Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 24: In a PIL concerning the illegal conversion of world famous Basmati Paddy/Rice Land growing into concrete jungle with free hand in Sub Division RS Pura, a High Court division bench today directed state to file Action Taken Report (ATR) against the persons who had converted the land use to non-agriculture purposes.
When this PIL came up for hearing, petitioner's counsel alleged that in breach of the prohibitory orders, violations are still taking place.
On this, the division bench of Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar and Justice B S Walia directed the AAG appearing for the state to produce ATR and fresh status report against the person who had converted the land use to non-agriculture purposes.
The petitioner has submitted that thousands of kanals of land has been converted into banquet halls, residential colonies and business complexes in the last five years without obtaining permission from the revenue minister. (JNF) |
