ADNAN ARIF vs PROVINCE OF PUNJAB Ss — 2025 CLC 550 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2025 CLC 550 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: CLC
Parties: ADNAN ARIF vs PROVINCE OF PUNJAB Ss
Subject matter: Constitutional
Provisions referred to: S. 99; Punjab Local Government Act

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Judgment text as reported

ADNAN ARIF VS PROVINCE OF PUNJAB Ss.99, 110, 146(3), 147, 148 & Fifth Schedule, Part-1 (I)---Punjab Government Rules of Business, 2011, Rr. 3 & 10---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 139(2)---Advertisement fee, reduction of---Secretary Local Government---Jurisdiction---Limine control, principle of---Applicability---Petitioner/contractor was to collect advertisement fee on behalf of Local Government and was aggrieved of reduction of rates by respondent/Secretary Local Government and Community Development---Validity---Mechanism was provided under S. 99 and Part-1 (I) of Fifth Schedule to Punjab Local Government Act, 2022, for levy of tax and fee for regulation of advertisement through sign boards, hoardings, cutouts, neon-signs, pole signs, sky signs and boards, billboards, directional boards, banners, streamers, moppy signs, temporary advertisement structures and stalls, posters, one way vision, hot air ballons and blimps, moving vehicles, electronic display screens including Light Emitting Diode (LED) and Surface Mounted Device (SMD) etc.---Respondent/Secretary was in charge of Local Government Department---Order passed by respondent / Secretary was strictly as per mandate of Ss. 146(3), 147 and 148 of Punjab Local Government Act, 2022, in addition to R. 10(1) of Punjab Government Rules of Business, 2011---Provisions of Punjab Government Rules of Business, 2011 had Constitutional command as the same were made under Art. 139 (2) of the Constitution---High Court by applying principle of limine control, declined to interfere in the order passed by respondent/Secretary---Constitutional petition was dismissed in circumstances.

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