Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 9: High Court has directed the State authorities to ensure that no further construction is raised in and around Bari-Brahmana Military Station.
During the course of hearing on the issue, Senior Panel Counsel Advocate Danish Butt appearing for the Admn Commandant submitted that vide letter dated 18-05-2011, the Ministry of Defence issued guidelines pertaining to issuance of No Objection Certificate for construction of buildings in the vicinity of defence establishments.
In the guidelines, it was laid down that due to security restrictions in respect of defence establishments construction if any to be undertaken by private persons should be at least 100 metres away from the outer wall of such defence establishment so as to ensure effective surveillance.
It was also laid down that any construction or repair activity within such restricted zone will require prior No Objection Certificate from the local military authority. These guidelines were revised vide letter dated 21-10-2016.
He further submitted that a lot of construction activity is going on in form of multi-storeyed houses and commercial buildings within the prohibited zone around the petitioner’s establishment. The construction so raised by the civilians/private respondents varies from 02 metres to 50 metres radius from the outer of wall of Military Station Bari-Brahmana, which is clear violation of guidelines issued by the Ministry of Defence.
Senior Panel Counsel Advocate Danish Butt, Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur directed the State authorities to ensure that no further construction is raised in and around the Bari Brahmana Military Station.
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