ISLAMABAD – A division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notices to the Chairman of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and the Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) in a case seeking issuance of a No Demand Certificate (NDC) for a plot.
The two-judge bench, comprising Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb and Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir, heard an intra-court appeal filed by journalist Ilyas Bhatti.
The court’s order noted that it appears a civil suit has been filed by affectees from whom the land of the plot in question was acquired by the CDA for compensation.
An injunctive order has been issued in this civil suit. The appellant’s writ petition was dismissed on the grounds that a civil suit concerning the same plot is already under adjudication.
Considering the petitioner’s status as a senior citizen, the court emphasized the urgency of deciding the pending civil suit promptly. The petitioner asserted that at the time of purchasing the plot, he was unaware of any ongoing litigation concerning it.
The petitioner also named CDA’s Additional Director Estate Affectees sector G-7 as a respondent in the case. The next hearing of the case has been adjourned until October 22.
