JAMMU: Three land mutations that were fraudulently attested have been revoked by District Magistrate Sachin Kumar Vaishya, in violation of Government Order No. 254-C of 1965. The DM issued the order after taking notice of the situation and asking the Tehsildar for an update. The land mutations were related to Khasra Nos. 118, 210, and 210-Min in the village of Dhami, Tehsil Nagrota, where three individuals were granted ownership rights under Government Order No. 254-C of 1965. This order was intended to aid in the rehabilitation of families who had been displaced in 1947, 1965, and 1971. Looking through the revenue records, I discovered that the land in question did not fall within the aforementioned order’s provisions because it was classified as State Land with ‘Gair Mumkin Passi’ soil type, meaning it was not used for agriculture. Furthermore, the territory covered by Khasra No. 210-Min belonged to the Forest Department. The DM duly called the parties who were granted ownership rights to a hearing, but they did not show up. Upon conducting a thorough analysis of the revenue records and reviewing the Tehsildar’s report, the DM determined that the contested mutations were fraudulent and unlawful, and as such, were revoked. Within two days, Tehsildar Nagrota was instructed to make the necessary record corrections and turn in a report detailing the actions taken. In order to take the appropriate additional steps, he must also divulge the identities of the delinquent officials who illegally entered the contested mutations.
