HAROON FAROOQ vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN arts — 2024 PLD 637 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2024 PLD 637 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2024
Reporter: PLD
Parties: HAROON FAROOQ vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN arts

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Judgment text as reported

HAROON FAROOQ VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN arts. 19 & 19a---Freedom of speech and right to information---Scope---Right to information is qualified only to the extent of interests mentioned in art. 19 of the Constitution, otherwise right to information is absolute---Right under art. 19a of the Constitution is subject to "reasonable restrictions imposed by law"---Provisions of arts. 19 & 19a of the Constitution have to be read together to form a seamless web---Right to freedom of speech is incomplete without freedom of press which in turn, secures right to have access to information in all matters of public importance---Constitution guaranteed freedom of speech by art. 19 and lest its significance be lost, enacted art. 19a of the Constitution to confer right to have access to information in all matters of public importance.

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