INDEPENDENT MEDIA CORPORATION (PVT.) LTD. vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN art — 2022 PLD 288 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2022 PLD 288 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: PLD
Parties: INDEPENDENT MEDIA CORPORATION (PVT.) LTD. vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN art
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

INDEPENDENT MEDIA CORPORATION (PVT.) LTD. VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN art. 199---Public interest litigation---"aggrieved person"---Scope---'Public spirited person' litigating in public interest---Meaning of "aggrieved person" included a public spirited person who brings to the notice of the High Court a matter of public importance requiring enforcement of Fundamental Rights---Public interest litigation undertaken by a person must in the first place clearly demonstrate its complete bona fide that such litigation is not being undertaken to serve a private interest but is aimed at serving a public interest, good or welfare---Judicial review cannot be permitted to be invoked to protect private interest at the cost of public interest.

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