Don’t act against cart vendors, IHC to MCI

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday restrained the Metropolitan Corporation of Islamabad (MCI) from taking strict measures against the cart vendors. The court directed that the officers, representing all stakeholders and having concrete information related to the matter, should appear before the court on behalf of all parties.

Justice Sardar Ijaz Ishaq Khan issued a written order on the request of cart vendors against non-issuance of licenses and harassment by MCI. The court wrote in the order that according to the petitioner's lawyer, licenses for cart vendors were not being renewed. According to the lawyer, many cart vendors have not been issued licenses at all. Under the Ehsaas Rehribaan Programme, loans were provided to the cart vendors by banks. Due to the non-renewal of cart vendors’ licenses, they are unable to repay the loans.

It is stated in the order that a case is made prima facie.

The application is accepted for hearing. Officers, who have information about the case, are directed to appear at the next hearing, while any harsh actions against cart vendors should be avoided.

The court also directed that the case be fixed for the next hearing on July 8.