Srinagar, July 9 -- The Jammu and Kashmir administration has issued a show cause notice to former Srinagar Mayor Junaid Azeem Mattu for allegedly continuing to occupy a government bungalow in Church-Lane beyond his entitlement period.
According to an official, the Deputy Director Estates Kashmir stated that Mattu was allotted Government House No. H.O.D-3 at Church Lane, Sonawar in November 2018 during his tenure as Mayor, with the allotment valid only until April 2019.
"From official records, no extension has been granted by the Government since April 2019," the notice read, adding that the former mayor had been "retaining the premises illegally and without any formal allotment/extension orders."
The notice mentioned that despite "differ...