*Directs registration of case against ex-Custodian General
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 13: State Vigilance Commission (SVC) has detected huge fraud in allotment of 20 kanals of land by the then Custodian General to a private person on a throw away price of Rs 3.60 lakh per kanal against the circle rate of Rs.22 lakh per kanal.
A spokesman of the Commission said that during the regular enquiry into the complaint filed by Mohd Sadiq, the record of the Custodian General, Revenue Department and Jammu Development Authority was subjected to scrutiny.
It came to fore that the application for allotment of land was moved by Mohd Ashraf Sheikh for construction of a school. However, the allotment was made by the Custodian General for construction under “Religious/Institution purpose” despite the fact that complainant had never mentioned that the land was required for religious institution.
This was done with malafide intention of giving a discount of 60% on the land valued by the Custodian General of his own at Rs 9 lakh per kanal, which was applicable only to a religious institution not for the school for which the applicant had applied.
This resulted in allotment of land on 04-06-2013 to Mohd Ashraf Sheikh at Rs 3.6 lakh per kanal though the revenue records established that the then prevailing circle rate was Rs 22 lakh per kanal thereby establishing the conspiracy.
Further, the land in question was allotted in the year 2012 to Estates Department at Rs 20 lakh per kanal as per basic market value as determined by Deputy Commissioner in 2012. This allotment was cancelled without any reason and a private party was preferred for allotment.
The Commission on the basis of detailed enquiry has ordered immediate registration of the case against the then Custodian General and other conspirators with direction to Chief Secretary for immediate cancellation of allotment to the private party and restoration of land to the Custodian Department.
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