KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday directed the provincial Board of Revenue (BoR) to submit record into the alleged illegal occupation of a University of Karachi (KU) land meant for research purpose.
A SHC bench headed by Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi heard a petition filed by former KU vice chancellor Zafar Saeed against occupation of university land.
The court directed the member BoR to submit a report into the matter today. The court remarked that it was unfortunate that no action was taken against land grabbers and only innocent people had to face the cases against them.
The bench remarked that former Karachi University Vice Chancellor Zafar Saeed had purchased this land for research purpose and had filed a petition against its illegal occupation. Justice remarked years have passed since then and even he got retired from the service.
Justice Rizvi said that they want to end the illegal occupation of the land and fulfill the retired professor’s wish to use it for the research purpose.
A counsel of the BoR in his arguments said that the apex court has given a stay order on the matter and they could not allow any alternative land in this regard. The court directed him to submit the revenue authority’s report and apex court orders.