Pakistan, Feb. 24 -- The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday set aside all decisions issued by Dispute Resolution Committees (DRCs) in cases related to alleged illegal occupations under the Punjab Property Ownership Law, while transferring more than 1,500 pending petitions to the relevant tribunals for fresh proceedings.
The order was issued by a three-member full bench headed by LHC Chief Justice Aalia Neelam, with Justice Jawad Zafar and Justice Abher Gul Khan as members.
During the hearing, Advocate General Punjab Amjad Pervez informed the court that substantial amendments had been introduced to the Punjab Property Ownership Law through a newly promulgated amendment ordinance while the petitions were pending.
He explained that under the...