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Justice Shahid Karim allowed the petitions through a short order announced in the open court. The reasons will be given in a detailed verdict to be issued later. Wikimedia Commons/File
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday struck down Civil Procedure Code (CPC) (Amendment) Ordinance 2021, which the government claimed to have introduced to ensure speedy disposal of cases, on petitions of the Punjab Bar Council (PbBC) and others.
Justice Shahid Karim allowed the petitions through a short order announced in the open court. The reasons will be given in a detailed verdict to be issued later.
In his arguments, Advocate Ahmad Qayum, also a member of the PbBC, contended that the impugned ordinance was ultra vires to articles 202 and 203 of the Constitution and in violation of basic structure of the Constitution. He said the ordinance was in contradiction to independence of judiciary and the fundamental rights of the litigants and citizens of the province of Punjab.
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.
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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.