HYDERABAD: SC sets aside SHC order

Published January 12, 2002

HYDERABAD, Jan 11: An appellate bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan comprising Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Justice Hamid Ali Mirza has set aside an order of the Sindh High Court by virtue of which appeals of 15 appellants, seeking enhancement of compensation of land acquisition award form Rs10,000 to Rs400,000 was allowed.

The order was passed on an appeal filed by the Hyderabad Development Authority. Kishan Chand Barwarni, advocate, represented the HDA.

The court restored the order of the additional district judge and granted leave to appeal to the appellants. —Correspondent

Opinion

Editorial

Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....
Soft on traders
08 Jun, 2026

Soft on traders

THE Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme for traders with an annual turnover of up to Rs200m has been designed as a ‘pragmatic...
Ceasefire in name
Updated 08 Jun, 2026

Ceasefire in name

Both sides accuse the other of violating the truce that was supposed to halt the conflict in April, yet neither appears willing to abandon negotiations altogether.
Damaged childhoods
08 Jun, 2026

Damaged childhoods

CHILD abuse is so prevalent that the UN ranked Pakistan as the least safe country for children. Even so, more than...