;s fy[kr }kjk lEifÙk dks bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/kksa ls izR;kâr dj ldssaxsA ¼2½ bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/kksa ls lEifÙk dks izR;kâr dj fn;s tkus ij ;g le>k tk;xk fd og ¶ySVksa ds Lokfe;ksa ds lkekU; LokfeRo esa gS vkSj ml lEifÙk esa ,sls izR;sd Lokeh dk va”k og izfr”kr gksxk] tks lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa esa ,sls Lokeh ds LokfeRo esa gksA vf/kfu;e ds micU/kksa ls izR;kgj.k 210 ¿mÙkj izns”k ¶ySVksa dk LokfeRo vf/kfu;e] 1975À ¿/kkjk 12&15À ¼3½ fdlh Hkh ¶ySV dks izHkkfor djus okyk dksbZ foYyaxe lEifÙk esa ¶ySV ds Lokeh ds vfoHkkftr fgr ds izfr”kr esa] orZeku iwfoZdrk ds vuqlkj tSlk fd blesa O;ofLFkr gS] vUrfjr le>k tk;xkA ¼4½ mi/kkjk ¼1½ esa O;ofLFkr izR;kgj.k ckn esa lEifÙk dk bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/kksa ds v/khu iqu% dj fn;k tkuk fdlh izdkj ls oftZr u djsxkA 12&& /kkjk 10 esa fufZnZ’V ?kks’k.kk ;k mldk dksbZ la”kks/ku ;k /kkjk 11 esa fufnZ’V bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/kksa ls fdlh lEifÙk ds izR;kgj.k ls lacaf/kr leLr fy[krsa jftLVªhdj.k vf/kfu;e] 1908 dh /kkjk 17 dh mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds [k.M ¼[k½ ds vFkkZUrxZr vfuok;Zr% jftLVªhdj.kh; fy[krsa le>h tk;sxhA ?kks’k.kk vkfn ds fy[krksa dk vfuok;Zr% jftLVªh& dj.kh;
gksuk 13&& ¼1½ izR;sd lEifÙk dk izcU/k ,slh mifof/k;ksa ds vuqlkj fd;k tk;xk] tks jkT; ljdkj ds iwokZuqeksnu ls l{ke izkf/kdkjh }kjk cukbZ tk;sA ¼2½ mifof/k;ksa esa vU; fo’k;ksa ds lkFk&lkFk fuEufyf[kr dh Hkh O;oLFkk dh tk;xh] vFkkZr~ %& mifof/k;ka ¼d½ og jhfr ftlds vuqlkj ¶ySVksa ds Lokfe;ksa dk laxe cuk;k tk;xk] ¶ySVks a ds Lokfe;ksa esa ls izcU/kd cksMZ dk fuokZpu] cksMZ xfBr djus okys O;fDr;ksa dh la[;k] ,sls cksMZ ds mu lnL;ksa dh la[;k tks izfr o’kZ fuòÙk gksaxs] cksMZ dh “kfDr;ka rFkk mlds drZO;] cksMZ ds lnL;ksa dks in ls gVkus dk <ax] lfpo ;k izcU/kd dks fu;qDRk djus dh cksMZ dh “kfDr] ,sls lfpo ;k izcU/kd dks “kfDr;ksa rFkk drZO;ksa dk izR;k;kstu( ¼[k½ ¶ySVksa ds Lokfe;ksa ds vf/kos”ku cqykus dk <ax vkSj x.kiwfrZ ds fy;s mudh la[;k( ¼x½ v/;{k dk] tks cksMZ ds rFkk ¶ySVksa ds Lokfe;ksa ds laxe ds vf/kos”kuksa dh v/;{krk djsxk] fuokZpu ( ¼?k½ lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa dk vuqj{k.k] ejEer rFkk izfrLFkkiu vkSj mlds fy;s lank; ( ¼³½ ¶ySVksa ds Lokfe;ksa ls lkekU; O;; ds va”k dks olwy djus dh jhfr ( ¼p½ dksbZ vU; fo’k;] tks lEifÙk dk izcU/k djus ds fy;s vko”;d le>k tk;A 14&& rRle; izoÙ̀k fdlh fof/k esa fdlh izfrdwy ckr ds gksrs gq, Hkh] izR;sd ¶ySV rFkk lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa esa vfoHkkftr fgr esa mlds izfr”kr dks] rRle; izoÙ̀k fdlh fof/k ds v/khu fdlh LFkkuh; izkf/kdkjh }kjk mn~xzg.kh; jsV rFkk dj ds fu/kkZj.k ds iz;kstukFkZ iF̀kd~ lEifÙk le>k tk;xkA ìFkd fu/kkZj.k 15&& fdlh ¶ySV ij izHkk;Z lkekU; O;;ksa ds va”k ds fy;s ¶ySVksa ds Lokfe;ksa ds laxe }kjk fu/kkZfjr lHkh /kujkf”k;ka ,sls ¶ySV ij] flok; ml Hkkj ds] ;fn dksbZ gks] tks rRle; izoÙ̀k fdlh fof/k ds v/khu dsUnzh; ljdkj ;k jkT; ljdkj ;k fdlh LFkkuh;
izkf/kdkjh dks ns; djksa ds lank; ds fy, gks] vU; lHkh Hkkjksa ls iwfoZd Hkkj gksxhA lkekU; O;;ksa ds fy;s lEifÙk dk Hkkj 211 ¿mÙkj izns”k ¶ySVksa dk LokfeRo vf/kfu;e] 1975À ¿/kkjk 16&18À 16&& ¼1½ izcU/kd ;k izcU/kd cksMZ dks] ;fn ?kks’k.kk ;k mifof/k;ksa }kjk ;k ¶ySVksa ds Lokfe;ksa ds cgqer }kjk vis{kk dh tk; rks] vFkok ,sls cU/kdnkj ds vuqjks/k ij ftldks fdlh ¶ySSV ds laca/k esa izFke cU/kd fd;k x;k gks] lEifÙk dk vfXu vkSj ,sls vU;
ifjladVksa ls gkfu ds ;k uqdlku ds fo:)] ,slh “krksaZ ij rFkk mruh /kujkf”k;ksa ds fy;s ftuds fy;s vis{kk dh tk; ;k vuqjks/k fd;k tk;] chek djkus dk izkf/kdkj gksxk vkSj og mldk chek djk;sxkA ¼2½ lEifÙk ds laca/k esa ,slh chek dojst ?kks’k.kk esa fuf”pr izfr”krksa ds vuqlkj ¶ySVksa ds Lokfe;ksa esa ls izR;sd ds fy;s U;klh ds :i esa ,sls izcU/kd ds ;k ¶ySVksa ds Lokfe;ksa ds laxe ds izcU/kd cksMZ ds uke ls fy[kk tk;xkA ¼3½ ,sls chek ls lEc) fd”rsa lkekU; O;; gksaxhA ¼4½ ,sls ches ds iwoZorhZ micU/kksa ls izR;sd ¶ySV ds Lokeh ds vius ykHk ds fy;s vius ¶ySV dk chek djus ds vf/kdkj ij izfrdwy izHkko ugha iM+sxkA chek 17&& ;fn leLr lEifÙk ;k mlds Hkkx dk uqdlku ;k fouk”k gksus ds fnukad ls lkB fnu ds Hkhrj ¶ySVksa ds Lokfe;ksa ds laxe }kjk ;g vo/kkfjr u fd;k tk; fd mldh ejEer djuk gS ;k mldk iqulZfUUkekZ.k ;k fofuekZ.k djuk gS] rc vkSj ml n”kk esa&& lEifÙk ds fouk”k ;k uqdlku ij O;;u ¼d½ lEifÙk ds ckjs esa ;g le>k tk;xk fd og ¶ySVksa ds Lokfe;ksa ds lkekU;
LokfeRo esa gS ( ¼[k½ lkekU; LokfeRo okyh lEifÙk esa izR;sd ¶ySV ds Lokeh dk tks vfoHkkftr fgr gksxk og vfoHkkftr fgr dk og izfr”kr gksxk tks lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa esa ,sls Lokeh ds LokfeRo esa igys ls gks( ¼x½ fdlh Hkh ¶ySV dks izHkkfor djus okys dksbZ foYyaxe orZeku iwfoZdrk ds vuqlkj lEifÙk esa ¶ySV ds Lokeh ds vfoHkkftr fgr ds izfr”kr esa tSlk fd blesa O;ofLFkr gS] vUrfjr le>s tk;saxs( ¼?k½ fdlh ¶ySV ds Lokeh ds okn ij lEifÙk ds laca/k esa foHkktu dh dk;Zokgh dh tk ldsxh vkSj ml n”kk esa lEifÙk ds chek ds “kq) vkxe lfgr] ;fn dksbZ gks] foØ; ds “kq) vkxe dks ,d fuf/k le>k tk;xk rFkk mls] ¶ySVksa ds Lokfe;ksa ds leLr lacaf/kr va”kks a dk ml lhek rd tks bl iz;kstu ds fy;s i;kZIr gks] rFkk lEifÙk esa izR;sd ¶ySV ds Lokeh ds LokfeRo esa mlds vfoHkkftr fgr ij leLr Hkkjksa dk] igys Hkqxrku djus ds i”pkr~ leLr ¶ySVksa ds Lokfe;ksa esa mlh izfr”kr ds vuqlkj foHkDr fd;k tk;xk] tks lEifÙk esa izR;sd Lokeh ds LokfeRo ds vfoHkkftr fgr ds izfr”kr ds cjkcj gksA 18&& ¼1½ fdlh ¶ySV ds Lokeh ds vf/kdkjksa dks ifjlhfer fd;s fcuk nks ;k vf/kd ¶ySVksa ds Lokfe;ksa dh vksj ls lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa ls vFkok ,d ls vf/kd ¶ySVksa ls lacaf/kr fdlh okn gsrqd ds laca/k esa tSls muds vius&vius fgr izrhr gksa] izcU/kd ;k izcU/kd cksMZ }kjk] nksuksa esa ls fdlh Hkh n”kk esa izcU/kd cksMZ ds foosdkuqlkj okn yk;k tk ldsxk rFkk fof/kd dk;Zokfg;ka dh tk ldsaxhA ¼2½ lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa ;k ,d ls vf/kd ¶ySVksa ls lEc) fdlh okn ;k vU; fof/kd dk;Zokfg;ksa esa] nks ;k vf/kd ¶ySV ds Lokfe;ksa ij vknsf”kdk dh rkehy ml O;fDr ij dh tk ldsxh] ftls vknsf”kdk dh rkehy izkIr djus ds fy;s ?kks’k.kk eas inkfHkfgr fd;k x;k gksA fof/kd dk;Zokfg;ka 212 ¿mÙkj izns”k ¶ySVksa dk LokfeRo vf/kfu;e] 1975À ¿/kkjk 19&22À 19&& ¼1½ leLr ¶ySVksa ds Lokeh] ,sls Lokfe;ksa ds fdjk;snkj] Lokfe;ksa rFkk fdjk;snkjksa ds deZpkjh ;k dksbZ vU; O;fDr] tks bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/kksa ds v/khu dh xbZ lEifÙk ;k mlds fdlh Hkkx dk fdlh jhfr ls iz;ksx djsaxs] bl vf/kfu;e ds vkSj ?kks’k.kk vkSj mifof/k;ksa ds v/khu gksaxsA ¼2½ bl vf/kfu;e] ?kks’k.kk ;k mifof/k;ksa ds v/khu fu;r ernku izfr”kr ds vuqlkj ¶ySVksa ds Lokfe;ksa ds laxe }kjk fof/k iwoZd fd;s x;s leLr djkj] fofu”p; rFkk vo/kkj.k leLr ¶ySVksa ds Lokfe;ksa ij vkc) dj le>s tk;saxsA ¶ySVksa ds Lokfe;ksa] fdjk;snkjksa vkfn ij vf/kfu;e vkc)dj gksxk 20&& ¼1½ fdlh ¶ySV ds foØ; ;k vU; vuqnku ij] ml ¶ySV dk Øsrk ;k vuqnkux̀ghrk ,sls foØ; ;k vuqnku ds le; rd ds lkekU; O;;ksa esa ls foØsrk ;k vuqnkrk ds va”k ds fy, mlds izfr leLr vlanÙk fu/kkZj.kksa ds fy,] foØsrk ;k vuqnkrk ds lkFk la;qDrr% vkSj iF̀kdr% nk;h gksxk fdUrq blls Øsrk ;k vuqnkux̀ghrk }kjk mlds fy;s lanÙk dh xbZ /kujkf”k dks foØsrk ;k vuqnkrk ls olwy djus ds Øsrk ;k vuqnkux̀ghrk ds vf/kdkj ij izfrdwy izHkko ugha iM+sxkA ¼2½ ,slk dksbZ Hkh Øsrk ;k vuqnkux̀ghrk lfpo ;k izcU/kd cksMZ ls ,slk fooj.k ikus dk gdnkj gksxk] ftlesa foØsrk ;k vuqnkrk ds laca/k esa vlanÙk fu/kkZj.k dh /kujkf”k nh gqbZ gks vkSj ,sls ¶ySV ds laca/k esa lkekU; O;;ksa ds fdlh ,sls vlanÙk va”k ds fy;s tks mlesa nh xbZ /kujkf”k ls vf/kd gks] u rks Øsrk ;k vuqnkux̀ghrk nk;h gksxk vkSj u foØ; ;k vuqnÙk fd;k x;k ¶ySV fdlh Hkkj ds v/khu gksxkA vlanÙk lkekU; O;;ksa ds fy;s foØsrk vkfn dk la;qDr vkSj ìFkd~ nkf;Ro 21&& ”kadkvksa dks nwj djus ds fy;s ,rn~}kjk ?kksf’kr fd;k tkrk gS fd lEifÙk vUrj.k vf/kfu;e] 1882 ds micU/k] tgka rd os bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/kksa ls vlaxr u gksa] izR;sd ¶ySV ij ftlds lkFk mlds lkekU; {ks=ksa vkSj lqfo/kkvksa esa mldk vfoHkkftr fgr Hkh gS] mlh izdkj ykxw gksaxs] ftl izdkj os micU/k fdlh vU; LFkkoj lEifÙk ij ykxw gksrs gSaA “kadkvksa dk nwj fd;k tkuk 22&& ¼1½ jkT; ljdkj] xtV esa vf/klwpuk }kjk] bl vf/kfu;e ds iz;kstuks a dks dk;kZfUor djus ds fy;s fu;e cuk ldsxhA fu;e cukus dh “kfDr ¼2½ bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu cuk;s x;s lHkh fu;e cuk;s tkus ds i”pkr~ ;Fkk”kD;”kh?kz] jkT; fo/kku eaMy ds izR;sd lnu ds le{k tc fd mldk l= gks jgk gks dqy rhl fnu dh dkykof/k i;ZUr tks ,d l= ;k ,d ls vf/kd vkuqØfed l=ksa esa foLrkfjr gks ldsxh] j[ks tk;saxs] vkSj tc rd fd dksbZ ckn dk fnukad fu;r u fd;k tk;]
xtV esa izdkf”kr gksus ds fnukad ls ,sls ifj’dkjksa ;k vfHk”kwU;uksa ds v/khu jgrs gq;s izHkkoh gksaxs] tks fo/kku eaMy ds nksuksa lnu mDr dkykof/k esa djus ds fy;s lger gksa] fdUrq bl izdkj dk ifj’dkj ;k vfHk”kwU;u rn~/khu igys dh xbZ fdlh ckr dh oS/krk ij izfrdwy izHkko u MkysxkA 213 THE UTTAR PRADESH OWNERSHIP OF FLATS ACT, 1975 [U.P. Act No. 50 of 1975] [As passed by the Uttar Pradesh Legislative] AN ACT to provide for matters connected with the ownership and use of individual flats in buildings consisting of four or more flats.
IT IS HEREBY enacted in the Twenty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- Short title and extent 1- (1) This Act may be called the Uttar Pradesh Ownership of Flats Act, 1975.
(2) It extends to the whole of Uttar Pradesh.
Application of the Act 2- This Act applies only to property, the sole owner or all the owners of which submit the same to the provisions of this Act by duly executing and registering a Declaration setting out the particulars referred to in section 10:
Provided that no property shall be submitted to the provisions of this Act, unless it is actually used or is proposed to be used for residential purposes:
Provided further that the sole owner or all the owners of the land on which building is situated may submit such land to the provisions of this Act with a condition that he or they shall grant a lease of such land to the owners of the flats, the terms and conditions of the lease being disclosed in the declaration either by annexing a copy of the instrument of lease to be executed to the declaration or otherwise.
Definitions 3- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires---
(a) “flat” means part of a property having a direct exit to a road, street or highway or to a common area leading to such road, street or highway which together with its undivided interest in the common areas and facilities forms an independent residential unit;
(b) “building” means a building or more than one buildings situated in the same locality containing, in all four or more flats;
(c) “bye-laws” means bye-laws made under this Act;
(d) “common areas and facilities” includes—
(1) the land on which the building is located and all easements, rights and appurtenances belonging to the land and the building;
(2) the foundations, columns, girders, beams, supports, main wall, roofs, halls, corridors, lobbies, stairs, stair-way, fire-escapes and entrances and exits of the building;
(3) the basements, cellars, yards, gardens, parking areas and storage spaces;
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(4) the premises for the lodging of janitors or persons employed for the management of the property;
(5) installations of common services, such as power, light, gas, hot and cold water, heating, refrigeration, air conditioning and sewerage;
(6) the elevators, tanks, pumps, motors, expressors, pipes and ducts and in general all apparatus and installations existing for common use;
(7) such other common facilities as may be specially provided for in the Declaration;
(8) all other parts of the property necessary or convenient to its existence, maintenance and safety or normally in common use;
(e) “common expenses” means expenses of administration, maintenance, repair, or replacement of the common areas and facilities and all other sums assessed against the owners of flats by the Association of owners of the flats;
(f) “common profits” means the balance of all income, rents, profits and revenues from the common areas and facilities remaining after the deduction of the common expenses;
(g) “competent authority” means the Housing Commissioner appointed under the Uttar Pradesh Avas Evam Vikas Parishad Adhiniyam,1965;
(h) “Declaration” means the instrument by which a property is submitted to the provisions of this Act as hereinafter provided;
(i) “limited common areas and facilities” means those common areas and facilities which may be designated in the Declaration as reserved for use of certain flat or flats to the exclusion of the other flats;
(j) “prescribed’ means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(k) “property” comprises any land, any building built or proposed to be built thereon, and the common areas and facilities.
Flat to be transferable and heritable property 4- (1) Each owner of a flat shall be entitled to the exclusive ownership and possession of his flat in accordance with the Declaration.
(2) Subject to the provisions of the second proviso to section 2, a flat, together with its undivided interest in the common areas and facilities, shall constitute heritable and transferable immovable property within the meaning of any law for the time being in force :
Provided that no flat and the percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant to such flat shall be partitioned or sub-divided for any purpose whatsoever.
Common areas and facilities 5- (1) Each owner of a flat shall be entitled to an undivided interest in the common areas and facilities in the percentage expressed in the Declaration.
(2) The percentage of the undivided interest of each owner of a flat in the common areas and facilities as expressed in the Declaration shall not be altered without the consent of all the owners of the flats expressed in an amended Declaration duly executed and registered as required by this Act.
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(3) The percentage of the undivided interest in the common areas and facilities shall not be separated from the flat to which it appertains, and shall be deemed to be conveyed or encumbered with the flat even though such interest is not expressly mentioned in the conveyance or other instrument.
(4) The common areas and facilities shall remain undivided, and no suit shall lie at the instance of any owner of the flat or other person for partition or division of any part thereof, unless the property have been withdrawn from the provisions of this Act.
(5) Each owner of a flat may use the common areas and facilities for the purpose for which they are intended without hindering or encroaching upon the lawful rights of the owners of other flats.
(6) The work relating to the maintenance, repair and replacement of the common areas and facilities and the making of any additions or improvement thereto shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the byelaws.
(7) The Association of Owners of flats shall have irrevocable right to be exercised by the Manager or the Board of Managers on behalf of the Association with such assistance as the Manager or the Board of Managers, as the case may be, considers necessary to have access to each flat from time to time during reasonable hours, for the maintenance, repair and replacement of any of the common areas and facilities therein or accessible therefrom or for making emergency repairs therein to prevent any damage to the common areas and facilities or to other flats.
Compliance with bye-laws, covenants etc.
6- Each owner of flat shall comply strictly with the bye-laws and with the covenants, conditions and restrictions set forth in the Declaration, and his failure to comply with any of the same shall be a ground for an action to recover damages or for other relief or reliefs at the instance of the Manager or the Board of Managers on behalf of the Association of Owners of flats or, in a proper case, by an aggrieved owner of a flat.
Certain work prohibited 7- No owner of a flat shall do any work which would be prejudicial to the soundness or safety of the property or hereditament or shall add any material structure or excavate any additional basement or cellar.
Encumbrances against flats 8- (1) During the period the property remains subject to this Act, no encumbrance of any nature shall be created against the property :
Provided that during such period an encumbrance may be created against each flat and the percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant to such flat, in the same manner as in relation to any other separate parcel of property subject to individual ownership.
(2) Labour performed and material furnished for the common areas and facilities, if duly authorized by the Association of Owner of flats, the Manager or Board of Manager in accordance with this Act, the Declaration or bye-laws, shall be deemed to be performed or furnished with the express consent of each owner of a flat and shall be the basis for a charge or encumbrance under the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, against each of the flats and shall be subject to the provisions of sub-section (3).
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(3) (a) In the event of a charge or any encumbrance jointly against two or more flats becoming effective, the owners of the separate flats may remove their flats and the percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant to such flats from the charge or encumbrance by payment of the fractional or proportional amounts attributable to each of the flats affected in accordance with the percentages appearing in the Declaration.
(b) Subsequent to any such payment, discharge or other satisfaction, the flat and the percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant thereto shall thereafter be free and clear of the charge or encumbrance so paid, satisfied or discharged.
(c) Such partial payment, satisfaction or discharge shall not prevent the person having a charge or any other encumbrance from proceeding to enforce his rights against any flat and the percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant thereto not so paid, satisfied or discharged.
Common profits and expenses 9- The common profits of the property shall be distributed among, and the common expenses shall be charged to, the owners of flats according to the respective percentages of their undivided interest in the common areas and facilities.
Contents of Declaration 10- (1) The declaration referred to in section 2 shall be submitted in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed and shall contain the following particulars, namely:--
(a) description of the property, namely the description of the land on which the building is or is to be located, whether the land is freehold or leasehold and whether any lease of the land is to be granted in accordance with the second proviso to section 2, and description of the building or proposed building stating the number of storeys and basements and the number of flats;
(b) nature of interest of the owner or owners in the property;
(c) existing encumbrance, if any, affecting the property;
(d) description of each flat containing its location, approximate area, number of rooms, immediate common area to which it has access, and any other data necessary for its proper identification;
(e) description of the common areas and facilities;
(f) description of the limited common areas and facilities, if any, stating to which flats their use is reserved;
(g) value of the property and of each flat, and the percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appertaining to each flat and its owner for all purposes, including voting.
Withdrawal from the provisions of the Act 11- (1) All the owners of flats may withdraw a property from the provisions of this Act by an instrument executed to that effect.
(2) Upon the property being withdrawn from the provisions of this Act, it shall be deemed to be owned in common by the owners of flats and the share of each such owner in the property shall be the percentage of 217 undivided interest previously owned by such owner in the common areas and facilities.
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(3) Any encumbrance affecting any of the flats shall be deemed to be transferred in accordance with the existing priority to the percentage of the undivided interest of the owner of the flat in the property as provided therein.
(4) The withdrawal provided for in sub-section (1) shall in no way bar the subsequent resubmission of the property to the provisions of this Act.
Instrument of Declaration etc.
compulsorily registerable 12- All instruments relating to the Declaration or any amendment thereto referred to in section 10 or the withdrawal of a property from the provisions of this Act referred to in section 11 shall be deemed to be instruments compulsorily registerable within them meaning of clause
(b) of sub-section (1) of section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908.
Bye-laws 13- (1) Every property shall be administered in accordance with such bye-laws as may be framed by the competent authority with the prior approval of the State Government.
(2) The bye-laws shall provide for the following amongst other matters;
namely:-
(a) the manner in which the Association of Owners of flats is to be formed, the election of a Board of Managers from amongst the owners of flats, the number of persons constituting the Board, the number of members of such Board to retire annually, the powers and duties of the Board, the method of removal from office of members of the Board, the powers of the Board to engage the services of a Secretary or Manager, the delegation of powers and duties to such Secretary or Manager;
(b) the method of calling meetings of the owners of flats and the number to constitute a quorum;
(c) the election of a President who shall preside over the meetings of the Board and of the Association of Owners of flats;
(d) the maintenance, repair and replacement of the common areas and facilities and payments therefor;
(e) the manner of collecting the share of the common expenses from the owners of flats;
(f) any other matter considered to be necessary for the administration of the property.
Separate Assessment 14- Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any law for the time being in force, each flat and its percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities shall be deemed to be a separate property for the purpose of assessment of rates and taxes leviable by a local 218 authority under any law for the time being in force.
Charge of property for common expenses 15- All sums assessed by the Association of Owners of flats for the share of the common expenses chargeable to any flat shall constitute a charge on such flat prior to all other charges, except charge, if any, on the flat for payment of taxes due to the Central Government or the State Government or to any local authority under any law for the time being in force.
[The Uttar Pradesh Ownership of Flats Act, 1975] [Section 16-18] Insurance 16- (1) the Manager or Board of Managers, if required by the Declaration or the bye-laws or by a majority of the owners of flats, or at the request of a mortgagee having a first mortgage covering a flat, shall have the authority to, and shall, obtain insurance for the property against loss or damage by fire, and such other hazards, under such terms and for such amounts as shall be required or requested.
(2) Such insurance coverage shall be written on the property in the name of such Manager or of the Board of Managers of the Association of the owners of flats as trustee for each owner of flats in the percentage established in the Declaration.
(3) Premium relating to such insurance shall be common expense.
(4) The foregoing provisions for such insurance shall be without prejudice to the right of each owner of a flat to insure his own flat for his benefit.
Disposition of property or destruction or damage 17- If within sixty days of the date of damage or destruction to all part of the property, it is not determined by the Association of owners of flats to repair, reconstruct or rebuild, then and in that event—
(a) the property shall be deemed to be owned in common by the owners of flats;
(b) the undivided interest in the property owned in common which shall appertain to each owner of a flat shall be the percentage of the undivided interest previously owned by such owner in the common areas and facilities;
(c) any encumbrances affecting any of the flats shall be deemed to be transferred in accordance with the existing property to the percentage of the undivided interest of the owner of the flat in the property as provided herein;
(d) the property shall be subject to an action for partition at the suit of any owner of a flat in which event the net proceeds of sale together with the net proceeds of the insurance on the property, if any, shall be considered as one fund and shall be divided among all the owners of the flats in percentages equal to the percentage of undivided interest owned by each owner in the property after first paying out all the respective shares of the owners of the flats to the extent sufficient for the purpose 219 and all charges on the undivided interest in the property owned by each owner of flat.
Legal Proceedings 18- (1) without limiting the rights of any owner of a flat suits and other legal proceedings may be brought by the Manager or Board of Managers, in either case at the discretion of the Board of Managers, on behalf of two or more of the owners of flats as their respective interest may appear, with respect to any cause of action relating to the common areas and facilities or more than one flat.
(2) Service of process on two or more owners of flats in any suit or other legal proceeding relating to the common areas and facilities or more than one flat may be made on the person designated in the Declaration to receive service of process.
220 [The Uttar Pradesh Ownership of Flats Act, 1975] [Section 19-22] Act to be binding on owners of flat, tenants, etc.
19- (1) All owners of flats, tenants of such owners, employees of owners and tenants or any other person who may in any manner use the property or any part thereof submitted to the provisions of this Act shall be subject to this Act and to the Declaration and the bye-laws.
(2) All agreements, decisions and determinations lawfully made by the Association of Owners of flats in accordance with the voting percentage established under this Act, the Declaration or the bye-laws, shall be deemed to be binding on all owners of flats.
Joint and several liability of vender, etc. for unpaid common expenses 20- (1) Upon the sale or other grant of a flat, the purchaser or grantee of the flat shall be jointly and severally and severally liable with the vendor or grantor for all unpaid assessments against the latter for his share of the common expenses up to the time of such sale or grant without prejudice to the purchaser’s or grantees right to recover from the vendor or grantor the amount paid by the purchaser or grantee therefor.
(2) Any such purchaser or grantee shall be entitled to a statement from the Secretary or Board of Managers, setting forth the amount of the unpaid assessment against the vendor or grantor and such purchaser or grantee shall into be liable for, nor shall the flat sold or granted be subject to a charge for any unpaid share of common expenses against such flat in excess of the amount therein set forth.
Removal of doubts 21- For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that the Provisions of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 shall, in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, apply to every flat together with its undivided interest in the common areas and facilities as those provisions apply in relation to any other immovable property.
Power to make rules 22- (1) The State Government may by notification in the Gazette make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(2) All rules made under this Act shall, as soon as may be after they are made, be laid before each House of the State Legislature while it is in session for a total period of thirty days, extending in its one session or more than one successive sessions and shall unless some later date is appointed take effect from the date of their publication in the Gazette, subject to such modifications or annulments as the two Houses of the Legislature may during the said period agree to make, so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder.