LAHORE:
The Judge of the Superior Court of Lahore (LHC) Farooq Haider has dismissed the request of Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI) that seeks permission to celebrate a public meeting in mine-e-pakistan on March 22, ordering the part that First addresses the Government Repair Committee.
Judge Haider confirmed the objection of the Registry Office, ordering that PTI should exhaust the administrative remedy before approaching the Court.
However, the lawyer of the petitioner argued that looking for the repair of the committee would be useless.
In response, Judge Haider observed that PTI could approach the Court if the repair committee did not decide the matter.
The petitioner Akmal Khan, senior vice president of PTI for Central Punjab, presented the plea, appointing the chief secretary of Punjab, IGP Lahore, DIG operations, the division of Commissioner Lahore, the commissioner attached Lahore and other officials as surveyed.
In his request, he declared that he had submitted a request to the office of the Deputy Commissioner in search of permission to hold a public meeting at Minar-E-Pakistan on March 22 from 8 pm to 12 am, but did not receive an answer.
He pointed out the historical importance of the date, since March 23 marks the passage of the resolution of Pakistan in 1940, a fundamental event in the history of the country.
The petitioner said it was the duty of all patriotic citizens and political parties commemorate and celebrate the occasion. PTI, being the largest party in the country, has a fundamental right to do so peacefully.
In addition, he argued that according to article 4 of the Constitution, respondents are obliged to allow and facilitate the public meeting while guaranteeing that impediments or obstructions are not believed.
Political victimization, he said, has become a threat that threatens the political basis of the country’s social contract. He pointed out that both the LHC and the Supreme Court, in multiple rulings, have recognized political victimization and unconstitutional and declared it void and void.
The petitioner asked the Court to restrict respondents to harass, humiliate or coerce it and his family, citing the hostile political environment in the last two and a half years.
In addition, he urged the Court to order the authorities to grant PTI permission to hold their meeting in MINAR-E-PAKISTAN.
It is worth mentioning that the administration of the District of Lahore had previously denied PTI’s permit to celebrate a demonstration in mine-e-pakistan on February 8.
