SC orders search for forest land records in Pasrur, Gujrat
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered assistant commissioners in Pasrur and Gujrat to conduct a thorough search for missing forest department land records. The court emphasized that the disappearance of official files is a serious matter that will not be treated lightly.
Why it matters
This highlights issues of bureaucratic accountability and the potential for corruption or mismanagement regarding public land assets in Pakistan.
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the assistant commissioners of Pasrur and Gujrat tehsils to make a detailed search for the land records relating to forest department property, observing that disappearance of an official file was not a routine matter, and the officials should take the issue seriously.
A two-member bench headed by Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail heard the case concerning forest department land in Sialkot and Gujrat. Punjab Additional Advocate General Sanaullah Zahid informed the court that both assistant commissioners had appeared before it pursuant to the Supreme Court’s order.
Justice Mandokhail asked whether the two officers had also brought the relevant land records with them. The Pasrur assistant commissioner said the record had been searched for at the assistant commissioner’s office but could not be found, adding that the deputy commissioner’s office had been approached for the record.
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