SHC seeks compliance report from SBCA on its earlier order

Counsel for petitioner prayed for immediate demolition of illegal constructions in Sector 15-A, Scheme 33

KARACHI:

The Sindh High Court (SHC) has summoned a compliance report from the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) on its earlier order for the demolition of an illegal construction in Scheme 33.

Appearing before a two-member bench, headed by Justice Nadeem Akhtar, on Thursday, Usman Farooq Advocate, representing the petitioner, raised concerns about ongoing illegal constructions in Liasi Society Park, a public park Scheme 33.

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Local residents are apprehensive about unauthorised constructions, posing a threat to human lives, he submitted. Moreover, K-Electric installations are present at the construction site, with K-Electric having submitted a letter highlighting the dangers associated with the ongoing construction.

The counsel for the petitioner prayed for immediate demolition of illegal constructions in Sector 15-A, Scheme 33. He also prayed the court restrain the builder from further construction and bookings.

The court set a deadline of February 14 for the SBCA to submit an implementation report. The court had previously ordered the SBCA to demolish the illegal constructions.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 2^nd, 2024.