Dispute over huge chunk of Sainik Colony land
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 14: In a bunch of writ petitions vis-à-vis dispute over huge chunk of Sainik Colony land, State High Court has directed Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, to call the entire record pertaining to the case and himself examine it before filing affidavit within three weeks.
After hearing battery of lawyers, Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar observed, “what is required to be ascertained is as to how and in what manner the accusation proceedings have been conducted and what would be the stand of official respondents”.
“In view of the issues raised in all the writ petitions, the ACR/Collector Jammu is not in a position to take a stand before the Court. In order to settle the issues raised and to arrive at just conclusion in the matter, Divisional Commissioner Jammu is directed to call the entire record pertaining to the case and himself examine it and file his affidavit before the Court within three weeks”, Justice Attar said.
While considering the issue, the Divisional Commissioner should afford an opportunity to hearing all the petitioners, the interveners and Sainik Cooperative Housing Building Society, the High Court said.
With these observations, High Court directed the Registry to list these petitions in the week commencing from May, 2012.
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