- JMC first allows unauthorized construction on existing violated ground floor at residential plot 66/5, Ward-50, Channi Himmat then wrongly approves conditional site plan taking undertaking from owner that existing violations shall be removed before start of fresh construction but allows first and 2nd floor commercial halls with unauthorized 3rd floor when owner didn’t remove violations on existing ground floor and instead extended galleries up to 3rd floor without observing setbacks as per UBBL-2021 now serves demolition order dated 8-3-2025 drastically reducing violations hiding actual violations at site
- JMC fails to implement J&K Special Tribunal Status Quo order in vogue since 10-1-2022 at commercial plot in Greater Kailash main road, Lane-10 near HDFC Bank, Ward-68 allows owner not only to complete violated ground, first and 2nd floor all measuring 1185.5 Sqmt each against permitted 559 Sqft each but also unauthorized 3rd floor measuring 208 Sqm without maintaining setbacks completely deviating from approved site plan besides allowing owner to start commercial activities on ground floor under name and style Barista and Blue Moon Unisex Spa and Saloon on 2nd floor from last 8 months when status quo is still intact and next date of hearing is on 24-4-2025 before Tribunal Bench-III
- JMC unmoved towards unauthorized running of children play centre in both first and 2nd floors and a restaurant cum canteen in the third floor of residential plot 649/3 on main road of Channi Himmat Housing Board Colony even when J&K Housing Board endorsed three letters to Commissioner JMC to act against owner for running commercial activities from residential plot by making sheer breach of lease deed and also against JMP-2032 and Unified Building Bye-laws 2021
- Both JMC & JDA passing buck on each other in owning responsibility of ongoing commercial constructions at Fruit Mandi Complex Narwal, Jammu in case of ongoing commercial construction at commercial site-5, Ward-49 wherein JMC has provided 100% coverage to owner without asking her to maintain setbacks and JMC issues permission in these types of schemes as per coverage confirmation given by JDA with respect to lease agreement and JK UBBL-2021 does not implement in these plots whereas JDA itself admits in a RTI reply that JDA has been approving site plans as per UBBL-2021 since its approval from Board of Directors of JDA in the meeting held on 1-12-2021
- JMC makes mockery of demolition drive at bifurcated J&K Housing Board residential corner plot 29-C Shastri Nagar, Ward-22 by visiting site to demolish violated commercial construction with JCB four times but return back to complete formalities of demolition by uprooting few bricks without serving owner relevant notices under JMC Act 2000 as a result of which violated construct still fully intact and in forthcoming govt holidays from March 27th slab work will be completed much to agony of aggrieved locals
- JMC fails to implement J&K Special Tribunal Status Quo order in vogue since 10-1-2022 at commercial plot in Greater Kailash main road, Lane-10 near HDFC Bank, Ward-68 allows owner not only to complete violated ground, first and 2nd floor all in equal size but also unauthorized 3rd floor without maintaining setbacks completely deviating from approved site plan besides allowing owner to start commercial activities on ground floor under name and style Barista and Blue Moon Unisex Spa and Saloon on 2nd floor from last 8 months
- JMC’s eye-wash; After faking demolition, construction work on commercial structure resumes bifurcated residential plot 29-C in Shastri Nagar Jammu
- J&K Excise Department rebuts news on increase in number of Liquor Vends
Author: Golden Yug
JMC enforcement staff didn’t take action against owner as per JMC Act 2000 , the owner not only completed slab work on first and second floors as commercial halls in Dec 2024-Jan 2025 on RCC pillars at par with existing violated ground floor covering nearly 2500 sqft and also raised unauthorized 3rd floor measuring nearly 15×60 (900 sqft ) and also galleries upto third floor besides completely renovating existing ground floor not as per affidavit produced by him before start of further construction like constructing partition walls, porch and also remove violations from backside but owner instead constructed totally commercial…
Notwithstanding publishing, detailed story dated 21-3-2025, JMC did nothing other than providing misleading clarification that the commercial site plan has been approved in favour of owner dated 22-3-2025 by Enforcement Inspector Ashwani Kumar having temporary charge of Ward-68 as regular Enforcement Inspector Ravindir Bhat was on leave hiding serious violations that owner has covered more area under construction against permitted and also didn’t observe mandatory setbacks. Besides owner has also raised unauthorized third floor during status Quo order of Tribunal Bench-III was still enforced and over and above all, the owner was allowed to start commercial activities on ground Floor…
Owner after constructing new stilt floor residential got approved stage-2nd residential site plan vide No. 647/JMC/BS/2023-24 dated 1-7-2023 getting permission to construction of three more floors residential on existing new stilt floor residential allowing to construct bed room, lobby, drawing room, kitchen toilets with stairs inside but owner instead of raising residential construction raised full-fledged commercial halls by deviating from sanctioned residential site plan Then Secretary JMC served owner eyewash notice to owner when the construction of three floors commercial on existing stilt floor residential was complete in all respects but surprisingly didn’t mention the section under which notice served…
JDA further claims that Fruit Mandi Complex Narwal, Jammu has been transferred to Horticulture Planning and Marketing Department vide J&K Govt order No. 348/Agri/Horti/P&M/2008 dated 12-12-2008 when it was asked to provide information whether JDA from 2-12-2021 to onwards approving site plans since when UBBL-2021 came into being as per UBBL-2021as if they have no concern with ongoing constructions in Fruit Mandi Complex Narwal after transfer of area to Horticulture Department If as per JDA it has been approving site plans as per UBBL-2021 since its approval from Board of Directors of JDA in the meeting held on 1-12-2021, then…
JMC’s fake demolition drive exposed: Illegal commercial construction goes on in Shastri Nagar Owner Col KK Lakhanpal illegally sold out 2nd partition of residential bifurcated plot facing front towards main road of Shastri Nagar Colony to one Vishal Dabotra through power of attorney without prior NOC of Housing Board as legally bifurcated plot of Housing Board can’t be transferred in name of new owner whose sole aim was to raise commercial construction keeping in view commercial establishments in the surroundings in connivance with concerned JMC enforcement staff deployed in Wrd-22 Dy General Manager Housing Board Unit-II, Jammu vide letter No.HU/II/2452-53…
JMC in an eyewash action when violated ground, first and 2nd floors besides unauthorized 3rd floor was completed served owner notice under section 7(3) BOCA Act 1988 vide No. MJ/CEO/62/03/2021 dated 6-1-2022 serving owner 15 days ultimatum to remove violations as mentioned in violation chart and as per Tribunal’s order didn’t take any follow-up action against owner and allowed him to complete violated construction and start running commercial activities. Despite Tribunal reminding Commissioner JMC that he could have used his powers vested under section 256 (1) of JMC Act 2000 prior to serving owner notice under section 7(3) of COBO Act…
JMC’s building laws go for a toss GY CORRESPONDENT JAMMU, MAR 16 Close on the heels of a fake demolition drive by the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) to soothe public anger, work on a commercial structure resumed today in Shastri Nagar, a residential locality.It may be recalled here that following public outcry, the JMC, on March 4, had conducted a fake demolition drive to stall a commercial construction at plot number 29-C Shastri Nagar in the temple City. The construction work remained suspended for around 12 days. However, the landlord KK Lakhanpal resumed construction today. The unauthorised and illegal commercial…
GY CORRESPONDENT JAMMU, MAR 12 The Jammu and Kashmir Excise Department today strongly rebutted the news being circulated on various social media platforms regarding the increase in number of vends (Wine Shops) in Jammu & Kashmir, terming it as fake and baseless.A communication issued by the department in this regard stated that “As per J&K Excise Policy for the year 2025-26 notified vide SO 38 dated 15th February, 2025, 305 number of vends (Wine Shops) were put to e-auction on 15.02.2025 and after culmination of the bidding process, 271 vends got allotted through the e-auction process (which was conducted by J&K Bank) to the successful H1 bidders and rest of 34 locations are being put to re-auction through Public Notice Issued on 07.03.2025 and…
JMC enforcement staff didn’t take action against owner as per JMC Act 2000 , the owner not only completed slab work on first and second floors as commercial halls in Dec 2024-Jan 2025 on RCC pillars at par with existing violated ground floor covering nearly 2500 sqft and also raised unauthorized 3rd floor measuring nearly 15×60 (900 sqft ) and also galleries upto third floor besides completely renovating existing ground floor not as per affidavit produced by him before start of further construction like constructing partition walls, porch and also remove violations from backside but owner instead constructed totally commercial…
Owner deviating from residential approved site plan didn’t construct Verandah towards front side in left side followed by informal in the middle sitting room , toilet, lobby , kitchen and bedroom on ground floor. Similarly on first and 2nd floors, the owner didn’t construct balcony , toilet , bedroom which means in absence of all this in no way this construction is considered residential construction GY CORRESPONDENT JAMMU, MAR 5 Posh residential areas Gandhi Nagar, Trikuta Nagar, Shastri Nagar and Channi Himmat are fast turning into breeding grounds for unauthorized conversion of residential properties for commercial purposes. Housing colonies…