The migrants can also request DMs in such (encroachment) cases: MoS Home Nityanand Rai to RS in a written reply on whether govt has appointed any authority to receive such requests from Hindus, who returned to Kashmir to reclaim their movable and immovable property
Under the J&K Migrant Immovable Property Act, 1997, DMs of concerned districts are the legal custodians of the immovable properties of migrants, who take suo motto action on eviction proceedings in cases of encroachment: MoS Home Nityanand Rai to RS in a written reply