ISLAMABAD
\nThe Islamabad High Court (IHC) has directed the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to complete the license renewal process for Tandoori Junction (TJ), a restaurant located in F-7 Markaz, within seven days.
\nChief Justice Aamer Farooq, presiding over the case, instructed the civic body not to disrupt the restaurant\u2019s operations until the renewal process is finalized within the prescribed time.
\nDuring the hearing, Advocate Qaiser Imam, representing the petitioner Javed Asif, argued that despite fulfilling all legal formalities for the license renewal, the CDA has been causing undue delays in completing the process.
\nEarlier, the IHC had issued notices to senior officials of the CDA, the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI), and the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Administration for non-compliance with previous court orders in the TJ case.
\nChief Justice Aamer Farooq had served the notices to CDA Chairman Chaudhry M Ali Randhawa, MCI Director of Management and Administration Sania Hameed, and Assistant Commissioners Farhan and Ghulam Murtaza Chandio of the ICT Administration, along with Magistrate directing them to submit a formal response within two weeks.
\nJaved Asif, the owner of TJ restaurant, had filed a contempt petition under Article 204 of the Constitution and relevant provisions of the Contempt of Court Ordinance, 2003.
\nThe petition was filed against the aforementioned officials for allegedly breaching the IHC\u2019s previous order, dated September 27, 2024, which had directed the de-sealing of the restaurant.
\nAdvocate Qaiser Imam contended that despite the court\u2019s suspension of a notice issued on September 20, and the order to de-seal the restaurant, the relevant authorities had conducted an operation, removing utensils and other materials from the premises, thereby violating the court\u2019s directive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has directed the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to complete the license renewal process for Tandoori Junction (TJ), a restaurant located in F-7 Markaz, within seven days. Chief Justice Aamer Farooq, presiding over the case, instructed the civic body not to disrupt the restaurant\u2019s operations until the renewal process is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":373897,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-439700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-national"],"yoast_head":"\n