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MUNEEBA ZAHID (MINOR) through Muhammad Zahid vs GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA through Chief Secretary, Peshawar art — 2026 PLD 113 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT

Case information

Citation
2026 PLD 113 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
Court
Peshawar High Court
Year
2026
Reporter
PLD
Parties
MUNEEBA ZAHID (MINOR) through Muhammad Zahid vs GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA through Chief Secretary, Peshawar art
Subject matter
Constitutional
Provisions referred to
S. 3---C; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Preventive Health Act (XVII of 2009)

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Judgment text as reported

MUNEEBA ZAHID (MINOR) through Muhammad Zahid VS GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA through Chief Secretary, Peshawar art.199---Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Preventive Health Act (XVII of 2009), S.3---Constitutional jurisdiction of the High Court---Policy decisions---Domain of public health---Interference by the High Court---Doctrine of judicial restraint---Scope---Power of judicial review is not a tool for supervising legislative wisdom or engineering social reform through the judiciary, rather it serves as a mechanism to ensure fidelity to constitutional mandates and the legality of legislative and executive actions---Courts while engaged in constitutional adjudication do not sit in an appeal over policy choices made by the legislature unless such choices manifestly violate fundamental rights or transgress constitutional limits---Duty of court is to confine itself to the question of legality, not to the wisdom or efficacy of legislative design---Courts may review legislation for constitutional consistency but not for its empirical effectiveness or policy merits---High Courts have consistently exercised restraint in matters involving policy, particularly in the domain of public health.

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