Roshni scam: JDA directed to file utilisation plan of retrieved land

Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), the J&K High Court on Wednesday directed Jammu Development Authority (JDA) to file utilization plan of the land retrieved from encroachers.

Hearing the PIL, titled Ankur Sharma v/s state of J&Kand others, which challenges Jammu and Kashmir State Lands (Vesting of Ownershipto the Occupants) Act, and seeks CBI probe, the division bench of comprisingChief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Rajesh Bindal after hearing advocateSharma directed the JDA to file the land utilization plan.

   

The bench further said thedirections issued through February 20 order have to be complied by secretary,Revenue Department; commissioner/secretary, Department of Information andBroadcasting and Deputy Commissioner, Jammu.

The Court had directed authorities to effect a calculationof the value of the public land which has been vested to the encroachers.

“We would also like to be informed of the division of theland in terms of its classification as urban, rural, forest land or of anyother nature,” the Court said.

It said vide February 20order the Court had directed secretary, Board of School Education, Jammu;secretary, Revenue department; Divisional Commissioner, Jammu and Principal,Chief Conservator of Forests to submit reports and also directed Secretary BOSEto explain how the ETT institution has been permitted on forest land. It hadalso asked secretary Revenue how the forest land was registered in the name ofprivate persons.

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