- 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 on 19-2-2025 which remained stopped for sometime after aggrieved locals opposed commercial construction and print media highlighted violated construction along with pictures making land use change without getting site plan approved from JMC which can’t be done plot being bifurcated
- Residents of Channi Himmat strongly resent Commissioner JMC seeking NOC from J&K Housing Board to establish Rehri Zone at existing Parking site of Channi Himmat main Shamshan Ghat constructed at estimated cost of Rs 78 lacs over Thangar Nallah drain urging both JMC and Housing Board to drop idea in larger interests of Channi Himmat residents and those attend cremations
- JMC finally serves sealing order under JMC Act 2000 to owner of private land falling under Khasra No. 477 Min in Sector-3, Ward-51,old village Channi Himmat when four floors violated structure making 66.37% violations on each floor already completed and husband of owner Dr Rajeev started running Day Care Medical Centre by covering 750 Sqft against owned 644 Sqft without maintaining setbacks and public parking within premises against JMP-2032 and Unified Building Bye-laws 2021
- Forest fire rages on at shrine board from last one month, no accountability
- JMC’s sealing & de-sealing orders to owner of residential plot 274/3,Ward-50, Channi Himmat proved counter-productive for owner as full-fledged commercial hall after removing partition walls of existing ground floor still intact despite undertaking submitted by owner to construct brick walls partition but constructing plywood partitions to hoodwink JMC authorities
- JMC serves owner eyewash de-sealing order without mentioning actual violations to owner of residential plot 328/4 , Ward-50 Channi Himmat for raising violated full-fledged commercial ground floor plus three floors against permitted ground plus two floors without maintaining setbacks, height against JMP-2032 and Unified Building Bye-laws 2021 when construction going on from last ten months and now reaches finishing level
- JMC approves commercial site plan allowing owner to cover 100% plot area in construction of commercial basement for storage & utility and commercial ground floor without mentioning their height not mandating to maintain setbacks at JDA’s commercial site No.5 Phase-II commercial complex Fruit Market, Narwal Fruit Mandi Jammu, Ward-49 adjoining with Head Branch of J&K Grameen Bank against JMP-2032/Unified Building Bye-laws 2021
- 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
Author: Golden Yug
The owner raised commercial Hall with basement without maintaining setbacks except front side and didn’t leave 6.5 mtr from backside and side-1 6.5 mtr and didn’t construct bedroom, drawing room, living room, dining room and kitchen and constructed two shop and keeping its front towards internal road of colony covering nearly 2500 Sqft against total plot area 3200 Sqft when he was entitled only 55% (1760 sqft) construction area and also extending 2 ft gallery towards public road side Despite commercial hall construction on residential plot , the owner somehow managed to get free hold rights of residential plot from…
When RTI filed dated 4-7-2024, the construction of 4th floor was going on but JMC didn’t take any action as concerned Enforcement Inspector Gagan Kumar didn’t submit violation report despite highlighting same in print media and as a result of which at present as on date the 4th floor is fully functional and coaching classes are being run from 4th floor from residential house 600/3 GY CORRESPONDENT jammu, sep 16 One Amit Sharma purchased a residential plot 600/3 measuring 30×55 sqft Channi Himmat Housing Board Colony from original alotee Vinod Kumar s/o Chaman Lal r/o 139 opposite Dak Banglow Jammu.…
The owner after halting construction for over one year couple of days ago restarted construction of attached room on existing Porch measuring 200 Sqft besides steel structure from backside and under the guidance of enforcement staff deputed in area simultaneously white washing ongoing construction of room as is visible from picture clicked on 13-9-2024 by aggrieved locals when such a construction on porch is strictly prohibited as per approved site plan when allowed terrace only GY CORRESPONDENT jammu, sep 13 One Ramesh Chander s/o Nagar Mal c/o M/S Ramesh Enterprises Jammu owner of residential plot 152/7 measuring 40X80 (3200 Sqft)…
The owner raised commercial Hall with basement without maintaining setbacks except front side and didn’t leave 6.5 mtr from backside and side-1 6.5 mtr and didn’t construct bedroom, drawing room, living room, dining room and kitchen and constructed two shop and keeping its front towards internal road of colony covering nearly 2500 Sqft against total plot area 3200 Sqft when he was entitled only 55% (1760 sqft) construction area and also extending 2 ft gallery towards public road side Despite commercial hall construction on residential plot , the owner somehow managed to get free hold rights of residential plot from…
JMC must remember that running a commercial entity in a residential area does cause nuisance, environmental pollution due to ingress and egress of customers vehicles and disturbs the peace of the residents of the neighborhood thus affecting the quality of air, causes noise pollution and thus affects the right to life of the residents in the area as guaranteed by Article 21 of Indian Constitution Conversion of residential house into commercial one is new trend prevailing in Channi Himmat Housing Board Zonal planned colony as the rate of commercial properties is touching sky in recent times and every influential owner…
JMC remained unmoved even when excessive digging was strongly resented by locals as the owner covered hundred percent area and even covered nearby flowing waste water Nallah by putting slab on Nallah to facilitate two way entry both from front side and back side being a corner plot having approaching road both towards front and back side After publishing story , the construction work remained stopped for few days, but owner taking into confidence enforcement staff on 8-6-2024 started removing rough concrete which was earlier filled under strong public pressure sensing that now things are settled and that now nobody…
The owner didn’t raise residential construction on ground floor like bedroom, lobby, kitchen, toilet , cut out for ventilation , staircase towards front side but to hoodwink general public and JMC Authorities kept 2 ft size two windows and small size door 2 ft in size in middle of these two windows to show construction being residential to hide construction of full-fledged commercial hall on ground floor . Owner didn’t leave front 9 ft when he was duty bound to leave 12.5 ft besides extending 2 ft gallery on ground floor and also didn’t leave 7 ft 9 inch from…
As per approved residential site plan, the owner didn’t construct Porch towards left side measuring 3.7 mtr wide, kitchen measuring 1.9 mtr x 3.0 mtr in middle and towards right side dining room measuring 2.7 mtr x 3.0 mtr towards front side ,Lobby measuring 3.3 mtr x 5.1 mtr, Bed room 3.7 mtr x 3.0 mtr with toilet 1.5 mtr x 2.5 mtr and infact constructed full-fledged commercial hall without any brick walls partitions besides lift provision from backside The owner left meager 5 ft from front side and extended three ft gallery as well when he was duty bound…
JMC in BOCA notice 7 (3) projected violated area of 360 Sqft against sanctioned 1960+ 180 Porch area making it 16.8%, first and 2nd floors constructed 2915 Sqft each against permitted 1960 Sqft covering excess area 955 Sqft making violations as 48.7%. In the notice it was wrongly mentioned that owner was to leave front 19 ft 9 inch and owner left 25 ft 3 inch however as per approved site plan the owner was mandatory to leave nearly 31.5 ft from front side. However in reality the violation of front side was 6 ft 2 inch, likewise the owner…
Owner as per approved site plan didn’t construct kitchen , bedroom with attached toilet , lobby and raised three commercial halls with provision of ramp and elevator absolutely contrary to approved residential plot but sadly JMC from initial stage to present stage of completion of three commercial floors didn’t take any action and extended every possible help to owner to raise violated construction. As per report of Surveyor dated 26-9-2023 reported that plot is vacant at the time of inspection. As per report of Dy General Manager dated 9-10-2023, Housing Unit No.1 , the plot is enclosed with boundary wall…