SC Slaps Rs1 Million Fine on Punjab Govt for Illegally Constructing Road on Private Land

The Punjab government has been fined Rs1 million by the Supreme Court for constructing a road on a piece of land without compensating the owner.

Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa expressed frustration with Punjab Additional Advocate General Balighuz Zaman, questioning how the government could build a road on private land without permission or proper compensation.

CJP Isa criticized the filing of a frivolous case in the Supreme Court, emphasizing that genuine cases are being neglected in favor of such cases that waste public resources and court time.

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He pointed out that the petitioner did not voluntarily offer the land to the government, and the government did not acquire the land legally.

The case involved the construction of a road in Gujranwala by the Punjab government in 2007 on the property of a citizen named Liaquat Ali. Both the Appellate Court and the high court had ruled in favor of the landowner, a decision upheld by the Supreme Court. In rejecting the appeal from the Punjab government, the apex court mandated compensation for the landowner at the current rate.