{"id":12327,"date":"2023-03-01T16:39:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T11:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/?p=12327"},"modified":"2023-03-01T16:39:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T11:39:13","slug":"shc-orders-removal-of-tables-and-chairs-from-pavements-of-burns-road-food-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/shc-orders-removal-of-tables-and-chairs-from-pavements-of-burns-road-food-street\/","title":{"rendered":"SHC Orders Removal of Tables and Chairs from Pavements of Burns Road Food Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: In a recent ruling, the Sindh High Court (SHC) has ordered the removal of all tables and chairs from the pavements of Burns Road in Karachi within three days.<\/p>\n<p>The order comes as part of the court&#8217;s decision to reopen Burns Road Food Street for traffic in the evening, thereby annulling the two district administration notifications that had previously closed the road to vehicles and limited it to pedestrians after 7 pm.<\/p>\n<p>As per the details, the court has demanded that Burns Road and the surrounding streets be restored to their previous state, with all encroachments and obstructions removed.<\/p>\n<p>In this regard, the district administration has been given seven days to submit an implementation report to the court, and the South district deputy commissioner has been instructed not to provide any justification for the street closure.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/non-appearance-of-kmc-land-director-shc-issues-warrant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"u87333459ac995ac4102fefc1cd0dd34e\"><style> .u87333459ac995ac4102fefc1cd0dd34e { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#2C3E50; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #F1C40F!important; text-decoration:none; } .u87333459ac995ac4102fefc1cd0dd34e:active, .u87333459ac995ac4102fefc1cd0dd34e:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .u87333459ac995ac4102fefc1cd0dd34e { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .u87333459ac995ac4102fefc1cd0dd34e .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .u87333459ac995ac4102fefc1cd0dd34e .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .u87333459ac995ac4102fefc1cd0dd34e:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style><div style=\"padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;\"><span class=\"ctaText\">ALSO READ<\/span>&nbsp; <span class=\"postTitle\">Non-Appearance of KMC Land Director: SHC Issues Warrant<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The petitioners in the case were residents of Burns Road who had expressed their grievances against the closure of the popular food street to vehicles, which had inconvenienced both residents and the public at large.<\/p>\n<p>They argued that such closures restricted access to public thoroughfares and violated orders passed by the Supreme Court that public lands, roads, and thoroughfares cannot be used for any other purpose except for public purposes.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the SHC bench concurred with the petitioners&#8217; arguments, stating in the order that the assistant advocate general and the South district deputy commissioner could not justify the declaration of Burns Road as a food street or its closure.<\/p>\n<p>The court observed that notifications in this regard only related to traffic plans suggesting alternate routes and that there was no notification or order or decision by any competent authority declaring the above main roads of Burns Road as &#8216;Food Street&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that the court&#8217;s ruling will not only restore public access to Burns Road but will also prevent encroachment upon public lands and restrict their use for commercial purposes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: In a recent ruling, the Sindh High Court (SHC) has ordered the removal of all tables and chairs from the pavements of Burns Road in Karachi within three days. 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