Tehsildar
Jammu North rebuts allegations of manipulation in land records
JAMMU, JULY 30: In
response to the recent allegations against Revenue officers regarding purported
manipulation in land records related to Khasra No. 856 in Raipur Domana
village, the office of Tehsildar Jammu North has firmly rebutted these claims.
The accusations, spearheaded by the Managing Editor of a local daily, have been
declared unfounded and damaging to the reputation of the concerned officer.
Following a
thorough preliminary inquiry, it has been established that the Fard was issued
on June 26, 2024, with all necessary formalities duly completed. The document
was uploaded on the revenue portal, detailing Mutations viz. 570 (Sec 17 of
BLEAA 2007 Bikrami Svt.), Mutation no. 794 (Inheritance), and Mutation no. 1205
(Inheritance) for 13 Marlas intended for sale. An inadvertent error occurred
during data entry by the concerned Patwari Halqa, mistakenly recording Mutation
no. 1205 instead of 1304, which should reflect the inheritance of Barkat Ali
devolved upon applicant Nazir Mohd. All other details, including First Party
and Second Party information, were accurate according to the recorded entries.
Upon issuance of
the Fard, the applicant promptly reported the discrepancy to the revenue field
staff. The necessary correction was made by Patwari and Naib Tehsildar
Mishriwala, who updated the mutation number on the computerised Fard copy, duly
signed, sealed, and attested as per protocol.
The applicant subsequently
sought the Tehsildar's office for countersigning the corrected document.
Tehsildar Jammu North, Aman Kumar Anand, after verifying the correction with
the field staff and revenue records, duly countersigned the document.
According to
prevailing rules, Naib Tehsildar is the designated officer for issuing Fard
Intikhab under PSGA, while Patwari and Girdawar are responsible for preparing
and comparing records on-site. This process is outlined in various orders,
notifications, and circulars issued by competent authorities.
Tehsil Jammu North,
one of the busiest tehsils, handles a significant volume of revenue services
daily. Given the volume of data entry required on the revenue portal,
occasional errors may occur, which are promptly corrected by the revenue field
staff upon notification. Legal procedures for corrections and rectifications
are standard practice, including updates to names, Khasra numbers, and other
details, with due certification by designated officers.
Verification from
revenue records revealed no custodian department entries for Khasra No. 856,
Raipur Domana. The land in question, originally recorded under Mohakkam Din and
others via mutation no. 570 dated December 25, 1952, subsequently transferred
to Barkat Ali through mutation no. 794 dated December 22, 1956, and then to
Nazir Mohd via mutation no. 1304 dated March 28, 2008.
In light of these
facts, the allegations published by Mohit Mehra in Daily Jammu Jottings are
baseless and have been categorically denied. The inadvertent error made by the
Patwari, which was swiftly corrected, does not constitute tampering with
revenue records.