JAMMU: Even as the LG administration is in a quandary to initiate punitive action against identified corrupt officials and officers of Revenue department who in league with land mafia gulp down government land worth thousands of crores, a skeleton of alleged fraudulent mutation measuring 38 acres of prime land at village Thalwal of Tehsil Mandal in district Jammu has tumbled out from the stinking cupboard of Revenue Department.
Copy of mutation order passed by settlement officer
As per the available documents, the then settlement officer (Tehsildar), Jammu allegedly in connivance with the beneficiaries had vested the ownership rights to occupants of village grazing land (Kacharai) falling in Khasara No 212/22 by surreptitiously altering type of soil vide mutation No 2 JEEM dated 21/10/2009 from non cultivable water body (Ghairmumkin Tawi) to agriculture (Banjar kadeem). Even, the signature of some of the villagers in settlement order are fake, alleged reliable sources.
The villagers while demanding an enquiry and subsequent cancellation of mutation No 2 JEEM dated 21/10/2009 asserted that currently, the property dealers are selling plots to gullible citizens on this prime piece of land to develop an unauthorized colony and the concerned officials of Revenue department are generouslyissuingfardtobuyers knowingly that as per JDA’s Jammu Master Plan 2032 this area is in Green Zone.
Sharing copies of mutation reliable sources in the Revenue Department told JK Global News, “the then Settlement Officer on 21/10/2009 by cancelling previous mutation No 193 dated 23/10/1982 had executed mutation No 2 JEEM in contravention of the law of the land in favor of occupants namely Sukhdev Singh, Rampal, Raghunath Singh, Gulzar Singh, Baldev Singh, Jaman Singh etc.
Copy of Girdavaari of Khasra No 212/22
“As per previous entries of Girdavaari, the type of land in khasra No 212/22 as per Revenue record is shown as non cultivable (Ghairmumkin tawi). However, in a well planned manner, the officials in connivance with beneficiaries later altered the Girdavaari into agricultural land (Banjar kadeem). Whereas rules underline that this is not possible in case of 302 kanal and 10 marla land falling in Khasra No 212/22”, says one Tehsildar preferring anonymity”.
Prescribed procedure says that only cultivable land can be changed into non agricultural land, if in case no agriculture activities are carried on it for consecutive 8 Girdavaaris.
In this case, the type of land in khasra No 212/22 as per mutation No 193 dated 23/10/1982 is shown as non agriculture tawi (water body). Then, the alteration of Girdavaaries pertaining to this prime piece of land in contravention of laws clearly shows alleged fraudulent practices adopted to extend favors to the beneficiaries, he further added.
This entire matter warrants a thorough probe for restoring ownership of prime land to state through annulling mutation No 2 JEEMM and initiating action under relevant sections of laws against those who are involved in this alleged fraudulent mutation, says another officer of Revenue department confiding anonymity.
As per the available documents, the then settlement officer (Tehsildar), Jammu allegedly in connivance with the beneficiaries had vested the ownership rights to occupants of village grazing land (Kacharai) falling in Khasara No 212/22 by surreptitiously altering type of soil vide mutation No 2 JEEM dated 21/10/2009 from non cultivable water body (Ghairmumkin Tawi) to agriculture (Banjar kadeem). Even, the signature of some of the villagers in settlement order are fake, alleged reliable sources.
