MCB BANK LIMITED vs PROVINCE OF PUNJAB S — 2024 CLD 418 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2024 CLD 418 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2024
Reporter: CLD
Parties: MCB BANK LIMITED vs PROVINCE OF PUNJAB S
Subject matter: Constitutional
Provisions referred to: S. 22; S. 12; Horticulture Authority Act (XLVII of 2012)

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Judgment text as reported

MCB BANK LIMITED VS PROVINCE OF PUNJAB S. 22(a)---Parks and Horticulture Authority Act (XLVII of 2012), S.12(8)---Financial institutions and other companies Bill boards and sign boards---Charging of fee---Petitioner companies were aggrieved of notice of demand issued by respondent Authority to recover fee for installing their bill boards, sky boards and advertisements---Validity---Notices in question delivered to petitioners by Parks and Horticulture Authority did not contain specific particulars regarding nature of product which was advertised and the date, time and place it was installed/erected---Such generic notices were vague and simply mentioned various categories of outdoor advertisements directing petitioners to pay fee---Due process requirements would be fulfilled after it had afforded opportunity to petitioners to respond to such notices by taking any and all objections available to them for assailed levy of advertisement fee---High Court set aside notices issued to petitioner companies and High Court directed Parks and Horticulture Authority that if fresh notices were to be issued, directions given by High Court in W.P. No. 208309 of 2018 titled Meezan Bank Limited and others v. The Province of Punjab should be followed---Constitutional petition was allowed accordingly.

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