Peoples Democratic Party Chief and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has been served notice by the office of the Deputy Director Estates, Kashmir to vacate the Fair View Guest House, located on the Gupkar road in Srinagar.
Through the notice, dated October 15, 2022, the deputy Director Estates has also communicated to the former Chief Minister to confirm whether she requires an alternative accommodation or not. "Should you require an alternative accommodation the Government is willing to provide the same on your request, on security or any other ground(s)" the order copy served to the former Chief Minister read.
After demitting the office of Chief Minister in June 2018 ,Mehbooba Mufti had vacated her official residence in Jammu and was staying in the Fair View Guest House, allocated to her Father Mufti Mohd Sayeed when he served the erstwhile state of J&K as Chief Minister.
The notice was issued under sub-section 1 of Section 4 of The Jammu and Kashmir Public Premises (Eviction of Un-authorized occupant)Act, 1988 read with amended Act, 2016.
The Fairview Guest house, was previously an interrogation centre called PAPA-II and it served as an official guest house till 1989. Later, former Chief Secretary Ashok Jaitly moved into it in 1996 and used it as his residence.
Between 1954-57 it was the residence of Former Major General Goverdhan Singh Jamwal who was ADC to Sadar E Riyasat of then Yuvraj Dr Karan Singh.