Jammu Development Authority issues house demolition notice to ex-Deputy CM
The Hindu
Construction was done ‘without permission’ at Ban village in Nagrota
The Jammu Development Authority (JDA) has served a notice on former Deputy Chief Minister of erstwhile J&K State Nirmal Singh to demolish a house constructed “without permission” at Ban village in Nagrota.
According to the JDA order, Mr. Singh, a senior BJP leader, and his wife, Mamta Singh, have submitted no replies to the show-cause notices served under section 7(1) of the J&K Control of Building Operation Act, 1988, earlier.
“You have not attained the valid permission from the competent authority as prescribed under law (for the house). In exercise of power conferred under Section 7(3) of the Control of Building Operation Act 1988, you are hereby directed to remove the illegal construction on your own level within five days," the order, issued on November 8, 2021 reads.
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