LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday declared procurement of land under section iv as unlawful in its decision on petitions against Ravi River Urban Project.
The high court bench ruled that the schemes without master plan are unlawful and declared the section iv notification as void.
“Agriculture lands can be procured under a legal procedure,” the bench ruled and declared the Amended ordinance against Article 120 of the constitution.
The environmental laws have been ignored in the Ravi River Urban Project, court said.
“The loans for the project have been borrowed illegally,” the bench said.
The court also ordered setting environmental standards for the project.
