JK royal family moves court claiming ownership of Raj Bhawan

April 23, 2015 20:29

The erstwhile royal family of Jammu and Kashmir today moved a local court seeking possession back of some buildings in the Raj Bhawan which it alleged were 'illegally occupied' by the state government.

Trustee of Hari-Tara Charitable Trust, Karan Singh, filed the lawsuit in the court of the Principal Sessions Judge against the state government for 'illegally' occupying the Bhawan, once known as Maharaja's palace buildings.

Principal Sessions Judge R S Jain issued a notice to the chief secretary and the PWD secretary of the state government for filing objections before May 12.

"It is respectfully prayed that the court may kindly be pleased to pass a decree of ejectment against the defendants (J&K government) from the suit-property known as 'Ranbir Mahal' and 'Karan Niwas' along with land measuring 126 canals, servant quarters, lawns, orchards, trees, fences, ditches, easements and other appurtenances thereof including passage, pathways and road leading up thereto from the city entrance with five guard-rooms of the said entrance, (hereafter referred as 'suit-property') land, situated at Jammu and directing the defendants to hand-over the vacant possession to the plaintiff of the suit property," the petition filed by Dr Karan Singh's lawyer Vikram Sharma said.

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