Commissioner JMC Order No. 180 of 2024 dated 2-3-2024 designated powers to Deputy Commissioner (South) and Dy Commissioner (North) under section 253,254 of J&K Municipal Corporation Act 2000 and Regulation 2.11 of UBBL 2021, Enforcement Officer under Section 254 of J&K Municipal Corporation Act 2000 and Enforcement Inspector under Section 254 of J&K Municipal Corporation Act 2000 but its impact on ground zero as usual is almost zero as those at the helm of affairs are hand in gloves with violators and so question doesn’t arise of taking action against violators.
When Enforcement Inspector Gagan Kumar deputed in Ward 50 and Ward-51 called on Mobile on 22-3-2024 afternoon about action taken, he categorically denied that he has not visited Channi Himmat so far as he hasn’t joined as Enforcement Inspector Ward-50 and Ward -51 which speaks volumes how serious they are in taking action against violators on complaints of aggrieved people in the area
JMC instead of taking action against its Enforcement staff for supporting violators after several complaints against them for not taking action against violators, the best JMC did is transfer of Enforcement Inspector from one ward to another but they are never ever held accountable for the unauthorized constructions raised during their tenure in their respective wards after transfer from one ward to another
GY CORRESPONDENT
jammu, mar 22
Notwithstanding creating special wing in JMC and deputing charge of Enforcement Wing of JMC to a Joint Commissioner (R&E) level officer, Dy Commissioner (South), Dy Commissioner (North) deputing good number of Enforcement Officers, Enforcement staff particularly Enforcement Inspectors in all 75 Wards unauthorized constructions in Channi Himmat, Gandhi Nagar, Shastri Nagar Govt Housing Board colonies going on unabated as Enforcement staff extending all possible help to violators to raise choice constructions even against approved site plans and against guidelines of Jammu Master Plan 2032 and Unified Building Bye-laws 2021 resulting in unplanned housing colonies and resulting in unnecessary sufferings to law abiding citizens of the area.
To put the things in perspective, one Vishav Deepak owner of residential Govt plot 250-C, Sector-2, measuring 25 x54+ 65/2 (1487 Sqft) on main road of Channi Himmat Housing Board colony adjoining with Govt Middle School Channi Himmat and also old settlements backside of this plot has started commercial construction on RCC Pillars without getting site plan approved from JMC without maintaining mandatory setbacks. It deserves mentioning here that Vishav Deepak Suri purchased this plot from Chander Bhushan costing worth crores and the same got registered in Court of law dated 29-6-2022 and the aim of purchasing plot was very much clear to raise commercial construction which became a reality after taking our possession and commercial construction started at site.
Worthwhile to mention here that notwithstanding Commissioner JMC vide JMC Order No. 180 of 2024 dated 2-3-2024 designated powers to Deputy Commissioner (South) and Dy Commissioner (North) under section 253,254 of J&K Municipal Corporation Act 2000 and Regulation 2.11 of UBBL 2021, Enforcement Officer under Section 254 of J&K Municipal Corporation Act 2000 and Enforcement Inspector under Section 254 of J&K Municipal Corporation Act 2000 but its impact on ground zero as usual is almost zero as those at the helm of affairs are hand in gloves with violators and so question doesn’t arise of taking action against violators.
Worthwhile to mention here that Incharge Enforcement Officer Anil Kashyap and Enforcement Inspector Gagan Kumar deputed in Channi Himmat area yesterday visited Channi Himmat area after several complaints were lodged along with pictures that several unauthorized commericial constructions going on in the area in Ward-50 and Ward-51 but this enforcement team went back without taking action against violators and this visit mere proved picnic for them and also encouragement to violators to carry on with these unauthorized constructions. The visiting team didn’t take action against unauthorized shopping complex construction at 32/3 going on without approved site plan private land double story Shopping complex owned by one Viraaj in Channi Himmat Housing Board colony opposite Kalyag Jwellers Main Road sector -3. When Enforcement Inspector Gagan Kumar deputed in Ward 50 and Ward-51 called on Mobile on 22-3-2024 afternoon about action taken, he categorically denied that he has not visited Channi Himmat as yet as he hasn’t joined as yet as Enforcement Inspector Ward-50 and Ward -51 which speaks volumes how serious they are in taking action against violators on complaints of aggrieved people in the area. Moreover JMC instead of taking action against its Enforcement staff for supporting violators after several complaints against them for not taking action against violators, the best JMC did is transfer of Enforcement Inspector from one ward to another but they are never ever held accountable for the unauthorized constructions raised during their tenure in their respective wards after transfer from one ward to another.
Notwithstanding huge unauthorized construction against approved site plans going on unabated in Channi Himmat Govt planned Housing Colony resulting in serious violations of Master Plan 2032 and Unified Building Bye-laws 2021,JMC enforcement staff has been offering tutor services to violators how to raise unauthorized constructions and how to retain it if any relevant notices against unauthorized constructions are issued against them. In other words, the action against violators for raising construction against guidelines of JMP-2032 in the form of serving notices under section 253,254 of J&K Municipal Corporation Act 2000 have so far turned mere cosmetic exercise as in most of the cases no follow-up was taken resulting in unabated unauthorized constructions in Channi Himmat area.
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- Commercial construction reaches third floor on residential plot 250-C, Sector-2 Channi Himmat Zonal planned colony without maintaining setbacks completely contrary to residential approved site plan with no provision of windows, ventilators, cut out and JMC now serves owner notice under provision of section 253(1) JMC Act 2000 without mentioning actual violations like three floors commercial, extended galleries, iron stairs from backside and no internal walls partitions
- JMC stuns Channi Himmat by sealing Varmani Shopping Complex, Channi Himmat, Sector-2, Ward-50 on 30-12-2024 for violations to tune of 8053 sqft in basement+ground+3 floor excluding violated 4th floor of 2674 sqft correcting earlier violations of 1704 sqft and de-sealing Complex on 31-12-2024 for 20 days besides allowing its functioning since 2013 without depositing compounding fee Rs 127800 by owner as decided by J&K Special Tribunal dated 30-12-2013
- JMC enforcement staff after shaking hands with owner allows restart of three unauthorized big size commercial shops at residential plot 29-C, Shastri Nagar, Ward-22 which remained stopped for sometime after aggrieved locals opposed commercial construction and print media highlighted violated construction along with pictures dated 21-10-2024 making land use change without getting site plan approved from JMC which can’t be done plot being bifurcated
- JMC yet again makes mockery of notice under section 253 (1) JMC Act 2000 served to owner of residential plot 66/5 ,Ward-50 Channi Himmat wherein serves 48 hours ultimatum to owner to remove violations dated 14-10-2024 but without taking follow-up action against owner approves fresh site plan dated 28-11-2024 when existing violations were not removed by owner after giving written undertaking and further construction of two floors started
- JMC Building Section out of way sanctions stilt floor commercial parking stage-1st at commercial sites 3,4 and 5 in Sector-2 Ward-50 Channi Himmat and enforcement staff fails to take action against owners when differently approved site plans clubbed and raised joint construction of commercial halls as single unit without maintaining setbacks and not constructing new stilt floors commercial and in spite of violations in stage-1st construction JMC approved stage 2nd construction and at present stage-2nd construction going on from last 15 days with help of enforcement staff
- Commercial construction reaches third floor on residential plot 250-C, Sector-2 Channi Himmat Zonal planned colony without maintaining setbacks completely contrary to residential approved site plan with no provision of windows, ventilators, cut out but JMC yet to take action against owner despite highlighting violated construction in Print Media along with pictures and bringing same in notice of concerned enforcement staff deployed in Channi Himmat Zonal planned colony
- JMC Enforcement staff deputed in Channi Himmat Ward-50 allowing construction of commercial hall on residential plot 634/3 without maintaining setbacks, without partition of walls, windows, ventilators with stairs on front side and also with lift provision absolutely contrary to residential approved site plan doing huge injustice with those who have purchased commercial sites
- Existing violated structure on private land falling under Khasra No. 4 Min, Ward-51, Channi Himmat earlier sealed, site plan withdrawn, then restored without removing violations now undergoing complete renovation and conversion from sanctioned mixed use of both residential and commercial to full-fledged commercial halls on three floors measuring 10000 sqft each to run big size shopping mall without JMC permission but with help of enforcement staff deployed in Channi Himmat