Karachi: CDGK issued notice against conversion of amenity plot

[Naveed Yaseen]

The Sindh High Court (SHC) issued a notice to the City District Government Karachi (CDGK) and restrained a builder from continuing to reserve apartments and shops on a petition against the conversion of an amenity plot in Gulshan-e-Iqbal and subsequent construction of a building.

The petitioner, Ms Qamarun Nisa, had challenged the conversion of an amenity plot for commercial use, submitting to the SHC that the respondent builder had converted the status of amenity plot from a marriage hall to a commercial plot, and a multi-storeyed building called Saim Residency was being constructed near Waseem Bagh at 13-D-2 area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal. The petitioner prayed to the court to restrain the respondent from carrying out illegal construction and cancel the illegal conversion of amenity plot.

After preliminary hearing of the petition, the SHC’s division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Mushir Alam and Safdar Bhutto, issued a notice to the CDGK and the builder, and also directed the Nazir to inspect the site and submit a report. The court also issued directions that no booking or allotment shall be made by the respondent till further order.

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