Lahore High Court has ordered to stop implementation of Punjab Detention Act 1960.
Justice Amjad Rafiq of Lahore High Court heard the petition filed against the detentions. The court said that while detaining
Why legal requirements are not met and justification is not provided. Under Article 10A of the Constitution, the detention law should have been changed.
The public prosecutor pleaded for rejection of the application against the detentions, saying that the detention notifications were issued in view of violation of the law. The petitioner’s counsel argued that more than 15,000 detention orders were issued in just 2 years. The court annulled the detention orders.
The Lahore High Court, giving a verdict on the petition, stopped the execution of the Punjab Detention Act, 1960.
