Builder allowed to build Creek Terraces, Creek View 'at own risk'

DHA taken to court for raising constructions on amenity land.

KARACHI: Until the Sindh High Court (SHC) finally rules whether or not the 43 acres land is exclusively for amenity purposes, the private builders have been allowed to continue with the construction of the two residential and commercial projects - Creek Terraces and Creek View - at their "own risk and cost" in Phase VIII of DHA.

A single bench, headed by Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, granted the temporary permission till November 12 by modifying its previous order through which the builder was specifically asked to stop construction. A DHA resident, Zahidullah Khan, had taken the DHA, Creek Developers, BF Property and Construction, and AKD Capital to court.

"The original master plan, issued by DHA, shows amenity plots allocated for a park, schools, sewerage treatment plant and a graveyard," the petitioner argued. The plaintiff's lawyer, Barrister Salahuddin Ahmed, argued that the amenity plot cannot be converted into residential or commercial property.

DHA's stance

DHA lawyer Abid S. Zuberi informed the court that the area was not meant for amenity purposes. The authority reiterated that the projects were part of the Creek City project, which spreads over 90 acres.

Builder's view

Creek Developers said that it had launched the project on July 12, 2003, while the construction work was initiated in 2009. It requested the court modify its previous restraining order and allow it to raise constructions at its own risk and cost, assuring that no third party interest would be created till the disposal of the case.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 10^th, 2013.