Supreme Court has ordered the closure of 3 crushing plants in Surajgali Khanpur in the case related to stone crushing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and has also sought a report from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government about other stone crushing plants.
According to private TV channel Geo News, a three-member bench headed by Justice Mansoor Ali Shah held a hearing. Justice Mansoor Ali Shah inquired whether the crushing plants involved in the case are meeting the standards? Additional Advocate General Kausar Ali Shah said. There is no presence of 50 houses near the crushing plants, stone crushers near the population have already been closed, the Supreme Court should not issue a general order to close the crushing plants, the general order will make a big difference to the investment.
Lawyer Stone Crushers Aitzaz Ahsan said that local people deliberately create pollution, they spent 15 crore rupees on modern machinery a few days ago to reduce pollution, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah said on which machinery they spent 15 crore rupees? State the name and function of the machinery, apply for stone crushers as soon as the criteria are met, Imran Hasan, the lawyer of the local people, said that the law was also challenged before the court, the central case should be kept pending, the Supreme Court decided to continue the case. The hearing was adjourned indefinitely.
