The Federal Constitutional Court’s (FCC) recent ruling on Karachi’s Nasla Tower has placed renewed responsibility on the Sindh government and the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) to regulate illegal constructions, with legal experts saying the decision clarifies the constitutional roles of the judiciary and executive authorities. Read More: FCC withdraws SC’s orders in Karachi illegal constructions […]
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Constitutional court overturns Nasla Tower demolition orders
The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has withdrawn the Supreme Court’s 2018 and 2019 directives relating to the demolition of Karachi’s Nasla Tower, ruling that action against illegal constructions falls within the jurisdiction of provincial authorities rather than the judiciary. In its detailed judgment, the court observed that the judiciary’s role is to decide disputes brought […]
CJP Gulzar Ahmed thoroughly rebukes commissioner Karachi over delayed demolition of Nasla tower
KARACHI: Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed reprimanded the Karachi commissioner after submission of the demolition report on the Nasla Tower in Karachi. The chief justice was heading the court proceedings on Nasla Tower’s demolition case at the Karachi registry of the Supreme Court Wednesday. “How many buildings have been demolished? How much work has […]
SC orders felling Nasla Tower, grills Sindh’s poor performance in anti-encroachment drives
KARACHI: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday heard a case related to the construction of Nasla Tower located on Karachi’s Sharah-e- Quaideen and ordered its demolition. During the proceedings, a senior member of the Board of Revenue told the court that a survey of government-owned land is underway, which will be completed within six […]