'Khemka order in Shikohpur mutation inappropriate'
Hindustan TimesA committee of officers constituted by the Haryana government has termed inappropriate and without jurisdiction the orders to cancel the mutation of 3.53 acres in Gurgaon’s Shikohpur — the land that was sold by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s businessman son- in-law Robert Vadra to DLF, it is learnt. Findings Hindustan Times has learnt that the inquiry committee, while looking into the validity of mutation of 3.53 acres and the execution of the sale deed, centred its findings primarily on these aspects: Khemka had contended in his orders that sale of property during pendency of consolidation proceedings was prohibited without the sanction of the consolidation officer. The committee has reportedly held that since the government had only issued a notification under section 14 of the East Punjab Holdings Act and thus declaring the intent of making a scheme for consolidation of holdings and no notification of the scheme under sections 19 and 20 of the Act was made, the actual consolidation process never commenced in Shikohpur. The inquiry committee is learnt to have held that the October 12 order was flawed since the then IG, Registration, had asked the deputy commissioners to inspect the land documents registered in the last seven years by or on behalf of Vadra or his companies as vendor or vendee, whereas the provisions of the Indian Stamps Act stipulate a three- year period from the date of registration of the instrument to call for and examine to ascertain correctness of the value of property.
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