Gwalior Plot Buyers Face Mutation Hurdles Over 379 Colonies' Khasra Entries

In Gwalior, 932 illegal colonies have been identified in the Municipal Corporation’s records, but action against 511 of them is still pending. At the same time, the survey numbers of 379 colonies have been entered in column number 12 of the khasra, or revenue record. The development has created fresh difficulties for people who bought plots in these colonies, as their applications for mutation are getting stuck.

Many people in the city invested their lifetime savings in buying plots. They are now struggling to get their names entered into the revenue records of the properties they purchased. The problem has intensified after the survey numbers of 379 illegal colonies were recorded in column number 12 of the khasra.

This entry identifies the concerned land as being linked to an illegal colony. After the entry was made, people who bought plots in these colonies began facing problems in completing the mutation process. As a result, the buyers are now bearing the impact of illegal settlements developed by colonisers, despite having invested their savings in purchasing the plots.

The Municipal Corporation has identified 932 illegal colonies in the city. Of these, action against 511 colonies has been reported as pending. The figures have raised questions about the status of administrative action against illegal plotting and colonies developed without permission.

In some areas, action has been taken against the physical infrastructure of the colonies. Roads were dug up with the help of machines at some locations, while boundary walls were demolished in others. However, such action is not being considered complete action against illegal colonies.

Under the required process, responsibility must also be fixed on the concerned colonisers and developers. Cases need to be registered against those responsible, followed by further legal action. Merely removing a road or breaking a boundary wall does not address the full issue of an illegal colony being developed and sold.

The incomplete action has also raised questions about the efforts to stop the development and sale of illegal colonies. When the colonies have already been identified, questions are being asked about why action against them has not been taken to its conclusion.

As part of the effort to control illegal colonies, the administration has begun recording their identification in the revenue records. Under this process, survey numbers of 379 colonies have been entered in column number 12 of the khasra. This entry provides information that the land is connected with an illegal colony.

The entry, however, has created difficulties for plot buyers. People who purchased plots in these colonies are facing problems while seeking mutation of their properties. Their names are not being entered smoothly in the revenue records, leaving them worried about the documents connected with the land they bought.

The issue is not limited to the buyers. In cases of illegal plotting and colonies developed without permission, action is also required against the colonisers and developers. Until the responsibility of the people involved is fixed and the legal process is completed, the challenge of effectively stopping the business of illegal colonies will continue.

The district administration has taken a strict position against people developing illegal colonies in rural areas. Directions have been issued to register FIRs against landowners and colony developers who are unable to produce valid documents.

Earlier too, action had been taken in cases related to illegal colonies in the Bijouli area and nearby villages. The administration’s position is that those developing colonies in violation of the rules should face legal action according to the prescribed process.

The pending cases within the Municipal Corporation limits have now become a major concern. The question is when the cases pending in the city will be dealt with in the same manner as the action being directed in rural areas.

People who have already bought plots in illegal colonies are now facing problems related to property documents and mutation. For such buyers, relying only on the claims of a coloniser or on the registration of a plot may not be enough to treat the land as completely legal.

Before purchasing a plot, buyers need to check the approved layout of the colony, the required permissions and the status of the property in the revenue records. These checks are important because the later entry of the colony’s survey number in the khasra can create difficulties in the mutation process.

The central question remains why action against 511 colonies is still pending when 932 illegal colonies have already been identified. Another question is what steps will be taken to resolve the problems of people who bought plots in the 379 colonies whose survey numbers have been entered in the khasra.

The timeline for resolving the buyers’ problems and taking action against the responsible colonisers is also not clear. The answers to these questions will show when action against illegal colonies in Gwalior will become visible on the ground.