Rishikesh

Rishikesh government land dispute: Complaint alleges fake house tax enabled gift deed

Q: What document is alleged to have enabled the transfer?

The complainants alleged that a house tax receipt obtained using false documents was later used as the basis for a gift deed at the sub registrar’s office.

Residents of Gopal Nagar on Dehradun Road have accused people of occupying Tourism Department land and raising illegal construction. They allege that municipal employees helped obtain house-tax records using false documents, which were later used for a gift deed. A complaint seeks an official records check, investigation and a construction halt.

Editor: Khatima News Published: 11 Nov 2026, 09:29 PM Updated: 11 Nov 2026, 09:29 PM

Rishikesh government land dispute: Complaint alleges fake house tax enabled gift deed.

A complaint has alleged that government land in Gopal Nagar, along Dehradun Road in Rishikesh, was occupied and used for illegal construction after a disputed house-tax record and gift deed were created.

The complainants have accused some people of obtaining house-tax receipts from certain Nagar Nigam employees using false documents. They further allege that the house-tax receipt was later used as the basis for executing a gift deed at the sub-registrar’s office.

The complaint was submitted to the Dehradun district magistrate. The complainants have sought an investigation into the land records, the validity of the house tax and the registration of the gift deed.

What the complaint alleges

Advocate Neha Negi and complainants Satyapal Singh Rawat, Naveen Saklani, Arjun Singh Rawat, Sanjay Kaushik, Dinesh Bhatia and Sobhan Singh Negi said the disputed land was earlier recorded in the name of the Forest Department in revenue records. They said it is currently recorded as land belonging to the Tourism Department.

According to the complaint, people allegedly occupied the government land and arranged for house tax to be assessed with the alleged involvement of some municipal employees. The complainants said permanent construction is now being carried out on the land.

They have asked the Sub-Divisional Magistrate to compare the records held by the Revenue Department, Tourism Department and Nagar Nigam. They also want the validity of the house-tax assessment examined and the alleged irregular registration investigated.

The complainants have requested an immediate stop to construction and legal action against any employees found involved. Neha Negi said complaints had previously been made through the chief minister’s portal and to the Tourism Department, but no action had been taken so far, according to the complaint.

Mayor orders inspection

Rishikesh Municipal Corporation Mayor Shambhu Paswan said the matter was not in his knowledge. He said officials would be sent to the site for an inspection and that the allegations would be investigated.

The complaint does not establish that the alleged document manipulation or illegal construction occurred. The allegations, the land’s current status and the validity of the house-tax record will need to be verified by the relevant authorities.

Conclusion

The dispute concerns alleged occupation and construction on land recorded as belonging to the Tourism Department. The next reported step is an official site inspection and examination of the relevant municipal, revenue and department records.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Where is the disputed land?

The land is in Gopal Nagar on Dehradun Road in Rishikesh.

Q. Which department is the land currently recorded under?

The complainants said revenue records currently show the land under the Tourism Department. They said it was earlier recorded in the name of the Forest Department.

Q. What document is alleged to have enabled the transfer?

The complainants alleged that a house-tax receipt obtained using false documents was later used as the basis for a gift deed at the sub-registrar’s office.

Q. What action have the complainants requested?

They have sought records verification, an investigation into the alleged registration, an immediate halt to construction and legal action against employees found involved.