ISLAMABAD, Sep 25 (APP): The Supreme Court would hear the Punjab Government’s petiton against Lahore High Court (LHC) order seeking to allow resumption of construction on the Orange Line Metro project on Monday (September 26).
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The three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and comprising Justice Amir Hani Muslim and Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan will hear four appeals of different departments against the Lahore High Court verdict.
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The LHC had barred the provincial authorities from carrying out development work within a distance of 200 feet around 10 heritage sites in Lahore.
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The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) claims that any delay in the completion of the civil works of the Orange Line will not only increase the costs but also delay the entire project.
The application states about Rs26.864 billion of public money already spent on the project would also go waste.
The provincial government has contracts worth Rs45.5 billion with four companies for the civil works of the Orange Line Metro Train.