President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday directed the restoration of property to a female citizen who was being deprived of the ownership of her two plots for 20 years by a housing society despite the fact that she had registered sale deeds and had paid all the development charges.
The President gave these directions while rejecting a representation filed by M/s University Town (Pvt) Ltd against the orders of the Federal Ombudsman for Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace (FOSPAH) under the Enforcement of Women’s Property Rights Act, 2020. Asma Kokab (the complainant) had filed a complaint before FOSPAH alleging that the society sold her two plots measuring 10 and 5 marlas through registered sale deeds in 1997, but despite the payment of all dues, including the cost of land and development charges, she had not been given possession of the plots.
FOSPAH passed the orders in her favour directing the concerned revenue officer to restore possession of her property and if needed, seek assistance from the concerned police officer for the purpose of implementing the orders. University Town, then, filed a representation before the President against the orders of FOSPAH.
