Contentious kiosk: Senior CDA official nailed for deceiving court
IHC issues showcause notice to CDA’s administration director general.
The court directed CDA Chairman Tahir Shahbaz to appoint a member to initiate a second inquiry and to submit a report on February 25. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
A capital court on Tuesday asked a senior official of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to explain why he should not be charged with contempt for deceiving the court in a case of illegally allotting a lucrative kiosk.
Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui issued a showcause notice to CDA’s Administration Director General (DG) Muhammad Laiq Yousafzai for covering up for his colleagues and blaming an unnamed clerk for transferring a kiosk in Sector F-7 in the interior minister’s brother’s name.
During the course of hearing, Yousafazi informed the court that the transfer was made by a retired clerk as written in an inquiry report submitted by him.
Justice Siddiqui observed that “this report is nothing but an attempt to mislead the court, through which an effort was made to frustrate the judicial proceeding which clearly comes under contempt of court.”
The court directed CDA Chairman Tahir Shahbaz to appoint a member to initiate a second inquiry and to submit a report on February 25.
On February 2, city managers had admitted before the court that kiosk was transferred to Rehman Malik’s sister-in-law by violating CDA by-laws and claimed that the then chairman has treated it as a special case and allowed the transfer.
‘Get flats vacated’
In a separate case, the same bench directed the deputy inspector general (DIG) and estate officer to ensure that government flats in Sector G-6 occupied by the Islamabad Police since 2008 are vacated and submit a report on February 25.
On February 15, the bench had summoned Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IGP) Bani Amin in response to a petition filed by a government employee against a constable for not vacating a flat allotted to him in Sector G-6.
During the course of hearing, DIG Dr Sultan Azam Temuri appeared before the court and informed the court that the IGP had to appear before the Supreme Court. “Both officers are directed to ensure the exercise is carried out across the board irrespective of status of rank or influence,’’ he ordered.
Ghazanfar Shah had filed a petition requesting the court to help him gain possession of a flat occupied by a constable.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 20th, 2013.
A capital court on Tuesday asked a senior official of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to explain why he should not be charged with contempt for deceiving the court in a case of illegally allotting a lucrative kiosk.
Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui issued a showcause notice to CDA’s Administration Director General (DG) Muhammad Laiq Yousafzai for covering up for his colleagues and blaming an unnamed clerk for transferring a kiosk in Sector F-7 in the interior minister’s brother’s name.
During the course of hearing, Yousafazi informed the court that the transfer was made by a retired clerk as written in an inquiry report submitted by him.
Justice Siddiqui observed that “this report is nothing but an attempt to mislead the court, through which an effort was made to frustrate the judicial proceeding which clearly comes under contempt of court.”
The court directed CDA Chairman Tahir Shahbaz to appoint a member to initiate a second inquiry and to submit a report on February 25.
On February 2, city managers had admitted before the court that kiosk was transferred to Rehman Malik’s sister-in-law by violating CDA by-laws and claimed that the then chairman has treated it as a special case and allowed the transfer.
‘Get flats vacated’
In a separate case, the same bench directed the deputy inspector general (DIG) and estate officer to ensure that government flats in Sector G-6 occupied by the Islamabad Police since 2008 are vacated and submit a report on February 25.
On February 15, the bench had summoned Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IGP) Bani Amin in response to a petition filed by a government employee against a constable for not vacating a flat allotted to him in Sector G-6.
During the course of hearing, DIG Dr Sultan Azam Temuri appeared before the court and informed the court that the IGP had to appear before the Supreme Court. “Both officers are directed to ensure the exercise is carried out across the board irrespective of status of rank or influence,’’ he ordered.
Ghazanfar Shah had filed a petition requesting the court to help him gain possession of a flat occupied by a constable.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 20th, 2013.