As many as 19 owners of apartments at ‘One Constitution Avenue’ have partially challenged the Islamabad High Court’s decision regarding the cancellation of the property’s lease by filing an intra-court appeal.
According to the petition, 19 apartment owners filed the appeal against a specific paragraph of the court’s April 30 judgment, particularly challenging observations related to third-party rights contained in paragraph 37.
The appellants requested the court to amend or set aside the observations made in the paragraph concerning third-party ownership rights.
The petition also sought restraining orders against the Islamabad administration and police from taking action against the apartment owners.
The appellants urged the court to stop the Capital Development Authority from evicting or harassing residents living in the apartments.
They further requested the court to prevent authorities from disconnecting electricity and gas supplies or forcing residents to vacate the premises before a mutually acceptable solution is reached.
The appeal stated that no eviction action should take place until a viable settlement mechanism or grievance redressal process is completed.
The petitioners also asked the court to include apartment owners in any consultative process aimed at resolving the dispute and to direct the CDA to hear their concerns during any settlement or compensation proceedings.
