ADVOCATE MUHAMMAD WASEEM MUKHTAR KHAN vs GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB S — 2026 CLD 395 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2026 CLD 395 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2026
Reporter: CLD
Parties: ADVOCATE MUHAMMAD WASEEM MUKHTAR KHAN vs GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB S
Subject matter: Constitutional
Provisions referred to: S. 5---C

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Judgment text as reported

ADVOCATE MUHAMMAD WASEEM MUKHTAR KHAN VS GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB S. 5---Constitution of Pakistan, Arts. 9 & 199---Constitutional petition---Right to life---Clean water---Untreated sewerage effluent---Petitioner was aggrieved of disposal of untreated sewerage effluent into fresh water canal which water was the only source of drinking and irrigation---Validity---Canal in question was a vital water source used for both irrigation and drinking purposes by humans and animals and also for agriculture---Ground water of locality was highly brine and unfit for consumption, leaving the canal as primary source of potable water---Discharging untreated sewerage waste into the canal was leading to contamination of water and posing severe health risks to residents of the area---High Court directed Director-General of Punjab Environmental Protection Agency to visit the spot forthwith and conduct the environmental assessment of water contamination on urgent basis and take prompt actions to save human life of the area, posing an imminent public health crisis, exacerbating deplorable condition of already vulnerable population in the region---Petition was allowed accordingly.

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