Citation Name: 2023 CLC 1826 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHOREBookmark this Case USMAN GHANI vs RAWALPINDI METROPOLITIA

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Citation Name: 2023 CLC 1826 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHOREBookmark this Case USMAN GHANI VS RAWALPINDI METROPOLITIAN S.3---Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Rules, 2009, R.9 (2) & Schedule-C, Srl. No.9---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Constitutional petition---Water resources---Supply of water---Public awareness---Petitioners were aggrieved of failure of authorities to meet shortage of water supply in city and illegal fixing of hydrants by respondents---Held, that sources of water supply to Metropolitan Rawalpindi (excluding the Cantonment) were from Rawal Dam, Khanpur Dam and Tube-Wells controlled, regulated and managed by Water and Sanitation Authority (WASA)---Against demand of 68 million gallons per day (MGD) supply was of 51 MGD with a shortage of 17 MGD---WASA had no solution to cover the shortfall between demand and supply---Private hydrants business had a mushroom growth and there was no effective mechanism for restraining such illegal activities---There was no proper legislation to bring such acts under any legal framework, consequently making the mafia stronger and influential day by day---Such issue was also triggering underground water level to go further down and residents of Rawalpindi Metropolitan were facing serious challenges for getting water, which they were compelled to purchase from private hydrants on exorbitant prices---High Court directed Deputy Commissioner and M.D. WASA, to provide to Chairman/D.G. PEMRA, contents/explainer videos of prescribed duration for education of public pertaining to ongoing water crises and duties of citizens to meet the challenge---High Court directed Chairman/ D.G. PEMRA that on receipt of material, the broadcasters would be asked to broadcast the contents in terms of condition No.9 of 'General Terms and Conditions of License' as set out in Schedule-C of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Rules, 2009---High Court directed Chairman/D.G. PEMRA to require broadcasters to play their roles for awareness programmes by involving experts at their ends---High Court directed Deputy Commissioner and M.D. WASA to launch a campaign to educate public by quoting verses of the Holy Qur'an and Hadith on importance of water by displaying on billboards, streamers and banners in Mosques, all educational institutions (Schools, Colleges and Universities), and Government Offices in addition to conspicuous places of the city---High Court further directed Deputy Commissioner to also ask representatives of Chamber of Commerce, Rawalpindi, to use their forum for the campaign by inviting trade unions and other sectors of the society---High Court also directed District Education Officer to ensure that all educational institutions of the city (Government and private) would carry out effective awareness programmes through short term lectures on alternate days in a week by inviting volunteers relevant to the subject as well as by hosting debate competitions---High Court directed District Education Officer to require all educational institutions to hold a competition, asking students to produce short duration explainer videos on the issue and for further encouragement the best videos would be awarded---High Court was mindful of the great impact that such activities could have, therefore, directed District Education Officer to ensure such methodology became a norm---High Court highlighted the significance of digital outputs and further directed District Education Officer and Deputy Commissioner to launch a YouTube Channel solely dedicated to the issue on which all videos irrespective of rewards produced by students would be uploaded---High Court also directed that targeted content would be posted, displayed and uploaded by using other platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter---Constitutional petition was disposed of accordingly.

Citation Name: 2023 CLC 1826 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHOREBookmark this Case USMAN GHANI vs RAWALPINDI METROPOLITIAN S — 2023 CLC 1826 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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