{"id":104283,"date":"2025-12-22T16:25:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T11:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=104283"},"modified":"2025-12-22T16:27:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T11:27:11","slug":"lhc-puts-punjab-property-law-on-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lhc-puts-punjab-property-law-on-hold.html","title":{"rendered":"LHC suspends Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lahore: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued an interim order to suspend the operation of the newly enacted Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property Ordinance, 2025, which allows deputy commissioner-led committees to decide property disputes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The order was issued by Chief Justice Aalia Neelum on Monday during a hearing of petitions filed by Abida Parveen and others challenging decisions made under the ordinance. The interim order also suspends actions taken to transfer possession of properties under the new law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Justice Neelum questioned the rationale of the legislation, asking how a revenue officer could take possession of a property while a related matter is pending before a civil court. She expressed concerns that the law limits the ability of affected parties to appeal and restricts the high court\u2019s authority to intervene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/faisalabads-20-yr-master-plan-annulled-by-lhc.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Faisalabad\u2019s 20-yr master plan annulled by LHC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ordinance, approved by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on October 31, aims to resolve land disputes within 90 days. It has faced legal challenges, with critics arguing that it undermines civil court procedures and the established judicial framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Punjab law officer indicated that the provincial government may challenge the LHC\u2019s interim order before the Supreme Court or request a review by the proposed full bench, though the chances of immediate relief appear limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The court\u2019s interim order effectively pauses the implementation of the ordinance until further proceedings, ensuring that property decisions under the law remain on hold for the time being.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued an interim order to suspend the operation of the newly enacted Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property Ordinance, 2025, which allows deputy commissioner-led committees to decide property disputes. The order was issued by Chief Justice Aalia Neelum on Monday during a hearing of petitions filed by Abida Parveen and others challenging decisions made under the ordinance. The interim order also suspends actions taken to transfer possession of properties under the new law. Justice Neelum questioned the rationale of the legislation, asking how a revenue officer could take possession of a property while a related matter is pending before a civil court. She expressed concerns that the law limits the ability of affected parties to appeal and restricts the high court\u2019s authority to intervene. Read: Faisalabad\u2019s 20-yr master plan annulled by LHC The ordinance, approved by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on October 31, aims to resolve land disputes within 90 days. It has faced legal challenges, with critics arguing that it undermines civil court procedures and the established judicial framework. A Punjab law officer indicated that the provincial government may challenge the LHC\u2019s interim order before the Supreme Court or request&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":87307,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15015],"tags":[70035,70036,69648,70038,2337,70037,5055,58624,58313,62120,63876,3237,70034],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-104283","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-legal-taxation","8":"tag-chief-justice-aalia-neelum","9":"tag-civil-rights","10":"tag-deputy-commissioners","11":"tag-judicial-review","12":"tag-lahore-high-court","13":"tag-legal-challenge","14":"tag-lhc","15":"tag-maryam-nawaz","16":"tag-pakistan-news","17":"tag-property-disputes","18":"tag-property-law","19":"tag-punjab-government","20":"tag-punjab-property-ordinance-2025","21":"cat-15015-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>LHC puts Punjab Property Law on hold - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The court\u2019s interim order effectively pauses the implementation of the ordinance until further proceedings, ensuring that property...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lhc-puts-punjab-property-law-on-hold.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"LHC puts Punjab Property Law on hold - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The court\u2019s interim order effectively pauses the implementation of the ordinance until further proceedings, ensuring that property...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lhc-puts-punjab-property-law-on-hold.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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