Jammu, Feb 12: Anti-corruption Bureau registered a case against one Shahid Buch and officials and officers of JDA in constructing commercial flats without seeking mandatory permission from JDA in complete violation to then prevailing Building By-laws.
ACB acted on a complaint alleging that one Shahid Buch had constructed commercial flat on the land falling in khasra No. 185 and 186 at Village Satwari after obtaining permission from BDO on 4-12-2014. whereas the area falls under jurisdiction of Jammu Development Authority etc.
It has been found that village Satwari at relevant point of time had been notified as local area of JDA vide SRO-44 dated 2-2-1971 and also in schedule-A of notification No. SRO-263 dated 9-8-2004.
The probe revealed that Shahid succeeded in constructing commercial flats without seeking mandatory permission from JDA in complete violation to then prevailing Building By-laws.I
The JDA officials who were duty bound to take timely legal action to stop the illegal construction in JDA notified area maintained criminal silence and remained mute spectator till the structure was erected and probe initiated by ACB.
The notices u/s 7 (1) and 7 (3) of Building Operation Permission Act required to be issued at the very inception of illegal construction were issued lately on 24.08.2015 and 31.08.2015 respectively providing ample opportunity the beneficiary for to constructing illegal commercial flats.
The officers /…
