Lahore High Court Ruling: Appeal of Land Occupier Dismissed

In a Lahore High Court ruling, a two-member bench said the government may change how it uses its own land and that an unlawful occupant cannot object.

The Lahore High Court dismissed the appeal filed by Masood Ahmad, a man occupying government land.

A two-member bench, Justice Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal and Justice Muzammil Akhtar Shabbir, issued the decision.

The court said the government can change how it uses its land as it wishes.

An unlawful occupant has no right to object to the government's use of its land, the court said.

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