LHC seeks explanation from RUDA on alleged violations of stay orders
Lahore
April 7, 2021
LAHORE:The Lahore High Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure on the alleged violations of stay orders regarding Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project and sought an explanation from the Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA).
Justice Shahid Karim was hearing a petition filed on behalf of the landowners and affectees in the area of the riverfront development project. The petitioners challenged the mode and manner of the land acquisition proceedings undertaken by RUDA for the project. They claimed that the hearing for the objections on the land acquisition was to be held on March 2, 2021, however, due to a law and order situation created on that day, no hearing could be held. However, despite these circumstances, they said, the land acquisition collector of the RUDA passed 18 awards on the same day amounting to multiple billion rupees.
Advocate Sheraz Zaka, the counsel for a petitioner, raised an objection and said the government could not appoint a private counsel in the light of a judgment rendered by the Supreme Court in 2017. AFP/File
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court was told on Thursday that the Punjab government engaged Barrister Syed Ali Zafar as its private counsel in the petitions against violations of environmental laws in Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project.
As Justice Shahid Karim resumed hearing on the matter, an associate lawyer of Barrister Zafar submitted a power of attorney on behalf of the provincial government. The lawyer sought an adjournment from the court, saying the counsel needed some time to go through the case.
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March 5, 2021
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday took notice of land acquisition for Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project despite a stay order and restrained the provincial government from any process till the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the prime ministerâs flagship.
Hearing multiple petitions, Justice Shahid Karim referred to media reports about the clash of the revenue officials and the farmers and asked a provincial law officer as to why the land was being evacuated for the project after a stay. The law officer said it was a public hearing by the land collector under section 9 of the Land Acquisition Act 1894. The judge observed that the court was previously told that the notification issued under section 4 of the Act for the acquisition of the land had been withdrawn. He said it was unfortunate that the farmers were being subjected to maltreatment.
Top Story
March 5, 2021
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday took notice of land acquisition for Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project despite a stay order and restrained the provincial government from any process till the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the prime ministerâs flagship.
Hearing multiple petitions, Justice Shahid Karim referred to media reports about the clash of the revenue officials and the farmers and asked a provincial law officer as to why the land was being evacuated for the project after a stay.
The law officer said it was a public hearing by the land collector under section 9 of the Land Acquisition Act 1894.