FGEHA fails to compensate land victims

Affected parties in Sectors G-12 and F-12 await compensation

ISLAMABAD:

The Federal Government Housing Authority (FGEHA) has not paid any compensation for land to any affected parties in sectors G-12 and F-12 of the federal capital. “However, the compensation will be made to the affected parties as per the criteria laid down by the FGEHA,” an official in the authority said Sunday.

He said the FGEHA has opened registration for allotment of plots to the general public in sectors G-12 and F-12 in the federal capital in August 2023.

The award of land in sectors F-12 and G-12 was announced by the Deputy Commissioner of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) in June 1985 and April 1985, respectively, under Section 25 of the CDA Ordinance 1960, the official said.

He said there is no provision for de-notifying the award once it is announced, nor is there any provision in the Land Acquisition Act of 1894 that allows for setting aside an award.

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Accordingly, he said the Judgment of Land Award was passed by DC, FGEHA, on April 20, 2021, after addressing the court orders and other relevant issues. The rate for an award issued is Rs6,290,000 + 15% compulsory land acquisition charges (total Rs7,233,500/-).

Thereafter, a summary with the following proposal for amendment in the award was placed for approval from the federal cabinet: “The entire record of Sectors G-12 and F-12, along with the award issued in 1985, are withdrawn from CDA and assigned to FGEHA for the decision of compensation, as per the direction of the Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, and incorporation of modalities as decided by the cabinet committee.”

He said the proposal for amendment was approved by the federal cabinet in its meeting held in December 2021. Thereafter, the CDA handed over the said land to the FGE Housing Authority.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 18^th, 2023.