PIL against land grabbing by politicians, bureaucrats
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 5: In the much publicized Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against organized land grabbing by certain politicians, police officers and bureaucrats Division Bench of State High Court comprising Justice JP Singh and Justice Hasnain Massodi permitted the respondents particularly Divisional Commissioner, Jammu to place the amended status report on records.
After hearing Advocates Virender Bhat and Sheikh Shakeel Ahmed for the PIL and AAG AH Qazi for the State, the DB observed that respondents may supply copy of the amended status report to the petitioner Prof SK Bhalla for his response and directed the Registry to list PIL after vacations.
In the amended status report, which is based on the fresh communication of Deputy Commissioner Jammu bearing No DCJ/SQ/Encroachment/2012-13/521 dated May 12, 2012, it has been submitted that Tehsildar Akhnoor vide his letter No OQ/81 dated April 24, 2012 has reported that due to clerical mistake the details of private land owned by Madan Lal Sharma and Sham Lal Sharma, sons of Gushu Ram of village Plattan, Akhnoor requires amendment in terms of area and also inclusion of Khasra Nos.
It was clarified that earlier it was wrongly mentioned that Sham Lal Sharma owns 104 Kanals of land in Village Plattan and 24 Kanals 18 Marlas in village Palwan of Tehsil Akhnoor. Actually, Sham Lal Sharma owns 9 Kanals 2 Marlas in village Plattan, 30 Kanals 2 marlas in Pallanwala, 24 Kanals 18 Marlas in Palwan and rest of the land belongs to other co-sharers.
Similarly, Madan Lal Sharma owns 9 Kanals 2 Marlas of land in village Plattan and 71 Kanals 10 Marlas in village Pallanwala instead of 89 Kanals 04 Marlas mentioned in the earlier status report.
In third amended status report, it has been further stated that whole matter has been examined by AC (R) Jammu Tehsildar Jammu, Tehsildar (S) Jammu and Tehsildar Akhnoor and have intimated that none of these persons was in the possession of State land. In the status report it has again been reiterated that Satish Kumar, son of Madan Lal had applied for grant of ownership rights of 41 Kanals of State Land falling under Khasra No 424 Min situated in village Lalyal but his appalication was rejected.
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