Gaya DM orders action against 2 COs in land mutation cases

Gaya: Gaya DM Shashank Shubhankar on Thursday ordered action against two circle officers and a revenue employee for their alleged involvement in the mutation of non-saleable land and approving mutation based on a fraudulent sale deed.The DM recommended departmental proceedings against former Mohanpur circle officer Suresh Kumar for his alleged role in a land mutation case involving non-saleable land.In a separate matter, he directed the Sherghati land reforms deputy collector (LRDC) to conduct an inquiry against the Banke Bazaar circle officer over alleged irregularities in the mutation of a land plot.During a review of revenue department cases on Thursday, the DM observed that 92.5 decimal and 3.75 decimal land had been allotted to Bodhan Bhuian and Shyama Manjhi through parcha at Khutaura mauza in Mohanpur circle. The beneficiaries later sold the land to Chandan Kumar, and the circle officer accepted the mutation of this non-saleable land in the buyer’s name.The district magistrate noted that the officer should have either prevented the sale or initiated legal action after the transaction. He further observed that mutation of such land in the name of anyone other than the original beneficiary is not permissible.In another complaint from Sherghati, Md Ahsan Alam alleged that the Banke Bazaar circle officer approved mutation based on a fraudulent sale deed. The district magistrate instructed the Sherghati LRDC to conduct an inquiry into the matter.