Walled City: LHC issues stay order on illegal construction
Mirza says the illegal construction also damaged a 200-year-old imambargah building.
Mirza says the illegal construction also damaged a 200-year-old imambargah building. PHOTO: EXPRESS/ FILE
LAHORE:
The Lahore High Court on Friday restrained the Punjab government from constructing buildings in the Walled City in violation of rules.
Justice Abid Aziz Sheikh issued the order after a petition was submitted by Asif Ali Mirza, a resident of Kashmiri Gate. Mirza said there had been rampant construction of high-rise buildings in the Walled City. He said his family had lived in the area for more than a hundred years.
He said his grandfather had allocated property for religious purposes and a registered trust deed had been executed by his father in 1985.
At present, the property was being used to hold Majalis-i-Aza. He said the building was in a residential area.
Mirza said a multi-storey plaza was being constructed on an adjacent property without a sanctioned site plan and without obtaining permission from the authorities concerned. He said the illegal construction had also damaged a 200-year-old imambargah building. He asked the court to direct the authorities to stop all such construction in the Walled City. The court adjourned the hearing till May 6 and sought replies from respondents.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 12th, 2014.
The Lahore High Court on Friday restrained the Punjab government from constructing buildings in the Walled City in violation of rules.
Justice Abid Aziz Sheikh issued the order after a petition was submitted by Asif Ali Mirza, a resident of Kashmiri Gate. Mirza said there had been rampant construction of high-rise buildings in the Walled City. He said his family had lived in the area for more than a hundred years.
He said his grandfather had allocated property for religious purposes and a registered trust deed had been executed by his father in 1985.
At present, the property was being used to hold Majalis-i-Aza. He said the building was in a residential area.
Mirza said a multi-storey plaza was being constructed on an adjacent property without a sanctioned site plan and without obtaining permission from the authorities concerned. He said the illegal construction had also damaged a 200-year-old imambargah building. He asked the court to direct the authorities to stop all such construction in the Walled City. The court adjourned the hearing till May 6 and sought replies from respondents.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 12th, 2014.