{"id":12477,"date":"2023-03-03T11:47:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T06:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/?p=12477"},"modified":"2023-03-03T11:47:18","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T06:47:18","slug":"shc-halts-construction-of-20-storey-building-near-frere-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/shc-halts-construction-of-20-storey-building-near-frere-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"SHC Halts Construction of 20-storey Building near Frere Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has put a stop to the construction of a 20-storey apartment building next to the Frere Hall heritage site while hearing a petition against building high-rises in the area.<\/p>\n<p>The petitioner&#8217;s counsel, Faisal Siddiqui Advocate, argued that multi-story buildings cannot be constructed within a radius of 200 feet of the iconic Frere Hall, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage list.<\/p>\n<p>However, a 20-storey building was being constructed on Plot No. 6\/1 CL-6, next to the heritage site, without the necessary approval from the Heritage Committee and the Sindh Department of Environment.<\/p>\n<p>The Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) had issued an illegal NOC for construction on the 3,165-square-yard plot, according to the petition.<\/p>\n<p>The bench, led by Justice Aqeel Ahmad Abbasi, ordered the construction to be stopped and called for the approval records to be presented at the next hearing.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/environmental-tribunal-sends-notice-to-high-riser-along-karachi-seaview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"u75fdbe1637b48bcaf564dbaf200d2f9c\"><style> .u75fdbe1637b48bcaf564dbaf200d2f9c { 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; } .u75fdbe1637b48bcaf564dbaf200d2f9c:active, .u75fdbe1637b48bcaf564dbaf200d2f9c:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .u75fdbe1637b48bcaf564dbaf200d2f9c { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .u75fdbe1637b48bcaf564dbaf200d2f9c .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .u75fdbe1637b48bcaf564dbaf200d2f9c .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .u75fdbe1637b48bcaf564dbaf200d2f9c: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\">Environmental Tribunal Sends Notice to High Riser Along Karachi Seaview<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>In a separate case, another SHC bench ordered the removal of all encroachments on the property of a school in Orangi Town.<\/p>\n<p>The bench, headed by Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi, issued the orders while hearing a petition against the alleged illegal possession of 100,000 square yards of the school land.<\/p>\n<p>The petitioner&#8217;s counsel, Usman Farooq Advocate, claimed that the government land was being occupied by the land grabbers mafia, and the Indus Hospital had proposed to set up a hospital and a college on the piece of land in question.<\/p>\n<p>The bench ordered the deputy commissioner for District West to remove all encroachments and the director of Katchi Abadis in Sindh to personally appear in court with the necessary paperwork.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has put a stop to the construction of a 20-storey apartment building next to the Frere Hall heritage site while hearing a petition against building high-rises in the area. The petitioner&#8217;s counsel, Faisal Siddiqui Advocate, argued that multi-story buildings cannot be constructed within a radius of 200 feet of the iconic Frere Hall, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage list. 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