08122025-CT-01.qxd 12/8/2025 12:45 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune » KATARIA REVIEWS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS INSIDE » NATIONAL CRAFTS MELA CONCLUDES P3 MONDAY | 8 DECEMBER 2025 | CHANDIGARH AIR QUALITY INDEX CHANDIGARH 189 PANCHKULA 129 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD WHAT’S ON APNI MANDI Chandigarh: Sectors 43 & 45 Mohali: Sectors 70, 78 & Phase 5 Panchkula: MDC, Sector 5 Please send information about events in tricity at: whatson@tribunemail.com Meeting in Delhi to also discuss industry-related matters Dushyant Singh Pundir Tribune News Service Chandigarh, December 7 Senior officials of the UT Administration will take up the long-pending issue of registration of share-wise properties in Chandigarh with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) during a meeting to be held at New Delhi on Monday. The development has rekindled the hopes of the issue getting resolved soon. Share-wise registration of properties in the UT has been suspended for nearly three years. The issue has repeatedly been raised in Parliament by MP Manish Tewari. Discussions in the UT-MHA meeting are expected to cover not just share-wise registration but also the floor area ratio and other industry-related matters. BAN FOLLOWS 2023 APEX COURT ORDER The ban on share-wise registration of properties follows a January 10, 2023, Supreme Court order, directing the Chandigarh Administration not to approve building plans that convert three-storey houses into three separate flats, and to avoid registering MoUs enabling such conversions until the Heritage Committee re-examines norms for residential sectors. According to officials, the Administration was keen on resolving the matter, but relief can be offered to stakeholders only after receiving formal approval from the MHA. Meanwhile, the Estate Office has taken independent legal opinion on the issue. The ban on share-wise registration followed a January 10, 2023, Supreme Court order, directing the Administration not to approve building plans that convert three-storey houses into three separate flats, and to avoid registering MoUs enabling such conversions until the Heritage Committee re-examines norms for residential sectors. However, MP Manish Tewari has repeatedly stressed that the apex court order does not explicitly prohibit share-wise sale of property. He said the Administration had misinterpreted the directive, resulting in unnecessary hardship for residents. The Property Dealers Association in the city too has been demanding restoration of the registration process. The freeze significantly impacted the UT’s property market. Many buyers and sellers with urgent financial needs — from marriages, shifting abroad and business investments to housing upgrades — are unable to execute deals. The UT is also facing a revenue loss, as nearly 80-100 sharewise transactions used to take place every month, generating an annual stamp duty earning of Rs 40 crore. With registrations suspended, despite the original SC directions applying only to Sectors 1 to 30, the losses continue to accumulate. The halt has also led to property rates rising in city sectors, particularly in Sector 1 to 30, and increased diversion of investment towards Panchkula and Mohali. No end to IndiGo flyers’ misery Man’s body found hanging in park 13 departures cancelled, no Abu Dhabi flight for second day in a row Tribune News Service Gaurav Kanthwal Tribune News Service Mohali, December 7 Five days after IndiGo mess unfolded, flight operations at Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport remain curtailed with frequency of domestic flights to major destinations reduced by the beleaguered airline. On Sunday, 13 IndiGo HELPLINE LAUNCHED Passengers can contact helpline number 95010-15832 for redressal of their issues. People can register their queries on official social media handles of CHIAL, including @ixcairport. They can also call on other helpline numbers, including 92899 38532 of IndiGo, 8800197833 / 0172-2242201 of Air India, 92055 08549 of Air India Express and 98184 28648 of the Alliance Air. flights were cancelled, including seven due to unknown reasons. Flights to Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Sri- nagar and Pune are operating with reduced frequency. The international flight to Abu Dhabi has not been sched- uled for the past two days. Issues such as flight cancellations, refunds, rescheduling, baggage delivery and timely updates persist but airport authorities claimed that the situation is improving day by day. “The tickets are available at a slightly higher prices than normal but it is not certain Continued on page 2 c m y b Chandigarh, December 7 A 50-year-old man, a resident of Sector 39, allegedly died by suicide after hanging himself at a park near his house. According to the police, they received a call about the incident around 10 pm on Saturday. A team was rushed to the spot and the body was taken into custody. Continued on page 2 MAINLY CLEAR SKY MAX 26°C | MIN 8°C YESTERDAY MAX 24.9°C | MIN 8.4°C SUNSET MONDAY 5.23 PM SUNRISE TUESDAY 7.07 AM » TEACHERS FOR INCREASED RETIREMENT AGE INSIDE /THETRIBUNECHD UT to take up share-wise property registration issue with MHA today FORECAST FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE