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MUHAMMAD AJMAL vs PROVINCE OF BALOCHISTAN art — 2021 PLD 105 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

Case information

Citation
2021 PLD 105 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court
Balochistan High Court
Year
2021
Reporter
PLD
Parties
MUHAMMAD AJMAL vs PROVINCE OF BALOCHISTAN art

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD AJMAL VS PROVINCE OF BALOCHISTAN art. 18---Freedom of trade, business or profession---Cultivation of crops with sewage water---Scope---Petitioners, being agriculturalists, assailed the act of respondents whereby they had blocked the supply of black/grey water to an area of 1000 acres---Validity---Reports prepared by the representatives of different departments showed that the petitioners were using sewage water for cultivation of crops which contained household waste, hospital waste as well as waste material eliminated from food points and factories, etc---Sewage water cultivation was a point of grave concern---Mixing of unpurified water with purified made the entire water contaminated and carcinogenic---Vegetables (leafy/non-leafy) fodder crops irrigated by such contaminated, arsenic rich water absorbed the chemicals and metals from the water which became hazardous for human health, causing various fatal diseases---around 3000 acres of land was under cultivation with leafy crops by sewage water that was being sold in the local market and was used for salad and foods---High Court observed that only treated water should be used for fruit and vegetable production---Cultivation of crops with contaminated water was declared to be an unlawful business and the respondents were directed to ensure stoppage of such business.

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