Is Jaipur Development Authority bowing before ‘sweet-treats’?

Jaipur: The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) is seemingly bowing before Shankar Mishthan Bhandar located at Gandhi Nagar turn on Tonk Road where three floors were illegally constructed above the ground floor of Shankar Mishthan Bhandar. Apart from this, illegal construction was also done behind this establishment.

The JDA had sealed the upper three floors and the illegal construction at the rear on 8 November 2019. However, later on the order of JDA Appellate Tribunal dated 6 September 2022 and under the order of 14 July 2022 issued by the state government, this illegal construction was exempted from sealing for a period of six months on 21 March 2023.

According to the order of the state government dated 14 July 2022, a condition was put for opening the seal wherein all illegal constructions should be removed within the next 2 months. But even after 4 months the illegal construction has not been removed. Government order says that if illegal construction is not removed within the stipulated period then JDA will seal this construction again and the cost of sealing action will be recovered from the builder only. And after this, prosecution proceedings will be taken against the builder in the concerned court in the next 30 days.

It is clear in this order of the state government that disciplinary action will be taken against the officer who does not follow the order. But JDA officials, it appears, do not even care about this order of the government.