ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will Monday (today) resume hearing in a matter against the real estate businesses being carried out by the ministries and the state institutions.
A single bench of IHC comprising IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah would conduct hearing of the case wherein he had previously remarked that the state owned institutions cannot do real estate businesses as it is clearly matter of conflict of interests.
During the last hearing, Justice Athar questioned that whether the government-controlled institutions could directly or indirectly do business or not. He added that is it not the conflict of the interests.
Deputy Attorney General Syed Tayyab Shah informed the court that complying with its order, he would send a summary regarding this matter to the cabinet this week.
The IHC Chief Justice remarked that why government is not taking action and waiting for court orders to do anything. He said that the court would decide the case according to law. He added that while deciding on the criminal appeals, it emerged that the state itself gave protection to the criminals.
He observed that apparently it can be stated that indulging of the ministries and institutions working under them in a business is unlawful. He also said that the FIA should be looking into irregularities of the business and illegal societies but it is itself busy in it. The bench told the deputy AG that the matter involves basic human rights.
