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2021 SLG 411 2021 SLD 411 2021 MLD 370
Lahore High Court
Writ Petition No. 68942 of 2019, heard on 9th December, 2020, Date of hearing: 9th December, 2020.
JAWAD HASSAN, JUSTICE
Muhammad Azhar Siddique, ASC and Aqsa Jabeen for Petitioner. Javed Anwar Janjua for Petitioner (in Writ Petition No.45254 of 2019). Barrister Umair Khan Niazi, Additional Advocate-General, Hassan Khalid Ranjha, Assistant Advocate General with Ahmad Bila

MIAN ALI ASGHAR

VS

GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB AND OTHERS

Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section: 199

(a) Constitution of Pakistan--- ----Art.199---Constitutional petition---Scopes sought directions to the authorities to implement policy/notification whereby certain area of provincial capital was declared to be red zone---High Court while allowing constitutional petitions directed the Government Departments performing their functions within its jurisdiction in connection with the affairs of Province (of Punjab) and other local authorities under the laws, that; (i) the Punjab High Security Zones (Establishment) Act, 2020, once enacted, shall be implemented in letter and spirit in order to protect the lives of the citizens; (ii) all the departments shall take steps to protect, manage and control law and order situation in the Province; (iii) the Departments shall, through the media and other means, inform the public and create awareness, including of lodging a complaint for any violation of the law; and (iv) the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) and the State Functionaries shall also comply with the order passed in W.P. No. 13302 of 2018, dated 17-01-2018, for smooth running of traffic as well as opening of educational institutions, shops of the traders and offices---Constitutional petition was disposed of accordingly. National Bank of Pakistan v. Iftikhar Rasool Anjum and others 2017 PLC (C.S.) 453 and Bahadur Khan and others v. Federation of Pakistan through Secretary Ministry of Finance, Islamabad and others 2017 SCMR 2066 ref. Mian Ali Asghar v. Government of the Punjab and others 2020 CLC 157 and Naimatullah Khan Advocate and others v. Federation of Pakistan and others 2020 SCMR 622 rel. (b) Constitution of Pakistan--- ----Art. 5---Loyalty to State and obedience to Constitution and law---Scope---Every citizen/ protestors/ strike holders were inviolably bound to obey command of the Constitution, the law and the policies made by the Government---Word inviolable used in Art. 5(2) of the Constitution means that it is never to be broken and infringed, wihch also includes principles of natural justice, procedural fairness and procedural propriety---Laws are always made not to be violated but to be obeyed. President Balochistan High Court Bar…
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