Orders to demolish a structure with the help of the entire city's machinery
Following the filing of the demolition report on the Nasla Tower, Pakistan's Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed voiced his displeasure with the Karachi commissioner.
Today, the Chief Justice was hearing a case involving the demolition of Nasla Tower at the Supreme Court's Karachi registry.
Gulzar Ahmed, a judge, enquired how much of the structure
had been demolished and how much work had been completed. Commissioner Iqbal
Memon responded by telling the court that a demolition operation had been
initiated to demolish Nasla Tower.
"Do not lie," said the CJP. "Sir, please listen to me," the commissioner said. The Chief Justice responded by asking the commissioner, "Are you at home right now?" and "Is this the proper way to speak in court?" "Do not strive to be very clever," he told Iqbal Memon.
"Sir, I am attempting to demolish the structure," the commissioner said.
Justice Gulzar Ahmed queried the Advocate General about the commissioner's service grade at the time. The commissioner is a grade-21 officer, according to the AG.
Is this how a grade-21 officer speaks in court, the Chief
Justice inquired?
The local government has not even dismantled the Tejori Heights, according to Justice Gulzar Ahmed. The commissioner responded by stating that Tejori Heights is now being demolished.
If the destruction is underway, the Chief Justice has
ordered that a report be sent by the afternoon, complete with photographs.