MUBASHIR AHMAD ALMAS vs PROVINCE OF PUNJAB through Chief Secretary, Lahore R

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MUBASHIR AHMAD ALMAS VS PROVINCE OF PUNJAB through Chief Secretary, Lahore R.10---Lahore Development Authority Land Use Rules, 2014, R.3---Lahore Development Authority Private Housing Schemes Rules, 2014, R. 24---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 9---Right to life and fresh air---Violation of Lahore Development Authority Land Use Rules, 2014---Petitioner assailed violation of different rules by housing societies whereby they had encroached upon green areas and agriculture lands---Validity---Right of life included oxygen and pollution free society---Right of life co-existed with forest and green areas---High Court directed concerned authorities/legislative bodies to examine and make laws/rules/regulations to bind developers that while establishing private housing colonies and societies, cooperative societies and even colonies developed by Defence Housing Authority, along with road side there must be green belts separate to footpaths---High Court recommended that on green belts trees of indigenous species must be planted to protect environment and also to attract birds---High Court also directed that to preserve agriculture land, authorities must initiate a campaign on media including social media to attract people for high-rise buildings to avoid extra use of agricultural land for the purpose of residence/colonies or commercial plazas and necessary legislation be carried out and reasonable area be fixed for every housing society, where developer would construct high-rise buildings/flats and provide all civic facilities in those buildings surrounded by beautiful green environment---High Court further directed that where government would deem necessary proper plants must be planted on road-side ensuring that plantation be made according to the status of land keeping in view the chances of effective and rapid growth---High Court observed that by every passing day acute water shortage was being faced, therefore, such plants must be chosen which could require/ consume minimum water for their growth and plants must be of long height belonging to indigenous species which could attract local birds also---High Court also directed the authorities to locate government land available within cities and ensure development of mini forests in thickly populated areas within the towns, cities, metropolitan corporations to minimize impact of pollution---Constitutional petition was allowed accordingly.

MUBASHIR AHMAD ALMAS vs PROVINCE OF PUNJAB through Chief Secretary, Lahore R — 2021 PLD 720 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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