ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday declared the plot allotment scheme for judges, bureaucrats, and government employees in special sectors of the federal capital as illegal and unconstitutional.
A bench comprising IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani pronounced the reserved verdict in the case pertaining to the allotment of plots to judges, bureaucrats, and civil servants in special sectors of Islamabad.
The court said in its verdict that the schemes in Sectors F-12, G-12, F-14, and F-15 are unconstitutional, illegal, and against the public interest. The ruling said judges, bureaucrats, and public office holders cannot pursue a policy of self-interest against the public interest, adding that the job of the jurists and bureaucrats is to serve people.
IHC that Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA) cannot design a scheme against the constitution.
The bench issued directions to the housing ministry secretary to put its verdict before the federal cabinet within two weeks. The court expressed hope that the cabinet and prime minister would devise a policy for four sectors keeping in view the public interest.
Read more: Rana Shamim affidavit: IHC indicts ex-judge in contempt case
ISLAMABAD: An interesting conversation took place between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Maulana Fazlur Rehman…
KARACHI: A big good news has come out for government employees of Sindh. It has…
ISLAMABAD: The prices of chicken and eggs have skyrocketed. The government price of chicken meat…
TEHRAN: After the restoration of maritime transportation in the Strait of Hormuz, crude oil prices…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s open currency market is witnessing an unusuawith demand for the Iranian rial rising…
LAHORE: An important forecast of the Meteorological Department regarding the weather in Lahore has come…