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MUNAWAR ALI SAGAR vs PROVINCE OF SINDH Ss — 2024 PLD 428 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation
2024 PLD 428 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court
Sindh High Court
Year
2024
Reporter
PLD
Parties
MUNAWAR ALI SAGAR vs PROVINCE OF SINDH Ss
Subject matter
Family
Provisions referred to
Management Act (XXIII of 2020)

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Judgment text as reported

MUNAWAR ALI SAGAR VS PROVINCE OF SINDH Ss. 10 & 28---Sindh Wildlife Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management Act (XXIII of 2020) Ss. 12 & 13---Sindh Mining Concession (Granite) Order, 2007, Clause 25---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Constitutional petition---Protection of antiquities---Regulation of mining, quarrying etc.---New world heritage advice by International Union for Conversation of Nature (IUCN)---Applicability---Petitioners sought preservation, maintenance and resurrection of sites in question which were "International Heritage" classified as "Karoonjhar Hills/mountains"---Grievance of petitioners was that the site had been subjected to private excavation for minerals since year,1979---Validity---High Court had shown its concern that despite international Conventions over exploitation of minerals, oil and gas exploration over world heritage sites, the responsibilities were not shouldered properly, which resulted in diminishing such valuable sites of international importance---Relevant functionaries wake up only when the site of international importance is about to deplete---Extraction activities over world heritage properties were growing, which was a matter of concern---International Union for Conversation of Nature (IUCN) outlined new world heritage advice that mineral and oil/gas exploration and exploitation should not be permitted within natural world heritage sites---Such sites needed attention to be saved---High Court directed the authorities as under.

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