Chandigarh, Oct. 25 -- The Punjab housing and urban development department has held that GMADA's appellate authority-cum-additional chief administrator Amarinder Singh Malhi overlooked key construction approvals while granting nearly Rs.40 crore in concessions to Delhi-based developer Remigate Buildestates (India) Pvt Ltd for a commercial site in Mohali. In his October 15 revision order, principal secretary Vikas Garg noted that the company had obtained building plan approval in 2017 and clearance up to the plinth/damp proof course (DPC) level on March 9, 2021, showing that construction was possible and had in fact begun. "The additional chief administrator, in particular, wholly overlooked the material fact that the company had secured these approvals," Garg observed. "Had the petitioner completed the building and then sought a concession on account of any shortfall in amenities, its bona fides might have been established; instead, it stopped construction and stopped payment," the principal secretary held while revoking the Rs.40-crore waiver, granted by the GMADA additional chief administrator in February 2026. Through the 19-page order, Garg had dismissed the company's revision petition for further relief, stating that a clear picture was not presented before the authorities, when the file for concession was moved. The case pertains to the allotment of a 1.13-acre food court site in Sector 62, Mohali, to Remigate for Rs.32.50 crore through an auction in September 2015. While seeking relief, Remigate had cited the alleged lack of an encumbrance-free site, poor road access, lack of water supply, a sewerage line passing through the plot and delays in statutory clearances. Taking up the plea, during GMADA's 34th authority meeting in February 2026, chaired by chief secretary KAP Sinha, the authority reportedly approved the Rs.40-crore concession despite objections from the state finance department. The authority concluded that the site was not fit for construction, while the ground facts were contrary to it as construction was started once and halted in 2022. GMADA's engineering reports, on the contrary, stated that the site was accessible through adjoining roads and that sewerage and stormwater drainage facilities were available along a nearby 100-foot road. The October 15 order recorded that the company had stopped paying instalments in 2016. It also failed to follow the revised payment schedule issued in March 2026. Against Rs.6.46 crore due on September 1, it paid around Rs.2.46 crore, leaving Rs.4 crore outstanding as of October 13. The principal secretary directed GMADA to calculate the entire outstanding amount, including applicable interest, penal interest and non-construction fees, after adjusting all payments received. It must communicate an itemised statement to the company within two weeks, following which the company will have one month to clear the dues. Failure to pay could lead to proceedings for resumption of the site and forfeiture, subject to statutory notice and a reasonable opportunity of hearing....