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May 20, 2020
May 20, 2020
Updated on
May 20, 2020
The residents of Chak Sardar Attar Singh village in Mandal tehsil are up in arms against the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) over an antiencroachment drive, which led the government to take possession of 19 hectares of land. On May 20, 2019, a team of the JDA and police launched a sixhour drive and blocked the access of farmers to the agricultural land. When the people resisted, it led to a clash, in which two women fell unconscious and several were injured. Some people were also detained. The land in question belongs to the JDA and was lying vacant for a few years. In 2019, 14 families living nearby started practicing agriculture on this land, which is their only source of livelihood. They have now demanded the JDA to regularize their occupation and allow them to continue farming. Any form of settlement or agricultural use of common land is considered encroachment by the state, as such land is owned by the government. The Jammu and Kashmir government has transferred around 9,479 acres of land to the (JDA) for development since 1973 out of which 6,818 acres are yet to be demarcated. According to the officials, a total of 1,510 acres of land in Jammu city has been encroached upon. Sukhnandan Choudhary, former legislator and state minister, condemned the police action. He told LCW** **that the administration is doing injustice to the residents, pointing out that they had not erected any concrete buildings on the land and were simply farming. He added that the families would die of hunger if their only means of livelihood is taken away from them. In July 2020, to combat encroachment of around 1500 acres of government land, the union territory administration ordered a ban on all kinds of construction activities on a large stretch of land in the Nikki Tawi area, including villages of Rakh Raipur, Chak Ganeshu and Chak Sardar Attar Singh of Jammu district. "In exercise of powers vested in me under section 144 CrPc, I do hereby restrain all persons, agencies, firms or anybody from raising any boundary wall, laying plinth or raising any other pucca or kacha construction (residential or commercial) on all kinds of land in villages Jammu Khas, Rakh Raipur, Chak Ganeshu and Chak Sardar Attar Singh", read the order by the Jammu District Magistrate Sushma Chauhan.
Demand for legal recognition of land rights
Demand to retain/protect access to common land/resources
Rural
Common
Non-Forest (Other than Grazing Land)
Total investment involved (in Crores):
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Type of investment:
Year of Estimation
Page Number In Investment Document:
Has the Conflict Ended?
No
When did it end?
Why did the conflict end?
Categories of Legislations Involved in the Conflict
Procedural Laws, Constitutional Law, Land Reform Laws, Other
Legislations/Policies Involved
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Whether claims/objections were made as per procedure in the relevant statute
What was the claim(s)/objection(s) raised by the community? What was the decision of the concerned government department?
Legal Processes and Loopholes Enabling the Conflict:
Lack of legal protection over land rights
Forced evictions/dispossession of land
Non-rehabilitation of displaced people
Legal Status:
In Court
Status of Case In Court
Whether any adjudicatory body was approached
What was the Decision of the Concerned Government Department?
Name of the adjudicatory body
Name(s) of the Court(s)
High Court of Jammu and Kashmir
Case Number
Major Human Rights Violations Related to the Conflict:
Arrest/detention/imprisonment
Lathicharge/teargas/pellets
Whether criminal law was used against protestors
Reported Details of the Violation:
Police lathicharged protestors
Date of Violation
May 20, 2019
Location of Violation
Chak Sardar Attar Singh
Nature of Protest
Blockades
Media-based activism/alternative media
Government Departments Involved in the Conflict:
Jammu Development Authority
PSUs Involved in the Conflict:
Did LCW Approach Government Authorities for Comments?
Sukhnandhan Chowdhary, former state minister, said the administration was doing injustice to the 14 families who were evicted and that they would die of hunger if their only means of livelihood is taken away from them.
Name, Designation and Comment of the Government Authorities Approached
Sukhnandhan Chowdhary, former state minister, said the administration was doing injustice to the 14 families who were evicted and that they would die of hunger if their only means of livelihood is taken away from them.
Corporate Parties Involved in the Conflict:
Did LCW Approach Corporate Parties for Comments?
Communities/Local Organisations in the Conflict:
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