{"id":58573,"date":"2019-12-11T17:29:08","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T12:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/?p=58573"},"modified":"2019-12-13T12:15:56","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T07:15:56","slug":"court-directs-rda-rcb-mcr-to-launch-crackdown-against-illegal-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/court-directs-rda-rcb-mcr-to-launch-crackdown-against-illegal-projects.html","title":{"rendered":"Court directs RDA, RCB, MCR to launch crackdown against illegal projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rawalpindi: The District and Session Special Consumer Court Judge Abdul Hafeez has taken notice of the rising number of illegal housing schemes in the city, and has directed the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA), Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) and Metropolitan Corporation Rawalpindi (MCR) to launch a crackdown against such projects, according to a news source.<\/p>\n<p>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/rmc-asked-to-share-details-on-illegal-buildings-in-rawalpindi.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RMC asked to share details on illegal buildings in Rawalpindi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As per the court\u2019s instructions, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/forum\/discussions\/laws_and_regulations\/illegal_housing_societies_in_rawalpindi__islamabad-32692.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RDA, MCR and RCB will seal all illegal housing schemes <\/a>and form a plan to regularise them. The court further ordered the administrative bodies to share a report on the implementation of the court\u2019s judgements on January 16. Furthermore, honourable Judge Abdul Hafeez warned that in the case of non-compliance, the courts would be forced to take action against the RDA, MCR and RCB.<\/p>\n<p>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/master-plan-needed-for-rawalpindi-to-avoid-illegal-construction-sc.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Master plan needed for Rawalpindi to avoid illegal construction: SC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the court instructed the development authorities, as well as the related boards and corporations, to immediately stop all illegal housing schemes from operating within the Rawalpindi District. Moreover, it specified that the developers of approved housing schemes, who fail to follow the previously communicated standard operating procedures, should also be dealt with even-handedly.<\/p>\n<p>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/plan-formalised-to-fix-traffic-issues-in-rawalpindi.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plan formalised to fix traffic issues in Rawalpindi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Judge Abdul Hafeez revealed that illegal housing schemes operated by selling their plots and then failing to handover property possession in the committed timeframe, as they are unable to complete the development work required at the site. He pledged that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/ace-to-investigate-illegal-housing-societies-in-rawalpindi.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">legal action <\/a>would be taken against such developers and builders.<\/p>\n<p>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/phata-shares-nphp-rawalpindi-payment-plan-details.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PHATA shares NPHP Rawalpindi payment plan details<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As per the district administration\u2019s records, Rawalpindi is home to only 48 approved housing schemes, while the number of illegal real estate developments stand at 203. Out of these 203 illegal housing schemes, 79 fall under RDA\u2019s domain, 46 in MCR\u2019s jurisdiction, 24 in Taxila, 49 in District Murree and 24 in Gojar Khan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rawalpindi: The District and Session Special Consumer Court Judge Abdul Hafeez has taken notice of the rising number of illegal housing schemes in the city, and has directed the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA), Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) and Metropolitan Corporation Rawalpindi (MCR) to launch a crackdown against such projects, according to a news source. Read:\u00a0RMC asked to share details on illegal buildings in Rawalpindi As per the court\u2019s instructions, the RDA, MCR and RCB will seal all illegal housing schemes and form a plan to regularise them. The court further ordered the administrative bodies to share a report on the implementation of the court\u2019s judgements on January 16. Furthermore, honourable Judge Abdul Hafeez warned that in the case of non-compliance, the courts would be forced to take action against the RDA, MCR and RCB. Read:\u00a0Master plan needed for Rawalpindi to avoid illegal construction: SC Additionally, the court instructed the development authorities, as well as the related boards and corporations, to immediately stop all illegal housing schemes from operating within the Rawalpindi District. Moreover, it specified that the developers of approved housing schemes, who fail to follow the previously communicated standard operating procedures, should also be dealt with even-handedly. 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