Prof. ZAHID BAIG MIRZA vs CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY art — 2022 PLD 398 ISLAMABAD

Case information

Citation: 2022 PLD 398 ISLAMABAD
Court: Islamabad High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: PLD
Parties: Prof. ZAHID BAIG MIRZA vs CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY art

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Judgment text as reported

Prof. ZAHID BAIG MIRZA VS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY art. 9---Right to life---Good governance---Environmental degradation---Biodiversity, ecosystems and natural habitat---Scope---State has an inherent duty to have a proactive role in protecting living species because right to life guaranteed under art. 9 of the Constitution is dependent on it---Beneficiaries are a few while victims of environmental degradation and destruction of natural habitats and ecosystems are the people, rather the human species---Violators are not ordinary citizens but institutions and public functionaries who exist solely to serve actual stakeholders i.e. the people and to safeguard their rights---Biodiversity, ecosystems and natural habitats are possessed of life and are thus living organisms---Life, whether that of human or other living beings, depends on the existence of biodiversity, ecosystems and natural habitats---Protection of ecosystems and natural habitats is inextricably linked to right to life guaranteed under art. 9 of the Constitution---Protection of ecosystems and natural habitats is a constitutional obligation of the State, its institutions and every public functionary.

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