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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday issued notices to parties concerned on two petitions related to a dispute about allotment of an official residence to former president Dr Arif Alvi as post-presidency entitlement.
A two-judge constitutional bench of the SHC headed by Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon directed the counsel for both sides as well as respondents to appear on August 31 and assist it on the subject matter.
The bench in its order noted that two connected petitions, filed last year, were arising out of a dispute regarding a government accommodation about Bungalow/House No 5-A located in Bath Island.
It also noted that Dr Alvi has filed a petition and claimed entitlement to the subject house under the President’s Pension Act, 1947, contending that after completion of tenure in the presidency, he was allotted the house in question as his official residence for lifetime.
