IHC overturns 2022 ruling declaring naval farms, club illegal
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court has overturned a 2022 ruling against Pakistan Naval Farms and the Naval Sailing Club. The court also cancelled the order to demolish the Naval Sailing Club building. A division bench accepted petitions against the earlier judgment. Justice Inam Amin Minhas and Justice Shahrukh Arjumand heard the appeals. Former chief justice […]
The Islamabad High Court recently overturned a 2022 ruling that deemed the Pakistan Naval Farms and Pakistan Navy Sailing Club in Islamabad illegal. This decision includes rescinding the court's orders for the demolition of the sailing club and the initiation of misconduct and criminal proceedings against former naval chief Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi and others.
The court also dismissed the demand for the Auditor General of Pakistan to evaluate the financial losses to the national treasury and recoup the amount from the officials implicated. The appeals against the earlier decision were brought by the Ministry of Defence, Admiral Abbasi, and other affected parties. In the hearing, Sardar Ahmed Jamal Sukhera, representing the Ministry of Defence, contended that the initial grievances were addressed in 2020 by the Directorate of Pakistan Naval Farms, following directives from the Capital Development Authority.
He suggested that the court should not rule on matters beyond the scope of the dispute and challenged the court's decision as not adhering to the principles of natural justice and due process. The court agreed, annuling the declaration of the Naval Farms and Sailing Club as unlawful, the demolition order, and the proceedings against the former naval chief and others.
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