Notices issued on appeal against sheesha cafe ban

However, the court observed that it would decide the matter after hearing the administration.A division bench comprising Justice Inaam Ameen Minhas and Justice Ayaz Shaukat heard the intra-court appeal filed by shisha cafe owners against the single bench's decision imposing a ban on such establishments.Justice Inaam Ameen Minhas observed that another high court decision had also been issued before the single bench's ruling."That decision had also directed the authorities to….

Shisha cafes had also been banned under that ruling.

Then how were no-objection certificates (NOCs) issued?" he asked.Counsel for the appellants, Adil Aziz Qazi, told the court that the NOCs had been issued by the administration.He said the petitioners had invested millions of rupees after obtaining the NOCs and wanted permission to operate their businesses on the basis of those certificates.

Justice Minhas observed that the court was issuing notices and would ascertain how NOCs had been issued without the formulation of rules.

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