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| HC directs AAG to file reply within four weeks | | `Encroachment' of 92 Kanals of State Land by MP | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 12: In the much publicized Public Interest Litigation filed by Professor SK Bhalla highlighting organized land grabbing by certain police officers/ politicians/bureaucrats in connivance with land mafia/under world in various parts of Jammu/Samba Districts, today Division Bench of State High Court comprising Chief Justice MM Kumar and Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir issued notice to State of J&K which was accepted in the open Court by AAG HA Siddiqui who was allowed four weeks time to file reply with advance copy to the opposite counsel.
The Court after hearing Advocates Shiekh Shakeel Ahmed and Virender Bhat appearing for the PIL and AAG HA Siddiqui for the state, observed that AAG has requested for some time to file reply in the application filed by the petitioner.
In the application filed through Advocate Virender Bhat it has been submitted that despite the expiry of more than six years from the date of submission of report by the Vigilance Commissioner confirming the encroachment the same has not been removed as the occupant is highly influential being a Member Parliament and a former Health Minister of J&K.
The local Revenue agency in District Kathua appears to be under pressure of the said occupant as in response to RTI Plea dated May 14, 2012, the Tehsildar Hira Nagar expressed complete ignorance about the encroachment in question and also took a U-Turn to the findings of the SVO. It is further submitted that Ch Lal Singh & his family are in possession of a huge chunk of land measuring 317 Kanals 16 Marlas at Village Karandi Khurd acquired through gift deeds and sale deeds by Smt. Kanta Andotra w/o of Ch Lal Singh and MS Kamia Andotra daughter of Ch. Lal Singh.
According to petitioner the RB Educational Trust through its Trustee Smt Kanta Andotra is running Delhi Public School (DPS) from the aforesaid land and the said trust under the patronage of Ch. Lal Singh has built a huge farm house which is fully visible on spot.
The petitioner has prayed that the state land measuring 92 Kanals and Six Marlas under the illegal occupation of Ch. Lal Singh be restored to the State and Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister be directed to file an ATR in the matter to apprise the Court about the steps initiated for retrieving the said land after the Vigilance Commissioner submitted his report in April, 2006. —JNF |
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