Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 16: High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has directed Registry to frame rule against Jagdish Raj, Chief Town Planner, Jammu Development Authority for explaining as to why he be not punished for having deliberately and intentionally made false and wrong statement at Bar before the court.
This significant order has been passed by Justice Javed Iqbal Wani in a petition filed by Sat Pal Sharma.
After hearing Advocate Aditya Gupta appearing for the petitioner whereas Advocates Adarsh Sharma and Saching Dogra appearing for the JDA, High Court observed, “the instant matter has come up for consideration in terms of order dated 09.05.2023. The counsel for the respondents has produced both original as well as the revised site plan of Roop Nagar Housing Colony in compliance to the earlier orders passed by this court”.
“Both the original as well as the revised plans came to be examined by this court and are retained on the record of the file for further consideration/examination”, the DB said, adding “when the matter was being considered on previous date of hearing, the counsel for the respondents submitted that the original plan through available is torn, however, upon examination of the original plan today, the same was found to be intact”.
“The statement about the original plan being torn was made by the counsel at the instance of the Chief Town Planner, Jammu Development Authority who was present in the court. The false statement apparently and admittedly was made by the Chief Town Planner knowingly, deliberately and intentionally for which the Chief Town Planner needs to be proceeded against being contempt on the face of this court”, Justice Wani said.
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