ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday declared all the buildings constructed in violation of the federal capital master plan in the areas of Bani Gala and Sector E-11 to be illegal.

A three-judge bench headed by Justice Athar Minallah, comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, announced the decision on the petition of illegal constructions in upscale Bani Gala and Sector E-11(Golra Revenue Estate).

The apex court ruled that the constructions done in cited vicinities against the master plan are illegal and liable to be demolished. The court’s judgment stated that illegal constructions disrupted the master plan and benefited the privileged class of society.—NNI