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JMC issues demolition notice to Ex-Revenue Minister Special Tribunal directs status quo 12/30/2015 11:23:22 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 30: Jammu Municipal Corporation pursuant to the directions passed by the State High Court issued demolition notice to the Former Revenue Minister under Section 7(3) of J&K Control of Building Operations Act, 1988 vide No.MJ/CEO/41/3/2015 dated December, 21, 2015 requiring the former Minister to demolish 1724 sq ft illegal construction at first floor and 1134 sqft at ground floor of his house at Deeli, District Jammu within five days from the date of the service of said notice. The Former Revenue Minister Raman Bhalla filed an appeal before the J&K Special Tribunal Jammu through Advocate Danish Bhat challenging the demolition notice issued by the Jammu Municipal Corporation. Member Judicial J&K Special Tribunal Ramesh Kumar Wattal after hearing Advocate Danish Bhat noticed with concern that Jammu Municipal Corporation was served notice but despite service none appeared on their behalf and after considering the submissions made by the counsel for appellant Raman Bhalla the Member Judicial directed that status quo as on date with regard to nature and stage of construction be maintained on spot with further directions that no construction shall take place in violation of the order and provisions of Control of Building Operations Act. The Tribunal further ordered that this order is liable to be varied, modified or cancelled on motion of the objections by the Jammu Municipal Corporation. The Tribunal further fixed the matter on January, 19, 2016. In the appeal the appellant Raman Bhalla has submitted that JMC has no authority to demolish the structure in question for the very reason that it never objected to the construction and in fact supervised the same on daily basis and the construction was raised in accordance with the approved site plan. It is further urged in the appeal that the construction was completed way back in the year 2013 as per sanctioned plan and no fresh construction has been undertaken. It is worthwhile to mention herein that Jammu Municipal Corporation was in deep slumbers and it is only when a writ petition was filed in the State High Court highlighting lackadaisical approach of JMC in not proceeding against the influential former Revenue Minister. Taking cognizance of the matter, Justice Bansi Lal Bhat of J&K High Court (Jammu Wing) had directed the Municipal Commissioner, Jammu to take action as warranted under law against the Former Revenue Minister for the alleged major violations and pursuant to said order the JMC got activated and issued demolition notice to the Former Revenue Minister and upon appeal preferred before J&K Special Tribunal the status quo has been directed to be maintained on spot.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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