The authorities have asked the former chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti and 3 former legislators to vacate government quarters in the Housing Colony Khanabal area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

An official said that Mehbooba Mufti and three other former legislators were served an eviction notice by Executive Magistrate (1st Class) Anantnag on Saturday on the directions of deputy commissioner Anantnag.

He said the occupants of government quarter number 1, 4, 6 and 7, which belong to ex-MLA Mohammad Altaf Wani, ex-MLA Abdul Rahim Rather, ex-MLA Abdul Majeed Bhat and former CM Mehbooba Mufti respectively have been asked to vacate within 24 hours.

The government quarters are located at the Housing Colony Khanabal and the occupants have been warned of action under the law if they fail to vacate the premises within the stipulated time.