The judge adjourned further hearing till July 28 and also allowed the government to use the LG funds through administrators to the extent of payments of salaries and pensions only. AFP/File
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday allowed a week’s time to the Punjab government to come up with a plan for restoration of the local government system in the province in the light of a judgement passed by the Supreme Court.
Justice Ayesha A Malik was hearing a set of petitions seeking implementation of the SC judgement about restoration of local governments in the province.The provincial government has meanwhile notified constitution of four special committees/transition teams at provincial, divisional, district and tehsil level for the restoration of the local bodies’ institutions in line with the March 25 short order and subsequent detailed judgment issued by the Supreme Court on July 6.
In this file photo, banners of political parties displayed in Lahore during a local government election. Azhar Jafri/ White Star
LAHORE: Following the March 25 short order and subsequent detailed judgement issued by the Supreme Court last week, the Punjab local government department has proposed restoration of local bodies across the province.
A summary moved by the local government and community development department to Chief Minister Usman Buzdar late on Wednesday night has proposed constitution of transition teams at provincial, divisional and district levels to affectively steer this transition.
The provincial transition team will be headed by the local government department’s special secretary and consist of the Punjab Local Government Board secretary as the secretary of the committee and representatives of regulation wing of S&GAD department, finance and L&PA departments as members besides any other co-opted member.