PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday admitted to hearing a petition of the provincial government against the assuming of jurisdiction by the civil and district courts in mines and minerals related issues in the province amid claims of a legal bar on it.
A bench consisting of Justice Lal Jan Khattak and Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim issued the order after preliminary hearing of thepetition jointly filed by themineral development secretary and director-general requesting the court to stop thedistrict judiciary from hearing thecases related to mines and minerals. READ MORE