Author: Golden Yug

JMC granted NOC showing no regard for Tribunal, for operation of J&K Bank branch vide No. JMC/RB/1350-51 dated 14-3-2017 which was beyond their power of jurisdiction as the operation of J&K Bank branch means land use change that too without any provision for public parking within premises and also against RBI guidelines for opening of Bank branch. Owner despite giving written undertaking on Affidavit that he will close down the basement which he had constructed illegally on stamp paper worth Rs 10 having serial No. M482397 dated 22-4-2010 both before Tribunal and JMC authorities pledging that he will not use…

Dy General Manager, Housing Board Unit Ist Channi Himmat didn’t advertised through Information Deptt e-tender notice ,E-NIT No. 34 of 2023-24 dated 25-9-2023 for outsourcing Gym/Health Club community Hall and Park by Dy General Manager Housing Board with proposed amount of Rs 18 lacs annually excluding GST and all other applicable taxes which could not be matured for reasons best known to Housing Board and floated another e-tender, E-NIT No.41 of 2023-24 dated 28-10-2023 but this time with lowered cost of Rs 16.lacs excluding GST and other applicable taxes and kept rest of terms and conditions altogether same which is…

Most of the owners after serving of final notice undergoing unauthorized constructions in Channi Himmat Housing Board colony are attorney holders from original alottees and haven’t obtained NOCs from Housing Board which is prerequisite for undertaking any construction whether residential or commercial and also it is mandatory for JMC for approving site plans both residential and commercial JMC unmoved towards ongoing commercial construction at residential plot 171/2 owned by one Dev Raj attorney holder from original alottee Vaishno Kumar Sharma on main road of Channi Himmat Housing Board colony without JMC permission and also without NOC from Housing Board and…

ACB had recovered gold and silver worth more than Rs. 2.7 Crores of Pranav Gandotra, the then TSO Satwari & Kerosene Oil Inspector Jammu Rural in Disproportionate Assets Case. Total value of the properties seized/attached property was Rs. 2,83,62,062 Court however maintained that de-sealing order is however without prejudice to the right and position of Anti Corruption Bureau being taken in the case that the course of action adopted by ACB to seal the property is accordance with law. The Court further ordered that the Petitioner upon her re-entry in no manner shall carry out any addition/alteration be it temporary…

Compoundable violations included ground floor 1076.20 Sqmt, first floor as 1084.57 Sqm, 2nd floor as 1270.81 sqm and third floor also 1270.81 sqm which nearly becomes 45000 Sqft. As per order, the owner was directed to demolish walls raised on 5th floor. It is interesting to note that after some total of violations so compounded it becomes an outstanding amount of Rs 50 lacs excluding labour cess which would not have deposited in JMC exchequer had the Golden Yug not published detailed stories and woke up JMC from deep slumber. Owner against sealing order wrongly argued that he is in…

Before citizens pay their tax, JMC should enquire whether JMC officials using JMC accommodation paying rent, government Schools, Colleges, and all other government offices also have huge buildings in the Municipal area whether they are paying taxes and filing their self-assessment Public asking whether JMC staff deputed for public service or self-service as burdening various nature Hawkers with hike in various kinds of fees and ignoring action against influential persons causing serious loss to JMC exchequer put question mark on their working JMC enhances various fees/taxes pertaining to Building section including copying fee from Rs 100 to Rs 1000,application fee…

JMC to save their skin under huge public pressure served owner BOCA notice under section 7 (1) dated 6-7-2023 nearly after 120 days since start of construction projecting huge violations of 42.40% on ground Floor , 67.88% on first floor, 28.35% 2nd floor and owner also didn’t maintain mandatory setbacks particularly rear which was supposed to left 4.7 mtr but owner left 1.3 mtr thus making violation of 72.34% besides violations in height as 3.71% and side-2nd with 100% violation Violations as mentioned in notice under 7(1) vide No. JMC/CEO/33/01/23 dated 6-7-2023 were much higher than projected by JMC as…

Owner against 7(3) BOCA notice vide No.MJ/CEO/68/3/21 dated 11-3-2022 approached J&K Special Tribunal Bench-III after nearly 36 days when he was supposed to approach Court within five days from date of serving of notice, however got status Quo vide No.STJ/iii/111/F/2022 dated 19-4-2022. Owner has made land use change which is serious violation of contempt of Court order as status Quo is still in place and JMC if serious about land use change cases should file contempt appeal against owner before Court to serve as deterrent for other violators GY CORRESPONDENT jammu, dec 12 It is now an established fact that…

Owner against sealing of his premises dated 13-10-2023 approached Civil Subordinate Judge, Municipal Magistrate Jammu but could not get any relief. Then owner approached High Court to get his commercial premises de-sealed but appeal was dismissed. But the question remains where JMC was when this residential house was being converted into commercial one, why no action taken against owner at the initial stage of violation as a result of which now two story commercial structure is successfully operating JMC on the basis of written undertaking that owner will use his premises for residential purposes, de-sealed his premises conditionally in the…

Owner in her sale deed dated 26-3-2018 has mentioned that bifurcated portions which she purchased had got collapsed due to heavy rain and subsequently demolished by owner Ramesh Kumari from whom she purchased and now there is an open plot along with a compound wall existing on spot. But surprisingly when JMC served BOCA notice to owner, she claimed that she is undertaking repairing work of her existing residential structure which only means that she is big liar as if the existing structure collapsed in 2018 what she was repairing which has been aptly proved by her that she has…