CM Yogi Adityanath gave nod to constitution of the property damage claims tribunal

  • | Saturday | 22nd August, 2020

The Meerut tribunal will have jurisdiction over Saharanpur, Meerut, Aligarh, Moradabad, Bareilly, and Agra divisions.

Post anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests erupted in the state in December last year which lead to damage of public property, UP government decided to recover the cost of damage to public property from protestors only.

To implement that, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath gave nod for the constitution of the property damage claims tribunal in Lucknow and Meerut as per the provisions of Uttar Pradesh Public and Private Property Damage Recovery Rules 2020.

According to a tweet by the Chief Ministers` Office (CMO), UP the claim applications from Jhansi, Kanpur, Chitrakoot Dham, Lucknow, Ayodhya, Devi Patan Prayagraj, Azamgarh, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Basti and Vindhyachal Dham divisions will be accepted in the Lucknow tribunal.

Further, the Meerut tribunal will have jurisdiction over Saharanpur, Meerut, Aligarh, Moradabad, Bareilly, and Agra divisions.

The state government had promulgated an ordinance for the recovery of damages. It provided for setting up tribunals to settle the claims. 


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