Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 23 : State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) registered another case vide FIR No. 04/2015 P/S VOJ against revenue officers/officials of District Udhampur for allegedly committing illegalities by abusing their official position which include improper recorded possession, insufficient and incomplete documents and not putting the state land to auction.
According to SVO spokesperson, a complaint was received through State Vigilance Commission from the Principal Accountant General (Audit) regarding illegalities committed in the transfer of state land under Roshni Act by officers/officials of Revenue Department District Udhampur. "A verification was conducted into the allegations and it was found that while settling the cases of illegal occupants for vesting of ownership rights, the officers/officials of Revenue Department District Udhampur have committed illegalities by abusing their official position, which include improper recorded possession, insufficient and incomplete documents, and the rates have not been fixed by Price Fixation Committee as per provision of the act and in many cases money has not been remitted to Government Treasury besides, violation of prevention of Ribbon Development Act, non-eviction of illegal occupants from the state land and not putting the state land to auction. Official spokesperson said that the omission and commission on the part of revenue officers/officials of District Udhampur prima-facie disclose offences u/s 5(1)(c), 5(1)(d), r/w 5(2) of J&K PC Act, section 120-B RPC and section 17 of State Land (Vesting of Ownership to Occupants) Act, 2001 for which a case has been registered and further investigation taken up. |
