Karachi: The Supreme Court (SC) recently directed the provincial chief secretary to take over the affairs of the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) and present all the building construction approvals under the authority’s control (apart from ground-plus-two-storey structures) in the next hearing, according to news sources.
A three-judge SC bench, headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, criticised the growth of illegal constructions in Karachi and observed that the SBCA had shirked its duties in this regard. The apex court called for the removal of all the incompetent and corrupt officials working for the authority, and stated that no exploitation of power would be allowed in the future. The SC made this decision after it was informed that SBCA officials had been allowing multi-storey buildings on small plots.
The directives were given during
the hearing of a case pertaining to an illegal building in Sindhi Muslim
Society near Sharea Faisal. The SC bench, in the previous hearing, had ordered
for the demolition of the structure; as it was revealed that it was built on land
intended for a drainage system.
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