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The commission being constituted under an ordinance to legalise illegal housing schemes, including those falling in green areas, can be challenged in courts, says a lawyer. File LAHORE: The commission being constituted under an ordinance to legalise illegal housing schemes, including those falling in green areas, can be challenged in courts, says a lawyer. Lawyer Zafar Iqbal Kalanauri calls the ordinance unlawful, unconstitutional, and unethical that was prepared and issued a certain class of society. “Though, it is written in the ordinance that no court shall take cognizance of any matter covered under its provisions, the ordinance, the composition of the commission and the decision taken by it to regularize illegal housing schemes can be challenged in the high court under article 199 of the constitution,” he explained. “However, its decision cannot be heard by the lower courts (civil and session courts) under this ordinance,” he clarified. ....
The Lahore division alone has over 600 illegal housing schemes. White Star/File LAHORE: Despite tall claims of the government to protect green areas, grave concerns expressed by the civil society over consumption of the agriculture land for commercial purposes and court orders against it, hundreds of illegal housing schemes/projects already developed or being established currently on green areas, including about 230 such schemes in Lahore and its adjoining districts, are likely to be legalised/approved under a recent ordinance promulgated in the province. The move, it is alleged, is set to benefit the powerful land mafia, which succeeded in purchasing huge chunks of land in the green areas around Lahore and other divisions. The land mafia has developed or is in the process of developing housing schemes in violation of the land use rules and the cities’ master plans. After the promulgation of the ordinance, titled “The Punjab Commission for Regularization of Irregular ....