The three-member bench, including Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Ifthikar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Jawad S. Khawaja and Justice Ejaz Chaudhry, resumed hearing of the case.
The Chief Justice asked that what would be the reaction of government if someone occupied the Supreme Court building and sold it to someone.
He further questioned that how did Bahria Town grab the Forest Department's land. The case regarding this matter had been in court since 2009.
During the course of proceedings, District Coordination Officer (DCO) Rawalpindi Rashid Mahmood informed the court that the DHA had occupied the land of 20 villages and constructed the Army Welfare scheme there. However, the High Court gave its verdict that the grabbed land's notification should be cancelled.
He said that the Bahria Town constructed roads and houses on 100 acres land of Forest Department in Parri and Lohi Bher.
The court summoned the record of the purchase, sale and land grabbing of the state-owned land by the Bahria Town and the DHA till May 20.
DCO Rashid Mahmood informed the court that all the revenue record was burnt to ashes on November 20, 2002 where fire lasted for 200 hours in the District Courts Rawalpindi and two first information Reports (FIRs) were lodged.
He said that GPRS system was used to locate the revenue record but the department had to face difficulties because record was being torched.
The court adjourned hearing till May 20 seeking record of the state land grabbed by the DHA and the Bahria Town.