SHC extends stay on demolition of leased houses
Questions whether KMC has taken action against officials who issued leases
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KARACHI:
The Sindh High Court extended on Tuesday the stay on demolitions of leased houses near storm water drains till June 1.
Hearing a set of pleas filed against the razing of leased properties during anti-encroachment operations, a two-member bench, comprising Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi and Justice Rashida Asad, expressed annoyance at the Sindh government and the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation for their failure to answer the court s questions.
The high court had earlier directed the relevant authorities and the petitioners to seek clarification from the Supreme Court as to whether leased houses could be considered encroachments.
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.
National
May 8, 2021
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Friday restrained the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation from carrying out demolition work to the properties at Gujjar and Orangi town drains area of which registered lease deeds for 99 years have been issued by the former city district government Karachi, the predecessor of KMC.
Hearing a petition against the demolition of leased houses in the garb of anti-encroachment drive on drains, the SHC’s division bench, headed by Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, however, observed that this interim order shall cease to have effect if any specific order for the demolition of 99 years leased properties, subject matter of the petition, has been passed by the Supreme Court.
National
May 8, 2021
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Friday restrained the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation from carrying out demolition work to the properties at Gujjar and Orangi town drains area of which registered lease deeds for 99 years have been issued by the former city district government Karachi, the predecessor of KMC.
Hearing a petition against the demolition of leased houses in the garb of anti-encroachment drive on drains, the SHC’s division bench, headed by Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, however, observed that this interim order shall cease to have effect if any specific order for the demolition of 99 years leased properties, subject matter of the petition, has been passed by the Supreme Court. Petitioners counsel Faisal Siddiqui produced the order of the Supreme Court issued on August 12, 2020 submitting that order of the SC was to the extent of removing encroachments in and around the Gujjar and Orangi drains. He submitted that the SC had also directed the Si
National
May 8, 2021
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Friday restrained the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation from carrying out demolition work to the properties at Gujjar and Orangi town drains area of which registered lease deeds for 99 years have been issued by the former city district government Karachi, the predecessor of KMC.
Hearing a petition against the demolition of leased houses in the garb of anti-encroachment drive on drains, the SHC’s division bench, headed by Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, however, observed that this interim order shall cease to have effect if any specific order for the demolition of 99 years leased properties, subject matter of the petition, has been passed by the Supreme Court.