The Lahore High Court here Monday admitted for regular hearing a petition against possible sale of 114 Kanal land, attached to a Gurdwara, and directed Chairman Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) to appear before the court on Tuesday (today). The petitioner Gulab Singh member management committee Bibi Nanki Gurdwara Trust. The petitioner contended that a huge portion of land situated in Mota Singh village, Lahore Cantt, attached to Gurdwara.
He said being the trust property it should be preserved but ETPB disposed of most part of the land to DHA. He pointed out the respondent-board is now bent upon to sell the remaining 114 Kanal land to DHA too. He approached chairman ETPB with a request not to sell the said property and transfer the same to Gurdwara for its expansion but he paid no heed.
He said Sikh community world-wide is disturbed over the unauthorised sale of land attached to Gurdwara. He said respondent-board is custodian of trust property and could not dispose it except under exceptional circumstance. He said the possible sale would be a sheer violation of Evacuee Trust Property (Management) Act 1975. He, therefore, prayed to the court to restrain ETPB from disposing of the said land.