RAWALPINDI, Jul 16 (APP):The Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi Bench on Thursday disposed of the intra-court appeals filed by the Punjab government, Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA), and Punjab Ring Road Authority regarding the Rawalpindi Ring Road service area case. A division bench comprising Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan and Justice Sardar Akbar Ali passed the order after the petitioner withdrew the original writ petition. The petitioner, Mazhar Rahim, had earlier approached …
LHC disposes of government appeals in Ring Road service area case as petitioner withdraws plea
RAWALPINDI, Jul 16 (APP):The Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi Bench on Thursday disposed of the intra-court appeals filed by the Punjab government, Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA), and Punjab Ring Road Authority regarding the Rawalpindi Ring Road service area case.
A division bench comprising Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan and Justice Sardar Akbar Ali passed the order after the petitioner withdrew the original writ petition.
The petitioner, Mazhar Rahim, had earlier approached the court over apprehensions regarding the potential cancellation of the No-Objection Certificate (NOC) for the Ring Road service area.
On June 30, a single bench of the high court comprising Justice Jawad Hassan had validated the petitioner’s NOC, service area, filling station, and other facility permits, restraining official departments from taking adverse action.
During Thursday’s proceedings, the counsel for the petitioner informed the court that his client wished to withdraw the writ petition, while reserving the right to approach the relevant forums in the future if necessary.
The division bench accepted the withdrawal request and subsequently disposed of all the intra-court appeals.
During the hearing, the RDA maintained that the controversial NOC’s issuance was not part of the authority’s official record.
Meanwhile, the Punjab government informed the court that the Rawalpindi Ring Road project had been officially handed over to the Punjab Ring Road Authority.
The provincial government representative highlighted that the authority had already assumed management of the project following the issuance of the official notification.
