CDA approaches IHC against bail acceptance of housing society owner

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2021-10-05T06:30:55+05:00 MUHAMMAD ASAD CHAUDHRY

ISLAMABAD    -  The city managers approached Islamabad High Court against the suspension of a sentence an[1]nounced by the Senior Special Magistrate of CDA to the owner of Ghouri Town over harming the en[1]vironment. The Senior Special Magistrate CDA Sardar Muhammad Asif, in last month awarded three years of imprisonment and imposed Rs1.5 billion fine upon the Chief Execu[1]tive Officer of Ghori Town named Chaudhry Usman. However, an additional sessions judge granted bail to Chaudhry Usman in the case and suspended the orders of senior special magis[1]trate CDA. The Director General Law Naeem Dar along with the CDA counsel Hasnain Hayder Taheem advocate on Monday appeared be[1]fore the Islamabad High Court and pleaded that the orders of the ad[1]ditional session judge are against the law as the accused could only file appeal against the decision of senior special magistrate accord[1]ing to law. Chief Justice Athar Minal[1]lah heard the arguments and re[1]strained sessions court from fur[1]ther proceedings in the case and called the accused in person on next date of hearing. Chaudhry Usman, the CEO of Ghori Town was accused of nar[1]rowing down the Korang Riv[1]er as well as cutting off hundreds of trees to curve residential and commercial plots in the housing society. The illegal housing society Ghori Town was initially developed by Chaudhry Abdul Rehman and Raja Ali Akbar but later

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