Srinagar, Dec 12: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has sealed a multi-storey guest house in Humhama after uncovering major construction violations, including an illegally raised additional floor and over 768 sq ft of unauthorised built-up area.
The action has been taken against Parvaiz Ahmad Wani and others, who were granted permission in July 2022 to construct a basement-plus-four-storey guest house. Officials said the permit holders not only exceeded the sanctioned structural limits but also continued construction despite a High Court status quo order.
SMC records show that the Corporation had earlier issued show-cause and demolition notices under Section 253(1) of the J&K Municipal Corporation Act, 2000. The owners challenged the demolition order before the J&K Special Tribunal, which on December 2, 2024 refused to grant interim relief, noting that the additional floor constituted a major violation.
The matter later reached the High Court of J&K and Ladakh, which on December 10, 2024, stayed both the Tribunal’s order and the demolition notice. However, the SMC said the construction continued in deliberate defiance of law, prompting the Corporation to issue a sealing show-cause notice in August 2025. The reply submitted was found “devoid of merit.”
A subsequent inspection by the Enforcement Officer (South) on November 12, 2025 confirmed significant deviations from the sanctioned plan, including a fully constructed, unauthorised fourth floor.
Exercising powers under the J&K Municipal Corporation Act, 2000 and the J&K Unified Building Bye-Laws, 2021, the SMC Commissioner ordered the immediate sealing of the structure.
The premises have been placed under the Superdari of the SHO Humhama Police Station and the Ward Officer (Ward 33), who have been directed to maintain the sealed status and report any breach without delay.
