ISLAMABAD, Mar 27 (TNS): Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on Tuesday asked the authorities to submit recommendations by next Tuesday on the pollution issue in Rawal Lake.
Hearing the suo moto case related to illegal structures and environmental degradation in Bani Gala, the Supreme Court also issued notices to owners of 11 properties and remarked that they will not let public interest cases be delayed.
During the hearing, additional attorney general told the three-member bench that he could not get in touch with State Minister for Capital Administration and Development Division Tariq Fazal Chaudhry to get his input on the issue. At this, the chief justice remarked that they want the case to be resolved today.
The chief justice said one issue pertains to the encroachments in the botanical garden, the other was about illegal structures and whether they should be razed or regularized and the important issue was pertaining to the cleanliness of Rawal Lake.
When the Capital Development Authority chairman informed the court that it will take time to conduct a survey of the illegal structures, the chief justice observed that they do not have time and directed him to speed up the process. “The solution for everything is there and one must have the commitment to get it done,” he remarked.
The hearing was adjourned till April 3.
