Saturday, 18 April 2015

LAHORE HIGH COURT DECLARE 'SIGNAL-FREE CORRIDOR' PROJECT ILLEGAL



The Lahore High court (LHC) on Friday 17.04.2015 barred city Development Authority (LDA) to begin the Signal-Free corridor Project on Jail Road till holding of Local body (LB) polls.

A full bench headed by Justice Syed Manzoor Ali Shah held hearing of the case.

There were number of petitions filed by different person against LDA Signal Free Corridor Project. The petitioner, Azhar Siddique in one petition said that underneath the Article 140-A of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973, the LDA is not having power to begin any project while not authorization of the district administration.

Whereas the government’s counsel, Barrister Khawaja Harris said that the LDA is performing its duties inside the legal boundaries. The project aims at providing higher transportation facilities to the folks, he added.

However, the court annulled the choice of beginning a project and ordered the authorities involved to wait till holding of local body elections. The LHC also ordered that to initiate legal proceedings against LDA officers for beginning a project while not getting No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Environmental Protection Department under Punjab Environmental Protection Act, 1997.

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