ACB registers case against officials for illegal mutations in revenue documents

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JAMMU: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Jammu has registered a corruption case against the then Revenue Officers/Officials and beneficiaries for illegal mutation in revenue record.
According to FIR, a Preliminary Enquiry was conducted to look into allegations that officers/officials of Revenue Department District Samba attested number of mutations of Gair Mumkin Khads, Banjar Qadeem Araks, Gair Mumkin Lands in Village Birpur in violation of norms/stipulations contained in LB-6, S-432-254C etc. During course of probe, record pertaining of Mutation Nos 2041, 2105, 2157, 2173, 2423, 2979, 189/1, 616/3, 649/J 835/J, 1389/J, 1461/J, 1469/J, 2848/J & 3164/3 under Govt. Order S 432, Mutation No’s 972, 981, 1051, 1074, 1077, 997, 1298/1, 1200, & 1071 under Govt. Order LB/6-C and Mutation No’s 3810, 4491, 846/1, 1294/3 & 3357/) under Govt. Order No. 254- C were scrutinized.
It was surfaced that out of mentioned 15 mutations attested under Govt. Order No. S-432 and 9 Mutations attested under Govt. Order LB-6, all mutations except Mutation No. 2105 and 1071 (attested under Govt. Order S-432 and Govt Order No. LB-6C respectively), all were found attested in violation of conditions contained in Govt. Orders S-432 and LB as continuous recorded cultivating possession of the beneficiaries was not there since 1957-58 which is a pre- requisite for attestation of such mutations. The kind of soil in majority of these mutations is recorded as Qadeem Banjar, Arak Gair Mumkin etc. which also is not covered within the ambit of said orders. The allotment orders in this regard by PRO Jammu are missing which is pre-requisite for attesting such mutations. The then officers/officials of Revenue Department Samba in connivance with beneficiaries of Village Birpur Tehsil Baril Brahmana District Samba thus by abuse of their official positions conferred undue benefits upon the beneficiaries by illegally mutating approximately 450 Kanal of land against pecuniary gains with corresponding loss to the state. The omissions and commissions on part of various officers/officials of Revenue Department Samba who remained associated with attesting/ entering/ verifying mutations along with beneficiaries constitute offences punishable under section 5 (1) (d) read with sections 5 (2) of JK PC Act Svt. 2006 and section 120-B of RPC. Accordingly, a case was registered in Police Station, Anti-Corruption Bureau Jammu.