MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN AND ANOTHER vs BEGUM AKHTARUL ISLAM — 1970 PCRLJ 210

Citation: 1970 PCRLJ 210

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-10-03

Parties: MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN AND ANOTHER vs BEGUM AKHTARUL ISLAM

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Case cited as 1970 PCRLJ 210

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Afzal Khan Title: MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN AND ANOTHER vs BEGUM AKHTARUL ISLAM Case No.: Criminal Revision No. 1117 of 1968 Date of Judgment:1969-10-03 Reported As: 1970 P Cr. L J 210 Result: Case remanded JUDGMENT JUDGMENT This is a revision petition to have set aside the order dated the 12th December 1968, passed by Mr. Anees Nagi, Magistrate Ist Class, Lahore, under section 133, Cr. P. C. Directing the petitioners to stop the functioning of their factories as the same constituted a public nuisance. 2. (a) Muhammad Hussain, petitioner, manufactures water pump valves in a workshop in Shalamar Town, Lahore. Muhammad Ishaq, in a contiguous shop carries on business of cleansing Tilla (lace). Begum Akhtar Islam, respondent, is their neighbour. On the 6th July 1967, Begum Akhtar Islam submitted an application (Exh. P. A.) to the Governor of West Pakistan. Alleging that the working of the aforesaid two 'factories was a source of physical discomfort to the public, She pointed out that the factories were being run without licences from the Corporation. Accordingly., she requested that the working of the same be stopped. Eventually, the matter was inquired into by Mr. Faisal Tehsin Memon. Magistrate, who submitted a report to the District Magistrate, Lahore. The District Magistrate directed Mr. Memon to initiate action under the relevant provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (b) On the 25th November 1967, the Magistrate passed a…

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