New Delhi, Observing that nepotism and self-aggrandizement are anathema to a democratic system, the Supreme Court has cancelled the allotment of two flats by a Haryana government housing society to a governing body member and his subordinate. Nepotism, self-aggrandizement anathema to democratic system: SC A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K Vinod Chandran set aside an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which had refused to intervene in the allotment process. It said the allotments made to a governing body member and his subordinate were arbitrary, biased, and violated the society’s own eligibility criteria. “Nepotism and self-aggrandizement are anathema to a democratic system, more so when it happens within a society comprising members of the government service, enabling housing facilities to its members by transparent allotment,” the bench said. The top court was hearing a plea filed by one Dinesh Kumar, a member of the HUDA, Urban Estate and Town and Country Planning Employees Welfare Organisation challenging allotment of two high-end super deluxe flats. Kumar challenged the allotment of the super deluxe …