22:38
Unknown
Karachi
The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday ordered the Memon Goth SHO and Gadap police to ensure that gravel and sand were not removed illegally from any place of the Malir riverbed.
The direction came on a petition of Mohammad Siddique, who sought an injunction against the illegal lifting of reti and bajri from the Malir riverbed.
The petitioner, Darsano Chano, who is a resident of Dur Mohammad Goth, submitted that due to the illegal digging of earth and lifting of sand and gravel from the riverbank by unscrupulous elements, their agriculture land and crops had been affected and the water supply to the corps disconnected.
He alleged that reti and bajri were being lifted under the patronage of police on a daily basis, which was entirely illegal and proving disastrous for the villagers.
However, Malir and Memon Goth police denied the allegation and submitted that no sand or gravel was being removed. They undertook before the court that in future no such removal would be allowed at all.
The court observed that it was matter of common knowledge that the practice as alleged by the petitioner was being carried out on a large scale under the patronage of local police.
A division bench, headed by Justice Maqbool Baqar, directed the Malir and Memon Goth police to ensure that under no circumstances was reti/bajri allowed to be removed from any place in their jurisdiction or else they would be dealt with sternly and the court may also order criminal prosecution of the SHOs and all those who may be found involved in the matter.
The court also directed the city commissioner to ensure effective and complete compliance with its orders. The court directed media to keep a watchful eye on the riverbeds and all other areas where such illegal removal/digging was taking place and to publicise the same so that such illegality may be brought to the notice of the court for taking cognizance and for an appropriate order.
Plea for Majlis-e-Aza
The SHC on Wednesday disposed of a petition seeking permission for taking out a procession from the Nishtar Park to the Hussainia Iranian Kharadar on the eve of the 10th Muharram after the police assurance that the matter would be decided within two days.
The court was hearing the petition of the Pak Muharram Association against the non-issuance of a no-objection certificate for the reservation of the Nishtar Park for a congregation and a Muharram procession.
The petitioner’s counsel submitted that the PMA general secretary applied for an NOC for holding a traditional Majlis-e-Aza at the park from 29 Zul Haj to 10 Muharram, but the NOC was not being issued by the city commissioner.
The counsel alleged that Commissioner Syed Hashim Raza Zaidi linked the issuance of the NOC with the re-induction of a member, Mumtaz Mazhar (Shabbar), into the PMA and threatened to dissolve the association if his condition was not fulfilled.
The court was informed by the provincial law officer that necessary orders would be passed within two days for permission for taking out a procession.
The additional IG stated that permission would be granted within two days after examining the modalities and getting clearance from all relevant law enforcement agencies.
Police had earlier informed the court that the NOC for holding a congregation at the Nishtar Park had been issued by the SP Jamshed Town.
The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday ordered the Memon Goth SHO and Gadap police to ensure that gravel and sand were not removed illegally from any place of the Malir riverbed.
The direction came on a petition of Mohammad Siddique, who sought an injunction against the illegal lifting of reti and bajri from the Malir riverbed.
The petitioner, Darsano Chano, who is a resident of Dur Mohammad Goth, submitted that due to the illegal digging of earth and lifting of sand and gravel from the riverbank by unscrupulous elements, their agriculture land and crops had been affected and the water supply to the corps disconnected.
He alleged that reti and bajri were being lifted under the patronage of police on a daily basis, which was entirely illegal and proving disastrous for the villagers.
However, Malir and Memon Goth police denied the allegation and submitted that no sand or gravel was being removed. They undertook before the court that in future no such removal would be allowed at all.
The court observed that it was matter of common knowledge that the practice as alleged by the petitioner was being carried out on a large scale under the patronage of local police.
A division bench, headed by Justice Maqbool Baqar, directed the Malir and Memon Goth police to ensure that under no circumstances was reti/bajri allowed to be removed from any place in their jurisdiction or else they would be dealt with sternly and the court may also order criminal prosecution of the SHOs and all those who may be found involved in the matter.
The court also directed the city commissioner to ensure effective and complete compliance with its orders. The court directed media to keep a watchful eye on the riverbeds and all other areas where such illegal removal/digging was taking place and to publicise the same so that such illegality may be brought to the notice of the court for taking cognizance and for an appropriate order.
Plea for Majlis-e-Aza
The SHC on Wednesday disposed of a petition seeking permission for taking out a procession from the Nishtar Park to the Hussainia Iranian Kharadar on the eve of the 10th Muharram after the police assurance that the matter would be decided within two days.
The court was hearing the petition of the Pak Muharram Association against the non-issuance of a no-objection certificate for the reservation of the Nishtar Park for a congregation and a Muharram procession.
The petitioner’s counsel submitted that the PMA general secretary applied for an NOC for holding a traditional Majlis-e-Aza at the park from 29 Zul Haj to 10 Muharram, but the NOC was not being issued by the city commissioner.
The counsel alleged that Commissioner Syed Hashim Raza Zaidi linked the issuance of the NOC with the re-induction of a member, Mumtaz Mazhar (Shabbar), into the PMA and threatened to dissolve the association if his condition was not fulfilled.
The court was informed by the provincial law officer that necessary orders would be passed within two days for permission for taking out a procession.
The additional IG stated that permission would be granted within two days after examining the modalities and getting clearance from all relevant law enforcement agencies.
Police had earlier informed the court that the NOC for holding a congregation at the Nishtar Park had been issued by the SP Jamshed Town.
Posted in: Karachi News
0 comments:
Post a Comment