Lahore High Court here Tuesday turning down a Punjab government's request to vacate stay against construction of Government Muslim Degree College for Women Narowal on a private property adjourned the proceedings to January 23 next.
The court took strong notice of misuse of section 17(4) of Land Acquisition Act by the government in the instant case and observed that the section could only be invoked only in critical situations. The court therefore directed the government to file a detailed reply to appraise the court as to how proceedings of section 17(4) was completed without informing the land owners.
Mehboob Ali and eight others filed a petition against the alleged illegal construction a post graduate block of Government Muslim Degree College for Women on a land measuring 76 kanal and 19 marlas. They alleged that revenue and education departments through a secret notification acquired their precious land.