A two-judge bench headed by Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar observed that under the law, it was the responsibility of the government to establish and maintain such residential facilities at accessible places. Wikimedia Commons/File
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday directed the chief secretary to place some proposals before the provincial cabinet in its next meeting for setting up old-age homes at the district level to accommodate indigent senior citizens.
A two-judge bench headed by Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar observed that under the law, it was the responsibility of the government to establish and maintain such residential facilities at accessible places.
SHC tells social welfare secretary to arrange surprise visits to orphanages
Karachi
May 5, 2021
The Sindh High Court on Tuesday directed the secretary of the social welfare department to arrange some surprise visits to all orphanages of the province so that the actual position could be placed on record and it could be ascertained whether they were maintaining all beneficial conditions for the dwellers.
The direction came during a hearing of a petition filed by Pakisan Tehreek-e-Insaf MPA Rabia Azfar seeking strict implementation of the Sindh orphanages law and the Sindh Darul Atfal rules, as well as the issuance of a direction to the provincial government to formulate an adoption policy.
SHC seeks compliance report on water supply plea
Karachi
May 4, 2021
The Sindh High Court on Monday inquired the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board why water could not be supplied to citizens through lines when it was being supplied through water tankers.
Hearing a petition of a citizen with regard to the non-supply of water in Scheme 33, the court asked the KWSB counsel why its orders for the supply of water to the residents was not complied with.
The petitioner submitted that court had directed the KWSB to supply water to the housing society in 2019; however, the court order was not complied with. The high court expressed dissatisfaction over the KWSB report and directed the executive engineer of the board to submit a compliance report.
The bench ordered the deputy inspector general of police, Sukkur, and the district and sessions judge concerned to ensure compliance of its order. Wikimedia Commons/File
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Monday came down hard on officials of the social welfare department for not initiating criminal proceedings against an official of the Darul Aman at Sukkur for criminally assaulting inmates, and ordered the registration of an FIR against the suspect.
A single-judge bench headed by Justice Salahuddin Panhwar also directed the investigating officer to examine acts and omissions of the then director of social welfare Sukkur and the then secretary of the social welfare department and prosecute them if abetment constituted.