The LHC has declared the River Ravi Urban Development Project illegal and passed orders to immediately halt its construction in the city.
According to the details, Lahore High Court Judge, Justice Shahid Karim announced the reserved verdict. He said that Section-4 of the Ravi Urban Development Authority Act, 2020, is against the constitution. Because it is contradictory to Article 144 of the Constitution of Pakistan.
He also ordered that the Ravi authority immediately repay the loan. The Punjab government gave Ravi authority 5 billion ruppees for the project.