Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section: 199

Summary The petitioner challenged a show-cause notice issued by the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) regarding a property in Clifton, Karachi. He argued that the property had already been regularized under the 2004 one-time amnesty scheme for building violations, for which the previous owner had paid the required charges and obtained permission for commercial use along with an occupancy certificate. Despite these approvals, SBCA issued a show-cause notice in 2019. During proceedings, SBCA informed the Court that verification of the approval record was underway and that the property appeared to be used residentially. The Court held that the petitioner should submit a reply to the show-cause notice and approach the competent SBCA authority, which was directed to decide the matter through a speaking order after hearing all concerned parties. The petition was disposed of without deciding the merits. Sections / Legal Provisions Used Article 199 — Constitution of Pakistan, 1973 SBCO, 1979 (Sindh Building Control Ordinance, 1979) KBTPR, 2002 (Karachi Building & Town Planning Regulations, 2002) 2 × Two-Word Case Descriptions Building Regularization Show-Cause Notice       O R D E R  Petitioner has filed this Constitution Petition under Article 199 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973, seeking the following relief(s):- “i)          Declare Impugned Notice dated 06.02.2019 as unlawful, without lawful authority and of no legal effect, Restrain the Respondents from taking any action, including any coercive action under the Impugned Notice or under any proceedings initiated under the same,   Restrain the Respondents from sealing or demolishing the Subject Property or evicting the Petitioner from the Subject Property in any manner whatsoever or hindering the Petitioner from using the Subject Property in any manner, way, or form To  award any other relief as it may deem appropriate in the facts and circumstances of the matter at hand. .   Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the owner of the property bearing Plot No.…