Sara: Private developer encroaches defence land, no ...

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JAIPUR: The state government is yet to initiate a probe against a private developer who has allegedly developed a housing colony in Jodhpur on a land belonging to the air force.

Recently, the Comptroller and Auditor General ( CAG), in its report had mentioned that the same private group is involved in illegal sale/purchase of defence land in Mumbai and Pune.

Documents provided to TOI by RTI activist Ram Singh show that the private developer purchased 6 bigha and 5 biswa of land that had already been acquired by the state government for defence purpose. In addition, a facility area has been developed as housing colony adjacent to the 22 bigha and 17.5 biswa land which is in the restricted area of the Jodhpur Air Force station.

As per the documents, the state government acquired 6 bigha and 5 biswa land for the defence department from one Krishen Kak after issuing a notification (No. 41117/16/5/81) in 1985. The land acquired was a portion of the 86 bigha and 10 biswa land owned by Kak in Bhicharli village in Jodhpur tehsil.

The acquired land?s possession was handed over to the air force in 1986. Meanwhile, one Omdan Charan, who claimed to have the power of attorney from the holder of the land, sold 66 bigha and 10 biswa of the remaining 80 bigha and 5 biswa land to a property dealer, Sohan Lal Surna in 2004. A year later, Charan allegedly sold 20 bigha land (including the government acquired 6 bigha and 5 biswa) again to Surna.

Krishen Kak, owner of the land, wrote letters to the Jodhpur Development Authority in August and October 2011 saying he never gave power of attorney to Charan over his land. ?The authority, however, did not register an FIR against Charan and no investigation was initiated in this regard by the civic authority,? Singh, the RTI activist, told TOI.

On the other hand, defence PRO Col S D Goswami said that in 2006, a physical survey of land in possession of air force was carried out with the help of tehsildar, revenue, Jodhpur. As a result of the survey, 19.03 bigha of land in Khasra no-04 belonging to one Sri Shreyas Daga is in physical possession of Air force.

Singh said, ?The air force is having possession of a land which was never acquired by the state government. As per the survey, the land in possession belongs to third party. The air force can never claim the possession of the land. Moreover, the land is already been sold in 2007.?

While talking to TOI , Jodhpur Development Commissioner , Ratan Lahoti said, ?We are aware of the case, however, the probe cannot be initiated as the matter in pending court.?

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