Report by Irfanul Haq The Sindh High Court has ordered the demolition of Makkah Terrace near Karachi s Preedy Street within a month. At a hearing on Monday, an angry Justice Zafar Ahmed Rajput took notice of all the buildings constructed on illegal land in Saddar.
Report by Irfanul Haq The Sindh High Court has ordered the demolition of Makkah Terrace near Karachi s Preedy Street within a month. At a hearing on Monday, an angry Justice Zafar Ahmed Rajput took notice of all the buildings constructed on illegal land in Saddar.
Reported by Irfanul Haq The Supreme Court has ordered the commissioner of Karachi to demolish Tejori Heights, a building located in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Block s 13-D near Hassan Square. At a hearing at the top court’s Karachi Registry Friday, the builder’s counsel, Raza Rabbani, said his client was ready to vacate the building but needed some time to settle things with the allottees. The court, consequently, instructed the authorities to demolish Tejori Heights within a month. The commissioner of Karachi has been made responsible to oversee all the matters. Earlier, at a hearing on Thursday, Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed gave Rabbani a deadline to present documents in the case by.
Reporting by Irfanul Haq “Who allowed the construction of offices and marquees at the Hindu Gymkhana? How can you turn a heritage property into a commercial location?” an irked Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed asked Karachi authorities Friday. “Remove all the offices and marquees built in the boundary of the building within two months.” The Supreme Court heard a case pertaining to the relocation of the National Academy of Performing Arts presently situated at the Hindu Gymkhana. The counsel of NAPA said that the construction of the academy was done on an empty plot. “We didn’t touch the original building.” The chief justice retorted that this way anyone can build anything on empty land.