THE

JAMMU & KASHMIR GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

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REGD NO. JK––33

CONTENTS

English

Pages

Vernacu-

lar pages

PART I-A— Appointments, promotions, transfers and

leave of absence sanctioned by the Governor,

Government and the Ministers

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PART

I-B– Notifications, Communiques and General Orders

by the Government and the Ministers ....

PART 11-A– Appointments, promotions, transfers and

leave of absence sanctioned by Heads of

Departments....

PART II- B– Notifications, Notices and Orders by Heads

of

Departments,

Provincial

Heads,

Magistrates and other officers competent to

issue public notices under any law or rule ....

PART II-C– Notifications, Notices and Orders by Election

Commission of India, Chief Electoral Officer,

Jammu and Kashmir and other Officers of the

Department,

Election

Petitions

and

Judgements of Election Tribunal ....

PART

III- Laws, Regulations and Rules passed

thereunder

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PART

IV– Reprints from the Government of India Gazette

or Gazettes of others Governments....

PART

V– Information and Statistics ....

(a) Rates and prices in the State....

(b) Rates and wages ....

(c) Crop Report and Forecasts ....

(d) Whether Observations

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(e) Vital Statistics

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SUPPLEMENT-A–Trade

Monthly Imports and Exports from

the State ....

SUPPLEMENT-B–Police

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SUPPLEMENT-C–Advertisements

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Printed at the Ranbir Government Press, Jammu.

364-370

415-430

73-74

487-498

143-148

145-148

PART I-A

Jammu & Kashmir Government–Orders

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HIGH COURT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AT SRINAGAR.

Notification

No. 490 Dated 02-07-2016.

Provisional admission as an Advocate granted under the Advocates

Act, 1961 in favour of Mr. Iram Shabir S/o Mr. Shabir Ahmad Mir

R/o Khan Colony, H. No. B-23, Chanpora, Srinagar vide Notification

No. 1176 dated 24-02-2015 has been declared as absolute/final.

By order.

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Notification

No. 491 Dated 02-07-2016.

Provisional admission as an Advocate granted under the Advocates

Act, 1961 in favour of Mr. Irshad Mohi-u-Din S/o Mr. Gh. Mohi-u-Din

Ganaie R/o Chandhara, Pampore, Pulwama vide Notification No. 719

dated 14-11-2014 has been declared as absolute/final.

By order.

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Notification

No. 492 Dated 02-07-2016.

Provisional admission as an Advocate granted under the Advocates

Act, 1961 in favour of Mr. Parvez Ahmad Shah S/o Mr. Gh. Nabi Shah

R/o Khan Sahib, Budgam vide Notification No. 181 dated 27-05-2015 has

been declared as absolute/final.

By order.

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Notification

No. 493 Dated 02-07-2016.

Provisional admission as an Advocate granted under the Advocates

Act, 1961 in favour of Ms. Fouzia Ahad Malla D/o Mr. Ab. Ahad Malla

R/o Wadwan, Dangerpora, Tehsil Narbal, District Budgam vide Notification

No. 258 dated 16-07-2015 has been declared as absolute/final.

By order.

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Notification

No. 494 Dated 02-07-2016.

Provisional admission as an Advocate granted under the Advocates

Act, 1961 in favour of Peerzada Iqram Ali Shafiee S/o Mr. Shahid

Naman Shafiee R/o 366, Barzulla (Near Bone and Joint Hospital),

Srinagar vide Notification No. 881 dated 19-12-2014 has been declared as

absolute/final.

By order.

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Notification

No. 495 Dated 02-07-2016.

Provisional admission as an Advocate granted under the Advocates

Act, 1961 in favour of Mr. Mohmad Rajab Bhat S/o Mr. Abdul Karim

Bhat R/o Chil Yech, Chadoora, Budgam vide Notification No. 230 dated

29-08-2005 has been declared as absolute/final.

By order.

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Notification

No. 496 Dated 02-07-2016.

Provisional admission as an Advocate granted under the Advocates

Act, 1961 in favour of Mr. Aasif Majeed Romshoo S/o Mr. Ab. Majeed

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Romshoo R/o Main Bazar, Goriwana, Bijbehara, Anantnag vide Notification

No. 875 dated 19-12-2014 has been declared as absolute/final.

By order.

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Notification

No. 497 Dated 02-07-2016.

Provisional admission as an Advocate granted under the Advocates

Act, 1961 in favour of Mr/Ms. Ishrat Maqbool S/o/D/o Mr. Mohammad

Maqbool R/o Wathora, Chadoora, Shah Mohalla, Budgam vide Notification

No. 1146 dated 23-02-2015 has been declared as absolute/final.

By order.

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Notification

No. 498 Dated 02-07-2016.

Provisional admission as an Advocate granted under the Advocates

Act, 1961 in favour of Mr. Muzaffar Ahmad Bhat S/o Mr. Gh. Mohammad

Bhat R/o Dirhama, Mattan, Tehsil Pahalgam, District Anantnag vide

Notification No. 576 dated 15-10-2014 has been declared as absolute/

final.

By order.

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Notification

No. 499 Dated 02-07-2016.

Provisional admission as an Advocate granted under the Advocates

Act, 1961 in favour of Mr. Nahid Hussain Naik S/o Mr. Mohd Hussain

Naik R/o Ashoor, D. H. Pora, Kulgam vide Notification No. 805 dated

12-02-2016 has been declared as absolute/final.

By order.

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Notification

No. 500 Dated 02-07-2016.

Provisional admission as an Advocate granted under the Advocates

Act, 1961 in favour of Mr. Samerul Rashid Dar S/o Mr. Ab. Rashid Dar

R/o Sopat Tangpora, Devsar, Kulgam vide Notification No. 850 dated

15-02-2016 has been declared as absolute/final.

By order.

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Notification

No. 501 Dated 02-07-2016.

Provisional admission as an Advocate granted under the Advocates

Act, 1961 in favour of Mr. Sameer Ahmad Lone S/o Mr. Mohd Amin Lone

R/o Hanjan, Tehsil and District Kulgam vide Notification No. 847 dated

15-02-2016 has been declared as absolute/final.

By order.

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Notification

No. 502 Dated 02-07-2016.

Provisional admission as an Advocate granted under the Advocates

Act, 1961 in favour of Mr. Masood Ahmad Magray S/o Mr. Ab. Majeed

Magray R/o Adoora, Shahoora, Kadlabal Adoora, Pulwama vide Notification

No. 797 dated 12-02-2016 has been declared as absolute/final.

By order.

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Notification

No. 503 Dated 02-07-2016.

Provisional admission as an Advocate granted under the Advocates

Act, 1961 in favour of Mr. Ilyas Nazir Laway S/o Mr. Nazir Ahmad Laway

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R/o Bazar Mohalla, Chawalgam, Kulgam vide Notification No. 741 dated

15-11-2014 has been declared as absolute/final.

By order.

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Notification

No. 504 Dated 02-07-2016.

Provisional admission as an Advocate granted under the Advocates

Act, 1961 in favour of Mr. Mubashir Hussain Khan S/o Mr. Ashaq Hussain

Khan R/o Khan Mohalla, Checki Wangund, Qazigund, Dooru, Anantnag

vide Notification No. 509 dated 06-09-2013 has been declared as absolute/

final.

By order.

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Notification

No. 505 Dated 02-07-2016.

Provisional admission as an Advocate granted under the Advocates

Act, 1961 in favour of Mr. Muzafar Ahmad Dar S/o Mr. Gh. Nabi

Dar R/o Chewa Khurad, Pulwama vide Notification No. 1140 dated

23-02-2015 has been declared as absolute/final.

By order.

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Notification

No. 506 Dated 02-07-2016.

Provisional admission as an Advocate granted under the Advocates

Act, 1961 in favour of Mr. Hilal Ahmad Mochi S/o Mr. Mohd Kamal

Mochi R/o Bugroo, Tehsil Khansahib, District Budgam vide Notification

No. 481 dated 04-09-2014 has been declared as absolute/final.

By order.

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Notification

No. 507 Dated 02-07-2016.

Provisional admission as an Advocate granted under the Advocates

Act, 1961 in favour of Mr. Mohsin-ul-Hassan S/o Mr. Gh. Hassan Dar

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R/o Killora, Shopian vide Notification No. 06 dated 04-04-2013 has been

declared as absolute/final.

By order.

(Sd.) MOHAMMAD YASIN BEIGH,

Joint Registrar (Admn.).

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Notification

No. 511 Dated 08-07-2016.

It is hereby notified that Mr. Ajay Kumar S/o Sh. Satpal Sharma R/o

Chan Gran, Kathua, who had voluntarily suspended his practice as an

Advocate, is now permitted to resume his practice as an Advocate.

(Sd.) M. K. HANJURA,

Registrar General.

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Notification

No. 575 Dated 16-08-2016.

It is hereby notified that vide High Court order dated 12-08-2016

Mr. Jahangir Mir S/o Mohd Yousuf Mir R/o Gulgam, Tehsil Kupwara, District

Kupwara, A/P 8-B, Friends Enclave, Humhama Heights, Near International

Airport, Srinagar has been admitted and enrolled as an Advocate on the

Roll of Jammu and Kashmir Bar Council provisionally for a period of one

year from the date of issuance of this notification, subject to the verification

of his provisional/LL.B Degree Certificate and verification of his character

and antecedent from the concerned agency. His name has been entered

under Serial No. JK-341/2016 in the Roll of Advocates maintained by this

Registry.

The renewal/extension of provisional license/enrolment must be sought

before the date of expiry unless the absolute/final enrolment as an Advocate

is ordered therebefore.

By order.

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Notification

No. 576 Dated 16-08-2016.

It is hereby notified that vide High Court order dated 12-08-2016

Ms. Waheeda Khazir D/o Mr. Khazir Mohd Dar R/o Marizigund Water

Gam Payeen, Tehsil Sopore, District Baramulla has been admitted and

enrolled as an Advocate on the Roll of Jammu and Kashmir Bar Council

provisionally for a period of one year from the date of issuance of this

notification, subject to the verification of her provisional/LL.B Degree

Certificate and verification of her character and antecedent from the

concerned agency. Her name has been entered under Serial No. JK-342/

2016 in the Roll of Advocates maintained by this Registry.

The renewal/extension of provisional license/enrolment must be sought

before the date of expiry unless the absolute/final enrolment as an Advocate

is ordered therebefore.

By order.

(Sd.) MOHAMMAD YASIN BEIGH,

Joint Registrar (Admn.).

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Separate paging is given to this part in order that it may be filed as a

separate compilation

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PART I––B

Jammu and Kashmir Government––Notification.

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GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR,

CIVIL SECRETARIAT—HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT.

Subject :—Re-constitution of State Level Purchase Committee (SLPC)

and District Level Purchase Committee (DLPC) for

Horticulture/Horticulture (P&M) Department.

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Government Order No. 46-Horti of 2016

Dated 19-10-2016.

In supersession of all previous orders on the subject and with a

view to streamline and simplify the procedures of purchases being made

in the subordinate departments, the following purchase Committees are

hereby reconstituted :—

I. State Level Purchase Committee (SLPC) :

i. Department of Horticulture :

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1.

Secretary, Horticulture Department

Chairman

2.

Director, Horticulture, Jammu/Kashmir

Member(s)

3.

Director, Finance, Horticulture Department

Member

4.

Representative from Industries and

Member

Commerce Department (a senior Officer

to be nominated by the Administrative

Department of I & C)

5.

Senior Most Deputy Director, Horticulture

Member

6.

Senior Most Agriculture Engineer

Member

7.

Senior Most Accounts Officer

Member–

Secretary

8.

Any other Officer/Expert, the committee

Co-opted

may Co-opt as member.

Member

ii. Department of Horticulture (P&M) :

1.

Secretary, Horticulture Department

Chairman

2.

Director, Horticulture (P&M), J&K

Member

3.

Director, Finance, Horticulture Department

Member

4.

Representative from Industries and

Member

Commerce Department (a senior Officer

to be nominated by the Administrative

Department of I&C)

5.

Senior Most Deputy Director, Horticulture

Member

(P&M)

6.

Executive Engineer (P&M), Jammu/Kashmir Member

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7.

Accounts Officer posted in the Office

Member–

of Directorate.

Secretary

8.

Any other Officer/Expert, the committee

Co-opted

may co-opt as member.

Member

II.

Division Level Purchase Committee (DLPC) for

Horticulture Department :

1.

Director, Horticulture (concerned Division)

Chairman

2.

Representative of Administrative

Member

Department preferably, Director Finance

3.

Deputy Director, Directorate of Horticulture

Member

(concerned Division)

4.

Accounts Officer, Directorate of

Member-

Horticulture (concerned Division)

Secretary

5.

Representative from Industries and

Member

Commerce Department

6.

Any other Officer/Expert, the committee

Co-opted

may co-opt as member.

Member

The terms and conditions of the Purchase Committees shall be as

under:—

i.

The quorum for these committees shall be 3/4th of the total

strength including Chairman, Director, Finance and

representative of the Industries and Commerce

Department ;

ii.

The Purchase Committee shall exercise powers, as envisaged

in the relevant paras of Book of Financial Powers and all

other rules on the subject ;

iii.

The State Level Purchase Committee shall be competent

to constitute Technical Sub-Committee to assist the SLPC

for carrying out the technical analysis of the whole process.

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The Technical Sub-Committee may comprise the experts of

various Departments/Organizations/SKUAST, Jammu/

Kashmir for providing advise on technical matters as may

be referred by the State Level Purchase Committee to the

Technical Sub-Committee ;

iv.

The Technical Sub-Committee shall finalize its

recommendations within two weeks from the date the

matter is referred to it for scrutiny/advice ;

v.

The State Level Purchase Committee shall receive the

consolidated demand of items from the Divisional Heads

(Indenting Officers) within a time frame to be set by the

SLPC but well before initiating the tendering process ;

vi.

The State Level Purchase Committee shall be responsible

for convening the meetings of the Technical Sub-

Committee ;

vii.

The Purchase Committee shall follow the purchase guidelines

annexed to this Government Order along with other rules

on the subject ;

viii.

The Purchase Committee shall follow the e-tendering

procedure, as contained in the Circular No. A/21 (2003)-

Misc A-531 dated 19-09-2016, issued by the Finance

Department.

By Order of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir.

(Sd.) M. H. MALIK, KAS,

Secretary to the Government.

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Annexure to Government Order No. 46-Horti of 2016

Dated 19-10-2016.

Purchase Guidelines

CHAPTER I

Introduction :

Objective of the manual.—Every Department spends a sizeable

amount of its budget for purchasing various types of goods to discharge

the duties and responsibilities assigned to it. It is imperative that these

purchases are made following a uniform, systematic, efficient and cost

effective procedure in accordance with the relevant rules and

regulations of the Government. The departments are required to

exercise their delegation of financial powers in total conformity with the

orders and guidelines issued by the competent authorities covering

financial, vigilance, security, safety, counter trade and other regulatory

aspects.

Public buying should be conducted in a transparent manner to bring

competition, fairness and elimination of arbitrariness in the system. This

will allow the prospective tenderers to formulate competitive tenders

with confidence.

Jurisdiction.—For the purpose and to the extent specified herein

the procedure laid down in this manual shall be binding on all the

purchasing departments of the Horticulture Department. Any term or

definition not defined in the manual shall carry same meaning as in

various codes/guidelines issued by the Government from time to time

or in good sale Act, or contract Act.

Definition :

A-1: Government.—Government in the manual means Government

of Jammu and Kashmir.

A-2: Department.—For this manual department means Horticulture

Department or any other department that may be declared by the

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Government to be the department under the administrative control of

the Horticulture Department.

A-3: Goods.—The term “goods” used in this manual applies

generally to articles, materials, commodities, raw materials, spares,

instruments, machinery, equipments and industrial plant etc.

A-4: Rate Contract Finalization Committee.—It means a

committee constituted by the Government for a particular department

under a Government Order.

A-5: Chairman/Convenor.––Chairman/Convenor means an

officer nominated by the Government for a particular rate contract

finalization committee.

A-6: Member-Secretary.—Member-Secretary means an Officer

nominated as such by the Government or in absence of such nomination,

a member of constituted committee to be nominated by the Chairman/

Convenor.

Persons not in employment shall not be nominated for any of the

committees without the specific permission of the Government. The

Committee may nominate any Government servant as member expert

temporarily and his expert advice shall be restricted to the particular

item for which his advice is required.

The Chairman/Convenor shall have one vote and shall be first

among equals.

A-7: Calendar for floating of NITS.—The whole exercise of

making available the different inputs of Horticulture Department to the

growers/farmers in time is the essence of having Purchase Committees

and other committees in place.

This is possible only when the requirement is available in time and

NIT is floated in such a way that the process of approving the rate list

is not delayed and the objective of making available the required items

to the growers/farmers within a specified time frame is not defeated.

The HoDs shall also have to ensure when such items are supposed to

be ready especially in case of seeds/root stock/plants. The process for

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such procurement should begin in the month of February so that rates

are approved in April itself. No item should be leftover for approval after

June for which the Chairman of the Committee shall be held responsible.

Technical particulars to be specified in the tender document

shall include the following to the extent applicable for a particular

purchase :—

(a)

Scope of supply including quantity required and also end use

of the required goods ;

(b)

Technical parameters and product requirements ;

(c)

Inspection procedure for goods orders and criteria of

conformity ;

(d)

Requirement of special tests, if any ;

(e)

Compliance to statutory requirement w.r.t. pollution,

emission and noise etc. ;

(f)

Training, technical support, after sale service and annual

maintenance contract ;

(g)

Warranty requirements ;

(h)

Requirement of advance sample/drawings.

A-8: Tenders.—The text of the document should be user friendly,

self contained, comprehensive, unambiguous and relevant to the

objective of purchase.

Sufficient time should be allowed to the tenderers to prepare and

submit their tenders.

The specifications of the required goods should be framed giving

sufficient details in such a manner so that the essential requirements

of the department are met.

The tender document should clearly mention the eligibility criteria

to be met by the tenders such as minimum level of experience, past

performance, technical capability, manufacturing facilities, financial

standing, ownership, or any other legal restriction.

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The clause regarding forfeiture of the EMD for post receipt tender

modification should invariably find place in the tender document.

Restrictions on who is qualified to tender should conform to extent

Government policies and be judiciously chosen so as not stiffly

competition among the potential tenderers.

The procedure for preparing and submitting the tenders, deadline

for submission of tenders, date, time and place of public opening of

tenders, requirement of earnest money and performance security

parameters for determining responsiveness of tenders, evaluating and

ranking of tenders and criteria for full or partial acceptance of tenders

and conclusion of the contract should be incorporated in the tender

enquiry in clear terms.

A-9: Floating of tenders.— It shall be the duty of the Chairman/

Member-Secretary of the Purchase Committee to float the tenders for

a department section-wise as per the actual requirement (minus the

existing stock, if any), arrived at after extensive assessment exercise

carried out by the purchasing department.

The Member-Secretary shall ensure wide publicity through

appropriate media consistent with the rules/instructions issued by the

Government in this behalf. from time to time.

The Member-Secretary, in order to ensure wide publicity, shall

keep a mailing list and ensure furnishing the copies of to the firms who

are on the mailing list of the department. The instructions of the Finance/

Industries and Commerce Departments shall remain effective as they

stand on the date of invitation of tenders.

The Purchasing Department shall however, invariably

cheek the latest directives with regard to allowing purchase

preference/price preference (in respect of certain SSI units and

corporations).

A-10 : A period of 3-4 weeks should be allowed in filling of the

quotation by the intending manufacturers, dealers from the date of issue

of tender notification or its abstract. The quotations should be in

duplicate but in single sealed envelope. Only the original one should be

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considered and the duplicate one should remain in the custody of the

Member-Secretary.

A-11 : Receipt, Custody and evaluation of tenders.—

The Member-Secretary should ensure the opening of the tenders within

4-5 days of last date of receipt of tenders in presence of the authorized

representatives of the tenderers. The tenders can be opened by a

committee of three members to be nominated by the Chairman. This

committee shall indicate the total number of tenders received and

number of documents received in relation to each tender. The members

shall affix signatures on each page and shall examine any mutilation/

cuttings/overwriting etc. and mark these appropriately. The members

shall also close any vacant space on the quotation in an appropriate

manner. The Member-Secretary shall prepare or get prepared under his/

her supervision the statement of rates, terms and conditions.

The Member-Secretary should prepare an eligibility comparative

statement, deletion of the tenders not found eligible for incorporation

in the comparative statement as per NIT. The Member-Secretary

should prepare an agenda of the items to be decided for which the

Member-Secretary shall make available copy of the agenda well in

advance. The Purchase Committee shall record its recommendations

in the shape of “MINUTES”.

Negotiations with the tenderers should be severely discouraged

however in exceptional cases where negotiations are considered

unavoidable, the same be resorted to, but only within the lowest

evaluated responsive tenderer after duly recording the reasons.

The name of the successful tenderer to whom the supply contract

is awarded should be appropriately notified by the purchase department

for the information of general public.

E-Procurement : Purchase of goods through electronic mode of

interface with tenderers and IT enabled arrangement of entire

procurement process is gradually gaining popularity. In order to cut

down transaction costs and improve efficiency and transparency, it has

become mandatory for all the indenting departments to conduct all their

procurements electronically. The Department should publicize all their

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tenders on their websites and should proactively engage themselves in

articulating user needs in the development of IT system for e-

procurement.

Earnest Money Deposit : It is also known as Bid Security which

is obtained as a safeguard against a bidder’s withdrawing/altering its

bid during the bid validity period.

EMD can be accepted in the form of Account payee demand draft,

Fixed deposit receipt, Banker’s cheque or a bank guarantee in

acceptable form, from any commercial bank to safeguard the

purchaser’s interest. However, the Bank Guarantee submitted by the

tenderer should be immediately verified from the issuing bank.

EMD of a tenderer shall be forfeited if the tenderer withdraws,

amends its tender or impairs or derogates from the tender in any respect

within the period of validity of tender. Further if the successful tenderer

fails to furnish the required performance security within the specified

period, its EMD will be forfeited.

EMD furnished by the all unsuccessful tenders should be returned

to them without any interest whatsoever, at the earliest after the expiry

of the final tender validity period but not later than 30 days after

conclusion of the contract.

Performance Security : To ensure due performance of the

contact, performance security is to be obtained from the successful

bidder awarded the contract. Performance security should be secured

normally within 21 days after notification of award of an amount 5-10%

of the value of the contract acceptable in the form of Account payee

demand draft, Fixed deposit receipt, Banker’s cheque or a Bank

guarantee.

Performance security should be refunded to the tenderer without

any interest whatsoever after it duly performs and complete the contract

in all respect but not later than 60 days or the security can be forfeited

and credited to the purchase organization in the event of breach of

contract by the tenderer/supplier.

Force Majeure : It means an event beyond the control of supplier

and not involving the supplier’s fault or negligence and which is

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unforeseen. Such events may include but may not be restricted to, acts

of purchaser either in its sovereign or contractual capacity, wars or

revolutions, hostility, acts of public enemy, civil commotion, sabotage,

fires, floods, explosions, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes,

lockouts and freight embargo.

If there is delay in performance or other failure by the supplier

to perform its obligations under its contract due to event of a force

majeure, the supplier shall not be held responsible for the

delay/failure.

If a force majeure situation arises, the supplier shall promptly

notify the purchaser in writing accordingly within 21 days of occurrence

of such event. Unless otherwise directed by the purchaser in writing,

the supplier shall continue to perform its obligations under the contract

as for as reasonably practical, and shall seek all the reasonable

alternatives for performance not prevented by the force majeure

event.

If the performance in whole or in part or any obligation under this

contract is prevented by any event of force majeure for a period

exceeding 60 days, either party may at its option terminate the contract

without any financial repercussions on either side.

There may be a force majeure situation affecting the purchase

organization only. In such a situation the purchase organization is to take

up with the supplier on similar lines as above for further necessary

action.

Contract : The proposal or offer when accepted is a promise, a

promise or every set of promises forming the consideration for each

other is an agreement and an agreement if made with free consent of

the parties competent to contract, for a lawful consideration and with

a lawful object is a contract.

1.

The terms of the contract should be precise, definite and

without any ambiguities. The terms should not involve any

an uncertain or indefinite liability, except in the case of a

cost plus contract or where there is cost variation clause

in the contract.

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2.

Standard forms of contract should be used or otherwise

financial/legal advises should be taken while drafting the

clause in the contract.

3

No work of any kind should be commenced without proper

execution of an agreement which should normally be

executed within 21 days of the issue of letter of acceptance.

Any deviation from executing the agreement on part of the

successful bidder shall constitute a sufficient ground for

annulment of the award and forfeiture of the EMD.

4.

The clause should also contain the mode of payment and

terms of the payment.

5.

Contracts should include provision for payment of all

applicable taxes by the contractor or the supplier.

6.

Lump sum contracts should not be entered into.

7.

Departmental issue of the materials should be avoided as

for as possible.

8.

In contracts where the Government property is entrusted to

a contractor either for use on hire charges or for doing

further work on such property, specific provision for

safeguarding the government property (including insurance

cover) and recovery of hire charges regularly should be

included in the contract.

9.

A warranty clause should be incorporated in every contract

requiring the tenderer/supplier, without charge, repair or

rectify the damaged goods or replace such goods.

10.

Normally no extension of the scheduled delivery or

completion dates should be granted except where events

constituting force majeure, as provided in the contract.

11.

All contracts shall contain a provision for recovery of

liquidated damages for default on part of the contractor.

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12.

All contracts for supply of goods should reserve the right

of the Government to reject the goods which do not conform

to the specifications.

Stage and modes of inspection : The stages and modes of

inspection shall depend on the nature of the goods, total value of the

contract, location of the supplier/user etc. Usually following types of

inspection are taken up :—

1.

Pre-dispatch inspection ;

2.

Inspection on receipt at consignee’s site ;

3.

Inspection after installation and commissioning of the

equipment at site.

The inspection procedure will be as per provision contained in the

contract.

For security and to avoid the irregular and incorrect issue, the

inspection notes should be machine numbered.

CHAPTER II

In supersession to all pervious orders, the State Level Purchase

Committees and Divisional Level Purchase Committee are constituted

as under :—

I. State Level Purchase Committee (SLPC) :—

i.

Department of Horticulture :

1. Secretary, Horticulture

Chairman

Department

2. Director, Horticulture, Jammu/

Member(s)

Kashmir

3. Director, Finance, Horticulture

Member

Department

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4. Representative from Industries

Member

and Commerce Department

(a senior officer to be nominated

by the Administrative department

of I&C)

5. Senior most Deputy Director,

Member

Horticulture

6. Senior most Agriculture Engineer

Member

7. Senior most Accounts Officer

Member-

Secretary

8. Any other officer/expert the

Co-opted

committee may co-opt as

Member

member

ii. Department of Horticulture (P&M) :

1. Secretary, Horticulture

Chairman

Department

2. Director, Horticulture

Member

(P&M), J&K

3. Director, Finance, Horticulture,

Member

Department

4. Representative from Industries

Member

and Commerce Department

(a senior Officer to be nominated

by the Administrative Department

of I&C)

5. Senior Most Deputy Director,

Member

Horticulture (P&C)

6. Executive Engineer (P&M),

Member

Jammu/Kashmir

7. Accounts Officer posted in the

Member–

Office of Directorate

Secretary

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8. Any other Officer/Expert the

Co-opted

committee may co-opt as

Member

member.

II. Division Level Purchase Committee (DLPC) for Horticulture

Department :

1.

Director, Horticulture (concerned Division)

Chairman

2.

Representative of Administrative Department Member

preferable Director Finance

3.

Deputy Director, Directorate of Horticulture, Member

(concerned Division)

4.

Account Officer, Directorate of Horticulture, Member-

(concerned Division)

Secretary

5.

Representative from Industries and

Member

Commerce Department

6.

Any other Officer/Expert the committee

Co-opted

may co-opt as member.

Member

The terms and conditions of the Purchase Committees shall be as

under :—

i.

The quorum for these committee shall be 3/4th of the total

strength including Chairman, Director Finance and

representative of the Industries and Commerce

Department ;

ii.

The purchase Committee shall exercise powers, as envisaged

in the relevant paras of Book of Financial Powers and all

other rules on the subject ;

iii.

The Purchase Committee shall be competent to constitute

Technical Sub-Committee to assist the Committee for

carrying out the technical analysis of the whole process.

The Technical Sub-Committee may comprise the experts of

various Departments/Organizations for providing advise on

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technical matters as may be referred by the Purchase

Committee/Chairman to the Technical Sub-Committee ;

iv.

The Technical Sub-Committee shall finalize its

recommendations within one week from the date, the matter

is placed before it for scrutiny/advice ;

v.

The Purchase Committee shall, in advance identify the items

to be purchased at the State level by consolidating

information from the subordinate offices and initiate the

tendering process for all such items, well in advance ;

vi.

The Chairman of the Purchase Committee of the concerned

department shall be responsible for convening the meetings

of the technical Sub-Committee and coordination between

the technical Sub-Committee and the concerned Purchase

Committee ;

vii.

The purchase Committee shall follow the purchase guidelines

as annexed to this Government Order and other rules on the

subject ;

viii.

The Purchase Committee shall follow strictly the

e-tendering procedure, as contained in the Circular No. A/21

(2003)-Misc A-531 dated 19-09-2016, issued by the Finance

Department.

The Government may at any time order changes in the composition

of the Committee.

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Separate paging is given to this part in order that it may be filed as a

separate compilation.

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PART II––A

Orders by Heads of Departments.

––––––

CHARGE REPORT

In pursuance of Government Order No. 247-FST dated 30-09-2016

issued under Administrative Department (Forest’s) endorsement No. FST/

Ser/32/2016 dated 30-09-2016, we hereby certify that we have respectively

handed over and taken over the charge of the Office of the Conservator of

Forests (Wildlife), Jammu Region, Jammu today on 07-10-2016 in the

afternoon.

We do hereby certify the following Cheque Books, G. T. Sheets

and Vehicle No. JK01L-8183 (Ambassador) stand handed over and

taken over :––

1.

Jammu and Kashmir Government Treasury Cheque Book

containing Cheques from S. No. 408001 to 408100. Cheque

Nos. 408001 to 408020 used and from Cheque Nos. 4082021 to

408100 unused.

2.

Current Salary Cheque Book of Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd.,

New Plot, Jammu under Account No. CDG-0537010200000032.

Cheque S. No. from 134201 to 1034300. Cheques Nos. 134201

to 134241 used and Cheque No. 134242 to 1034300 unused.

3.

CAMPA Saving Bank Cheque Book of J&K Bank, Ambphalla

Branch, Jammu under S B A/c No. 0493040500000010. Cheque

serial numbered 082501 to 082600. Cheque Nos. from 082501

to 082508 used and from Cheque Nos. 0820509 to 082600 unused.

4.

Zoo Account Cheque Book of Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd.,

Shalimar Road, Jammu bearing SB Account No. 36184 along

with Pass Book. Cheque Nos. 3446911 to 3446914 used and

Cheque No. 3446915 to 3446920 unused.

5.

Shelter House Cheque Book of State Bank of India, Karan Nagar,

Jammu C&A Account No. 10088445218 along with Pass Book.

Cheque Nos. 253351 to 253372 used and Cheque Nos. 253373

to 253400 unused.

G. T. Sheets :

S. No.

Name of G.T. Sheets

Total

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

1.

52 C/4

01

2.

43K/7, K/10, K/11, K/12, K/16

05

3.

43-0/3, 0/4, 0/7, 0/8, 0/9, 0/10, 0/11, 0/12, 0/13, 0/14

10

4.

43 L/14

01

5.

43 P/1, P/2, P/3, P/5, P/6, P/7, P/9, P/11, P/13, P/14

10

–––––––

Total

27

–––––––

6.

Working Plan Map of Bahu and Jindrah Ranges.

Vehiale No. JK01L-8183 (Ambassdor Car) having last Speedo Meter

Reading....................

(Sd.) ASHWANI KUMAR GUPTA, IFS,

Chief Conservator of Forests,

Jammu Region.

Relieved Officer.

(Sd.) V. S. SENTHIL KUMAR, IFS,

Conservator of Forests (Wildlife),

Jammu Region.

Relieving Officer.

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OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR, LAND ACQUISITION,

POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD., NR-II, NARWAL

BALA, JAMMU.

Subject :—Notification under section 4 (1) of Land Acquisition Act, 1990

Svt. as amended up-to-date.

–––––––

Corrigendum

Please read Village Junglewar, Tehsil Phigsoo, District Doda instead

of Village Phigsoo for the land measuring 12 Marlas proposed to be acquired

for Location No. 63 out of Khasra No. 348 entered at S. No. 1 of notification

THE

JAMMU AND KASHMIR GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

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Separate paging is given to this part in order that it may be filed as a

separate compilation.

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PART II––B

Notifications, Notices and Orders by Heads of Departments.

______

under section IV (1) of Land Acquisition Act, 1990 Svt. as amended

up-to-date, issued vide this office No. N2JM/PGCIL/CLA/2016/3242-49

dated 01-03-2016 coming under the corridor of 400 KV D/C Dulhasti-

Kishenpur Transmission Line.

(Sd.)

KUSUM SHARMA, KAS,

Collector, Land Acquisition,

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.,

NR-II, Narwal Bala, Jammu.

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OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN, BUILDING OPERATION

CONTROLLING AUTHORITY, MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE,

KISHTWAR.

Notification

Subject :—Delegation of powers under section 16 of J&K Control of

Building Operation Act, 1988 read with rule (9) of the Control

of Building Operation Regulations, 1988.

Reference :—Resolution No. 01 dated 11-08-2016 of the Control of Building

Operations Controlling Authority, Municipal Committee,

Kishtwar.

–––––––

In the exercise of powers conferred under section 16 of the J&K

Control of Building Operations Act, 1988, the Building Operations Controlling

Authority, Municipal Committee, Kishtwar hereby delegate the powers

exercisable by it to the below mentioned officers of the Municipal

Committee, Kishtwar to the extent as conferred by the sections of Act

indicated against each :—

S.

Designation of Officers

Section/sub-section

No.

under which delegated

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

1.

Executive Officer, MC, Kishtwar

Sections 6, 7(1), 7(2), 7(3),

8(1) & 12.

2.

Khilafwarzi Inspector, MC, Kishtwar Sections 6, 7(1), 7(2), 7(3),

8(1) & 12.

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The above said delegated powers can also be exercised by the

Chairman, Building Operations Controlling Authority as and when the need

arises. The above said delegation may be notified in the Govt. Gazette.

(Sd.)

.................

Chairman,

Building Operation Controlling Authority,

Municipal Committee, Kishtwar.

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OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR, LAND ACQUISITION,

POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD.,

NARWAL-II BALA, BY-PASS ROAD, JAMMU.

Subject :—Notification under section 4(1) of Land Acquisition Act, 1990

Svt. as amended up-to-date.

–––––––

In exercise to powers conferred upon me under section 4 (1) of Land

Acquisition Act, 1990 Svt., I, Kusum Sharma (KAS), Collector, Land

Acquisition, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, Jammu, do hereby

notify that the land measuring 04 Kanals 08 Marlas of Village Sahnu situated

at Tehsil Dansal and District Jammu, particulars of which shown below is

likely to be acquired for public purpose namely construction of 400 KV

D/C Kishenpur-New Wanpoh Transmission Line.

S.

District

Tehsil

Village

Location

Khasra

Area

No.

Nos.

Nos.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

K. M.

1.

Jammu

Dansal

Sahnu

17/0

228

01–17

267

01–08

–––––

Sub-Total

03–05

–––––

2.

Jammu

Dansal

Sahnu

18/0

228

01–03

–––––

Grand Total

04–08

–––––

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Any objections to the acquisition of the said land shall be filed to the

undersigned within 15 days from the date of publication of this notification.

After expiry of the time no objections will be entertained.

(Sd.)

KUSUM SHARMA, KAS,

Collector, Land Acquisition,

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.,

NR-II, Narwal Bala, Jammu.

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OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR, LAND ACQUISITION,

POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD.,

NARWAL-II BALA, BY-PASS ROAD, JAMMU.

Subject :—Notification under section 4 (1) of Land Acquisition Act, 1990

Svt. as amended up-to-date.

–––––––

In exercise to powers conferred upon me under section 4 (1) of Land

Acquisition Act, 1990 Svt., I, Kusum Sharma (KAS), Collector, Land

Acquisition, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, Jammu, do hereby

notify that the land measuring 01 Kanal 09 Marlas of Village Drab, Tehsil

and District Kishtwar, particulars of which shown below is likely to be

acquired for public purposes namely construction of 400 KV D/C (Quad)

Dulhasti-Kishenpur Transmission Line.

S.

District

Tehsil

Village

Location

Khasra

Area

No.

No.

No.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

K. M.

1.

Kishtwar Kishtwar Drab

21 724/577/519

01–09

Any objections to the acquisition of the said land shall be filed to the

undersigned within 15 days from the date of publication of this notification.

After expiry of the time no objections will be entertained.

(Sd.)

KUSUM SHARMA, KAS,

Collector, Land Acquisition,

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.,

NR-II, Narwal Bala, Jammu.

––––––––

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GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR,

OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR, LAND ACQUISITION

(ADDL. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER), UDHAMPUR.

Corrigendum

Specifications in notification under sub-section (1) of section 4 of

Jammu and Kashmir Land Acquisition Act issued by this Collectorate vide

No. LA/ADC/834-43 dated 31-10-2016 have been modified.

Now specifications may be read as under :—

S.

District

Tehsil

Village

Tower

Khasra

Area

No.

Nos.

Nos.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

K. M.

1. Udhampur Udhampur

Morh

T20

227/203 Min

01–08

2. do.

do.

do.

T21

265/246/

226/203 Min

01–16

3. do.

do.

do.

T22

265/246/

226/203 Min

01–08

4. do.

do.

do.

T23

158 Min

01–03

165 Min

00–13

5. do.

do.

do.

T24

247/240/

200 Min

01–08

––––––

Total

07–16

––––––

Instead of

S.

District

Tehsil

Village

Tower

Khasra

Area

No.

No.

No.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

K. M.

1. Udhampur Udhampur

Morh

T20

227/203 Min

00–03

2. do.

do.

do.

T21

265/246/

226/203 Min

00–03

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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K. M.

3. Udhampur Udhampur Morh

T22

265/246/

226/203 Min

00–03

4. do.

do.

do.

T23

165 Min

00–03

5. do.

do.

do.

T24

247/240/

200 Min

00–03

––––––

Total

00–15

––––––

(Sd.)

ANGREZ SINGH RANA (KAS),

Collector, Land Acquisition

(Addl. Deputy Commissioner),

Udhampur.

–––––––

OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR, LAND ACQUISITION

(ADDL. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER), UDHAMPUR.

Notification

In exercise of the powers vested in me under sub-section (1) of section

4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1990 B. K., I, Angreez Singh Rana, Collector,

Land Acquisition (Addl. Deputy Commissioner), Udhampur do hereby notify

the land particulars of which are given below is likely to be needed for the

public purpose i. e. widening of National Highway up to four lane at Village

Champari, Tehsil Chenani, District Udhampur.

Objection, if any, to the acquisition of the said land shall be received

by undersigned either individually or through authorized agent within 15

days from the date of issuance of this notification in my office at Deputy

Commissioner Office Complex, Udhampur.

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Specifications of land

District

Tehsil

Village

Khasra Nos.

Area

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

K. M.

Udhampur

Chenani

Champari

92

06–15

91 Min

00–12

93 Min

01–01

100 Min

01–17

106 Min

00–06

–––––

Total

10–11

–––––

(Sd.)

ANGREZ SINGH RANA (KAS),

Collector, Land Acquisition

(Addl. Deputy Commissioner),

Udhampur.

–––––––

GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR,

OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR, LAND ACQUISITION,

SUB-DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE, BASANTGARH

(DISTRICT UDHAMPUR).

Subject :—Notification under section 4 (1) of the Jammu and Kashmir

Land Acquisition Act No. X of 1990 BK.

–––––––

Notification

In exercise of powers conferred upon me under sub-section (1) of

section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act No. X of 1990 B. K., I, Kewal

Krishan, KAS, Collector, Land Acquisition, Sub-Divisional Magistrate,

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Basantgarh, District Udhampur do hereby notify the land measuring

12 Kanals 5 Marlas particulars of which are given below is likely to be

needed for the public purpose namely for construction of PMGSY Road

Phase-VII from “Parla Chakal to Balota” in Village Playee, Tehsil

Basantgarh, District Udhampur.

Objections, if any, to the acquisition of the below mentioned land will

be received by undersigned within 15 days from the date of publication of

this notification in Govt. Gazette.

Specifications of land

District

Tehsil

Village

Khasra Nos.

Area

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

K. M.

Udhampur

Basantgarh

Playee

276/76

00–12

214/1

02–00

01–00

214/1

00–13

264/6

02–17

247/225/14

00–07

247/225/14

00–07

247/225/14

00–18

247/225/14

01–12

247/225/14

00–13

247/225/14

00–13

247/225/14

00–13

–––––

Total

12–05

–––––

(Sd.)

KEWAL KRISHAN, KAS,

Collector, Land Acquisition,

Sub-Divisional Magistrate,

Basantgarh.

–––––––

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495

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THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR STATE BOARD OF SCHOOL

EDUCATION, NEW CAMPUS, BEMINA, SRINAGAR.

Notice

The candidate whose particulars are mentioned below is claiming to

have lost/gutted his Original and as well as Duplicate Qualification

certificate/s issued by J&K State Board of School Education, under

Serial Nos. 10808 and 5689 respectively, with following particulars :—

1. Name

:

Mohd Imtiyaz

2. Parentage

:

Gh. Qadir

3. Residence

:

Nagam, Chadoora, Budgam

4. Date of Birth

:

11-03-1962

5. Roll No.

:

1707

6. Session

:

1978/October

7. Result

:

Passes

Now, the candidate has applied for “2nd Duplicate Qualification

Certificate”. Before, the same is processed and provided to the concerned

candidate, any person/s having any objections in this regard, may please

file the same before the Secretary, BOSE or to the undersigned within a

period of seven days from the date of issue of this notice.

Besides, the above referred “both Qualification Certificates” be treated

as cancelled.

(Sd.)

.................

Assistant Secretary,

Certificates, K. Div.

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Notice

I, Suman Bala D/o Shri Nachhatar Singh, VPO Mandir Domana,

Jammu want to correction of my father’s name which has been wrongly

written as Naresh Chander instead of correct name of Nachhatar Singh in

my PAN Card bearing No. CKLPB5398F. Objection, if any, may be

conveyed to concerned authority within 7 days from the date of publication

of this notice.

–––––––––

Notice

My father name has wrongly been written as Mela Sharma instead

of Mela Ram in my PAN Card bearing Regd. No. DOVPS3746R. Now, I

am applying for correction of the same. Objection, if any, may be conveyed

to Income Tax Office, Jammu within 7 days.

Rita Sharma

D/o Mela Ram

R/o Near Police Line,

Opp. Fire Service, Rajouri,

PIN-185131.

––––––––

Notice

I, Andhir Singh (employed as Peon in MES vide No. 507086 posted

at GE, Samba), S/o Sh. Anchal Singh R/o Garh Mandi, Gurha Slathia, Tehsil

Vijaypur, District Samba do hereby declares that before marriage my wife’s

name was Kusum Lata, after marriage it was changed to Alka Slathia. In

my service record it was recorded as Kusum Lata instead of Alka Slathia.

Now, I am applying for correction of the name. Objection, if any, may be

conveyed to Garrison Engineer, Samba within 7 days.

–––––––

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497

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Notice

I, Dharam Paul S/o Krishan Lal have changed my name from Dharam

Paul to Pankaj Raina in all my Govt. records/documents by affidavit sworn

before the Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Akhnoor on 3rd August, 2016.

Henceforth I shall be known as Pankaj Raina for all purposes.

Dharam Paul S/o Krishan Lal

R/o Dori Dager, Tehsil Khrah Balli,

District Jammu,

Mob. No. 9697583266.

––––––––

Notice

My father name has wrongly been written as Narinjan Singh instead

of Nirjan Singh in my PAN Card bearing Reg. No. EJOPK5143M. Now, I

am applying for correction of the same. Objection, if any, may be conveyed

to Income Tax Office, Jammu within 7 days.

Manjeet Kour

D/o Nirjan Singh

R/o Bagga Morh, Kotli Shah

Doula, Tehsil R. S. Pura,

District Jammu.

––––––––

GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR,

OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR, LAND ACQUISITION

(SUB-DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE), RAMNAGAR.

Notification under section 4 (1) of Land Acquisition Act, No. X

of 1990 Svt.

In exercise of the powers conferred upon me under sub-section 1 of

section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1990 B. K., I, Anshul Garg IAS,

Collector, Land Acquisition (Sub-divisional Magistrate), Ramnagar do

hereby notify the land particulars of which are given below, likely to be

needed for public purposes namely for construction of Thelay to Kothi

PMGSY Road in Village Jagir Ghordi, Tehsil Ramnagar.

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It is also certified that one private structure belonging to Jiwan Kumar

S/o Charan Dass in Khasra No. 372 Min falls in the alignment of the said

road. However no fruit/non-fruit bearing trees fall in the alignment of the

said road. Objection, if any, to the acquisition of the said land will be received

by undersigned within fifteen (15) days from the date of publication of this

notification.

Specification of land

District

Tehsil

Village

Khasra Nos.

Area

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K. M.

Udhampur

Ramnagar

Jagir Ghordi

498/328 Min

08–14

395/356 Min

03–09

396/356 Min

01–10

355/01 Min

02–02

489/355 Min

04–08

491/355 Min

02–02

488/399/372 Min

06–03

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Total

28–08

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(Sd.)

ANSHUL GARG, IAS,

Collector, Land Acquisition

(Sub-Divisional Magistrate),

Ramnagar.

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ADVERTISEMENTS—C

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OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, TRANSMISSION LINE

MAINTENANCE DIVISION-I, JANIPUR, JAMMU.

Power Development Department J&K Notice Inviting e-Bids.

NIT No. TLMD-I/J/20 of 2016-17 dated 21-11-2016.

(Notice Inviting Tender)

The Executive Engineer, Transmission Lines Maintenance

Division-I, Jammu, Power Development Department, J&K, for and on

behalf of the Governor, Jammu and Kashmir State invites online e-Bids

from experienced, reputed competent and financially sound Contractors/

Companies/Firms/Joint Ventures for Turn Key Package for supply,

installation, testing and commissioning of 33 KV VACUUM CIRCUIT

BREAKER AND REPLACEMENT OF OLD 33 KV BOCB AT GRID

STATION, AKHNOOR, DISTRICT JAMMU (J&K) fulfilling eligibility

and qualification requirements specified in the bidding documents. Bidders

are advised to study the bidding document carefully. Submission of e-Bid

against this Standard Bidding Document (SBD) shall be deemed to have been

done after careful study and examination of the procedures, terms and

conditions of the Standard Bidding Document with full understanding of its

implications. The tender document is available at website http://jktenders.gov.in.

Interested bidders may view/download the e-Bid document, submit their

e-Bid online up to the date and time mentioned in the table below :—

Scope of the

Estimated

Earnest

Cost of Tender

Last date

work

Cost

Money

Documents

of e-Bids

submission

online

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Supply, installation,

Rs. 8.50/- Rs. 0.17/-

Rs. 2000/-

14-12-2016

testing and

Lacs

Lacs

(Rupees Two

commissioning of

Thousand only)

02 Nos. 33 KV

in the shape of

VACUUM

non-refundable

CIRCUIT

bank draft drawn

BREAKER AND

in favour of

AND REPLACE-

Executive

MENT OF 02 NOS.

Engineer,

OLD 33 KV BOCB

Transmission

at Grid Station,

Line Maintenance

Akhnoor.

Division-I,

Jammu.

a. Date and time of downloading of

The Standard Bidding Document

Standard Bidding Document

can be downloaded over

http://jktenders.gov.in from

21-11-2016 (4.00 PM onwards).

b. Tender Document Sale and

03-12-2016 (up to 4.00 PM).

Download end date

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c. Pre-bid meeting

29-11-2016 at 1200 hrs. in the

Office of Executive Engineer,

TLMD-I, Janipur, Jammu—180007

for any clarification if required.

d. e-Bid submission start date

03-12-2016 from 4.00 PM.

(Submission of e-Tender fee,

EMD and other supporting

documents in PDF/XLS format)

e. Last date for submission of hard

10-12-2016 at 4.00 PM.

copy of e-Bid

f. e-Bid submission end date and time

14-12-2016 at 2.00 PM.

g. Online Commercial and Technical

16-12-2016 at 2.00 PM.

e-Bid opening date and time

h. Online financial e-Bid opening

Will be communicated to the

date and time

Technically Qualified Bidders.

i. Estimated cost

Rs. 8.50 Lacs.

j. Venue of opening of Technical

The Office of Executive Engineer,

and Financial e-Bids

TLMD-I, Janipur, Jammu-180007.

k. Amount of Earnest Money Deposit

Rs. 0.17 Lacs.

Time for downloading of tender document—

From 21-11-2016 (4 .00 PM onwards) to 03-12-2016 (up to 4.00 PM)

from the website of http:/jktenders.gov.in.

The bid of the firms/contractors/self-help groups/companies/joint

ventures involved in the litigation/arbitration with the PDD without completing

the works allotted to them, shall not be considered.

Period of completion : 03 Months. After the issue of LOA.

Status of Fund : To be funded under T&D.

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The qualifying criteria for the bidders shall be the following :—

(1) The bidder shall have the following minimum Qualification Criteria

for submitting the bid :—

(a) Average annual financial turnover during the last 3 years,

ending 31st March of the previous financial year, should be

at least 30% of the estimated cost.

(b) Experience of having successfully completed similar works

during last 5 years ending last day of month previous to the

one in which applications are invited should be either of the

following :—

(i) Three similar completed works costing not less than the

amount equal to 40% of the estimated cost.

or

(ii) Two similar completed works costing not less than the

amount equal to 50% of the estimated cost.

or

(iii) One similar completed works costing not less than the

amount equal to 80% of the estimated cost.

(c) Equipment proposed shall be of similar or higher rating

which should be in service for a minimum period of two (2)

years and satisfactory performance certificate in respect of

this is to be submitted.

(2) e-Bids can be submitted by—

(i) A single firm that meets all qualification requirements

setforth above.

(ii) A joint venture of firms not more than two who shall meet all

qualification requirements setforth above individually or jointly.

Either of the partner can be designated as lead

partner on whose name tender shall be purchased.

(iii) All the e-Bids must be accompanied by the scanned copy of

EMD in the form of Bank Guarantee pledged to the

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Executive Engineer, Transmission Line Maintenance

Division-I, Janipur, Jammu, J&K. No interest would be

payable on Earnest Money deposited with the department.

(iv) To submit Hard Copy of original instrument of EMD to

Executive Engineer, Transmission Line Maintenance

Division-I, Janipur, Jammu, J&K before the opening of the

Commercial and Technical e-Bid.

(3) The date and time of opening of Financial Bids shall be notified on

Website http://jktenders.gov.in. This will be conveyed to the

qualified bidders automatically through an e-Mail message on

their e-Mail address. The financial bids shall be opened accordingly

online on same Website at the Office of Executive Engineer,

TLMD-I, Janipur, Jammu (PDD), J&K. The e-Bids will be

electronically opened in the presence of bidder’s representatives,

who choose to attend at the venue, date and time mentioned in the

above table. The bidder’s representative attending the opening

shall have to produce an authority letter issued by the firm.

(4) This SBD is available on the website http://jktenders.gov.in to

enable the bidders to view, download the e-Bid document and

submit e-Bids online up to the last date and time mentioned in

e-Tender notice/e-Tender document against this e-Tender. The

bidders shall have to pay the e-Bid document fee of Rs. 2000/-

(Rupees two thousand only) through Demand Draft payable to

Executive Engineer, Transmission Line Maintenance Division-I,

Janipur, Jammu. The scanned copy of the Demand Draft must be

uploaded along with the e-Bid but the original Demand Draft

should reach the Office of Executive Engineer, Transmission

Line Maintainance Division-I, Janipur, Jammu , J&K along with

the hard copy of e-Bid. The e-Tender document fee will be non-

refundable.

(5) The bidder should submit six set of duly signed and stamped hard

copy of SBD except Price Bid to the Office of Executive

Engineer, Transmission Line Maintenance Division-I, Jammu,

J&K before two days of e-Bid submission.

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(6) The Executive Engineer, Transmission Line Maintenance

Division-I, Jammu, Power Development Department reserves

the right to reject any or all the e-Bid documents without assigning

any reasons thereof.

(7) The bidder should visit the Grid Station, Akhnoor, Jammu before

quoting and acquaint himself with the prevailing conditions/

existing system there.

(8) Bidder/contractor has to complete all the works which may not

have been mentioned in the BoQ but necessary for completion of

supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 02 Nos. 33 KV

VACUUM CIRCUIT BREAKER AND REPLACEMENT OF

02 NOS. OLD 33 KV BOCB AT GRID STATION,

AKHNOOR, DISTRICT JAMMU, J&K.

(9) The quantities advertised are tentative and same can be increased

or decreased by ± 50%.

(Sd.)

......................

Executive Engineer,

TLMD-I, Janipur, Jammu.

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Jammu and Kashmir Government––Notifications.

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GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR

CIVIL SECRETARIAT––DEPARTMENT OF LAW, JUSTICE AND

PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

Notification

Srinagar, the 27th September, 2016.

SRO-310.––In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1)

of section 12 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Samvat, 1989, and in

supersession of Notification SRO-304 dated 20th September, 2016, the

Government hereby appoints the below mentioned officers to be the

Executive Magistrates of the First Class who shall exercise all the powers

of an Executive Magistrate of the First Class within the jurisdiction as

shown against each :—

S.

Name of the Officer

Designation

Jurisdiction

No.

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1.

Mohammad Saleem Khan

Dy. Custodian

Districts Anantnag,

Pulwama, Shopian

and Kulgam.

2.

Mohammad Iqbal Haji

do.

District Kathua.

3.

Gh. Nabi Mir

do.

Districts Baramulla,

Kupwara and

Bandipora.

4.

Aijaz Ahmad

do.

Headquarter Jammu

with additional charge

of Districts Reasi and

Samba.

5.

Ab. Rashid Sheikh

do.

District Poonch.

6.

Ashok Kumar Safaya

do.

District Rajouri.

7.

Mushtaq Ahmad Baqal

do.

Headquarter Srinagar

with Districts

Budgam and

Ganderbal.

8.

Abdul Qayoom Qadri

do.

District Udhampur.

By order of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir.

(Sd.)

ABDUL MAJID BHAT,

Secretary to Government,

Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.

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GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR

CIVIL SECRETARIAT––HOUSING AND URBAN

DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Notification

Srinagar, the 4th October, 2016.

SRO-319.––In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the

Jammu and Kashmir Development Act, 1970 (XIX of 1970), the

Government hereby appoints the following as members of the Baramulla

Development Authority constituted vide SRO-316 dated 26-10-1998 :—

1. Minister for Housing and Urban Dev. Deptt.

Chairman

2. Minister of State for Housing and Urban

Vice-Chairman

Development Department

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3. Member, Legislative Assembly, Baramulla

Member

4. District Development Commissioner,

Member-Secretary

Baramulla

5. Director, Urban Local Bodies, Kashmir

Member

6. Chief Town Planner, TPO, Kashmir

Member

7. President/Administrator, Municipal

Member

Committee, Baramulla

8. Superintendent Engineer, R&B, Baramulla

Member

9. Superintendent Engineer, PHE, Baramulla

Member

10. Superintendent Engineer, EM&RE,

Member

Baramulla

11. Executive Engineer, Town Drainage

Member

Division, ULB, Kashmir

12. Regional Director, Directorate of Env. and

Member

Remote Sensing

The members shall hold the office for a period of two years.

By order of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir.

(Sd.) .........................

Commissioner/Secretary to Government,

Housing and Urban Development Department.

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GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR

CIVIL SECRETARIAT– FINANCE DEPARTMEENT

Notification

Srinagar, the 6th October, 2016.

SRO-328.––In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16&17

of the Jammu and Kashmir Value Added Tax Act, 2005, the Government

hereby direct that the entry 143-A of Schedule C of Notification SRO-210

dated 29-06-2016 shall be re-cast as under :—

“Motor vehicles when sold by authorized dealers to the members

of Armed Forces of Indian Union, Paramilitary Forces, Ex-servicemen

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Jammu and Kashmir Government––Notifications.

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having canteen smart cards and certified by the Canteen Store Department,

once in a period of five years.”

By order of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir.

(Sd.) NAVIN K. CHOUDHARY, IAS,

Commissioner/Secretary to Government,

Finance Department

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GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR

CIVIL SECRETARIAT––DEPARTMENT OF LAW, JUSTICE AND

PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

(Power Section)

Notification

Srinagar, the 14th of October, 2016.

SRO-332.––In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of

section 12 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Samvat 1989, the Government

hereby appoint the following officers to be the Executive Magistrates of

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the First Class who shall exercise all the powers of an Executive Magistrate

of the first Class within their respective territorial jurisdictions of District

Kargil :—

S. No. Name of thee Officer

Designation and place of posting

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01.

Mohd. Ibrahim Khan

Naib-Tehsildar, Thisuru

02.

Sonam Joldan

Naib-Tehsildar, Taisuru

03.

Mohd. Abass Wazir

Naib-Tehsildar, Sankoo

04

Ghulam Rasool

Naib-Tehsildar, Sankoo

05.

Fida Mohd. Hassanain

Naib-Tehsildar, G. M. Pore

06.

Mohd. Hassan

Naib-Tehsildar, TSG

07.

Mohd. Hussain

Naib-Tehsildar, Shakar Chicktan

08.

Mohd. Hassan

Naib-Tehsildar, Shargole

09.

Asgar Ali

Naib-Tehsildar, Zangla

10

Talib Hussain

Naib-Tehsildar, Zanskar

11.

Abdul Rehman

Naib-Tehsildar, PA to Deputy

Commissioner, Kargil

By order of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir.

(Sd.)

ABDUL MAJID BHAT,

Secretary to Government,

Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.

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GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR

CIVIL SECRETARIAT––HOUSING AND URBAN

DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Notification

Srinagar, the 19th October, 2016.

SRO-337.––In exercise of the powers conferred by section 305 read

with 280 of the Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Act, 2000, the Government

in consultation with the Chief Electoral Officer make the following

amendments in the Jammu and Kashmir Municipal (Election) Rules, 2003,

namely :—

I In rule 17, in clause (a) for the words “ballot paper by the electors”,

the words “ballot paper by the electors and shall also include

electronic voting machine” shall be substituted.

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Laws, Regulations and Rules passed thereunder.

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II after rule 45, the following rule shall be inserted, namely :—

“45-A. Voting machine at elections.—Notwithstanding

anything contained in these rules, the giving and recording of votes

by voting machines in the manner provided hereinafter in these

rules may be adopted in such constituencies as the Chief Electoral

Officer may, having regard to the circumstances of each case,

specify.

Explanation :—for the purpose of this rule, “voting machine”,

means any machine or apparatus whether

operated electronically or otherwise used for

giving or recording of votes and any reference

to a ballot box or ballot paper in these rules, save

as otherwise provided, be construed as including

a reference to such voting machine wherever

such voting machine is used at any election.”

III In rule 57, in sub-rule (1), for the words “cannot be ascertained”

the words “cannot be ascertained or any voting machine develops

a mechanical failure during the course of recording of votes” shall

be substituted.

IV After Chapter III, the following Chapter IIIA shall be inserted :—

“CHAPTER IIIA

Voting by Electronic Voting Machines

57-A. Design of Electronic Voting Machines :

Every electronic voting machine (hereinafter referred to as ‘voting

machine’) shall have a control unit and a balloting unit and shall be such

designs as may be approved by the Chief Electoral Officer :

Provided that a printer with a drop box of such design, as may be

approved by the Chief Electoral Officer, may also be attached to a voting

machine for printing a paper trail of the vote, in such Municipal Council/

Committee as the Chief Electoral Officer may direct.

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57-B. Preparation of Voting Machine by the Returning Officer :

(1) The balloting unit of the voting machine shall contain such

particulars and in such languages as the Chief Electoral Officer may specify.

(2) The names of the candidate shall be arranged on the balloting

unit in the same order in which they appear in the list of the contesting

candidates.

(3) If two or more candidates bear the same name, they shall be

distinguished by the addition of their occupation or residence or in the same

other manner.

(4) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this rule, the Returning

Officer shall,—

(a) fix the label containing the names and symbols of the contesting

candidates in the balloting unit and secure that unit with his

seal and the seals of such of the contesting candidates or their

election agents present as are desirous of affixing the same ;

(b) set the number of contesting candidates in the control unit and

secure it with his seal and the seals of such of the contesting

candidates or their election agents present as are desirous of

affixing the same ;

(c) where the printer for paper trail is used under the proviso to

rule 57-A, set the printer as per the number of contesting

candidates set in the control unit by,—

i. loading in the printer the serial numbers and names of

candidates and symbols allotted to them as given on the

balloting units under clause (a) ;

ii. loading paper in the printer ; and

iii. sealing the printer in such manner as may be directed by

the Chief Electoral Officer.

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57-C. Arrangements at the Polling Stations :

(1) Outside each polling station there shall be displayed prominently,—

(a) a notice specifying the polling area, the electors of which are

entitled to vote at the polling station and, when the polling area

has more than one polling station, the particulars of the electors

so entitled ; and

(b) a copy of the list of contesting candidates.

(2) At each polling station there shall be set up one or more voting

compartments in which the electors can record their votes free from

observation.

(3) The Returning Officer shall provide at each polling station one

voting machine and copies of relevant part of the electoral roll and such

other election material as may be necessary for taking the poll.

(4) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-rule (3), the Returning

Officer may, with the previous approval of the Chief Electoral Officer,

provide one common voting machine for two or more polling stations located

in the same premises.

57-D. Admission to Polling Stations :

The Presiding Officer shall regulate the number of electors, to be

admitted at any one time inside the polling station and shall exclude therefrom

all persons other than,—

(a) Polling Officers ;

(b) Public servants on duty in connection with the election ;

(c) Persons authorised by the Chief Electoral Officer ;

(d) Candidates, their election agents and subject to the provisions

of rule 37, one polling agent of each candidate ;

(e) A child in arms accompanying the elector ;

(f) A person accompanying a blind or infirm elector who cannot

move without help ; and

(g) Such other person as the Returning Officer or the

Presiding Officer may employ under sub-rule (2) of rule 57-G

or sub-rule (1) or rule 57-H.

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57-E. Preparation of voting machine for poll :

(1) The control unit and balloting unit of every voting machine used

at the polling station and the printer for paper trail, wherever used, shall

bear a label marked with—

(a) the serial number, if any, and the name of the Municipal Council/

Committee ;

(b) the serial number and name of the polling station or stations as

the case may be ;

(c) the serial number of the unit ; and

(d) the date of poll.

(2) Immediately before the commencement of the poll, the Presiding

Officer shall demonstrate to the polling agents and other persons present

that no vote has been already recorded in the voting machine and it bears

the label referred to in sub-rule (1), and where the printer for paper trail is

used that the drop box of the printer is empty.

(3) A paper seal shall be used for securing the control unit of the

voting machine, and the Presiding Officer shall affix his own signature on

the paper seal and obtain thereon the signature of such of the polling agents

present as are desirous of affixing the same.

(4) The Presiding Officer shall thereafter fix the paper seal so signed

in the space meant therefore in the control unit of the voting machine and

shall secure and seal the same.

(5) The seal used for securing the control unit shall be fixed in such

manner that after the unit has been sealed, it is not possible to press the

“result button” without breaking the seal.

(6) The control unit shall, after being closed and secured, be placed

in full view of the Presiding Officer and the polling agents and the balloting

unit shall be placed in the voting compartment.

(7) Where the printer for paper trail is used, the printer shall also be

kept along with the balloting unit in the voting compartment and shall be

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connected to the electronic voting machine in the manner as directed by

the Chief Electoral Officer.

57-F. Marked Copy of Electoral Roll :

Immediately before the commencement of the poll, the Presiding

Officer shall also demonstrate to the polling agents and others present that

the marked copy of the electoral roll to be used during the poll.

57-G. Facilities for Women Electors :

(1) Where a polling station is for both men and women electors, the

Presiding Officer may direct that they shall be admitted into the polling

station alternatively in separate batches.

(2) The Returning Officer or the Presiding Officer may appoint a

woman to serve as attendant at any polling station to assist women electors

and also to assist the Presiding Officer generally in taking the poll in respect

of women electors, and in particular, to help in frisking any women elector

in case it becomes necessary.

57-H. Identification of Electors :

(1) The Presiding Officer may employ at the polling station such

persons as he thinks fit to help in the identification of the electors or to

assist him otherwise in taking the poll.

(2) As each elector enters the polling station, the Presiding Officer

or the Polling Officer authorised by him in this behalf shall check the elector’s

name and other particulars with the relevant entry in the electoral roll and

then call out the serial number, name and other particulars of the electors.

(3) Where the polling station is situated in a Municipal Council/

Committee, electors of which have been supplied with identity cards under

the provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Registration of Electors Rules,

1966, the elector shall produce his identity card before the Presiding Officer

or the Polling Officer authorised by him in this behalf.

(4) In deciding the right of a person to cast his vote, the Presiding

Officer or the Polling Officer, as the case may be, shall overlook the clerical

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or printing errors in an entry in the electoral roll if he is satisfied that such

person is identical with the elector to whom such entry relates.

57-I. Facilities for Public Servants on Election Duty :

(1) The provisions of rule 57-H shall not apply to any person who

produces at the polling station an election duty certificate and seeks

permission to cast his vote at that polling station although it is different from

the one where he is entitled to vote.

(2) On production or such certificate, the Presiding Officer shall—

(a) to obtain thereon, the signature of the person producing it ;

(b) have the person’s name and electoral roll number as mentioned

in the certificate entered at the end of the marked copy of the

electoral roll ; and

(c) permit him to cast his vote in the same manner as for an elector

entitled to vote at that polling station.

57-J. Challenging of Identity :

(1) Any polling agent may challenge the identity of a person claiming

rule 57-J to be a particular elector by first depositing a sum of rupees two in

cash with the Presiding Officer for each such challenge.

(2) on such deposit being made, the Presiding Officer shall—

(a) warn the person challenged of the penalty for personation ;

(b) read the relevant entry in the electoral roll in full and ask him

whether he is the person referred to in that entry ;

(c) enter his name and address in the list of challenged votes in

Form 17 ; and

(d) require him to affix his signature in the said list.

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(3) The Presiding Officer shall thereafter hold a summary inquiry

into the challenge and may for that purpose,—

(a) require the challenger to adduce evidence in proof of the

challenged and the person challenged to adduce evidence in

proof of his identity ;

(b) put the person challenged any question necessary for the

purpose of establishing his identity and require him to answer

them on oath ; and

(c) administer an oath to the person challenged and any other

person offering to give evidence.

(4) If, after the inquiry, the Presiding Officer considers that the

challenge has not been established he shall allow the person challenged to

vote and if he considers that the challenge has been established, he shall

debar the person challenged from voting.

(5) If the Presiding Officer is of the opinion that the challenge is

frivolous or has not been made in good faith, he shall direct that the deposit

made under sub-rule (1) be forfeited to Government and in any other case,

returned to the challenger at the conclusion of the inquiry.

57-K. Safeguards against personation :

(1) Every elector about whose identity the Presiding Officer or the

Polling Officer, as the case may be, is satisfied, shall allow his left

forefinger to be inspected by the Presiding Officer or Polling Officer and in

indelible ink mark to be put on it.

(2) If any elector—

(a) refuses to allow his left forefinger to be inspected or marked

in accordance with sub-rule (1) or has already such a mark on

his left forefinger or does any act with a view to removing the

ink mark ; or

(b) fails or refuses to produce his identity card as required by

sub-rule (3) of rule 57-H ;

he shall not be allowed to vote.

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(3) Any reference in this rule to the left forefinger of an elector

shall, in the case where the elector has his left forefinger missing, be

construed as a reference to any other finger to his left hand, and shall, in

the case where all the fingers of his left hand are missing, be construed as

a reference to the forefinger or any other finger of his right hand, and shall

in the case where all his fingers of both the hands are missing be construed

as a reference to such extremity of his left or right arm as he possesses.

57-L. Procedure for Voting by Voting Machines :

(1) Before permitting an elector to vote, the Polling Officer shall,—

(a) record the electoral roll number of the elector as entered in

the marked copy of the electoral roll in a register of votes in

Form 19-A ;

(b) obtain the signature or the thumb impression of the elector on

the said register of votes ;

(c) mark the name of the electoral in the marked copy of the

electoral roll to indicate that he has been allowed to vote ; and

(d) give details of the document produced by the elector in proof

of his/her identification :

Provide that no elector shall be allowed to vote unless he has

put his signature or thumb impression of the register of votes.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (2) of rule 57-K,

it shall not be necessary for any Presiding Officer or Polling Officer or any

other officer to attest the thumb impression of the elector on the register of

voter.

57-M. Maintenance of secrecy of voting by electors within the

polling station and voting procedure :

(1) Every elector who has been permitted to vote under rule 57-L

shall maintain secrecy of voting within the polling station and for that purpose

observe the voting procedure hereinafter laid down.

(2) Immediately on being permitted to vote, the elector shall proceed

to the Presiding Officer or the Polling Officer Incharge of the control unit

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of the voting machine who shall, by pressing the appropriate button on the

control unit, activate the balloting unit, for recording of elector’s vote.

(3) the elector shall thereafter forthwith—

(a) proceed to the voting compartment ;

(b) record his vote by pressing the button on the balloting unit

against the name and symbol of the candidates for whom he

intends to vote ; and

(c) come out of the voting compartment and leave the polling

station :

Provide that where printer for paper trail in used, upon casting

the vote by pressing the button as referred to in clause (b), the

elector shall be able to view through the transparent window

of the printer, kept along with the balloting unit inside the voting

compartment, the printer paper slip showing the serial number,

name and the symbol of the candidate for whom he has cast

his vote before such paper slip gets cut and drops in the drop

box of the printer.

(4) Every elector shall vote without undue delay.

(5) No elector shall be allowed to enter the voting compartment when

another elector is inside it.

(6) If an elector who has been permitted to vote under rule 57-L

refuses after warning given by the Presiding Officer to observe the

procedure laid down in sub-rule (3), the Presiding Officer or Polling Officer

under the direction of the Presiding Officer shall not allow such elector

to vote.

(7) Where an elector is not allowed to vote under sub-rule (6), a

remark to the effect that voting procedure has been violated shall be made

against the elector’s name in the register of voters in Form 19-A by the

Presiding Officer under his signature.

57-N. Procedure in case of complaint about particulars printed on

paper slip :

(1) Where printer for paper trail is used, if an elector after having

recorded his vote under rule 57-M alleges that the paper slip generated by

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the printer has shown the name or symbol of a candidate other than the one

he voted for, the Presiding Officer shall obtain a written declaration from

the elector as to the allegation, after warning the elector about the

consequence of making a false declaration.

(2) If the elector gives the written declaration referred to in sub-

rule (1), the Presiding Officer shall make a second entry related to that

elector in Form 19-A, and permit the elector to record a test vote in the

voting machine in his presence and in the presence of the candidates or

polling agents who may be present in the polling station, and observe the

paper slip generated by the printer.

(3) If the allegation is found true, the Presiding Officer shall report

the facts immediately to the Returning Officer, stop further recording of

votes in that voting machine and act as per the direction that may be given

by the returning officer.

(4) If, however, the allegation is found to be false and the paper slip

so generated under sub-rule (1) matches with the test vote recorded by the

elector under sub-rule (2), then, the Presiding Officer shall—

(i) make a remark to that effect against the second entry relating

to that elector in Form 19-A mentioning the serial number and

name of the candidate for whom such test vote has been

recorded ;

(ii) obtain the signature or thumb impression of that elector against

such remarks ; and

(iii) make necessary entries regarding such test vote in item 5 in

Part I of Form 19-C.

57-O. Recording of Votes of Blind or Infirm Electors :

(1) If the Presiding Officer is satisfied that owing to blindness or

other physical infirmity an elector is unable to recognize the symbol on the

balloting unit of the voting machine or unable to record his vote by pressing

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the appropriate button thereon without assistance, the Presiding Officer

shall permit the elector to take with him a companion of not less than eighteen

years of age to the voting compartment for recording the vote on his behalf

and in accordance with his wishes :

Provided that no person shall be permitted to act as the companion of

more than one elector at any polling station on the same day :

Provided further that before any person is permitted to act as the

companion of an elector on any day under this rule that person shall be

required to declare that he will keep secret the vote recorded by him on

behalf of the elector and that he has not already acted as companion of any

other elector at any other polling station on that day.

(2) The Presiding Officer shall keep a record in Form 18 of all cases

under this rule.

57-P. Elector deciding not to vote :

If an elector, after his electoral roll number has been duly entered in

the register of voters in Form 19-A and has put his signature or thumb

impression thereon as required under sub-rule (1) of rule 57-L, decides not

to record his vote, a remark to this effect shall be made against the said

entry in Form 19-A by the Presiding Officer and the signature or thumb

impression of the elector shall be obtained against such remark.

57-Q. Tendered votes :

(1) If a person representing himself to be a particular elector seeks

to vote after another person has already voted as such elector, he shall, on

satisfactorily answering such questions relating to his identity as the

Presiding Officer may ask, be, instead of being allowed to vote through the

balloting unit, supplied with a tendered ballot paper which shall be of such

design, and the particulars of which shall be in such language or language

as the Chief Electoral Officer may specify.

(2) Every such elector shall before being supplied with tendered ballot

paper write his name against the entry relating to him in Form 19-B.

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(3) On receiving the ballot paper he shall forthwith—

(a) proceed to the voting compartment ;

(b) record there his vote on the ballot paper by placing a cross

mark ‘X’ with the instrument or article supplied for the purpose

on or near the symbol of the candidate for whom he intends to

vote ;

(c) for the ballot paper so as to conceal his vote ;

(d) show to the Presiding Officer, if required, the distinguishing

mark on the ballot paper ;

(e) give it to the Presiding Officer who shall place it in a cover

specially kept for the purpose ; and

(f) leave the polling station.

(4) If owing to blindness or physical infirmity, such elector is unable

to record his vote without assistance, the Presiding Officer shall permit him

to take with him a companion, subject to the same conditions and after

following the same procedure as laid down in rule 57-O for recording the

vote in accordance with his wishes.

57-R.

Presiding Officer’s entry in the voting compartment during

poll :

(1) The Presiding Officer may, whenever he considers it necessary

to do so, enter the voting compartment during poll and take such steps as

may be necessary to ensure that the balloting unit is not tampered or

interfered or interfered within any way.

(2) If the Presiding Officer has reason to suspect that an elector,

who has entered the voting compartment, is tampering or otherwise

interfering with the balloting unit or has remained inside the voting

compartment for unduly long period, he shall enter the voting compartment

and take such steps as may be necessary to ensure the smooth and orderly

progress of the poll.

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(3) Whenever the Presiding Officer enters the voting compartment

under this rule, he shall permit the polling agents present to accompany him

if they so desire.

57-S. Closing of Poll :

(1) The Presiding Officer shall close the polling station at the hour

fixed in that behalf under rule 52 and shall not thereafter admit any elector

into the polling station :

Provided that all electors present at the polling station before it is

closed shall be allowed to cast their votes.

(2) If any question arises whether an elector was present at the

polling station before it was closed it shall decided by the Presiding Officer

and his decision shall be final.

57-T. Account of votes recorded :

(1) The Presiding Officer shall at the close of the poll prepare an

account of votes recorded in Form 19-C and enclose it in a separate cover

with the words ‘Account of Votes Recorded’ superscribed thereon.

(2) The Presiding Officer shall furnish to every polling agent present

at the close of the poll a true copy of the entries made in Form 19-C after

obtaining a receipt from the said polling agent therefor and shall attest it as

a true copy.

57-U. Sealing of Voting Machine after Poll :

(1) As soon as practicable after the closing of the poll the Presiding

Officer shall close the control unit to ensure that no further votes can be

recorded and shall detach the balloting unit from the control unit and from

the printer, where printer is also used, so however, that the paper slips

contained in the drop box of the printer shall remain intact.

(2) The control unit, the balloting unit and the printer, where it is

used, shall thereafter be sealed, and secured separately in such manner as

the Chief Electoral Officer may direct and the seal used for securing them

shall be so affixed that it will not be possible to open the units without

breaking the seals.

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(3) The polling agents present at the polling station, who desire to

affix their seals, shall also be permitted to do so.

57-V. Sealing of the other packets :

(1) The Presiding Officer shall then make into separate packets—

(a) the market copy of the electoral roll ;

(b) the register of voters in Form 19-A ;

(c) the cover containing the tendered ballot papers and the list in

Form 19-B ;

(d) the list of the challenged votes ; and

(e) any other papers directed by the Election Commission to be

kept in a sealed packet.

(2) Each packet shall be sealed with the seal of the Presiding Officer

and with the seal either of the candidate or of his election agent or of his

polling agent who may be present at the polling station and may desire to

affix his seal thereon.

57-W. Transmission of Voting Machines, etc. to the Returning

Officer :

(1) The Presiding Officer shall then deliver or cause to be delivered

to the Returning Officer at such place as the Returning Officer may direct,—

(a) the voting machine ;

(b) the account of votes recorded in Form 19-C ;

(c) the sealed packets referred to in rule 57-V ; and

(d) all other papers used at the poll.

(2) The Returning Officer shall make adequate arrangements for

the safe transport of the voting machine, packets and other papers for their

safe custody until the commencement of the counting of votes.

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57-X. Procedure on Adjournment of Poll :

(1) If the poll at any polling station is adjourned under rule 57, the

provision of rules 57-T to 57-W shall, as far as practicable, apply as if the

poll was closed at the hour fixed in that behalf under section 66.

(2) When an adjourned poll is recommended, the electors who have

already voted at the poll so adjourned shall not be allowed to vote again.

(3) The Returning Officer shall provide the Presiding Officer of the

polling station at which such adjourned poll is held, with the sealed packet

containing the market copy of the electoral roll, register of voters in

Form 19-A and a new voting machine.

(4) The Presiding Officer shall open the sealed packet in the presence

of the polling agents present and use the market copy of the electoral roll

for making the names of the electors who are allowed to vote at the adjourn

poll.

(5) The provisions of rule 57-A to 57-W shall apply in relation to the

conduct of an adjourned poll before it was so adjourned.

57-Y. Closing of Voting Machine in case of Booth Capturing :

Where the Presiding Officer is of opinion that booth capturing is taking

place at a polling station, he shall immediately close the control unit of the

voting machine to ensure that no further votes can be recorded and shall

detach the balloting unit from the control unit.

V. After rule 65, the following rule shall be inserted, namely :—

“65-A. Counting of votes where electronic voting machines

have been used.—In relation to counting of votes at a polling

station, where voting machine has been used in lieu of rules 63

and 65, the following rules shall apply, namely :—

64-B. Scrutiny and Inspection of Voting Machine.—(1) The

Returning Officer may have the control units of the voting

machines used at more than one polling station taken up for

scrutiny and inspection and votes recorded in such units counted

simultaneously.

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(2) Before the votes recorded in any control unit of a voting

machine are counted under sub-rule (1), the candidate or his

election agent or his counting agent present at the counting table

shall be allowed to inspect the paper seal and such other vital

seals as might have been affixed on the unit and to satisfy

themselves that the seals are intact.

(3) The Returning Officer shall satisfy himself that none of the

voting machines has in fact been tampered with.

(4) If the Returning Officer is satisfied that any voting machine

has in fact been tampered with, he shall not count the votes

recorded in that machine and shall follow the procedure laid

down in rules 56 and 57, as may be applicable in respect of the

polling station where that machine was used.

64-C. Counting of votes.—(1) After the Returning Officer is

satisfied that a voting machine has in fact not been tampered

with, he shall have the votes recorded therein counted by pressing

the appropriate button marked “result” provided in the control

unit whereby the total votes polled and votes polled by each

candidate shall be displayed in respect of each such candidate

on the display panel provided for the purpose in the unit.

(2) As the votes polled by each candidate are displayed on

control unit, the Returning Officer shall have,—

(a) the number of such votes recorded separately in respect

of each candidate in Part-II of Form 19-C ;

(b) Part-II of Form 19-C completed in other respects and

signed by the counting supervisor and also by the

candidates or their election agents or their counting agents

present ; and

(c) corresponding entries made in a result sheet in Form-23

and the particulars so entered in the result sheet

announced.

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64-D. Sealing of Voting Machine.—(1) After the result

of voting recorded in a control unit has been ascertained

candidate-wise and entered in Part-II of Form 19-C and

Form 23, the Returning Officer shall reseal the unit with his seal

and the seals of such of the candidates or their election agents

present who may desire to affix their seals thereon so however

that the result of voting recorded in the unit is not obliterated

and the unit retains the memory of such result and where printer

for paper trail is used, the Returning Officer shall seal the paper

slips in such manner, as may be directed by the Chief Electoral

Officer.

(2)

The control unit so sealed shall be kept in specially prepared

boxes on which the Returning Officer shall record the following

particulars, namely :—

(a) the name of the Municipal Council/Committee ;

(b) the particulars of polling station or stations where the

control unit has been used ;

(c) serial number of the control unit and printer, wherever

used ;

(d) date of poll ; and

(e) date of counting.

(3)

The provisions of rules 64 to 68 shall, so far as may be,

apply in relation to voting by voting machines and any reference

in those rules to ballot paper shall be construed as including a

reference to such voting machine.”

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VI. After Form-19, the following forms shall be inserted, namely :—

“[FORM 19-A

(See rule 57-L)

REGISTER OF VOTERS

Election to the Municipal Council/Committee___________

No. and Name of Polling Station__________________

Part No. of Electoral Roll_______________________

Sl. No. Sl. No. of elector Details of the

Signature/

Remarks

in the electoral

document

Thumb

roll

produced by the

impression of

elector in proof

elector

of his/her

identification

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

1

2

3

4

etc.

Signature of the Presiding Officer.

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FORM 19-B

(See rule 57-Q)

LIST OF TENDERED VOTES

Election to the Municipal Council/Committee___________

No. and Name of Polling Station__________________

Part No. of Electoral Roll_______________________

S.

No.

Name of

elector

S. No. of

elector in

electoral

roll

S. No. in

Register of

voters (Form19-A)

of the person

who has already

voted in place

of elector

Signature/

Thumb

impression

of elector

1

2

3

4

etc.

Date .............

Signature of the Presiding Officer

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FORM 19-C

(See rules 57-T and 65)

PART I

ACCOUNT OF VOTES RECORDED

Election to the Municipal Council/Committee___________

Number and Name of Polling Station :__________________

Identification Number of voting :

Machine used at the Polling Station :

Control unit_______________

Balloting unit______________

Printer (if used)____________

1. Total number of electors assigned to the Polling Station.

2. Total number of voters as entered in the Register for Voters

(Form 19-A).

3. Number of voters deciding not to record votes under rule 57-P.

4. Number of voters not allowed to vote under rule 57-M.

5. Test votes recorded under rule 57-N required to be deducted.

(a) Total number of test

Total No.

S. No.(s) of

votes to be deducted

_________

elector(s) in

Form 19-A

––––––––––

(b) Candidate(s) for whom

S. No. Name of

No. of

test vote(s) cast :

candidate

votes

––––– –––––––

–––––––

––––– –––––––

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6. Total number of votes recorded as per voting machine :_________

7. Whether the total number of votes as shown against item 6

tallies with the total number of votes as shown against item 2

minus numbers of voters deciding not to record votes as against

item 3 minus number of voters as against item 4 (i. e. 2-3-4) or any

discrepancy noticed :____________.

8. Numbr of voters to whom tendered ballot papers were issued under

rule 57-Q.

9. Number of tendered ballot paper Sl. No. :

Total

From

To

(a)

Received for use___________________

(b)

Issued to electors__________________

(c)

Not used and returned_______________

10. Account of papers seals.

Signature of polling agents.

1. Paper seals supplied

Total No._______

1._____________

for used

Sl No. from__to___

2. Paper seals used :

Total No._______

2._____________

Sl. No.(s)________

3. Unused paper seals

Total No._______

3._____________

returned to

Sl. No.(s)________

Returning Officer :

4. Damaged paper seal, Total No._______

4._____________

if any :

Sl. No.(s)________

5._____________

6._____________

Date _________

Place _________

Signature of Presiding Officer,

Polling Station No.................

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PART II

RESULT OF COUNTING

Sl. No. of

Name of

Number of

Number of

Number of

candidate

candidate

votes as

test votes to

valid votes

displayed on

be deducted as

(3-4)

control unit

per item 5 of

Part-I

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

None of the above

Total

Whether the total number of votes shown above tallies with the total

number of votes shown against item 6 of Part-I or any discrepancy noticed

between the two totals.

Place_____________

Date______________

Signature of Counting Supervisor

Name of candidate/election agent/counting agent full signature.

1.

2.

Place_____________

Date______________

Signature of Returning Officer.]

By order of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir.

(Sd.) ..................................

Commissioner/Secretary to Government,

Housing and Urban Development Department.

JAMMU AND KASHMIR LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

SECRETARIAT, JAMMU.

Under Rule 73 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business

in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, the following Bill

together with the Statement of Objects and Reasons, is published in

an extraordinary issue of the Government Gazette.

By order of the Hon’ble Speaker.

(Sd.) M. RAMZAN,

Secretary.

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THE

JAMMU & KASHMIR GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

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Separate paging is given to this part in order that it may be filed as a

separate compilation.

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PART III

Laws, Regulations and Rules passed thereunder.

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EXTRAORDINARY

REGD. NO. JK—33

THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR ECOLOGY FUND AND

ENVIRONMENT CESS BILL, 2016

[L. A. Private Members’ Bill No. 5 of 2016.]

A Bill to provide for the protection and improvement of

environment and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Be it enacted by the State Legislature in the Sixty-seventh Year

of the Republic of India as follows :––

CHAPTER I

Preliminary

1. Short title, extent and commencement.––(1) This Act may

be called the Jammu and Kashmir Ecology Fund and Environment Cess

Act, 2016.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government

may, by notification in the Government Gazette, appoint.

2. Definitions.––In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant

in the subject or context,––

(a) “biodegradable materials” means materials, articles and

goods that are degraded as a result of microbial activity

in natural environment under normal course ;

Explanation :––

Materials articles and goods deemed to

be “biodegradable” are prescribed in the

Schedule–I for the purpose of this Act :

Provided that the Government may amend or

modify the Schedule–I by notification if deemed

necessary ;

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(b) “business” includes any trade, commerce or manufacture

or any manufacture or any adventure or concern in the

nature of trade, commerce or manufacture ;

(c) “Cess” means cess or fee payable under this Act ;

(d) “dealer” means any person who carries on business of

buying and selling of goods specified in the Schedules or

services for commission, remuneration or otherwise and

includes any individual, firm, Hindu Undivided Family,

company, corporation, a department of State or Central

Government, Public Sector Undertaking, Autonomous Body,

Society, Club or Association (or the incorporation of such

society, club or association) ;

Explanation 1 :––A broker, commission agent who carries the

business of procuring goods or services from

outside the State of Jammu and Kashmir for

the purpose of buying and selling of goods

or services having impact on environment

and who has authority to procure and sell

such goods or services belonging to their

owner shall be deemed to be dealer for the

purpose of this Act ;

Explanation 2 :––The manager or agent of a dealer residing

inside or outside the State, and who procures

goods or services from outside the State and

sells goods or services within the State shall

in respect to such business, be deemed to

be a dealer for the purpose of this Act ;

Explanation 3 :––

The proprietor, manager or agent of a

hotel, resort, lodge or motel who carries out

the business of providing services like lodging

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boarding or ready to eat food facilities to

customers on payment in cash or by credit

card or by deferred payment be deemed to

be a dealer for the purpose of this Act ;

Explanation 4 :––Head of a Department or an officer

specifically designated for the purpose from

various State Government Departments,

Central Government Departments, Public

Sector Undertakings, Semi-Autonomous

Bodies or Autonomous Bodies procuring

materials from outside the State and liable

to pay cess imposed under the provisions of

this Act shall be deemed to be dealer for

the purpose of this Act.

(e) “department” means the Department of State Government

dealing with environment and or Department of the State

Government entrusted with responsibility of collection of

cess under this Act ;

(f) “hotel”, “resort”, “lodge” and “motel” means any premises

that is used for providing services like lodging or boarding

or ready to eat food facilities to customers on payment

in consideration thereof ;

(g) “manufacture” with all its grammatical variations and

cognate expressions, means producing, making, extracting,

altering, repairing, ornamenting, finishing, packing, fabricating,

or otherwise processing or adapting any goods specified

in the Schedules but does not include such manufacture

or manufacturing process as may be prescribed ;

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(h) “non-biodegradable materials” means materials, articles and

goods that are not degraded by microbial activity and shall

include all kind of goods in solid, liquid or gaseous form

that are not degraded in natural environment under normal

course ;

Explanation :––Materials, articles and goods deemed to be

“non-biodegradable” are included in the

Schedule–I for the purpose of this Act :

Provided that the Schedule–II can be modified

by the Government by notification if deemed

necessary (i) “notification” means a notification

published in the Government Gazette ;

(j) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this

Act or as prescribed by notification under this Act by the

Government ;

(k) “prescribed authority” means authority appointed by the

State Government by notification under sub-section (1) of

section 4 ;

(l) “registered dealer” means a dealer registered under

section 10 ;

(m) “sales” with its grammatical variations and cognate

expressions means any transfer of property in goods

or services by one to another for cash or for deferred

payment ;

(n) “sale price” means the amount payable to a dealer as

consideration for the sale of goods or services less any

sum allowed as cash discount ;

Explanation 1 :––In respect of goods or services delivered on

hire-purchase or any system of payment by

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installments, the total sale price (including the

amount payable and interest thereupon) on

the date of such delivery of goods or services

shall be taken as the sale price for the

purpose of this Act ;

Explanation 2 :––The sale price shall include the excise duty,

value added tax or any other levies on the

goods, under any Central or State law for

the time being in force made at the time

of or before the delivery of the goods or

services to the buyer whether such duty, fee

or other levy is paid by the purchaser of

the goods to the seller along with the

consideration for the sale or directly to the

Government ;

(o) “Government” means the Government of Jammu and

Kashmir ;

(p) “turnover” used in relation to a establishment over any

period means the aggregate of sale or services price or

part of sale or services price receivable ;

(q) “year” means the financial year commencing on the first

day of April and ending on the 31st day of March next

following.

CHAPTER II

General Powers of the State Government

3. General powers of the State Government to protect and

improve environment.––(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the

Government shall have powers to take all such measures as it deems

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necessary or expedient for the purpose of protecting and improving the

quality of environment pollution and take measures for restoration of

ecological balance of the State.

(2) In particular and without prejudice to generality of the provision

of the sub-section (l), such measures may include measures with respect

to all or any of the following matters, namely :––

(a) Coordination of actions of different departments of the

Government Officers, and other authorities under this Act

or rules made thereunder or under any law for the time

being in force for the purpose of achieving objectives of

environmental conservation and improvement ;

(b) Laying down procedure for implementation of this Act ;

(c) Impose levy of environment cess or fee wherever the abuse

of environment cannot be prevented ;

(d) Create a separate non-lapsable ‘Jammu and Kashmir

Ecological Fund’ for depositing such fee or cess as imposed

by clause (c) and ensuring utilization of such fee or cess

for environmental amelioration measures ;

(e) Impose restrictions of areas in which any industry,

operations or process or class of industries or operations

shall not be carried out or shall be carried out with certain

safeguards on payment of cess or fee as may be prescribed

by the Government by notification ;

(f) Impose restrictions on entry of vehicles of any kind or by

persons in any area as specified and regulate the entry

on payment of environmental fee as may be prescribed by

the Government by notification ;

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(g) such matters as the Government considers necessary or

expedients the purpose of protecting and improving the

quality and for the purpose of securing effective

implementation of this Act.

(3) The Government may if it considers it necessary or expedient

to do so for the purpose of this Act, by order published in the

Government Gazette, constitute an authority or authorities or a body

by such name or names as may be specified in the order for the purpose

of exercising and performing such of powers and functions of the

Government under this Act for taking measures with respect to such

of the matters referred to in this Act and may be mentioned in the

order and subject to supervision and control of the Government and

the provision of such order, such authority or the authorities or body

may exercise the powers or perform the functions or take the measures

so mentioned in the order as if such authority or authorities or body

had been empowered by this Act to exercise those powers or perform

those functions or to take such measures as deemed necessary.

CHAPTER III

Cess Collecting Authority

4. Environment cess collecting authorities.––(1) For carrying

out the purpose of this Act, the Government may appoint a person

to be the prescribed authority under the Act and also such other persons

with such designations to assist him as may be necessary and as may

be specified in this behalf by the Government by notification.

(2) The prescribed authority and other persons under

sub-section (l) shall exercise such powers as may be prescribed and

perform such duties as are imposed upon them by this Act or rules

made thereunder and as may be specified in this behalf by the

Government by notification.

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(3) All persons appointed under sub-section (1) shall be deemed

to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Ranbir

Panel Code, 1898.

CHAPTER IV

Incidence of Cess

5.

Incidence of cess.––Environmental Cess shall be

paid by,––

(a) Every dealer, manufacturer, State and Central Government

Department, Public Sector Undertakings, Autonomous

Bodies or other organizations whoever brings non-

biodegradable materials as specified in Schedule–II in the

State from outside the State for selling goods, business,

manufacturing, producing any products or for use for

whatsoever purpose in the State, on the sale price from

the date of commencement of this Act ;

(b) Individual users who bring non-biodegradable materials as

specified in Schedule–II form outside the State, for his own

use and consumption, on the sale price from the date of

commencement of this Act ;

(c) Every hotels, resort, lodge or motel operating within the

State on its annual turnover :

Provided that the Government may exempt such hotels,

resorts, lodges and motels below a particular turnover or

provide a grace period of operations of hotels, resorts,

lodges or motels since interception for promoting hotel

industry, as may be specified in this behalf the Government

by notification ;

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(d) On every entry in the State of such categories of vehicles

as may be prescribed at such rates as may be specified

by notification by the Government ;

(e) On any such other item having impact on environment

directly or indirectly as such a rate as may be prescribed

by the Government by notification.

6. Rate of Cess.––The Cess payable by a dealer or an individual

under this Act shall be levied at the following rates :––

(a) in respect of goods specified in Schedule–II, at the rate

of 1% of total turnover on sell price of non-biodegradable

materials ;

(b) in respect of hotels, resorts, lodges or motels at the rate

of 5% of total turnover :

Provided that the Government may change the rate of

leviable cess under clauses (a) and (b) above from time

to time by notification :

Provided further that the Government may add to or omit

from or otherwise amends Schedule–II and thereupon the

said shall be deemed to be amended accordingly.

7. Cess free goods.––(1) No cess shall be payable under this

Act on the sale of goods and services specified in Schedule–I subject

to the conditions and exceptions, if any, set out therein.

(2) The Government, may add to or to omit from, or otherwise

amend Schedule–I and thereupon the said schedule shall be deemed

to be amended accordingly.

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CHAPTER V

Registration of Dealers

8. Registration of dealers.––(1) Every dealer liable to pay cess

under this Act, shall apply, within 45 (forty five) days of his becoming

so liable to the prescribed authority for registration under this Act.

(2) No dealer liable to pay cess under this Act, shall sale or procure

and purchase goods unless he is in possession of a valid registration

certificate granted to him by or on behalf of the prescribed authority

or has applied for such registration within the time specified in sub

section (1) and his application has not been finally disposed off by the

said authority.

(3) The prescribed authority may , on receipt of application in

the prescribed form from a dealer for registration, and on being satisfied

that the application is in order, grant registration from such date as

may be specified, to such dealer :

Provided that the said authority may demand such security as may

be prescribed from the dealer before registration is given to him :

Provided further that no application for registration may be refused

unless he has been given reasonable opportunity of being heard.

(4) If the prescribed authority is satisfied that a dealer liable to

pay cess under the Act has failed to apply for and get himself registered,

it may, by a notice in writing, direct the dealer to apply for and get

himself registered within 30 (thirty) days of the service of the

notice, failing which the dealer shall be liable to pay a penalty of

Rs. 500/- for each day’s delay after the expiry of the said period of

the 30 days :

Provided that the said authority may on an application of the dealer

and for reasons to be recorded in writing, reduce or waive the

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penalty, if it is satisfied that the delay has been caused by reasons

beyond the control of the dealer.

CHAPTER VI

Return, Assessment and Recovery of Cess

9. Returns and payment of cess.––(1) Every registered dealer

shall furnish such returns, for such period, in such form, to such authority

and within such time as may be prescribed.

Explanation :––

A dealer who gets the registration from a

particular date is also liable to furnish return for the

period prior to such date during which he was

otherwise liable to pay cess under this Act in such

manner as may be prescribed.

(2) The dealer shall before submitting any return pay to the

Government in such manner and within such time as may be prescribed

the amount of cess due under this Act according to the return and

furnish along with return proof of payment of cess due as may be

prescribed any such return if not accompanied by any such proof of

payment shall be deemed invalid and treated as if it has not been

furnished.

(3) If registered fails without reasonable cause to furnish any valid

return within the prescribed time or within such further time as may

be allowed on application, by the prescribed authority, a penalty at the

rate not exceeding Rs. 1000/- for each day of delay shall be imposed

without prejudice to any action that is or may be taken under any of

the provisions of this Act.

10. Assessment and reassessment procedure.––(1) If the

prescribed authority is satisfied that the return of turnover furnished

by a dealer is correct and complete, it may, without requiring presence

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of dealer or requiring any evidence from him, determine the cess due

from the dealer and the dealer shall deposit such assessed amount of

cess in appropriate head of account in Government revenue.

(2) (a) If the prescribed authority is not satisfied as aforesaid

but requires the presence of dealer or production of evidence from him,

it may serve on such dealer on notice in the prescribed form requiring

him/his representative to attend and produce on a date to be specified,

any evidence that the dealer may rely on in support of his return.

(b) On the date specified in the notice or any other date as may

be fixed by the prescribed authority under intimation to dealer and after

having heard and examining such evidence as the dealer may produce

any such evidence as the said authority may require on specified points,

it shall, by an order in writing assess and determine the cess payable

by the dealer.

(3) If a registered dealer fails to :––

(a) furnish any valid return of turnover as required under

sub-section (1) of section 11 ; or

(b) comply with the notice issued under sub-section (2) of this

section ; or

(c) satisfy the assessing authority about the correctness of the

returns furnished ; or

(d) appear or produce or cause to be produced evidence on

the date specified under sub-section (2), the prescribed

authority shall, after giving reasonable opportunity to the

dealer of being heard, determine the turnover of the dealer

on which cess is to be imposed and assess on basis of

such determination and may in addition imposed penalty of

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an amount not exceeding twice the amount of cess so

assessed :

Provided that the penalty under this section shall be imposed

only if the prescribed authority is satisfied that the failure

of the dealer wilful, deliberate or unjustified and a

reasonable opportunity of being heard has been given to

the dealer.

(4) If upon information received, the prescribed authority is

satisfied that a dealer liable to pay cess under this Act in respect of

any period wilfully failed to furnish any particulars or information

required for the purpose of registration or having been registered fails

to furnish returns within the period prescribed under sub section (1)

of section 9, the said authority shall, after giving the dealer a reasonable

opportunity of being heard, assess, according to its best judgment the

amount of cess due from the dealer for such period or any subsequent

periods and in addition, may impose a penalty of an amount not

exceeding 5 times the amount of cess so assessed :

Provided that no penalty under this sub-section shall be imposed

unless the prescribed authority is satisfied that the failure of the dealer

was wilful, deliberate or unjustified and unless a reasonable opportunity

of being heard is given to the dealer.

Explanation :––

For the purpose of sub-section (4) as the case

may be, the proceedings shall be deemed to have been

initiated when a notice is served or deemed to have

been served on the dealer.

11. Procedure of payment of cess or penalty.––(1) The cess

admissible from a dealer as shown in any return or revised return

furnished by him under section 9 and penalty as due under section 10

shall be paid in the manner prescribed by or under sub-section (2) of

section 9.

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(2) The amount of the cess and penalty assessed as due from

the dealer under sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 9 or under

sub-sections (3) and (4) of section 10 after deducting any amount paid

by him along with the return under sub-section (2) of section 9 shall

be paid by him in such manner and within such time as may be specified

in the notice of demand in the prescribed form issued by the prescribed

authority, the date so specified being not less than 30 ( thirty) days

from the date of service of the said notice :

Provided that the said authority may in its discretion and for

reasons to be recorded on application of the dealer extent the date

for such payment or allow the payment to be made in installments as

may be determined by it.

(3) If a dealer has failed, without any reasonable cause, to deposit

the amount of cess together with the penalty, if any, by the date specificd

in the notice issued under sub-section (2) or by the date extended by

the proviso thereto, interest at 18% per annum compounded on a

quarterly basis, shall accrue and be charged on such amount from such

date and such interest shall be treated as if it were cess due under

this Act and shall be paid by the dealer in the prescribed manner.

Provided that interest are not accrued or be charged on any amount

the recovery of which is stayed under sub-sections (5) and (6) during

the period the stay operates.

(4) Any amount of cess, penalty or interest due from a dealer

which remains unpaid may be recovered on application by the prescribed

authority to the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class who shall realize

it as if it were a fine imposed by him :

Provided that where during the proceedings under this sub-section

the amount of cess, penalty or interest due from a dealer is reduced

as result of appeal or otherwise, the prescribed authority shall inform

the dealer accordingly and the authority before whom proceedings are

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pending and the amount reduced shall be deemed to be substituted for

the amount originally intimated to the authority.

(5) If any dealer is aggrieved by the imposition of cess, penalty

or interest under sub-sections (3) and (4) of section 10, he may prefer

an appeal in writing to the next higher authority to the prescribed

authority as notified by the State Government as per procedure laid

down in section 18.

(6) Where an appeal against or an application for revision of the

assessment of cess or levy of penalty or interest is entertained, the

appellate or the revisional authority as the case may be, may on

application stay recovery of the cess, penalty of interest in whole or

in part subject to such conditions as it may impose till such date as

it may direct :

Provided that the stay of recovery so granted shall stand vacant,

the date the appeal or the application for revision is finally decided

or another date as the appellate or the revisional authority may direct.

(7) In case of individuals who brings such items that attract cess

under this Act from outside the State, cess admissible shall be levied

at the check post by the department authorized to collect the same

as notified by the Government.

12. Person authorized to collect cess from Customers.––(1) No

person other than a registered dealer shall collect or recover from any

person any amount towards cess or purporting to be cess under this

Act on the sale of goods or services.

(2) No registered dealers shall collect from any person any such

amount except in a case in which, and to the extent to which, such

dealer is liable to pay cess under this Act.

(3) Nothing contained in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall

relieve a registered dealer from his liability for the cess under this Act.

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CHAPTER VII

Jammu and Kashmir Ecology Fund

13. Establishment of fund.––(1) There shall be established for

the purpose of this Act, a fund to be called the Jammu and Kashmir

Ecology Fund.

(2) The fund shall be under the control of State Government and

there shall be credited to the fund the followings :––

(a) any sum of money credited under section 14 ;

(b) any sum collected by the State Government in carrymg out

its functions under this Act ;

(c) any fund provided by the Central Government or the State

Government by way of grant or otherwise for the purposes

of amelioration of the environment of the ecology.

(3) The fund shall be maintained in the form of a current account

in a Nationalized Bank and the balance to the credit of the Fund shall

not lapse at the end of the financial years.

14. Crediting of cess in the fund.––The proceeds of the cess

levied under section 9, section 10 and section 11 shall be first be credited

to the Consolidated Fund of the State and the State Legislature may

by appropriation made by law in this behalf credit the proceeds of this

collections to this fund from time to time, for being utilized exclusively

for the purpose of this Act.

15. Utilization of the fund.––(1) The Fund shall be utilized

for :––

(a) the creation and development of facilities helping in

amelioration of environment and maintenance and

improvement of environmental services and ecology

security of the State ;

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(b) Such other purposes and projects leading directly or

indirectly to restoration of ecological balance of the various

areas in the State as may be specified by the Government.

16. Management of the fund.––(1) For the purposes of ensuring

proper utilization of the fund, the Government may appoint an officer

to be prescribed authority under the Act and also such other persons

with such designations to assist him as may specified in this behalf

by the Government by notification.

(2) The prescribed authority under sub-section (1) maintained

proper account and other relevant records in such forms and in such

manner as may be prescribed.

CHAPTER VIII

Suits, Appeal, Revison and Review

17. Bar to certain proceedings.––(1) No assessment made,

proceedings taken or order passed under this Act shall be called into

question in any Court save as otherwise provided in this Act.

(2) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie

against any public servant or any person appointed under section 4 or

section 16 for anything done in good faith under this Act or the rules

made or notification issued thereunder save with the previous sanction

of the Government.

18. Appeal, Revision and Review.––(1) Subject to such rules

as may be made, any dealer may, in the prescribed manner appeal

to such authority as may be prescribed against any order passed under

sub-section (3) of section 9, sub-sections (3) and (4) of section 10 and

sub-section (3) of section 11 of the Act.

(2) No such appeal shall be entertained unless :––

It is accompanied by proof of payment in such manner as

may be prescribed, of the amount of the cess admitted by

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the dealer to be due from him and 25 % of the difference between

such amount of cess including penalty and interest assessed.

(3) The aforesaid appellate or revising authority may :––

(a) confirm, reduce, annul , enhance or otherwise modify the

assessment of cess penalty or interest ;

(b) set aside any order and direct the authority which made

the order, to pass a fresh order after further enquiry on

specified points ; or

(c) pass such other orders as it may deem fit and proper.

(4) No order prejudicial to any dealer shall be passed under this

section without a reasonable opportunity of being heard/being given to

him.

19. Payment of fee.––The amount of fees payable for by

appeal or application made under this Act shall be such as may be

prescribed :

Provided that no fee shall be payable for any appeal or application

file by or on behalf of the State Government.

CHAPTER IX

Prosecuction and Penalties

20. Offences.––(1) Without prejudice to any action taken or that

may be taken or any order passed or may be passed under any of

the provision of this Act, whoever :––

(a) being dealer, sales or purchases goods in contravention of

sub-section (2) of section 8 or fails or neglects to comply

with the provision of the sub-section (1) thereof ; or

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(b) fails without sufficient cause, to submit any return required

under section 9 or wilfully submits a falls return ; or

(c) not being a registered dealer falsely represents that he is

such a dealer ; or

(d) prevents or obstruct any authority this Act in the

performance of its duties and functions under this

Act ; or

(e) fails to pay the cess , penalty or interest due in accordance

with sub-section (2) of section 9, sub-sections (3) and (4)

of section 10 or section 11 ; or

(f) contravenes the provisions of section 12 ; or

(g) contravenes section 21 ; or

(h) abets any person in the commission of any of the offences

specified in clauses (a) to (h) ;

shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description which

may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to fifty thousand

rupees or with both and if the offence is a continuing one, with a delay

fine not exceeding rupees one thousand during the period offence

continues.

(2) No Court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act

or the rules made thereunder except with the previous sanction of the

authority.

(3) All offences punishable under this Act shall be cognizable and

bailable.

(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the

prescribed authority may compound any offence under this Act or the

rules made thereunder before or after the institution of proceedings under

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that sub-section by accepting from the person charged with the offence

a sum not exceeding rupees fifty thousand as may be determined by

the said authority, in addition to the tax, penalty or interest that may

be leviable under the Act, and on payment of the sum so determine

together with the amount of tax penalty or interest due, the proceedings

before any Court or prescribed authority under this section shall abate.

21. Check Post.––The Government may, by notification, set up

an erect in such manner as it may deem fit check post and barriers

at any place in the State at which all persons, vehicles or other means’

of transporting goods intended for carrying such materials liable to cess

under this Act may be detained intercepted or searched to prevent

evasion of cess under this Act.

22. Power to make Rules.––(1) The Government may make rules

in respect of any or all matters referred to in this Act , for carrying

out the purposes of this Act.

(2) In making any rules, the Government may direct that a breach

thereof shall be punishable with a fine not exceeding rupees fifty

thousand and when the offence is a continuing one with a daily fine

not exceeding rupees one thousand during the continuance of the

offence.

(3) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the

foregoing powers, such rules may provide for all or any of the following

matters namely :––

(a) for all or any of the matters refer to in section 3 ;

(b) the prescribed authority under sub-section (1) of section

4 and sub-section (1) of section 16 ;

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(c) the authority to which the application for registration under

section 8 shall be made ;

(d) the procedure for an other matters incidental to , the

registration of dealers and the granting of the certificates

of registration and the forms of such certificates under

section 8 ;

(e) the intervals at which, and the manner in which, the tax

under this Act shall be payable under section 9 ;

(f) the return to be furnished under section 9 and dates by

which and the authority to which, such return shall be

furnished ;

(g) the dates by which returns for any period are to be

furnished and the procedure to be followed for assessment

under section 10 ;

(h) the manner in which , and the authority to which appeals

or revisions again by order passed under this Act may be

preferred under section 18 ;

(i) the procedure for, the disposal of appeals and applications

for revisions and review under section 18 ;

(j) the conditions under which, and the authority by which the

offences may be compounded under section 20 ;

(k) the manner in which, and the time within which, application

shall be made information furnished and notices served

under this Act ; and

(l) any other matter which may be, or is required to be

prescribed.

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23. Repeal and saving.––(1) On and from date of commencement

of this Act, all laws, notifications and orders issued by the Government

relating to collection of environment cess, environment fee, in force in

the State, shall be repealed.

(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, all collections of environment cess

or environment fee penalty and interest and all proceedings or

assessment made, action taken or orders passed by any authority under

any law referred to in sub-section (1) shall be deemed to have been

made, done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act.

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SCHEDULE I

Bio-Degradable Materials Exempted from Cess

(See Section 7)

1.

All cereals and pulses including broken particles and husk and

bran thereof when brought in jute bags or brought for Public

Distribution System (PDS) Scheme except when sold in plastic

packaging.

2.

Wheat flour including Atta and Sabji when brought in open or in

Jute Bags, except when sold in plastic packaging or container.

3.

Bread, except when sold in plastic or polythene packaging.

4.

Meat which has not been cured or frozen, except when sold as

tinned or plastic packaging.

5.

Fresh fish.

6.

Vegetables, green or dried, commonly known as Sabji, tarkari or

saak except when sold in plastic packaging.

7.

Gur and molasses.

8.

Salt.

9.

Milk.

10.

Fresh livestock, including poultry.

11.

Cotton yarn.

12.

Text books and exercise books for education purpose and such

other sacred books as may be prescribed

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13.

Water, but not accelerated or mineral water when sold in

Bottles or sealed containers.

14. Raw jute and jute materials.

15.

Plain paper and articles made therefrom.

16.

Eggs.

17.

Saag and tapioca globules.

18.

Cotton unstitched cotton cloths.

19.

Handloom Woven, Gamchas, khaddar or khadi made of khaddar

and khadi.

20.

Handicraft goods not made from items in Scheduled II.

21.

Mustard oil, Rep. oil and mixture of mustard and rep. oil except

when sold in plastic package or sealed container.

22.

Newspapers.

23.

Mustard seeds and rep. seeds.

24.

Flowers and plants, vegetables seeds.

25.

Hosiery goods.

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SCHEDULE II

Non-Bio Degradable Materials

(See sections 5 and 6)

1.

Cement including grey and white cement including all varieties

thereof.

2.

Iron and steel, furniture made wholly or principally of iron or steel

like safes, almirahs, grill, gates, furniture and other similar items

made thereof.

3.

New motor vehicles, including chasis of motor vehicles.

4.

Motor tyres and tubes and spare parts accessories and component

parts of motor vehicle.

5.

Motor cycle and cycle combinations, motor scooters, motorettes

and tyres and tubes and spare parts accessories and component

parts of motor cycles, motor scooters, motorettes.

6.

Bricks and marbles chips, mosaic floor and wall tiles and articles

made of marbles mosaic, granite, tiles of all kinds.

7.

All electrical goods of general nature including all types of wires,

cables and switches of all kinds, polypipe for concealed caviling,

bulbs, tube lights, fancy lights , heaters of all varieties and

descriptions and other electrical gazettes and goods including

geysers, mixers grinders, washing machine, refrigerator, air

cooler, air conditioning plants, and spare parts and accessories and

component parts thereof.

8.

Electronic goods of all kinds and description including television

sets, microwave ovens, music systems and all descriptions,

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transistors, radios, accumulators, amplifiers, and loud speakers and

spare parts accessories and component parts thereof.

9.

Hardwares goods of all kinds made from plastic and or iron, GI

pipes, GCI sheets.

10.

All kinds of paints -including acrylic and plastic emulsions paints,

lacquerers, distempers, cement colours, of paints, enamels, liquid

paints, steep paste paints, whether ready for use or not.

11.

Varnishes, vegetable paint, remover and strainer of all kinds.

12.

Bitumen, hard coke, soft coke and other allotropic forms thereof.

13.

Rubber items of all kinds, and goods made therefrom.

14.

Wines, liquors spirit and beer.

15.

Glass and glassware of all kinds.

16.

Ready food of all kinds, tinned or packaged polypacks or tetra

packs.

17.

Cold drinks, aerated drinks and mineral water when bottled in

non-bio degradable materials.

18.

Aluminum frame and aluminum goods of all kinds, furniture made

wholly or principally of aluminum.

19.

Plastic goods and plastic sheets and all other items made of

plastics.

20.

Brass copper, and brassware's and copper wares including all items

made therefrom.

21.

All machinery and equipments used for generation of electricity

in all kinds of hydel power station, thermal power stations and

other power generating equipments and power transmission lines.

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22.

Wireless reception instruments and apparatus, radios and radio

gramophones

23.

Cinematographic equipment including cameras, projectors and

sound recording and reproducing equipment, spare part accessories

and component parts thereof lenses, films and parts and accessories

required for use therewith.

24.

Photographic and other cameras, and enlarger and spare parts

accessories and component parts thereof, lenses, films, and plates,

paper and cloth and other part and accessories required for use

therewith.

25.

All clocks, time pieces and watches and parts thereof.

26.

All arms including rifles, revolvers and pistols and ammunition for

the same detonators and crackers.

27.

Cigarette cases and lighters.

28.

Dictaphone and other similar apparatus for recording sound

parts thereof and electro magnetic recording, tapes including

cassettes. tapes whether pre-recorded or not, sale of kinds and

descriptions.

29.

Some transmitting equipment including telephones, mobile phones

of all makes, loud speakers, and spare parts thereof.

30.

Computers, printers, scanners, hardware connected therewith, CDs,

Floppy. Printers’ refill, typewriters, tabulating machine, calculating

machine, duplicating, photocopying machine and printing machines

and parts and accessories thereof.

31.

Binoculars, telescope and opera glasses.

32.

Gramophones and component parts thereof and records.

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33.

Cushions, mattresses, pillows, and other articles made wholly or

partly of artificial foam.

34. Cushions, mattresses, pillows, and other articles made wholly or

partly of artificial or synthetic raisin and plastic foam.

35.

Vacuum flask of all kinds and descriptions including for all such

flask.

36.

Utensils made wholly or principally of stainless steel or aluminum

or copper.

37.

Upholstered wooden furnitures.

38.

Perambulators including push chairs babies and spare parts and

accessories and component thereof.

39.

Carpets of all varieties, and description except locally

produced.

40.

Linoleum.

41.

Lifts, whether operated by electricity or steam, and spare parts,

accessories and component parts thereof.

42. Exhaust fans and air circulators and spare parts, accessories and

component parts thereof.

43. Diamonds, precious and synthetic stones other than diamond real

or artificial.

44.

Pearls, real, artificial or cultured.

45.

Gold, or silver jewellery and filigree.

46.

Laminated sheet, like formica, sun mica etc.

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47.

Ornaments set with diamonds or stones (real and artificial) or with

pearls (real and artificial cultured).

48.

Perfumes.

49.

Cosmetics of all varieties.

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STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

The Bill aims to provide for protecting and improving the quality

of environment pollution and take measures for restoration of ecological

balance of the State. For the said purpose, it has been provided to

impose levy of environment cess or fee wherever the abuse of

environment cannot be prevented and created a separate non lapsable

‘Jammu and Kashmir Ecological Fund’ for depositing such fee or cess

and ensuring utilization of such fee or cess for environmental

amelioration measures. The Bill further provides for imposition of

restrictions of areas in which any industry, operations or process or

class of industries or operations shall not be carried out or shall be

carried out with certain safeguards on payment of cess or fee as may

be prescribed by the Government by notification. It also provides for

imposition of restrictions on entry of vehicles of any kind or by persons

in any area as specified and regulate the entry on payment of

environmental fee as may be prescribed by the Government by

notification.

Hence the Bill.

M. Y. TARIGAMI,

MLA.