The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has suspended the allotment of plots to judges and government employees in the capital, Dawn reported.
As per the report, a special division bench, comprising IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani, on Monday heard a petition filed by some property owners against the acquisition of their land.
The officials of the Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA) also appeared in the court during the hearing.
According to the report, the chief justice said that people from whom the land had been acquired would not be affected by the stay order as they had already been allotted alternate plots.
Justice Minallah observed that the court had asked the federal government to explain its policy on the matter. “What is the fault of labourers? Why are they not given plots?” questioned the chief justice.
He further asked about the number of members who had not been allotted plots in Islamabad’s sectors F-14 and F-15. “There must be a waiting list. What was the policy? You have also allotted plots to judges who were sacked because of corruption. Is it the policy to encourage corruption?” he asked from the FGEHA officials.
Justice Minallah remarked that the government’s policy should be to allot plots only to those who did not have homes of their own and prevent them from selling them afterwards.
The court issued notice to the attorney general, directing him to appear in the next hearing on October 14.
