{"id":64097,"date":"2025-10-28T18:32:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T18:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/?p=64097"},"modified":"2025-10-28T18:32:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T18:32:19","slug":"violated-construction-at-561-a-gandhi-nagar-a-test-of-jmcs-willpower-to-restore-its-credibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/violated-construction-at-561-a-gandhi-nagar-a-test-of-jmcs-willpower-to-restore-its-credibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Violated construction at 561-A Gandhi Nagar: A test of JMC\u2019s willpower to restore its credibility"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2022 Systemic failure of JMC Act\u202f2000 & Unified Building Bye\u2011Laws\u202f2021 being reduced to \u201cmere pieces of paper\u201d results in unchecked violated construction at residential plot 561\u2011A, Gandhi\u202fNagar, Ward\u202f21
\n\u2022 \u2060Let Jammu breathe easy again, it\u2019s time Jammu Municipal Corporation stops being a paper tiger and starts roaring against illegal constructions, demands victims of unauthorized constructions
\n\u2022 \u2060JMC turns a blind eye towards Jammu\u2019s unchecked Skyscrapers within Municipal areas wherein residents cry foul as Enforcement Staff collude with violators as setback violations, a non\u2011compoundable offence under the Bye\u2011Laws 2021 are routinely ignored<\/p>\n

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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\u202fKapoor<\/p>\n

Jammu : Jammu\u2019s faith in urban governance is being tested at Plot\u202f561\u2011A, Gandhi\u202fNagar (Ward\u202f21), where the Jammu\u202fMunicipal\u202fCorporation<\/a>\u2019s enforcement system appears to have collapsed in plain sight.
\nAt this residential site, Virinder\u202fSharma, son of Lt.\u202fDevi\u202fDass\u202fSharma, is allegedly raising a structure that openly violates the mandatory setback norms prescribed under the Unified\u202fBuilding\u202fBye\u2011Laws\u202f2021. The approved site plan exists only on paper while construction continues undeterred. Despite repeated telephonic and written complaints, Enforcement\u202fInspector Kashish\u202fKapoor has not initiated any visible action, allowing the illegal work to progress unchecked.<\/p>\n

ALSO READ THIS: JMC\u2019s zero tolerance claim exposed: Dy Commissioner South Lal Chand uses derogatory language when apprised ongoing violated construction at residential plot 561\/A, Gandhi Nagar, Ward-21 without maintaining setbacks<\/a><\/p>\n

Residents allege that this inaction reflects the wider malaise within the JMC enforcement wing\u2014laws exist, but their implementation has been reduced to mere paperwork. Setback violations are a non\u2011compoundable offence, yet at 561\u2011A Gandhi\u202fNagar, 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.
\nDeputy\u202fCommissioner\u202fSouth\u202fLal\u202fChand, 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.
\nPlot\u202f561\u2011A now stands as a symbol of what happens when the Jammu\u202fMunicipal\u202fCorporation refuses to enforce its own laws. The JMC\u202fAct\u202f2000 and Unified\u202fBuilding\u202fBye\u2011Laws\u202f2021 empower officers to seal or demolish illegal structures, yet action remains absent.
\nCitizens demand immediate intervention\u2014an on\u2011ground 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u2022 Systemic failure of JMC Act\u202f2000 & Unified Building Bye\u2011Laws\u202f2021 being reduced to \u201cmere pieces of paper\u201d results in unchecked violated construction at residential plot 561\u2011A, Gandhi\u202fNagar, Ward\u202f21 \u2022 \u2060Let Jammu breathe easy again, it\u2019s time Jammu Municipal Corporation stops being a paper tiger and starts roaring against illegal constructions, demands victims of unauthorized constructions […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":64098,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,32,454,455,54,28,456],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-64097","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jammu","8":"category-jammu-main","9":"category-jmc","10":"category-jmc-jammu","11":"category-latest-news","12":"category-local-news","13":"category-ut"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64097"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64097\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64100,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64097\/revisions\/64100"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}