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Express Tribune
5 days ago
- Politics
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Court bans Thandiani, Taxila crushers
The Abbottabad Bench of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) has issued a landmark 31-page judgment, declaring the stone crushing plants on Thandiani Road and Taxila illegal and ordering their permanent closure. In its detailed verdict, PHC noted that the NOCs (No Objection Certificates) obtained by the stone crushing plant operators from various government officials held no legal validity. Previously, the Environmental Protection Tribunal, which holds monthly sessions at the Sessions Court Building in Abbottabad, had also ordered the closure of these stone crushing plants for damaging the environment and air quality. However, the plant owners managed to continue their operations by appeasing the police and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Challenging the Environmental Tribunal's decision, the stone crushing plant owners filed writ petitions at the Abbottabad Bench of PHC through their lawyers, including Nasir Aslam and Zafar Iqbal. PHC rejected these petitions and ordered the permanent closure of all stone crushing plants causing environmental harm near residential areas. This public-interest historic ruling was achieved largely through the efforts of young lawyer Hashim Iqbal Khan Jadoon, who was educated and trained in Canada.
Express Tribune
17-04-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Court questions dismissal of prison staff
The Peshawar High Court (PHC)'s Abbottabad Bench on Thursday sought comments from the Secretary Home and Tribal Affairs Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and the Inspector General of Prison within a fortnight regarding removal of 58 employees of the Prison department. The court was hearing a writ petition challenging the removal of 58 employees of Prison department under the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Employees (Removal from Service) Act 2025. The terminated employees who were appointed as Warders in BPS-07 under the prioritised quota of ex-service men, claim their removal from service is against the law and fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 18 and 25 of the Constitution. Umman Ayub Advocate, on behalf of the petitioners, argued that the impugned Act and notifications issued by the respondents are arbitrary, fanciful, and perverse, and liable to be struck down. The court directed the Secretary Home and Tribal Affairs and IG Prisons to submit their comments within a fortnight and clubbed the case with W P No326-A/2025 and adjourned to a later date, with notices issued to the respondents.
