Impediments in demarcation

18/05/2017

Jammu district administration has prepared an action plan after being reprimanded by the High Court yet illegal entries in the revenue records are all set to create impediments in demarcation of land transferred to Jammu Development Authority till date. The agencies are groping in dark about actual status of huge area in Jammu and Samba districts thereby exhibiting level of non-seriousness towards the grave issue.Huge chunk of land was transferred to Jammu Development Authority vide two Government orders/Act. Vide Government Order No.NDJ-46 of 1973 dated January 28, 1973, vacant and lease free Nazool land situated in and around the cities of Jammu and Srinagar was transferred to respective development authorities. Similarly as per Section 4(3) (i) of the Jammu and Kashmir State Lands (Vesting of Ownership to the Occupants) Act-2001 the vacant State land falling within the territorial limits of Jammu Development Authority was transferred to it. No attention was paid towards the demarcation of such a huge chunk of land transferred to Jammu Development Authority in Jammu and Samba districts as a result of which the encroachers had heydays and they left no stone unturned to grab the land.
Public Interest Litigation was filed in the High Court which issued numerous directions from time to time for demarcation of land. However, the dilly-dallying approach continued and the same invited sharp criticism from the High Court, which even called personal appearances of Assistant Commissioners Revenue of Jammu and Samba districts and Director Land Management of Jammu Development Authority on April 11, 2017. On last date of hearing, the Division Bench of the High Court directed the Revenue authorities of Jammu and Samba districts as well as JDA to prepare action plan for demarcation of land in a time bound manner. They were also directed to identify specific teams for carrying out their vital but much delayed exercise. The Revenue Department has not prepared such record of the encroached land/land already under illegal possession of private parties, adding "both the agencies are still groping in dark about actual status of huge chunk of land, which is likely to create obstacles in demarcation exercise".

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