July 13, 2021
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday observed that back to back tenders of development works issued by the administrators without waiting for detailed judgement of the Supreme Court about restoration of the LG system showed mala fide on part of the provincial government.
Justice Ayesha A Malik was hearing multiple petitions against tenders issued by the administrators in different districts. Additional Advocate General (AAG) Akhtar Javed opposed the petitions and argued that the provincial government was empowered to hold auctions. He said the auctions being held by the government were in conformity with the apex court’s judgement.
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LHC overrules objection to plea for LGs’ restoration
July 10, 2021
LAHORE: Justice Shujaat Ali Khan of the Lahore High Court on Friday overruled an office objection on a petition by Lahore former Lord Mayor Col (retd) Mubashir Javed and others seeking implementation of a Supreme Court’s judgment about restoration of local governments in Punjab.
The registrar office had objected to the maintainability of the petition and fixed it before the judge as an objection case. Justice Khan overruled the objection and directed the office to fix the petition before an appropriate bench.
The petitioners submitted that the provincial government failed to restore the local governments despite the Supreme Court issued its detailed judgment in the matter.
In this file photo, Mayor retired Col Mubashir addresses a district assembly session on the Town Hall lawns. White Star/File
LAHORE: The Metropolitan Corporation Lahore (MCL) administration on Tuesday again locked offices after the Lord Mayor reached there to perform duty following release of a detailed judgment of March 25 order by the apex court regarding restoration of the local institutions across Punjab.
However, Mayor retired Col Mubashir Javed conducted his office in a veranda of Town Hall and assigned the deputy mayors with the task to visit sacrificial animals’ sale points / markets in the city and ensure implementation of the Covid-19 SOPs by animal buyers and sellers, staff etc.
LAHORE: The district assembly on Thursday decided to issue show-cause notices to various officials of the Metropolitan Corporation Lahore (MCL) under the Punjab Employees Efficiency and Discipline and Accountability (Peeda) Act for not obeying the lawful orders of the elected local bodies’ representatives, whose offices were restored by the Supreme Court of Pakistan on March 25 this year.
The assembly members, in a session convened by the speaker, Deputy Mayor, Nazir Ahmad Khan Swati, in the presence of the leader of the house, Lahore Mayor retired Col Mubashir Javed, also unanimously decided to approach the Punjab chief secretary and the local government department secretary, asking them to issue show-cause notices to the officers of the department posted in the MCL as municipal officers (MOs) and the chief corporation officer, under the Peeda Act.