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IHC overturns 2022 verdict declaring Naval Farms, Sailing Club illegal

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At a glance

  • IHC has set aside a 2022 verdict that declared Naval Farms and Sailing Club illegal.
  • The order to demolish the sailing club has been nullified by a division bench.
  • Criminal proceedings against former naval chief Admiral (retd) Abbasi are also cancelled.

Story so far

In 2022, a single bench of the Islamabad High Court, led by then-Chief Justice Athar Minallah, declared the Pakistan Naval Farms and the Navy Sailing Club along Rawal Lake illegal. The verdict ordered the club's demolition and initiated proceedings against a former naval chief. The Ministry of Defence and other affected parties subsequently filed intra-court appeals against this decision.

Latest development

An Islamabad High Court division bench has overturned a 2022 judgment that declared the Pakistan Naval Farms and Navy Sailing Club illegal. The court nullified orders for the club's demolition and for criminal proceedings against former naval chief Admiral (retd) Zafar Mahmood Abbasi.

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