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Business Recorder
6 days ago
- Business
- Business Recorder
Land record digitalisation initiatives: CM Sindh reviews progress
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, presiding over a meeting of Land Administration & Revenue Management Information System (LARMIS), directed the Board of Revenue (BoR) to integrate the e-Mutation system with the e-Registration system and expedite the progress on the e-transfer system to improve service delivery. The meeting, held at CM House, was attended by Mayor Karachi Murtaza Wahab, Chief Secretary Asif Hyder Shah, PSCM Agha Wasif, Commissioner Karachi Hassan Naqvi, Secretary Local govt Waseem Shamshad, Members Board of Revenue Omar Farooq Bullo and Saleem Baloch, and Secretary-cum-Director LARMIS Saifullah Abro and others. The CM said that LARMIS was established to provide citizens with computerised access to land records and related services throughout the province. With 27 dedicated People's Service Centres (PSCs) across district headquarters and a comprehensive online platform via the Board of Revenue's official website, the system ensures easy access to vital land information. During the briefing, the CM was told that Modern IT infrastructure supports daily operations, while a state-of-the-art Data Centre located at Revenue House Clifton, Karachi, serves as the central repository for digitised land records. Moreover, a Disaster Recovery Centre (DRC) in Hyderabad guarantees service continuity during emergencies. The digitisation process, which commenced in 2010 with the scanning of old records from 1985 to 2010, secures Forms VII-A, VII-B, and Form II collected from all Mukhtiarkar offices. Continuous scanning and indexing of post-2010 records at the Provincial Record Centre (PRC) in Hyderabad ensures ongoing public accessibility through integrated networks. LARMIS has further expanded its capabilities by offering digital access to government offices and statutory bodies for land title verification. It may be noted, the introduction of e-Registration services at PSCs has enhanced service delivery, with plans underway for the integration of an e-Mutation system. Launched in February 2024, the e-Registration system currently operates across 51 Sub-Registrar offices, facilitating registration services through the PSCs. By July 2025, over 100,000 documents and deeds have been successfully registered through this innovative system. Furthermore, the Board of Revenue Sindh is collaborating with Sukkur IBA University on the development of an 'E-Transfer of Property System,' which aims to secure revenue records through blockchain technology, thereby making property transactions more accessible and user-friendly. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Express Tribune
20-07-2025
- Health
- Express Tribune
Doctors face forged documents inquiry
At least five senior doctors are suspected of having submitted fake documents in their bid to be appointed as medical superintendents (MS) of teaching hospitals. According to official sources, the doctors had allegedly submitted forged experience certificates and falsely claimed to possess degrees in hospital management that were an essential qualification for appointment as MS under revised rules introduced by the Punjab government to improve healthcare administration. The provincial government has launched an inquiry under the Punjab Employees Efficiency, Discipline and Accountability (PEEDA) Act. Member of Board of Revenue Rashid Kamalur Rehman has been appointed as the inquiry officer. Under the act, the investigation must be concluded within 60 days. Sources in the health department said Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Hospital MS Dr Nasir Chauhan, Dr Hasnain Raza and Dr Lubna Azam of Nishtar Hospital, Dr Samira Hassan of Quaid-e-Azam Medical College and Dr Shahroz Hassan of Lady Willingdon Hospital have been served notices to submit written replies within seven days regarding allegations of submitting fake certificates for the selection. A senior official said the certificate submitted by the senior doctors pertained to experience in hospital management, administration and qualifications. The MS are responsible for hospital operations, patient care quality, staff performance and resource management. Lacunas in their appointments compromises the entire healthcare system. The official said the provincial health authorities would adopt a zero-tolerance policy if any doctor would be found guilty in the inquiry. He said the higher authorities wanted action over the matter. "If found guilty, the doctors may face dismissal from service, disqualification for government posts, and potential criminal charges related to forgery and fraud," the official added.
Business Recorder
19-07-2025
- Politics
- Business Recorder
Sustainable peace solution in terrorism-prone areas: KP govt to take political parties into confidence, formulate strategy
PESHAWAR: The 35th meeting of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cabinet was held here on Friday, with Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur in the chair. Cabinet members, Additional Chief Secretaries, the Senior Member Board of Revenue, Administrative Secretaries, and the Advocate General of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa attended the meeting. Barrister Dr Muhammad Ali Saif, Advisor to the Chief Minister on Information & Public Relations, while explaining the details of the decisions taken in the Cabinet meeting, said that Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur announced that an All Parties Conference would be convened next week to take all political parties into confidence and formulate a joint strategy for a sustainable peace solution in terrorism-prone areas. The Chief Minister stated that the restoration of peace in District Kurram is the result of the government's sincere efforts and that peace in other areas can also be achieved through consultations with local jirgas and tribal elders, Barrister Dr Saif said. The Advisor further informed that the meeting also discussed proposed reforms to 3MPO (Maintenance of Public Order) law. It was decided that the implementation of this law would be subject to prior approval from the Home Department to prevent its misuse. The Chief Minister remarked that the 3MPO is a law similar to the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR), which is often misused. Speaking on incidents of natural disasters across the country, the Chief Minister emphasized that such tragedies should not be politicized and reaffirmed that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is always ready to assist other provinces in times of need, he added. Barrister Dr Saif said that the Cabinet approved financial assistance of Rs5 million each for the families of martyrs from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa who lost their lives due to Indian aggression. Additionally Rs10 million in compensation was approved for the family of Maulana Khanzeb Shaheed, who was martyred in a terrorist attack. Explaining other important decisions of the Cabinet meeting, he said that the Cabinet approved the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agriculture Income Tax Rules, 2025, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Environmental Audit Rules, 2025, and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Environmental Protection (Sealing or Seizing) Rules, 2025. The Cabinet formed a cabinet committee on the agenda item related to the removal of the death penalty provision from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 2019. The Cabinet Committee will submit its recommendations to the Cabinet. The Cabinet approved financial assistance totaling Rs48.1 million for four individuals - Rozina, Anas Khan, Muhammad Aman, and Muhammad Azlan - to help cover the cost of high-expense treatments for acute medical conditions that were otherwise beyond their financial means. The Cabinet approved the handing over of Dir Model School Dodba for the establishment of a campus of Khyber Medical University's Institute of Health Sciences in District Dir Upper, so that the current academic session could begin at the building. The Cabinet also approved land acquisition, at a total cost of Rs38.69 million, through private negotiations for the supply of Swat River surface water to Mingora via gravity flow. The Cabinet approved a cost enhancement from Rs318.501 million to Rs375.210 million for the project titled Strengthening Health Management Information System / District Health Information System in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Phase-II). It also approved a series of important administrative measures, including the appointment of members to the Board of Governors of the Paraplegic Center, and the posting and transfer of the Managing Director of the Health Foundation. Furthermore, the Cabinet approved the appointment of five members to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Child Protection and Welfare Commission. Under the Provincial Action Plan, the Cabinet approved the installation of RFID systems and machine-readable number plates on already-profiled NCP vehicles in the province. The Cabinet also decided to limit the measure strictly to profiling of NCP vehicles, with no tax collection involved, he explained. He said that requests for relaxation of the ban and procurement of vehicles for various departments were placed before the Cabinet. It was decided that, on a case-to-case basis, the required vehicles would be arranged through the Excise Department. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
News18
07-07-2025
- News18
Priest Not Landowner, Can't Claim Temple Property: Chhattisgarh High Court
Last Updated: The bench of Justice Bibhu Datta Guru underscored that a pujari is merely a grantee with the limited duty of offering prayers and managing temple rituals. The Chhattisgarh High Court recently observed that a pujari (priest) is not the owner of temple land and cannot claim proprietary rights over it. Court dismissed a writ petition filed by the Shri Vindhyavasini Maa Bilaimata Pujari Parishad Committee challenging the authority of the Vindhyavasini Mandir Trust Samiti to manage the affairs of the temple and its land. The bench of Justice Bibhu Datta Guru, while hearing the matter, underscored that a pujari is merely a grantee with the limited duty of offering prayers and managing temple rituals. 'The law is clear on the distinction that the Pujari is not a Kashtkar Mourushi…He cannot be thus treated as a Bhumiswami," the court said, clarifying the legal distinction between religious service and property ownership. In 2003, an order was issued by the Tahsildar of Dhamtari, who had directed that the petitioner's name be entered into the land records of the temple trust. That order was overturned by the Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue), and the petitioner's subsequent appeals to the Additional Commissioner and the Board of Revenue were also rejected. The petitioner then approached the high court under Article 227 of the Constitution, seeking to quash the Board of Revenue's 2015 order. However, the court observed that the petitioner body was not even a party to the original proceedings before the Board and hence lacked legal standing to maintain the writ. More critically, the court referred to a 1989 judgment by the Civil Judge, Class-II, Dhamtari, which had conclusively declared the Vindhyavasini Mandir Trust Samiti as a duly registered body since 1974, entrusted with managing the temple's affairs. That judgment had attained finality and was never challenged before a higher court. The single judge bench emphasised that temple properties are not ancestral or personal properties of pujaris, and any attempt by a priest to claim ownership is an act of mismanagement. 'If the Pujari claims proprietary rights over the property of the temple, it is an act of mismanagement, and he is not fit to remain in possession or to continue as a Pujari," the court noted. Court concluded that merely possessing a lease or patta does not entitle the petitioner to assert ownership or control over temple assets. The lease granted in 1985 was already subject to the civil court's decision from 1989. Finding no merit in the petitioner's arguments, the high court dismissed the writ petition, noting that the challenge was sans substratum.
New Indian Express
04-07-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
OAS strike brings public services to a halt in Twin City
BHUBANESWAR/CUTTACK: The sub-registrar office in the state capital wore a rather deserted look on Thursday, with people returning with disappointment writ large on their faces, thanks to the strike by OAS and ORS officers of the state. Pramod Behera, a native of Puri district, arrived for his younger brother's marriage registration but had to return empty-handed. Hundreds of people faced the same fate as the protesting officers refused to work until their demands were met, said notary Subhash Chandra Mahapatra. Advocate Chandan Kumar Mishra put things in perspective. 'More than seven clients of mine had to return today due to the mass leave by OAS and ORS officers. Essential services like marriage registration, name change, Aadhaar corrections, land demarcation, issuance of legal heir certificate and others have been severely affected due to the officers' protest,' he said. It was the same story in neighbouring Cuttack. One of the most affected groups by the strike has been parents and guardians of students. With the admission season in full swing, many are unable to obtain essential documents such as caste, income, residence, and economically weaker section certificates. 'I've been visiting the tehsil office for the past two days to get residence, caste, and income certificates required for my son's college admission. But the dealing assistant asks me to go back, saying the officers are on leave,' said Raghunath Behera, a resident of Julikipada. For the past two days, key administrative offices such as the Board of Revenue, Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), Central Division, Cuttack Development Authority (CDA), and Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) have seen little to no activity, with officers on mass leave. Generally, tehsildars performs duty of executive magistrates. Since they are on leave, the persons summoned under section 126 of Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita(BNSS) have to return without availing bail order. Similarly, many people faced problem after being unable to get affidavits done before an executive magistrate, said a city based advocate. The strike, which began on July 1, brought critical public services to a grinding halt across the twin city. From land records and revenue matters to grievance redressal and enforcement duties, the absence of OAS and ORS officers, considered the backbone of grassroots governance, has led to delays and public frustration and anger against the officers.
