LHC suspends caretaker government's notifications of cancellation of district status of Murree, Talagang.

Rawalpind -- lahore High Court (lHC) Rawalpindi Bench on Thursday suspended the notifications issued by caretaker Punjab government for cancellation of district status of Murree and Talagang. lHC Rawalpindi Bench Justice Tanvir Sultan laid down the verdict while directing the caretaker government of Punjab and Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to review its decision.

The court also gave a week to caretaker Punjab government for submitting their reply regarding the petitions filed by locals against freezing development funds of Murree. When the court took up the petition filed against decision of Punjab government of cancellation of Talagang's district status, the lawyer of Punjab Board of Revenue argued that the government can't issue orders for new districts as per land revenue laws. The court also asked the lawyer of petitioner of Murree's district status either the administration is working as district government on which the lawyer told court that the government had not resorted the district status of Murree.

Justice Sultan Tanvir observed that why the government had not acted upon a verdict of suspension of a notification. 'There is no need for justification after issuance of any court order,' the justice said. The judge asked the public council if he has the knowledge about court verdict in which the notification was suspended and suspension means suspension. He said the government should understand this fact also.

Justice of lHC asked the petitioners either sessions courts have been established in Murree and Talagang with appointment of District and Session Judges to which they replied the government had stopped working on all the matters. Earlier, PTi former MPs Sadaqat Ali Khan and Maj (R) latasab Satti had challenged the decision of caretaker Punjab government in lahore High Court (lHC) Rawalpindi Bench. Senior Member Board of Revenue Punjab, Chief Minister Punjab and Principal Secretary Provincial Secretary Election Commission have been made as respondents. In the petition, the petitioners stated that during the Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) regime, the former Punjab government had given Murree district status, for this purpose a formal notification was issued last year.

As it consists of beautiful mountain ranges, Murree and Kotli Sattian are prominent in tourism, especially during the rainy season, there is a huge rush of tourists here, they said. They said that the caretaker government will run day to day affairs of the province...

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