The Claim Commissioner, Justice KC Puri (retd) has asked all Haryana administrative secretaries to inform the Commission about the details of the damage caused to the public and private properties and other damages, which had been reported to their offices concerned during February’s Jat reservation agitation in the State.
Former Punjab and Haryana High Court, Judge Justice Puri has asked the administrative secretaries to submit the details within 30 days.
Justice Puri has been appointed by the Haryana Government to assess large-scale damage caused to public and private property by anti-social elements and explore the possibility of recovering the damages from them in Haryana. He would also assess the total loss during the violent Jat agitation and decide the claims of innocent persons whose properties were damaged.
A spokesman said that a written communication seeking details of losses has been sent to all the Principal Secretaries in the state. They have been urged to apprise the public as well as private persons under their control to file claim before the Commission within 30 days. The claimant should specifically mention against
whom the claim was being filed, he added.
He said that the claims related to district Jhajjar could also be submitted before Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Pradeep Kaushik, office of Deputy Commissioner, Jhajjar and the claims related to district Rohtak could be submitted to Joint Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Ajay Chopra at the office of Municipal Corporation, Rohtak.
Similarly, the claims related to district Sonepat could be submitted with Excise and Taxation Officer (ETO), Assem Siwach at DTO office, Sonepat.
30 persons had died, more than 300 persons had sustained injuries including personnel belonging to police and other security forces during the violent Jat agitation earlier this year in Haryana.
Following February’s Jat agitation, more than 2000 FIRs were registered related to it.