Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 2: In the much publicized suo-moto PIL on Tawi bridge, Division Bench of State High Court comprising Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Sindhu Sharma has directed the Chief Engineer R&B Jammu to place on record site plan reflecting the bridge and breaches.
After going through the status report dated March 22, 2019 filed by Chief Engineer R&B, Jammu and another status report of JDA, the DB observed, “why in the status report filed by the Chief Engineer it is stated that no parapet of the bridge has been damaged and passage was provided earlier to give connectivity to the persons who were disconnected during flash floods of March 2015 as per instructions of the District Administration dated 12th March, 2015 and 24th March, 2015”.
Accordingly, DB directed Chief Engineer to place on record a site plan reflecting the completed Tawi bridge and roads constructed. The Chief Engineer was further directed to inspect the entire area and explain the breaches/constructions which have been photographed and are the subject matter of the newspaper report of which suo moto cognizance has been taken by the court.
“So far as the status report filed by the Vice Chairman JDA is concerned, it is complained that the land over which link road from the fourth bridge to Karnaile Chak exists has not been demarcated and handed over till date to the authority by the Revenue Department despite communication dated 9th of March, 2019”, the DB further observed.
Accordingly, DB issued notice to the Secretary, Department of Revenue to explain as to why the action has not been taken as requested by the JDA in letter dated 9th of March, 2019. The DB appointed Advocate Mohsin as a local commissioner to inspect the 4th Tawi bridge and submit a report with regard to the subject matter of the writ petition. DB also directed court counsel to place before it the photographs of the existing position and also indicate on a site plan as to what is the exact position on the ground.
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