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| DB grants two weeks time to petitioner to file response report | | Alleged encroachment by Transport Minister | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 13: In an alleged complaint filed by Ankur Sharma regarding encroachment of 10 Kanals forest land by Minister for Transport Abdul Ghani Kohli at Nowabad (Sunjwan), Jammu which was treated as Public Interest Litigation (PIL), a Division Bench directed petitioner to file response if any to the status report within two weeks.
After hearing petitioner Aknur Sharma in person whereas AAG PC Sharma appearing for the VOJ and Adv AH Bhat appearing for the GAD, the Division Bench observed that in terms of order dated July 7, 2015, SVO has filed status report and asked petitioner to file fresh response report
According to petitioner State Vigilance Organization (SVO) has established that Minister for Transport, Abdul Gani Kohli has constructed huge educational complex on the forest land in Nowabad area of Sunjwan in the outskirts of Jammu city.
'The premier investigating agency of the State has also pointed out non-cooperation from the authorities of Revenue and Health and Medical Education Departments on certain aspects relating to the huge complex, he added.
The petitioner has submitted that A G Kohli, Minister for Transport and MLA Kalakote has grabbed more than 10 kanals of forest land in Khasra No.356/min at Nowabad, Sunjwan and constructed a multi storey building complex where from he is running BEd/ETT College, Para-Medical Institute, B N School and ATM of J&K Bank, was forwarded to ADGP/Director of Vigilance vide communication No.SSP/Clt/2015/180/VOJ dated June 19, 2015 and approval for conducting preliminary enquiry was conveyed vide communiqué No.VO-PE-JMU-04/2015-16358 dated July 10, 2015 and the same was registered on July 14, 2015.
During the course of enquiry, the records-photocopies of building plan, sale deed of land measuring 8 kanals and 9 marlas, deed of B N Educational Trust and some other records pertaining to inspection report conducted by the Education Department for NOCs have been collected and scrutinized, the report said, adding "it has been found that some original records pertaining to the B N Educational Trust have been seized by the Crime Branch in the FIR registered against management of ETT Colleges and officers and officials of State Board of School Education".
"The matter for demarcation of land and other relevant records was taken up with Chief Conservator of Forest, Demarcation and Settlement, Revenue authorities, Secretary Board of School Education and Block Development Officer, Purmandal Block", the report said, adding "vide letter No.238-DMR dated August 7, 2015, the Divisional Forest Officer, Demarcation Division No.1 Jammu has submitted that Khasra No.356 comprising of CO Nos. 1, 3, 5 of Bahu Range as per the available record is forest land.
On scrutiny of the files obtained from the Crime Branch, it came to the fore that B N Public School and BEd/ETT College are situated in Khasra No.356 as per the documents submitted by the management of the College for seeking various permissions/NOCs. Moreover, as per the report of DFO Jammu Khasra No.356 of village Nowabad, Sunjwan is forest land thereby substantiating the basic allegation of the complainant".
About the B N Paramedical School, the status report said, "the record vis-à-vis permission/NOCs was requisitioned from the Director Health Services and Commissioner/ Secretary Health and Medical Education Department but the same is awaited despite repeated requests".
"During visual inspection of the building complex/institution, it was found that a number of educational institutions are being run in the building complex under probe", the report said.
"The enquiries conducted so far have established that the institutions are being owned and managed by the family members of Abdul Gani Kohli and the building complex has been raised on Khasra No.356 of village Nowabad, which according to the report of the Forest Department is forest land thereby substantiating the basic allegation", the report said. |
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