WAFI ASSOCIATES (PVT.) LIMITED versus FAROOQ HAMID
Arts 188 and 184 (3) Lahore Development Authority Act (XXX of 1975), Preamble Lahore Development Authority Building Regulations, Regulation 10 Review of Supreme Court decision to construct a tallest building in violation of law and rules by the Supreme Court Use. The amendment was sought in the wider public interest and the case was acknowledged for the protection of the lives and property of the occupants of the said building for the reasons listed in the decision. The revised order was approved in view of the lawyer's misleading statement stating that the owners of the tallest building themselves would cause the demolition of the illegally constructed floors for which the owner consulted at the appropriate time. The applicant was not able to identify any error or weakness in the order sought for review nor was there any reasonable basis for reviewing the order, given the specific circumstances of the case. Reasonable, pending review of the decision and referral request, in the circumstances, was excluded