The imposition of an entry fee for the New Blue Area in the federal capital was challenged before the Islamabad High Court on Wednesday, with a petition seeking to declare the fee charge illegal and null and void.
Entry fee for New Blue Area challenged in IHC
ISLAMABAD, Jun 03 (APP): The imposition of an entry fee for the New Blue Area in the federal capital was challenged before the Islamabad High Court on Wednesday, with a petition seeking to declare the fee charge illegal and null and void.
Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir is scheduled to hear the petition tomorrow on Thursday.
Advocate Muhammad Tayyib filed the petition through lawyers Zohaib Gondal, Hazrat Younis, and Muhammad Saeed Dar. The petition has named the Secretary Interior, Chief Commissioner, and Administrator MCI as respondents.
The petition contends that commercial markets, corporate headquarters, and restaurants are located in the New Blue Area. The MCI is charging a fee of Rs. 100 for the use of the service road in the New Blue Area.
The petitioner argued that this is not a parking fee but a charge being levied on anyone who uses the service road. The MCI is not providing any facility or service in exchange for this charge.
The petition further stated that charging an entry fee for the New Blue Area is a violation of superior court decisions. The court has been requested to declare the MCI’s fee charge illegal and null and void.
