The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday adjourned till August 8 the appeal filed by Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and real estate concerned seeking resumption of the construction work on a flyover and two under passes in Clifton area.
A SHC division bench headed by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar put off the matter because of the suspension of court work following the strike call given by SHC Bar Association to protest the Israeli aggression in Gaza.
The KMC had approached the court challenging the SHCs single bench order barring BahriaTown from carrying out construction on a flyover and two underpasses in Clifton. BahriaTown had also filed an application requesting the court to allow it to resume construction work at its own risk.
Earlier, a single bench of the SHC had ruled that all construction in relation to the project be immediately stopped and had asked the KMC to obtain a mandatory Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report from the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) on the project.
Counsel for Bahria Town filed an application stating that following the SHC’s order, a court official was appointed to inspect the construction sites in Clifton area.
The official’s report has confirmed that the construction was at a fairly advanced stage when it was stopped following the high court’s order. The report stated that if the construction is not started before the arrival of heavy rains expected in the next few days, the life and property of citizens living in the vicinity might be harmed.
