Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 2: Anticorruption Bureau has registered a case against the then officers/officials of Tehsil North for abuse of their official positions.
According to the ACB, a verification was conducted on the basis of a complaint lodged by one Veena Koul against the officers/officials of Revenue Department alleging therein that they by abuse of their official positions and in criminal conspiracy with each other as well as owner / vendor namely Neerja Charak, daughter of Yog Raj Singh of Kalu Chack bestowed undue benefits to the vendor for their pecuniary gains as well as wrongful loss to the vendees / complainants by way of issuing Fard of land under Khasra No. 355 in village Thather of Jammu North without preparing the Shajra Tatima for registration of sale deed of the plots / land and later attested the mutations of the plots / land in favour of the vendees falling under khasra No. 355 vide Nos. 364 and 918 dated 15.11.1990 and 02.09.1993 respectively.
The vendees were given physically possession of the land in Khasra No. 373 by the vendor Neerja Charak under a well hatched conspiracy with the revenue officers/officials etc.
During the course of verification, it came to the fore that the then revenue officers / officials during their respective tenures issued two authenticated Fards for land in Khasra No. 355—-one for land measuring 10 Marlas in respect of land sold to Moti Lal Kak whereas another Fard for land measuring 1 kanal in respect of land sold to Veena Koul as well as others without ascertaining the spot position of land, which actually was found in Khasra No. 373.
Subsequently, the mutations vide Nos. 634 dated 15.11.1990 for land measuring 10 Marlas and 918 dated 02.09.1993 for land measuring 1 kanal, were attested after execution of sale deeds in favour of the complainants without ascertaining the spot position of the land which was mandatory on their part.
The acts of issuance of documents for the land by then revenue officers / officials in Khasra No. 355 for execution of sale deeds and thereafter attesting of mutations was deliberate and intentional, without ascertaining the actual spot position of plot / land purchased by complainant just to confer undue benefits to vendor Neerja Charak.
The acts constitute commission of offence punishable under Section 5 (1) (d) read with Section 5 (2) of J&K PC Act and Section 120-B RPC against the then revenue officers / officials as well as beneficiary Neerja Charak and others.
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