LAHORE: A bench of the Lahore High Court has imposed a ban on the use of polythene bags at Motorways.
A single bench of the high court comprising of Justice Shahid Karim issued orders over a petition filed by Abuzar Salman Niazi. The high court bench in its orders said that polythene bags should not be seen in use at motorways.
The court prohibited the use of plastic bags at restaurants, food shops, and the shops at and around motorways. The bench instructed strict enforcement of the court order and summoned a compliance report of the order in next week.
It is to be noted that the Lahore High Court in the past week had banned the use of polythene bags in the province. Justice Shahid Kareem heard the petition, seeking a ban on plastic bags, terming it hazardous for the environment and human health.
“Polythene bags are creating environmental pollution”, the applicant stated in his plea. The LHC after hearing of the case, imposed a complete ban on the use of plastic bags across the province.
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