The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday issued an arrest warrant for Lyari Express Resettlement (LER) project director as he failed to appear before the court in the affectees compensation case.
The SHC bench, headed by Justice Nadeem Akhter, was hearing the plea filed by Gul Jan, a resident of Lyari, who vacated his house for the completion of the Lyari expressway but was not given a compensation amount and alternative place.
The director was instructed to appear before the court along with relevant documents and tell it about the efforts taken for the compensation of affectees in Monday’s hearing but he remained absent. Showing its displeasure, the court issued his bail-able arrest warrant of Rs 100,000 which was served through SSP.
Earlier, the petitioner had submitted that he vacated his house in Lyari on the assurance that he would be compensated for evacuating the land.
“I evacuated the land and gave it for the project but the said amount is not being paid by the authorities. The court had also ordered the authorities concerned to compensate the affectees who gave up their houses for the sake of project and provide them an alternative place but the court’s order has not been complied with so far,” the petitioner stated.
He requested the court to direct the authorities concerned to compensate him for his land.