10 March 2021 A view of the Poonch district in the Jammu division. In November 2020, following court directions, the offices of the divisional commissioners of both Jammu and Kashmir uploaded lists of people who had illegally occupied state land. Ashutosh Sharma A view of the Poonch district in the Jammu division. In November 2020, following court directions, the offices of the divisional commissioners of both Jammu and Kashmir uploaded lists of people who had illegally occupied state land. Ashutosh Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party members in Jammu and Kashmir, and in some cases their relatives, are named as encroachers of state land in a government-published list.  On 9 October 2020, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court declared the Roshni Act, formally known as the Jammu and Kashmir State Land (Vesting Ownership to the Occupants) Act of 2001, unconstitutional. In 2001, the National Conference government, led by Farooq Abdullah government had passed the Roshni Act, which proposed to transfer ownership of state land to those who were already occupying it for a fee determined by the government. The objective was to generate resources to finance power-projects for electricity. The high court has now declared all the land transfers made under the Act as null and void. It also directed the union territoryâs administration to compile lists of those who had received state land under the Act and the âdetails of State land which was in illegal and unauthorized occupation.â The court asked for these lists to be posted on an official website, âwith full identity of encroachers.âÂ