• Systemic failure of JMC Act 2000 & Unified Building Bye‑Laws 2021 being reduced to “mere pieces of paper” results in unchecked violated construction at residential plot 561‑A, Gandhi Nagar, Ward 21
• Let Jammu breathe easy again, it’s time Jammu Municipal Corporation stops being a paper tiger and starts roaring against illegal constructions, demands victims of unauthorized constructions
• JMC turns a blind eye towards Jammu’s unchecked Skyscrapers within Municipal areas wherein residents cry foul as Enforcement Staff collude with violators as setback violations, a non‑compoundable offence under the Bye‑Laws 2021 are routinely ignored
Glimpse of ongoing violated construction at 561-A, Gandhi Nagar, Ward-21 depicting callousness on part of JMC Enforcement Staff ignoring action in picture-1 despite making it public with pictures in print media and picture-2 clearly visualizes ongoing violated construction reaching advance level with active connivance of concerned Enforcement Inspector Kashish Kapoor
Jammu : Jammu’s faith in urban governance is being tested at Plot 561‑A, Gandhi Nagar (Ward 21), where the Jammu Municipal Corporation’s enforcement system appears to have collapsed in plain sight.
At this residential site, Virinder Sharma, son of Lt. Devi Dass Sharma, is allegedly raising a structure that openly violates the mandatory setback norms prescribed under the Unified Building Bye‑Laws 2021. The approved site plan exists only on paper while construction continues undeterred. Despite repeated telephonic and written complaints, Enforcement Inspector Kashish Kapoor has not initiated any visible action, allowing the illegal work to progress unchecked.
Residents allege that this inaction reflects the wider malaise within the JMC enforcement wing—laws exist, but their implementation has been reduced to mere paperwork. Setback violations are a non‑compoundable offence, yet at 561‑A Gandhi Nagar, the rules seem optional for some. Even when violations are highlighted, area officials turn dismissive, shaking public confidence in the institution meant to protect their rights and environment.
Deputy Commissioner South Lal Chand, who oversees enforcement, is accused of ignoring citizen complaints and using intimidating language instead of accountability. This attitude, residents say, emboldens violators and deepens civic despair.
Plot 561‑A now stands as a symbol of what happens when the Jammu Municipal Corporation refuses to enforce its own laws. The JMC Act 2000 and Unified Building Bye‑Laws 2021 empower officers to seal or demolish illegal structures, yet action remains absent.
Citizens demand immediate intervention—an on‑ground inspection, sealing orders, and a departmental inquiry into the enforcement lapse. For Jammu to breathe easy again, JMC must show it can still roar against illegality rather than remain a silent spectator.
