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"Actually the assessees applied to the Corporation of Madras vide their letter dated 23-12-89. Along with this letter, they enclosed photostat copy of the sale deed, copy of property transfer issued by the Corporation, seven copies of the demolition plan, seven copies of construction plan and indemnity bond and affidavit. In one blue print, the plan of the proposed new construction of 5085 sq.ft. was exhibited. The said building was proposed to be constructed in ground floor as well as first floor. In this plan, the Architect Savitha Chowdhry put the date as 4-12-1989. In another blue print the building to be demolished was shown. The total area to be demolished was shown at 1852 sq.ft. In the said blue print, the Architect Savitha Chowdhry put the date as 17-10-89. In the said blue print for which demolition was applied for, the old building as it existed as per the sale deed dated 9-3-88 was shown. The actual claim of these assessees is that Shri Pradeep Kumar had undertaken some n ew construction by way of extension to the old existing building both in the ground floor and in the first floor. This can be seen at pages 71 and 71A in coloured portion in paper book No.1 filed by Shri Pradeep Kumar. Shri Praveen Kumar claimed to have constructed a small building of 382 sq.ft. by demolishing the old existing A.C.C. Roofed outhouse of 324 sq.ft. described in the sale deed dated 6-4-88. They further claimed that they were unauthorised constructions / extensions and that there were no applications for approval to the Corporation of Madras and that they were later pulled down to enable them to go in for an approval and authorised construction."