Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 22: Vigilance Organization Jammu has booked some revenue officials for committing illegalities in transfer of State land under Roshni Act in Jammu district by misusing their official position.
A case under Section 5(1)(c), 5(1)(d), read with 5(2) of J&K PC Act, Svt 2006 Section 120-B RPC and Section 17 of State land (Vesting of Ownership to Occupants) Act, 2001, has been registered against accused officials on the complaint forwarded by Principal Accountant General (Audit) to J&K State Vigilance Commission.
During the verification conducted into the allegations, it has emerged that while settling the cases of illegal occupants for vesting of ownership rights, the officers/officials of Revenue Department District Jammu committed illegalities by abusing their official position, which include improper recorded possession, insufficient and incomplete documents and the rates have not been fixed by Price Fixation Committee as per provision of the Act and in many cases money has not been remitted to Government Treasury besides, violation of prevention of Ribbon Development Act, non-eviction of illegal occupants from the State land and not putting the State land to auction.
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