Court extends Jati Umrah stay order till May 6
National
April 28, 2021
LAHORE: A civil court on Tuesday extended till May 6 the stay order in a case related to the ownership of the Jati Umrah residence of the Sharif family.
Civil Court Judge Syed Faheemul Hassan Shah heard a petition moved by Yousaf Abbas, nephew of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. The court directed the Punjab government again to file its response to the petition.
Yousaf Abbas in his petition has alleged that the government is manoeuvring the ownership record of the land illegally. He implored the court to restrain the government from disturbing the ownership and possession of the petitioner and others.
This file photo shows the Jati Umra residence of the Sharif family. DawnNewsTV
LAHORE: A civil court on Thursday maintained status quo on Jati Umra residence of the Sharif family in a suit accusing the Punjab government of forging the revenue record to disturb the property’s ownership.
Yousaf Abbas and three other children of Abbas Sharif, the late brother of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, had filed the suit seeking a declaration in their favour as lawful owners in possession of the property being legal heirs of the late Shamim Akhtar, the grandmother of the plaintiffs.
Nine government officials have been made defendants in the suit. The plaintiffs also arrayed Nawaz Sharif, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif and their sister Kausar Yousaf as pro forma defendants saying they were unable to join the litigation as plaintiffs.