' TARIQ PERVEZ, J. --- The petitioner, who has appeared in-person, states that the respondents are running dangerous business in the building and their trade also includes articles highly inflammable. According to him, such business trade if allowed to continue, the inhabitants of the building, who are occupying their residence, their lives are at risk because even in the past, at number of occasions, fire broke out in the building due to such articles/materials.
2. We have asked the learned Additional Prosecutor General, appearing in this matter, that is the business being run by the respondents under lawful authority/licence and that is the business being carried on by the respondents is lawful business; his reply was in affirmative. He further states that all humanly possible measures have been taken and would be taken to prevent the breaking out of fire, which includes installation of water showers, chemical showers, etc. He has added that all the shops, running the business of inflammable articles, are registered with the Civil Defence, which is the sole authority and that such authority has issued clearance certificate to the respondents.
3. Keeping in view the above circumstances of the case, we find that at present it is mere apprehension of the petitioner of fire being broken out in future, which cannot constitute an offence; however, the respondents are directed that they shall strictly adhere to all humanly possible resources/efforts to avoid any untoward incident, which is likely to cause danger to the human life. We further direct the respondents that they shall take clearance certificate from the Civil Defence Authority after every six months, which shall be displayed on the face of every shop of the building, running such business.