The former Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister Dr Nirmal Singh on Friday got relief from the J&K Special Tribunal as Judicial Member of the J&K Special Tribunal ordered to keep the notice served to him in abeyance issued by JDA for demolition his house at village Ban in Nagrota.
Judicial Member J&K Rajesh Sekri after hearing Senior Advocate R K Gupta assisted by Jugal Kishore Gupta and Rahul Sadotra, who appeared for Mamta Singh, wife of Nirmal Singh, whereas Advocate Muzaffar Ali Shah caveator in-person seeks time to file application and Advocate Adarsh Sharma appearing for the JDA, sought time to produce the record and written submissions to the Tribunal in November 8 notice.
The tribunal however, kept the order in abeyance and parties (JDA) are directed to maintain status-quo on spot till December 7. Reacting to the notice served by the Jammu Development Authority for the demolition his bungalow, Dr Nirmal Singh on Thursday, in a video message, said: “I hope that the government will take action on ‘unauthorized colonies’ constructed in the jurisdiction of the JDA over a period of time during its expansion.”
A notice was issued by the Building Operations Controlling Authority, JDA, to Dr Nirmal Singh and his wife Mamta Singh, who is owner of the land termed the construction ‘illegal’ constructed without valid permission from the competent authority as prescribed under law.
