Alleged Commercial Activities in Residential Houses at Gandhi Nagar

HC stays operation of notice issued by JMC

23/10/2014

Jammu: In a petition filed by LK Kouchar and Ors who were resident of Block A Sector C Gandhi Nagar Jammu submitted that private respondents namely Arun Bakshi and Suresh Bhawani Chairman/MD Jet King have opened six offices which are commercial in a residential house No 17 A/C Gandhi Nagar Jammu as under the name and style as NG Properties, Steeping fashions, Placment overseas, Xclusive Beauty Parlour, Ami Soft Academy and Sakun Educational Consultants, in which Division Bench earlier directed Jammu Municipal Corporation to take action.
On the direction of High Court, JMC issued notices under provisions of Section 7(3) of J&K Control of Building Operation Act 1988 to non-applicants which was challenged.
A Division Bench of State High Court Comprising Justice Virender Singh and Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur after hearing battery of lawyers ordered operation of order issued by Jammu Municipal Corporation, Jammu under provisions of Section 7(3) of J&K Control of Building Operation Act 1988 to the applicants herein shall not be operated upon.
Division Bench also directed Advocate Parag Sharma appearing for the petitioner that he would also bring on record other individual commercial activities being run in the residential area(s) of entire Gandhi Nagar Jammu before the next date of hearing. JNF

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