Appellants’ counsel requests court to provide them with protection against CDA action
ISLAMABAD:
A division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), comprising Justice Azam Khan and Justice Raja Inam Amin Minhas, issued a notice to the Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Monday regarding the intra-court appeal submitted by the sub-lessee holders of 20 more apartments at One Constitution Avenue and sought its response.
During the hearing of the intra-court appeals of the 20 appellants, including former air chief Mujahid Anwar Khan and former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ehsan Mani, the appellants’ counsel, Lawyer Ali Raza, said that the appellants’ rights were affected by paragraph 30 of the single-judge decision of the IHC.
He requested the court to declare the rights acquired by the appellants under the sub-lease to be legal and effective. He further put forward the appellants’ demands, stating that the CDA should be prevented from interfering with the peaceful possession of the apartments by the appellants and that Paragraph 30 of the single bench decision should be nullified.
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Noting the significance of the issue at hand, the counsel pointed out that a prime minister’s committee had also been formed to look into the One Constitution Avenue case. He also requested the court to issue an order regarding the protection of the apartment owners in time, before the committee can say that they cannot do anything on May 26, by saying that the next day is Eid. He voiced the appellants’ fear that the CDA may come to their apartments and ask them to vacate again.
In response, Justice Khan said that they were issuing a notice and called upon CDA to present a response on Wednesday.
