ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Monday granted additional time to complete the survey of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s residence and encroachments in Bani Gala area.
The request to grant additional time to complete the survey in the Bani Gala encroachment case was made by the Survey of Pakistan.
The chief justice heard the encroachment case where Deputy Surveyor General Noor Illahi apprised the court that 4.5 kilometres of the covering drain had been surveyed, however, 17.5 kilometres of the area was still pending.
He further requested the apex court to grant an additional ’45 days to complete the survey’.
“The survey of covering drain and federal capital is extremely important but the court will not grant any more time than it already has to complete the task,” the chief justice noted.
The additional attorney general then apprised the court that survey of the Gun Club was also yet to be completed. “It would be advisable if the surveyor general is summoned,” they said.
Justice Nisar further said that any delay in the implementation of the court’s order will not be tolerated and directed the surveyor general to appear before the court on Tuesday.
Noting that any delay in the implementation of the court’s order will not be tolerated, Justice Nisar summoned the surveyor general to appear before the court tomorrow.
On February 28, Additional Attorney General (AAG) Nayyar Rizvi while submitting a report in the SC had said that he could not verify the no-objection certificate (NOC) submitted by the PTI chairman for the construction of his residence in the federal capital.
In 2017, the apex court was informed of over a hundred illegal structures, including the PTI chief’s residence in Bani Gala by the CDA. On the February 22 hearing, Imran’s counsel in lieu of the court’s directions had submitted Bani Gala estate’s building plans.