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After HC stay, DTCP halts Stilt+4 nods, seeks infra and fund details
The Punjab and Haryana High Court stayed the stilt-plus-four policy in Gurugram, prompting the DTCP to launch a statewide data collection on infrastructure, encroachments, and fund utilisation. DTCP directed urban agencies to submit information by May 1 ahead of a May 4 hearing and halted approvals for stilt+4 by disabling the S+4 portal and OBPAS.
Why It Matters
This move tests the viability of the stilt-plus-four housing policy against infrastructure and funding realities, potentially affecting housing development and encroachment removal in Gurugram and surrounding areas.
Timeline
3 Events
Article published notes next hearing date
April 30, 2026
The article notes that the next hearing is scheduled for May 4, 2026, and reiterates the May 1 data submission deadline and the ongoing halt on stilt-plus-four approvals.
DTCP data-collection drive; halt on S+4 approvals; deadlines set
April 29, 2026
Following the stay, the DTCP launched a statewide exercise to collect data on infrastructure, encroachments, and fund utilisation. Agencies including GMDA, HSVP, MCG, HSIIDC, and DULB were directed to submit detailed information by May 1 ahead of the May 4 hearing. The DTCP memo also directs halting approvals for stilt-plus-four by disabling submissions on the S+4 portal and the OBPAS, and seeks timelines for fund utilization and estimates of additional funds required, along with data on external development charges and proportionate development charges. Encroachment drives, removal steps, and related notices are to be documented, with photographic evidence where available.
HC stay on stilt-plus-four policy in Gurugram
April 27, 2026
Punjab and Haryana High Court stayed the stilt-plus-four floors policy on residential plots in Gurugram and ordered removal of encroachments as per law.