SARGODHA, June 25: The Lahore High Court has summoned DCO Hassan Iqbal to explain the status of a residential quarter, which has become a bone of contention between a traffic police inspector and a civil judge.

Both the officials are making claims about possession of the quarter at GOR-III.

Inspector Neelofer had submitted a writ petition with the LHC, seeking justice for being 'deprived' of house by the civil judge. She submitted that she was a bona fide allottee of the Quarter No 15 that she occupied on May 14 when the previous occupant vacated it.

She claimed that she had obtained the allotment order from acting DCO Chaudhry Mushtaq a few months ago. However, she alleged that civil judge Wajeehuddin tried to occupy this quarter with the help of his 14 aides and thrashed her maid, besides humiliating her.

She accused the police higher-ups of supporting the judge. She said the Sargodha range DIG suspended her from service under pressure of the judicial officer, though she was subordinate to the traffic police DIG in Lahore. She said the order was illegal.

She further claimed that she had filed a petition with the sessions judge and the latter sought a report from the civil judge.

When contacted, civil judge Wajeehuddin said he got possession of the quarter on May 14 and was living there with his family. He said the inspector, along with 12 men, came there and tried to occupy the quarter by force. However, he said, he called the police for help.

He alleged that the inspector abused him, but the police rescued him at that time. He said he obtained a stay order from the court of civil judge Kabeer Ahmad till July 2, but the inspector kept threatening him with dire consequences.

The judge said he had challenged the allotment orders on the grounds that the inspector was not eligible to get the quarter. Nor was the DCO authorized to allot the house few months prior to its vacation, he added.

The house could be allotted only by the district and sessions judge, and he had sought his (the civil judge's) detailed comments on the application of Neelofer.

Meanwhile, lawyers have announced their support for the civil judge and said it was a common practice here that when a judicial officer vacated his residence after his transfer he gave the possession to his successor. They have demanded a stern action against the inspector.