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50. As far as the compliance related to parking norms in the complex, the learned senior counsel for the NBCC submits that provision of parking for the residential units is as per the GPRA norms under The Allotment of Government Residences (General Pool in Delhi), Rules 1963. Placing reliance on the Office Memorandum dated 07.08.2013 issued by the Ministry, she submits that the parking norms for all the categories of houses under GPRA shall be as per the letter dated 16.09.2009 of the Ministry and shall be applicable throughout the country. The details of ECS to be adopted have been conveyed by the Ministry vide its letter dated 16.09.2009 and the same has been adopted in the present case. Infact, NBCC has duly complied with the direction of the UTTIPEC of making provision of parking space for allottees in three level basements. The table reproducing the provisions of parking of Office Block/Social Infrastructure and residential accommodation has been extracted below:

67. He further submits that even the parking standards have been approved in accordance with MPD. Pursuant to a meeting dated 29.01.2013, NDMC approved the parking norm of 1.8ECS per 100sq.mt.

By:SHALOO BATRA W.P.(C) 3263/2014 Page 36 of floor area. He submits that although no specific parking standards for PSUs have been specified in MPD, the standards for parking of PSUs were decided as per Table 8.3 of MPD as the same is applicable to the integrated office complexes of Central Government, State Government and other local bodies. He submits that it was considered that PSUs form an integral part of Government and PSUs have been granted equivalence of government offices in MPD at many instances. He submits that even though some activities under Table 8.3 of the MPD can be termed as commercial in nature, the parking norms will remain the same as they form part of the integrated office complex.

5. Subsequently, however, it was conceded that the aforesaid table is not applicable and the attention of this court was drawn to Table 17.8 of MPD- 2021, which provides for parking standards which are not prescribed elsewhere. The said table is set out below:-

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Table 17.2 Parking Standard

                                        S.No.             Use Premises          Permissible
                                                                                Equivalent
                                                                                Car Spaces
                                                                                (ECS)     per
                                                                                100 sqm. Of
                                                                                Floor Area

                                        1.                Residential           2.0

                                        2.                Commercial            3.0

                                        3.                Manufacturing         2.0

                                        4.                Government            1.8

                                        5.                Public       and      2.0
                                                          Semi-      Public
                                                          Facilities



                                                17.3: Space Standards for Car Parking

                                        S.No.                Types        of      Area     in
                                                             Parking              sqm.    per
                                                                                  ECS



                                        2.                   Ground     floor     28
                                                             covered



                                        4.                   Multi    level       30
                                                             with ramps






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                                                            multilevel with
                                                            lifts