Supreme Court of Pakistan
Mehar Badshah v. Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through Chief Secretary and others
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Civil Petition No. 524-P of 2015
Citation: PLR 2025 SC 5; PLD 2025 Supreme Court 36; 2024 SCP 372
Case summary
The judgment in brief
A critical analysis of PLD 2025 SC 36, an early Supreme Court application of Article 9A to deforestation, forest preservation, and governmental accountability.
Question of law
The legal question
What constitutional responsibility follows from the continuing loss of forest cover after Article 9A expressly guarantees every person a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment?
Court holding
What the Court decided
The environment has been placed as a Fundamental Right in the Constitution. Existing dwindling forests must be preserved, efforts should be made to stop deforestation, and effective preservation measures and sustainable environmental practices must be implemented.
Result
Outcome and directions
The matter was disposed of in terms of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's assurance that it would encourage and implement best sustainable environmental practices.
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The matter was disposed of in terms of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's assurance that it would encourage and implement best sustainable environmental practices.
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A critical analysis of PLD 2025 SC 36, an early Supreme Court application of Article 9A to deforestation, forest preservation, and governmental accountability.
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