Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, June 30: High Court today took serious note of illegal conversion of agriculture land into commercial and directed the Deputy Commissioner Pulwama to file status report by next Monday in respect to all directions passed in the PIL which has been filed against the conversion of agriculture land.
A Division Bench of the court comprising Chief Justice MM Kumar and Justice Hasnain Masoodi while hearing an application filed by advocate Mohsin Qadri where it has been stated that soil from saffron fields is being taken for filling the paddy land behind the court complex and alongside Gousia Colony situated at Pampore by some unscrupulous brokers persons including Tariq Ahmad and Nazir Ahmad Mir.
The court issued notice to the Government which has been accepted by their counsel Nissar Ahmad Shah (Dy. AG) and stayed the construction which is going on behind the court complex of Munsiff Pampore and directed Deputy Commissioner Pulwama to file his status report with to all directions issued in the PIL.
The Bench also directed Tehsildar Pampore to appear in person on next date and file his status report in respect of illegal construction going on in the area and directed the SSP concerned to register appropriate FIR by invoking the provisions of Penal law in case any violation of court direction is found.
The court has also sought status report from seven DCs who have not filed their status report about any illegal conversion of agriculture land in their respective districts which includes Deputy Commissioners of district Kathua, Udhampur, Rajouri, and Kishtwar by next date of hearing.
The Bench also directed for demarcation of Nambal situated at Narkara, Budgam so as to ensure complete ban on construction or any other encroachments .
In this regard court observed in the order that “we have requested the Advocate General to intervene the matter and help in rescuing the State land from the clutches of encroachers.”
The court further said that we have been informed that this is wet land and earth filling on the instance of encroachers is in progress.
“We direct that any earth filing shall remain stayed till further orders and if any violation of our orders is found the same may be noticed so as the violators may be dealt with sternly,” the court said.
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