Poonch, Dec 21 (ANI): Residents in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch District gave a call for shutdown protesting against the state government's decision to withdraw attestation and land registration powers from the judiciary and transferring it to the executive.
The protesters shouted slogans against the state government and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah demanding the law to be taken back.
Pointing out the details of the law, Mohammad Jaban, a lawyer at the Poonch court said that by giving attestation power to the revenue officers, the state government was trying to get it under its control and exploit it.
"All the lawyers are supporting us in this cause and also the whole of Poonch was observing a shutdown in our support. Even transport services remained shut. It was not our personal problem but a problem affecting the people of Poonch. The attestation powers of the judges is being taken away and being given to the revenue department and to the revenue administrative officer. The problem with this is that these are under the ministers and the state government and hence can be misused," said Jaban.
The Bar Association of Jammu with the support of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on on Tuesday also protested and demanded that the state government must revoke this decision of transferring land registration power from the judiciary to executive.
According to media reports, the steps were taken to improve revenue collection in the state.
Ever since the decision was taken, court activities have been stalled several times in the state. (ANI)
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