The Sindh High Court on Wednesday heard a petition about illegal construction in Lyari.
A bench of the high court while hearing the case, questioned how a seven-storey building could be constructed without Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) officials being involved in two-timing the system.
“The SBCA failed to submit its reply [about such buildings] in the last three-and-half years,” Justice Zafar Ahmed Rajput remarked.
“A seven-storey building built in the area where buildings above ground plus two are not allowed,” Justice Rajput remarked. “According to the petitioner, the builder even did not have permission to build ground plus two structure,” the court observed.
The court ordered to seal the illegal structure and action to be taken against the builder within the bounds of criminal law within a week. The bench also ordered action against officials of the building control authority.
