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GDA Owes 6.34 Crore, Accounts Seized, Yet Victims Await Payment; DM Issues Final Warning.
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News18•22-09-2026, 16:41
GDA Owes 6.34 Crore, Accounts Seized, Yet Victims Await Payment; DM Issues Final Warning.
- •Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) is in a financial and legal tangle, with people not receiving money despite favorable rulings from UP RERA and the District Consumer Forum.
- •District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Mandar has issued a final warning to the GDA Vice Chairman to either deposit the outstanding amount or present a stay order from a competent court.
- •GDA has a liability of over Rs 6.34 crore in 34 cases, including 28 from UP RERA and 9 from the District Consumer Forum.
- •GDA's accounts in Vijaya Bank and Punjab National Bank have been seized, but payments are blocked by the Financial Controller, preventing victims from receiving their due.
- •Victims have approached the Allahabad High Court and lodged complaints via the Jan Sunwai portal, State Information Commission, and RTI due to non-payment.
Key Questions Answered
Although the Ghaziabad Development Authority's bank accounts have been seized, branch managers stated that payments from these accounts have been blocked by GDA's Financial Controller.
GDA faces a total liability of over Rs 6.34 crore across approximately 34 pending cases, which include 28 UP RERA recovery notices totaling over Rs 6.07 crore from 2021 and 9 District Consumer Forum cases amounting to roughly Rs 26.95 lakh for 2024-25.
Ghaziabad District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Mandar sent a stern letter warning that GDA must either deposit the outstanding amount soon or present a competent court's stay order, failing which funds will be withdrawn directly from the seized accounts.
