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Haryana Human Rights Commission Serves Show-Cause Notices to Faridabad Officials

The notices invoke Section 13 penalties after officials repeatedly failed to submit required status reports.

Despite a formal letter issued by the DC on May 16, 2025, to the concerned officers, no report was submitted, nor did any officer appear before the Commission. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
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Faridabad DC, municipal commissioner get show cause notices from HHRC

Overview

  • The HHRC has invoked Section 13 of the Protection of Human Rights Act to issue show-cause notices to the Faridabad Deputy Commissioner and Municipal Commissioner, warning of ₹20,000 fines per case for wilful disobedience.
  • The action follows senior administrators’ continued failure to appear before the Commission or file updates on dilapidated rural roads and unchecked industrial effluent discharge.
  • Deputy Commissioner Vikram Yadav asserts that HSAMB completed the Bukharpur village road rebuild and that a satisfaction letter and detailed compliance report have been or will be submitted.
  • Municipal Commissioner Dhirender Khadgata has not responded to the HHRC’s directives or provided any status report on environmental complaints.
  • Hearings are set for September 22 on municipal corporation cases and October 8 on district administration matters to determine potential penalties.