ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has given directions to the Capital Development Authority (CDA) in order to establish a complaint cell as the residential houses are being used for commercial purposes. The complaint cell will not only provide information to the people but will also redress public complaints.
The two-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Jawwad S Khawaja, has also asked CDA to frame the rules for working of this authority. The bench also observed that it is the duty of CDA to protect the rights of the citizens.
During the hearing, Hafiz SA Rehman, counsel for CDA, informed the bench that 28 operations were conducted to remove the encroachments from the federal capital’s roads as well as against the usage of residential areas for commercial purposes, adding that allotment of 18 houses have been cancelled, wherein commercial activities were going on.
He also stated that 1,695 houses are still being used for commercial purposes and 15 days notices have been served on owners of these houses to end the commercial activities, adding that 62 illegal barricades have been removed from the capital’s roads.
