AGL 40.00 No Change ▼ 0.00 (0%)
AIRLINK 129.06 Decreased By ▼ -0.47 (-0.36%)
BOP 6.75 Increased By ▲ 0.07 (1.05%)
CNERGY 4.49 Decreased By ▼ -0.14 (-3.02%)
DCL 8.55 Decreased By ▼ -0.39 (-4.36%)
DFML 40.82 Decreased By ▼ -0.87 (-2.09%)
DGKC 80.96 Decreased By ▼ -2.81 (-3.35%)
FCCL 32.77 No Change ▼ 0.00 (0%)
FFBL 74.43 Decreased By ▼ -1.04 (-1.38%)
FFL 11.74 Increased By ▲ 0.27 (2.35%)
HUBC 109.58 Decreased By ▼ -0.97 (-0.88%)
HUMNL 13.75 Decreased By ▼ -0.81 (-5.56%)
KEL 5.31 Decreased By ▼ -0.08 (-1.48%)
KOSM 7.72 Decreased By ▼ -0.68 (-8.1%)
MLCF 38.60 Decreased By ▼ -1.19 (-2.99%)
NBP 63.51 Increased By ▲ 3.22 (5.34%)
OGDC 194.69 Decreased By ▼ -4.97 (-2.49%)
PAEL 25.71 Decreased By ▼ -0.94 (-3.53%)
PIBTL 7.39 Decreased By ▼ -0.27 (-3.52%)
PPL 155.45 Decreased By ▼ -2.47 (-1.56%)
PRL 25.79 Decreased By ▼ -0.94 (-3.52%)
PTC 17.50 Decreased By ▼ -0.96 (-5.2%)
SEARL 78.65 Decreased By ▼ -3.79 (-4.6%)
TELE 7.86 Decreased By ▼ -0.45 (-5.42%)
TOMCL 33.73 Decreased By ▼ -0.78 (-2.26%)
TPLP 8.40 Decreased By ▼ -0.66 (-7.28%)
TREET 16.27 Decreased By ▼ -1.20 (-6.87%)
TRG 58.22 Decreased By ▼ -3.10 (-5.06%)
UNITY 27.49 Increased By ▲ 0.06 (0.22%)
WTL 1.39 Increased By ▲ 0.01 (0.72%)
BR100 10,445 Increased By 38.5 (0.37%)
BR30 31,189 Decreased By -523.9 (-1.65%)
KSE100 97,798 Increased By 469.8 (0.48%)
KSE30 30,481 Increased By 288.3 (0.95%)

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), Wednesday, set aside the Islamabad chief commissioner’s order to revoke the No Objection Certificate (NOC), granted to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for holding a rally.

A single bench of IHC comprising Chief Justice of IHC Justice Aamer Farooq issued the judgment in a petition of the PTI through its president Islamabad chapter Aamer Masood Mughal.

Mughal moved the court through his counsel Shoaib Shaheen advocate and challenged the order dated 05.07.2024 passed by respondent No2 (Chief Commissioner Islamabad), whereby, NOC, granted to the petitioner for holding a rally in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), was revoked.

Counsel for the petitioner contended that in the similar facts and circumstances, this court vide order dated 27.03.2024 in case titled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf through Aamer Masood Mughal (President, Islamabad Region) Vs. Federation of Pakistan etc (W.P. No.1026-2024), allowed the petition and set aside decision taken by the deputy commissioner.

It was further contended that at present, the facts and circumstances, are quite similar, hence the order impugned merits same treatment. The counsel further contended that the reason cited for revocation of NOC is law and order situation and the security, but nothing cogent was shared with the petitioner to the effect.

Advocate General ICT submitted that respondents are willing to allow the petitioner to hold the rally after “Chehlum” of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) due to security concerns and law and order situation.

The bench observed in its written order that the petitioner is a political party and is interested to hold rally in ICT and is aggrieved of revocation of NOC by respondent No2 through the impugned order.

It added that the reason cited in the impugned order for revocation of NOC is law and order situation due to the month of Muharram, however, “it is pertinent to observe that no prior intimation was made to the petitioner or any of its office bearers before revocation of NOC.”

The IHC bench continued that this court already has dealt with the similar question in somewhat similar circumstances vide order dated 27.03.2024 in case titled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf through Aamer Masood Mughal (President, Islamabad Region) Vs Federation of Pakistan etc.

It concluded, “In view of referred position of law and facts, the impugned order dated 05.07.2024 is set aside. Since the date of NOC for holding the rally has passed, application for grant of NOC by the petitioner shall be deemed to be pending and decided in accordance with the observations made here in above and the relevant law.”

Copyright Business Recorder, 2024

Comments

Comments are closed.