Ravi riverfront project declared ‘unconstitutional”

The Lahore High Court scrapped the much-celebrated Ravi Riv­er­front Urban Develop­ment Project of the government by declaring several provisions of the Ravi Urban Development Authority Act 2020 unconstitutional. Announcing a reserved judgment on multiple petitions, Justice Shahid Karim also declared the acquisition of agricultural land for the project unconstitutional and in violation of the fundamental rights of citizens.