3 PWD officials suspended over illegal sale of govt land:₹9 cr property in Chhatarpur sold to Dhirendra Shastri’s travel in-charge for ₹84 lakh

In a major action over the sale of PWD land in Chhatarpur, the Chief Engineer of Sagar Division has suspended three officers for negligence: In-charge SDO Kamlesh Mishra, Assistant Grade-3 Vijay Kumar Khare, and employee Rajaram Kushwaha. ADM Milind Nagdeve said the district administration has also issued a notice to the municipality for rule violations and overwriting in the register. Department’s land sold due to negligence of officers Proposal for disciplinary action sent to Bhopal
The Chief Engineer of Sagar division has sent a proposal for disciplinary action against the then In-charge Executive Engineer R.S. Shukla (who retired on August 31, 2025) and Kamlesh Mishra to the Chief Engineer Bhopal in this matter. Complete incident details 4000 sq ft land worth 9 crore rupees Labor Court ruled in favor of PWD Preparation for appeal in High Court
SDM Akhil Rathore has now put a stay on the mutation, and the department has started preparations for an appeal in the High Court. The Collector said that this is entirely government property and no action will be taken until the investigation is complete. PWD’s Executive Engineer Bharti Arya said, I have just arrived. The matter is from 1974. The Collector made me in-charge on October 6 itself. I went to the High Court on October 8 in this case. There, the lawyer told me to collect all the documents and present them on the next date. Meanwhile, the land buyer Dhirendra Gaur says, The registration was done on the basis of the court’s decree. Whereas the administration says that the registration of government property will be considered invalid without changing departmental records. ​