Ludhiana, March 26 -- The function of Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) has come under scrutiny following allegation by multiple bidders regarding cancellation of successful auction with a "vague justification", despite higher-than-reserve offers.

In a complaint submitted to the deputy commissioner, a city resident Ashish Chhabra has detailed a series of instances where he, along with others, were declared highest (H1) bidders in auctions conducted by LIT through the Tender Wizard platform, but their bids were later cancelled citing vague reasons.

According to the complaint, in an auction held in February 2026 for a 40-square yard residential plot in E-Block of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar the reserve price was fixed at Rs.24 lakh. Chhabra...