KARCHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday issued notices to the director-general (DG) of the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA), Karachi Development Authority (KDA) and others in a case pertaining to the occupation in welfare plots in Korangi.
A two-member bench of the SHC heard a petition against the possession of welfare plots including parks and playgrounds in Korangi. The court issued notices to SBCA DG, officials of KDA and directed them for submitting their replies at next hearing of the case.
The lawyer Muhammad Yaseen Advocate told the court that land mafia is occupying public properties in Korangi Town. The residents of Korangi are now deprived of playgrounds and parks due to the activities of the land mafia in area, the lawyer told the court.
The petitioner stated that SBCA and other departments are also involved in the land snatching activities. He pleaded with the court to order the restoration of the welfare plots in its original form.