A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Monday staying widening of the ring road project from Bahria Town directed not to demolition the houses came in line of the project. The bench passed these directions in some identical petitions Bahria Town and some residents of the town and sought reply from Punjab government by July 24. Justice Amin Ud Din Khan had dismissed petitions of Bahria Town and its residents challenging construction of Ring road project in their area.
On Monday, law officers Shan Gull and Samia Khalid raised their concerns and requested the bench to dismiss the appeal as the single bench's verdict was not issued yet. Commissioner Lahore Abdullah Sumbal while answering a query about possible destruction of houses said that house of anybody would not be demolished forcibly.
The appellants said that in 2008, the government had issued notices under Section 4 of land acquisition Act for southern loop of Ring Road Authority. They said the government removed Section 5-A and Section 5 under which they had the right to file objection against acquisition of land.
In 2015, the government acquired their land under Section 15 (4) of the said Act and did not give them right to objection, the petitioners said. The petitioners' counsel argued that the law under which the government was acquiring land was challenged before the high court and a full bench of the LHC was hearing the matter.
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