In the Supreme Court of Pakistan
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN (Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: MR. JUSTICE IFTIKHAR MUHAMMAD CHAUDHRY, C.J. MR. JUSTICE JAWWAD S. KHAWAJA MR. JUSTICE GHULAM RABBANI Suo Motu Case No.10/2009 (Complaint regarding establishment of Makro-Habib Store on playground) For the applicant: In person. For Makro-Habib: Mr. Khalid Anwar, Sr. ASC (on 7.7.09, 24.8.09, 31.8.09, 2.9.09, 3.9.09) For A.W.T.: Mr. Wasim Sajjad, Sr. ASC Mr. Fayyaz Ahmad Rana, ASC Ch. Akhtar Ali, AOR For M/o Defence: Sardar M. Latif Khan Khosa, Attorney General for Pakistan (on 31.8.09, 2.9.09, 1.10.09 &, 2.10.09) Mr. Shah Khawar, DAG Raja Abdul Ghafoor, AOR For Citizens: Dr. Muhammad Raza Gardezi For KBCA: Mr. Arshad Ali Chaudhry, AOR/ASC For Mehfooz-un-Nabi: Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, ASC (on 7.7.09, 24.8.09, 31.8.09, 1.9.09, 2.9.09, 3.9.09) Mr. M. S. Khattak, AOR Date of hearing 20.10.2009 JUDGMENT JAWWAD S. KHAWAJA, J:- This case was initiated by the Court under Article 184 (3) of the Constitution, on the basis of a column written by Mr. Ardeshir Cowasjee, appearing in the daily “Dawn” dated 14.6.2009 titled “A plea to the Lord Chief Justice.” The ‘plea’ in the column related to land which was earlier used as a playground, but has since been built up and is presently occupied by a commercial structure. Mr. Cowasjee is a senior columnist and is known for espousing causes in furtherance of the public interest.
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