KARACHI: The Supreme Court has directed the federal and provincial authorities to submit the details of the revenue generated from advertisements and other publicity material displayed on electric polls and other public property during last five years.
Headed by Justice Amir Hani Muslim, a three-judge bench asked the authorities to submit the details of utilization of the collected amount.
At the outset, the court was informed that entire structures on footpaths and other public properties were removed in compliance with the court orders by the agencies concerned.
Earlier, the Cantonment Board Faisal (CBF) in its report stated that 93 illegal hoardings were installed within its jurisdiction, while 31 and 33 such boards were installed on the land owned by Pakistan Navy and CivilAviation Authority, respectively.
Besides, the report said, 26 illegal signboards were installed on the land of station headquarters, two on the land owned by Pakistan Air Force and one illegal signboard was installed on the land of Pakistan Railway.
The bench had on March 8, last year given directions for the removal of illegal hoardings while hearing a petition of the Cantonment Board Karachi against Sindh High Court`s order that had nullified the excessive advertisement tax imposed by the Board on private outdoor advertisement boards.
