SHC orders removal of sand, gravel from Sohrab Goth

Petitioner says dumping sand, gravel and parking dumpers part of ploy to occupy service lane

KARACHI:

A two-member bench of the Sindh High Court, headed by Justice Salahuddin Panhwar, has ordered the removal of piles of sand, gravel, dumpers and encroachment from the residential areas in Sohrab Goth near Superhighway.

The petitioner’s lawyer stated that the petitioner is a resident of the Superhighway and has filed a petition against the sand and gravel dumpers. A filling station is being built illegally on the service road as well. On January 13, the court ordered the end of the encroachment. The counsel for NHA submitted saying, “We also have no objection to the removal of sand and gravel dumpers by the petitioner from the service road. We are ready to remove sand gravel and dumpers if police security is provided.”

The court, ordering the removal of sand and gravel piles from the residential areas in Sohrab Goth, remarked that there should be no more obstructions on the service road. The court ordered the concerned SSP and SHO to assist in the removal of encroachments.

A two-member bench headed by Justice Naimatullah Phulpoto, held a hearing on the applications related to the recovery of persons who went missing from different areas of Karachi.

The court inquired from the investigating officer that what progress was made regarding the recovery of the missing citizens? The investigating officer said that letters have been sent to various detention centers and other agencies across the country for the recovery of the citizens. Several JITs and provincial task force meetings have been held but so far no trace of the citizens has been found.

The police report said that Ali Bahadur went missing from Bahadurabad, Anar Gul from Surjani Town, Arsalan Uddin from Sharifabad besides other citizens missing from different areas of Karachi. Investigating officer said that efforts are being made to recover the citizens. The court ordered publishing photographs of the citizens on print and electronic media, submit the report along with the travel history. The court adjourned the hearing till April 25 while seeking a progress report from the investigating officer.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 27^th, 2024.