Illegal constructions at Patnitop
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 26: In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking demolition of the illegal and unauthorized buildings in green buffer areas of Patnitop, Division Bench of the High Court comprising Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Sindhu Sharma has granted one month time to the Central Bureau of Investigation for completion of enquiry.
When the PIL came-up for hearing, Advocate Monika Kohli appearing on behalf of CBI submitted that the enquiry is being conducted in terms of order passed by the court, however, the process could not be completed as in some of the areas the snow was still there and the hotels could not be inspected properly. She sought three months time.
“We do not wish to grant such a long adjournment at this stage as the progress of enquiry is also to be reviewed”, the DB said and accordingly fixed March 30, 2020 for filing status report.
On December 31, 2019, Division Bench had directed Director Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct indepth enquiry into encroachments on forest land and other public land; illegal change of use and misuse of the land in violation of the permitted user; raising of illegal constructions; failure of the authorities to take action; fix the responsibility of the persons who were at the helm of affairs; their failure to proceed in accordance with law on issues regarding several aspects relating to the illegal constructions compounding and misuse thereof and any other illegality which is revealed during the course of the enquiry.
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