The J&K High Court has directed the administration to upload on the official website a list of all encroachers, including influential persons. The court further directed the revenue secretary and the divisional commissioners would be held liable for contempt of court if the directions were not complied with.
In an order on Friday, it had ordered a CBI inquiry into the transfer of state land to the occupants under the Roshni Act, disposing of a bunch of public interest litigations seeking a probe into alleged discrepancies in the process.
This detail should be covered government land under illegal occupation and full identity of encroachers and particulars of the land be posted on a website, it said.
It said there should be full information about the identities of all influential persons, including legislators, bureaucrats, and businessmen, who have derived benefit under the Act to occupy state lands.
The revenue secretary shall ensure that this information is also posted on the website of the respondents within four weeks. The divisional commissioners shall place on record district-wise full details of the encroached state land not covered by the Roshni act, it said.
The CBI shall also inquire into the continued encroachments on state lands, illegal change of ownership use, the grant of licences, misuse of the land, and raising of illegal constructions. The agency should also probe failure of the authorities to take action for these illegalities, it said. (Agencies)