SC disposes of case against closure of stone crushing plants

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday disposed of a case regarding closure of stone crushing plants in Kuchlak (Balochistan) and directed the petitioner to contact the provincial secretary minerals.

The division bench headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan heard the case regarding the closure and shifting of stone crushing plants from residential areas to other areas.During the course of proceedings, the counsel for the petitioner appeared before court and alleged that the BHC announced its verdict without hearing arguments of his client.

The advocate general Balochistan told the court that the provincial environmental department had withdrawn all the NOCs regarding stone crushing while the provincial department of minerals had cancelled all NOCs issued in this regard. The court disposed of the case and asked the petitioner to contact secretary minerals for issuance of licence.