Sindh High CourtJustice Arshad Hussain Khan on Monday referred the matter to Chief Justice Sindh High Court at the request of lawyers against commercial activities in DHA and cantonments.
A hearing in this regard was held before Justice Arshad Hussain Khan.
Counsel for the petitioners contended that the previous one-member bench had completed the partial hearing of the case. The lawyers requested that the case may be returned to the same bench for hearing.
At the request of lawyers, Justice Arshad Hussain Khan referred the matter to Chief Justice Sindh High Court. Earlier, Justice Zulfiqar Ahmed had heard the case. The court upheld the order restraining commercial use of the land acquired for defence purposes and adjourned the hearing indefinitely.
The petition had argued that reclaiming land was destroying the natural environment and ecosystem. Acquiring land by pushing the sea back causes climate change. The climate change is causing sea levels to rise worldwide. Influencing the marine environment has endangered the aquatic life. KPT lands are being sold at low prices.
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Illegal construction
The Sindh High Court has ordered demolition of a seven-storey building in Agra Taj Lyari and directed the SBCA DG to appear in person with a report within seven days.
A bench headed by Justice Syed Hassan Azhar Rizvi heard the case of construction of a seven-storey portions on a 96-square-yard plot in Agra Taj Colony area of Lyari.
Petitioner Ashfaq Ahmed's counsel argued that portions were constructed on a seven-storey building on 96 square yards of land due to which the people of neighbourhood are facing severe difficulties. The area's gutter lines have chocked.
Advocate Ayesha Soomro requested that the illegally constructed portions may be demolished.
Ordering SBCA to demolsh the prtions immediately, the court summoned the SBCA DG in person within seven days with the report.
The court issued notices to SBCA DG, builders Suleiman, Naeem Haider and Talha besides directing to suspend the supply of electricity, water and gas for the portions.
Plot posession
The Sindh High Court has summoned the Karachi Development Authority (KDA)'s director general in person in a case pertaining to an ownership dispute of a plot in Gulistan-e-Jauhar.
A two-judge bench headed by Justice Syed Hassan Azhar Rizvi heard the petition.
The petitioner's counsel argued that the plots were purchased through auction in 1989. "The KDA declared the plots illegal in 2015. The KDA has failed to submit its response for the last five years," the counsel argued.
"It has been five years and you did not even care to submit a reply," remarked Justice Rizvi. The court asked the KDA's counsel when the case was assigned to him. At this the counsel replied that he knew about the case only a day ago. The court ordered the KDA DG to appear in person. The court remarked that the KDA DG should appear in person for clarification after 15 days.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 11th, 2022.
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