LHC orders unsealing of Sheikh Rashid's Lal Haveli
Pakistan
Justice Mirza Waqas Rauf of the LHC Rawalpindi bench conducted hearing of the case
RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) – The Lahore High Court's Rawalpindi bench on Monday ordered unsealing of Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid’s Lal Haveli.
Justice Mirza Waqas Rauf of the LHC Rawalpindi bench conducted hearing of the case related to sealing of Lal Haveli. Former interior minister Rashid was present in court along with his lawyers Abdul Razzaq and Sardar Shehbaz.
The court ordered the authorities to immediately unseal Lal Haveli. The court also declared the decision to revoke ownership deed of Lal Haveli null and void.
The court, while remanding the decision of Evacuee Trust Property Board chairman, issued directions to the Board to hear the Lal Haveli case afresh.
The court said Rashid and his brother Sheikh Siddique’s pleas should be heard again and the complainants should be given a fair chance to present their stance in the best interest of justice.
The court remarked that in India a law to the effect had been passed and the issue related to trust properties had been settled once and for all. However, in Pakistan, departments were not complying with laws and became active on their own will, he lamented.
The AML head had filed a petition in the LHC Rawalpindi bench, requesting the court to declare the decision of sealing Lal Haveli null and void.
