The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday restrained the Capital Development Authority (CDA) from taking any further action affecting an ancestral graveyard in Sector D-12 and sought a written response from the civic body to a petition challenging the proposed removal of graves.
Justice Muhammad Azam Khan issued the written order while hearing a petition filed by Waqar Ahmed, who has sought protection for the Elahi Mosque graveyard in Mauza Sari Saral, Sector D-12.
The petitioner submitted that the graves of his ancestors and other residents lie at the site, and urged the court to stop the CDA from carrying out development work, constructing roads, or levelling the land.
According to the petition, revenue records, survey reports and Google Maps imagery also identify the site as a graveyard and funeral ground.
The petitioner’s counsel requested the court to order the installation of fencing and demarcation of the burial ground to protect it from encroachment or removal, and to secure the graveyard before any development work begins in the area.
In its interim order, the court directed that the existing position of the graveyard be maintained and sought a written reply from the CDA.
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