Summary The hearing will be held on February 4.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – A contempt of court plea submitted in Lahore High Court (LHC) for continuing construction work for Orange Line Train despite court’s order.
The plea filed by Azhar Siddiq Advocate on the behalf of civil society stated that the court had barred the authorities from construction work in 200ft radius of historical sites but the Punjab government is not following the restraining order of court.
He demanded the judicial authorities to take action against the project as early as possible.
Earlier, LHC ordered stopping work on Orange Line Metro Train project within the radius of 200 feet around the historical sites. A two-member bench of LHC, headed by Justice Abid Aziz Sheikh, started hearing of civil society’s petition against Orange Line project.
Punjab government’s lawyers Khawaja Haris Advocate maintained that according to the feasibility report prepared in 2014, no cultural or historical building will be damaged. He said that the Archaeology department and NESPAK have no reservations regarding the project.
The court ordered stopping the work on Orange Line project within the radius of 200 feet of the historical sites. The historical sites include Shalimar Gardens, Gulabi Garden Gateway, Budu Ka Aawa, Chauburji, Zeb-un-Nisa’s tomb, Lakshmi Building, GPO, Aiwan-e-Auqaaf, Supreme Court Registry Building, Saint Andrew Church, Mauj-e-Darya Shrine and mosque.
