Some NGOs with dozens of individuals had moved the SHC stating that their houses near the Gujjar and Orangi nullahs were leased by the KMC and other departments and now they were being demolished in alleged pursuance of the Supreme Court’s orders. — Fahim Siddiqi/White Star/File
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court extended on Tuesday its earlier restraining order against the demolition of leased properties around Gujjar and Orangi nullahs till June 1.
The two-judge SHC bench headed by Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi ruled that the authorities concerned be allowed to obtain appropriate orders from the Supreme Court, after a provincial law officer and counsel for the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) said that they were not aware of any order of the SC regarding cancellation of leases of the properties in question.