Contested claims: PHC suspends station commander’s orders to vacate land
Asks civil court to issue verdict on the matter as soon as possible.
Afridi’s counsel said his client was wrongfully accused of illegally occupying the land even though he has documented record of ownership. PHOTO: FILE
PESHAWAR:
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Monday suspended an order of the station commander to vacate 24 kanals of land in Kacha Garhi camp and directed the civil court to issue a verdict on the matter.
A single bench of Justice Nisar Hussain Khan issued the orders after the court was informed by petitioner Haji Muhammad Nawaz Afridi’s lawyer Qazi Jawad Ihsanullah Quraishi that his client was wrongfully accused of illegally occupying the land even though he has the documented record of ownership.
Quraishi added in 1999, the station commander had ordered to get the land vacated, after which Afridi appealed in court and secured approval of the land’s demarcation. On August 13 this year, the station commander again issued a notice to the applicant to vacate the land.
Upon this, Afridi approached the civil and sessions court, pleading the order was against the law because there was a market constructed on that land for which he had sought permission from the court. The lawyer added his client was not provided relief.
After hearing the arguments, Justice Nisar suspended the station commander’s order and referred the case to the civil court to issue a verdict keeping in view all legal conditions as soon as possible.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 10th, 2013.
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Monday suspended an order of the station commander to vacate 24 kanals of land in Kacha Garhi camp and directed the civil court to issue a verdict on the matter.
A single bench of Justice Nisar Hussain Khan issued the orders after the court was informed by petitioner Haji Muhammad Nawaz Afridi’s lawyer Qazi Jawad Ihsanullah Quraishi that his client was wrongfully accused of illegally occupying the land even though he has the documented record of ownership.
Quraishi added in 1999, the station commander had ordered to get the land vacated, after which Afridi appealed in court and secured approval of the land’s demarcation. On August 13 this year, the station commander again issued a notice to the applicant to vacate the land.
Upon this, Afridi approached the civil and sessions court, pleading the order was against the law because there was a market constructed on that land for which he had sought permission from the court. The lawyer added his client was not provided relief.
After hearing the arguments, Justice Nisar suspended the station commander’s order and referred the case to the civil court to issue a verdict keeping in view all legal conditions as soon as possible.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 10th, 2013.