Court stays commercial use of house

Islamabad civil judge grants stay on a petition filed by area residents against the non-residential use of of a house.

ISLAMABAD:

Islamabad Civil Judge Nadeem Anjum Mian on Saturday granted a stay till April 4 on a petition filed by area residents against the non-residential use of a house in their street.

Eight residents of Street 28, F 10/1, asked the court to stop a homeowner in the street from renting out his property for non-residential use, noting that it was bound to create a great deal of problems for women, children and other residents, as well as raise security concerns.

Advocate Tauheedur Rehman contended on behalf of the residents that under Islamabad’s zoning code, “no land or building shall be put to non-conforming use,”. The rental of a house for commercial use is in violation of the code, he said.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 29^th, 2011.