ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court termed climate change as a serious threat to the people of Pakistan and ordered the federal government to establish a climate authority and issue funds within 15 days.
The bench headed by Justice Mansoor Ali Shah issued an order for the hearing on May 6, in which it was declared that the Climate Act was enacted in 2017, but despite the passage of 7 years, the authority could not be formed and funds were not given, due to the failure to establish the Climate Change Authority. There was a serious impact on the fundamental rights of the Pakistani people.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has made it clear in a case that there is no need for interpretation where it is clearly written in the Constitution, let alone send every case to a 5-member bench. A hearing was held on the request of the federal government.
The Additional Attorney General said that this is a case of interpretation of the Constitution, the case can be heard by a 5-member bench under the Practice and Procedure Act.
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah said that Article 143 has been interpreted many times before. The Additional Attorney General said that the constitution is clear that the federal law will be given priority over the provincial law. The cases must be going on, what will happen to them if the law is repealed? The court directed the parties to prepare for the court questions by tomorrow.
