ISLAMABAD, April 5: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday directed the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to conduct a proper survey of the dilapidated roads in the “I” sectors and submit a detailed report along with photographs to the court within a week.

Justice Shaukat Ali Siddiqui of the IHC passed the directions to the CDA member engineering and director roads while hearing a public interest petition filed by Yasmin Haider Advocate.

Ms Haider, a resident of I-10/2, informed the court that the civic agency had adopted a discriminatory attitude towards the sector. She said unlike other posh sectors where influential people lived, the inhabitants of I-10 were mostly lower and middle class people.

The conditions of roads, sewerage, parks, water supply system and other facilities show the discriminatory attitude of the CDA, she added.

According to her, the road from Nescome, I-10, I-9 (Service Road), the double road between I-11/3 and I-11/4, I-11 east service road leading from Kashmir Highway to Sabzi Mandi, old single Pirwadhai Road from I-10/1 to Carriage Factory and the roads at turns from I-11 to I-10 are in a very bad condition.

This is causing severe physical damage and mental torture to the commuters, especially the residents, she said, adding the ditches on the main roads were a threat to the lives of the people and have already caused many accidents.

She claimed that the area had been ignored by the CDA for the last several years. The civic agency never bothered to attend the complaints of the residents, she added.

Regularisation of education staff Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui on Friday issued show-cause notices to the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) for not issuing appointment letters to about 2,000 teaching and other staff.

During the previous government, the cabinet committee on regularisation of contractual employees had approved the regularisation of the 2,000 teaching and non-teaching staff. Last month, the IHC had also directed the FDE to issue permanent appointment letters to them.

However, according to the education staff, the FDE authorities were not complying with the court orders.

Deputy attorney general Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri informed the court that the FDE had already written to the finance division for creation of 2,000 posts because currently there was no vacant position against which the appointment letter can be issued.

The judge observed that the FDE had flouted the court order and prima facie committed contempt of court.

He asked them to explain their position and adjourned the matter for a week.