• Senior lawyers agree with Federal Constitutional Court that SC had overstepped its domain by ordering a citywide demolition drive• Say verdict binds provincial govt to regulate and preserve public amenities for future generations
A DAY after the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) verdict recalling some Supreme Court orders that led to the demolition of the 15-storey Nasla Tower, senior lawyers and constitutional experts endorsed the FCC’s stance that the apex court had overstepped its domain, but caution that the fresh decision now puts the onus on the Sindh government and Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) to prevent illegal construction on amenity plots.
Dawn spoke to four senior lawyers who were of the view that the Supreme Court had exceeded and overstepped its domain while issuing sweeping demolition orders, since there was limited scope, especially in its appellate jurisdiction.
They also maintained that now, the issues of commercial activities and status of the subject plots, as well as illegal or unauthorised construction in the city, are to be determined by the provincial government in general and the SBCA in particular, strictly in accordance with the relevant laws, rules and regulations.
