SHC seeks compliance report from SBCA on its earlier order
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 2nd, 2024.