LAHORE – The Supreme Court (SC) on Saturday disposed of LDA City HousingScheme case after it was assured that affectees would be given land.
The bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar heard an application byDG LDA seeking permission for procurement and transfer of land for LDA cityby the development partners.
At the outset of proceedings, Provincial Minister for Housing, MianMehmoodur Rasheed, who was a member of the committee formed to ensure theprovision of land or payment of compensation to the affectees of thehousing scheme, appeared before the bench.
He submitted that the government was looking into the matter and devised apractical solution to the problem.
He submitted that as many as 9000 persons had files of LDA city plots. Sofar, 58,000-kanal land had been acquired but it was in scattered form andthe project could not be completed till acquiring the remaining land, headded.
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However, the minister said Phase-I of the housing scheme could be developedon 13,500-kanal land as 9,000-kanal land had been acquired already whereasremaining 4,500-kanal land could be acquired through development partnersto adjust the affectees.
He submitted that the process would be completed in a few months.
