Track Record of the Petitioner NGO in Public Interest Litigation (PIL)

  • The Honourable Islamabad High Court has treated W.P. No. 3879/2019 (Tezgam Inferno Incident Case) filed by the Petitioner NGO as Public Interest Litigation (PIL), which led to:
    ▪ Compensation to the downtrodden victims / legal heirs of deceased and injured; and
    ▪ A binding commitment by the State to install automatic fire-fighting systems in express trains (2000 units undertaking on record).
  • The Petitioner is globally recognized for its landmark public interest litigation before the Honourable Supreme Court of Pakistan, titled:
    “The Jurists Foundation v. Government of Pakistan & others”, PLD 2020 SC 1,
    wherein the legality of the Chief of Army Staff’s (COAS) tenure / extension was challenged.
  • This Honourable Court partially allowed W.P. No. 3277/2020 by declaring the allotment of 602 residential plots under the Prime Minister’s Package to high-ranking officials as illegal.
    ▪ The Federal Cabinet has now enforced the judgment by prohibiting any further allotment beyond entitlement.
    ▪ Litigation regarding withdrawal/recovery of previously availed allotments remains pending.
  • The Petitioner filed W.P. No. 3197/2021 challenging forced Covid-19 vaccination, raising significant constitutional issues, which are now sub judice before the Honourable Supreme Court.
  • The Petitioner approached Honourable Islamabad High Court through W.P. No. 4243/2021, questioning the grant of 100% marks to more than 700 students in the Intermediate Examination 2021.
  • Important legal controversies concerning the Broad Sheet matter have been agitated by the Petitioner which is now pending as ICA No. 41/2022, which continues to remain pending after being categorized as “No Scope” from 13-04-2022.
  • The Honourable Supreme Court allowed Constitution Petition No. 23/2023 filed by the Petitioner, challenging the vires of the Review of Judgments and Orders Act, 2023.
  • The Petitioner has also:
    ▪ Challenged the legal status of PSL cricket teams, and
    ▪ Raised grievance against the blocking of Constitution Avenue, through W.P. No. 766/2024 and case is pending adjudication.
  • W.P No.5128/2025 has been filed against the CDA discriminatory policy of allotment of plots / Land sharing instead of settled practice of open auction.

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