Pakistan, June 29 -- The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday ordered the government to dissolve the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and transfer its powers to the Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation (MCI). The judgment said that the CDA charged the petitioners an amount of Rs337,442,856 for payment "under ROW charges". It said that the "issuance of SRO constitutes an illegal act and is unconstitutional" under Article 77 of the Constitution, which directs that taxation powers must be exercised with the parliament's authority. Justice Kayani noted, "Essentially, the imposition of direct taxes, ROW charges, or access charges by the CDA under the CDA Ordinance, 1960 based on municipal functions derived from the Municipal Administration Or...
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