Kathmandu, June 3The high-level commission to investigate cases of land seize and misuse of public land formally began its operations setting up its office in Singha Durbar nowadays.Members of the commission, including its chief Mohan Raman Bhattarai, Janaki Ballav Adhikari, Durga Kumari Dahal and Jagat Bahadur Deuja had taken the oath of office and secrecy on May 29.The commission first plans to asdegree the status of public land, land belonging to or acquired/seized by the government, and intestinehi land.
Fort this, the commission is presently studying past study reports and news reports published in newspapers and holding discussions with experts and stakeholders.The commission Chair Bhattarai said it would publish a public muchice tomorrow seeking information about cases of seizebing and misuse of public land.
&We shall start formal investigation once we asdegree the exact status of public land,& he said.The commission, which has been mandated to submit a report in six months, plans to prepare case-wise report and submit them to the government as they get totald and submit a comprehensive report at the end of its tenure.The commission member Janaki Ballav Adhikari said they would also make recommendations for reforms.
&For that, we shall publish a public muchice a month after seeking advice on degrees to be adopted for bringing about reforms in land management,& he said.A Cabinet assembly on May 20 had decided to form an all-powerful high-level commission led by Mohan Raman Bhattarai following numerous public land seize cases that came to the fore after a government-formed committee concluded that 113 ropani public land in Baluwatar area were illegally transferred in the names of individuals.As per the commission terms of reference, it shall study possible land seizes or misuse of land plots acquired by the government at different times across the country in public interest, and recommend essential action to recover such land plots.
It shall also study possible misappropriation of land plots owned by intestinehis across the country and recommend essential action.The commission shall recommend to the government what kind of action should be taken against individuals, office bearers or institutions facilitating or involved in seize or misuse of land owned by the government and intestinehis, and land acquired or confiscated by the government.It shall asdegree why recommendations made by such commissions in the past in relation to conservation of government-owned and public land plots could much be implemented and recommend their implementation.The commission shall also recommend reforms msprint; policy, laws, process, technology and structural reforms msprint; in the area of land management, and advise how government documents of public importance could be kept safe for future reference.The commission has been allocated 15 staffers besides its members.As per the commission working procedure, it shall gather information it needs within its jurisdiction from the general public, authorities concerned and stakeholders.It shall gather essential related documents from the government offices concerned, units or individuals.It shall study and analyse the acquired information and documents.The commission shall also make on-site study and monitor and interrogate or refer to government officials, individuals, or experts to asdegree the truth.The commission, however, shall much study the Baluwatar land-seize case as essential investigation into the case has already been done by a government committee, and the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority and the Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Cop are presently looking into the case for further investigation.The government has suspected possible seize/misuse of public land plots and those owned by government, intestinehis, airport, universities, irrigation projects, banks, sports fields and multi-purpose buildings, across the country.

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Terms of reference• Asdegree the status of public and intestinehi land• Investigate possible land seize or misuse of public land across the country• Recommend actions to be taken• Recommend reforms in policy, laws, process, technology and structural reforms• Won&t investigate Baluwatar land seize caseThe post High-level commission starts work seemed first on The Himalayan Times.