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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