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IHC rejects petitions to stop auction of Nawaz’s property Top Story May 20, 2021 ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court Wednesday rejected the petitions filed by former premier Nawaz Sharif and others, seeking court directives for stopping the auction of their properties deeming them inadmissible. Divisional bench of the Islamabad High Court comprising Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri and Justice Amir Farooq, in a short decision said the applicants have the alternate platform and they can go to the trial court to stop the auction of the properties of the former prime minister. The court said due to availability of an alternate forum the high court cannot hear the petitions according to Article 109 of the Constitution. Earlier, Qazi Misbah, counsel for the former prime minister, argued before the court that the purpose of auctioning proclaimed offender’s property was to force him to surrender. ....
Massive Auckland scrap metal pile prompts call to toughen up on compliance from Auckland councillor 19 May, 2021 12:49 AM 5 minutes to read Auckland councillor Angela Dalton outside the massive pile of scrap metal in Takanini. Photo / Justin Latif Auckland councillor Angela Dalton outside the massive pile of scrap metal in Takanini. Photo / Justin Latif By: Justin Latif, Justin Latif, Local Democracy Reporter Local Democracy Reporter A metal recycling business already under investigation for breaching its resource consent was last week caught illegally dumping. Now an Auckland councillor is calling for more compliance officers to be hired to stop it happening again. A company facing penalties of $600,000 for illegally dumping scrap metal in south Auckland is also being investigated for how it manages stormwater runoff at another site in Onehunga. ....