ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): A citizen has filed a petition against the imposition of a parking fee in Islamabad’s New Blue Area in the Islamabad High Court (IHC), with a hearing scheduled for tomorrow.
Advocate Muhammad Tayyib filed the application through lawyers Zohaib Gondal, Hazrat Younis, and Muhammad Saeed Dar. The petition has named the Secretary Interior, the Chief Commissioner, and Administrator MCI as respondents.
The petitioner has prayed the court to declare the fee charge illegal and null and void.
The petitioner argued that commercial markets, corporate headquarters, and restaurants are located in the New Blue Area, and the MCI is charging a fee of Rs. 100 for the use of the service road.
He contended that this is not a parking fee but a charge being levied on anyone who uses the service road. The MCI is not providing any facility or service in exchange for this charge.
The petition further stated that charging an entry fee for the New Blue Area is a violation of apex court decisions.
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has introduced a Rs100 parking fee in Islamabad’s extended Blue Area, a move residents say is adding to the difficulties of ordinary citizens, patients, visitors, and businesses.
