This is with reference to Syed A. Mateen's letter in your esteemed issue of 8 December. What is stated is that in relation to the irregular allotments of residential plots in various KDA schemes during 2-8-1990 to 6-11-1996, a list of 685 plots was drawn by the city government and displayed on its website.
It is now understood that the city government may come-up with another such list of plots irregularly allotted prior to 02-08-1990. Where is the exercise going to end? Is going back upto 15 years not enough?
In relation to most of the plots' allotted prior to 2-8-1990 the lease deeds must have been executed. Many plots may have been mortgaged with KDA's approval given for the purpose.
Execution of a lease deed and the issue of no objection for mortgage establishes that the contract with KDA is firm and that no question regarding price etc remains to be resolved.
The city's government touching the aforesaid plots' pricing issue will lead to a series of legal battles also because a good number of the plots must have changed many hands. The legal tangles may go on for 20-30 years. Chances of the city government winning these battles on law points are remote.
The only beneficiaries of the city government's purported action in relation to the plots allotted before 02-08-1990 would be the legal counsels on the roll of the city government and on the other side.
An eminent tax lawyer himself, the City Nazim must visualise the city government's legal position. He should try to do away with the possible long legal battles each of which will end-up with a decision at the level of the Supreme Court.
Needless to suggest that the battles will be arduous calling for the city government's approaching the Law Ministry at Islamabad for the issue of notifications at various stages, in so many cases.