The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday ordered Capital Development Authority (CDA) to ensure provision of plot possession to citizen in Sector E-II Islamabad and adjourned hearing till one month.
Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, hearing the case, expressed annoyance over the non-possession of a plot in Sector E-11 to citizen and said that if the court orders are not implemented, action will also be taken against the chairman CDA and board members.
During the hearing on the petition of Sadiqa Arif, the court said that the case has been going on for so long, why has the affected citizen not been given possession yet? Will the work be done only if I issue an arrest warrant for the CDA chairman? Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani further remarked that the institution will have to ensure the implementation of the court orders, otherwise strict action will be taken against the chairman and board members.
He clarified that the work should be completed in their office, otherwise there will be arrest warrants, fines and the chairman and board members will be made to sit in court and an order will be issued. During the hearing, the CDA lawyer took the position that the board members are on a four-week leave, on which Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani directed that the concerned officer should provide relief to the affected citizen before the next hearing, and if the court order is not implemented, he should appear in court despite the leave.
The petitioner’s lawyer took the position that despite the passage of several years, the CDA is not fulfilling its responsibility. The court directed that the possession of the plot be given to the affected citizen till the next hearing and adjourned the hearing of the case.
Police present recovered children before IHC
The Federal Police on Wednesday presented the three recovered children before the Islamabad High Court in case of recovery of children allegedly kidnapped for ransom.
DSP Legal Sajid Cheema, while presenting the report to the court, told that the children were already under the custody of Child Protection and when their mother was judicial, the children were handed over to the institution.
Justice Raja Inaam Ameen Minhas issued a direction to continue keeping the children in the custody of Child Protection and disposed of the petition of petitioner Yasir Arafat.
Court acquits accused in drugs smuggling case
An Anti-Narcotics Court (ANC) on Wednesday acquitted an accused due to lack of evidence in drugs smuggling case.
Judge Dr Abida Sajjad of the Special Narcotics Court ordered the discharge of accused Rab Nawaz from the case due to lack of evidence in the drug case.
During the hearing of case number 43/23 registered at ANF Rawalpindi police station, Danish Akbar Khan Advocate appeared in the court on behalf of accused Rab Nawaz and took the position that the accused was arrested on the basis of suspicion and later a false case was made.
The accused has nothing to do with the alleged drugs, no video of the incident was made and the vehicle is not in the name of the accused.
In drug cases, the prosecution is obliged to prove its case beyond any doubt, which it could not do, the nominated accused does not have any criminal record.
After hearing the arguments, the court reserved the verdict and later, while pronouncing the reserved verdict, ordered the acquittal of the accused from the case. It should be noted that in the case registered at ANF Rawalpindi police station, the accused was accused of smuggling 18 kg of hashish.