Main Case C.M.No.1/2020 C.M.No.2/2020 The petitioner , who is an Advocate by profession, has brought the instant petition pro bono publico due to the alleged inaction of the authorities in order to control the violation of the law and to safeguard the rights of the citizens vis-a-vis the Aurat March, Lahore 2020 ("the Aurat March"), proposed to be held on 08.03.2020 (the International W omen' s Day). The petitioner has inter alia prayed as under:- "In view of the above submissions, it is, therefore, most respectfully prayed that this writ petition may please be accepted and the respondent-authorities may be directed to safeguard the funda mental rights of all citizens and ensuring that law is upheld, and a direction may be given to the organizers and participants of Aurat Azadi March to abide by the law, restrictions/conditions imposed, and especially keeping in sight the glory of the Islam and public morality & policy .
It is also prayed that the Aurat Azadi March, in the context of the case, may be permanently stopped and persons may be restrained from assembling, holding, participating, or carrying out the said March in any manner whatsoever for the sake of justice and dignity of Islamic Ideology of the Country .
It is also prayed that a direction may also be given to respondent No.4 to exercise extreme vigilance of electronic media and should not give media coverage to objectionable contents.
It is further prayed that any other relief deemed appropriate in circumstances of the case may also please be awarded."
2. At the outset, the learned Addl. A-G. has called into question the maintainability of the petition by submitting that the matter of granting an NOC to the organizers of the March is pending before the District Administration. Indeed, the petitioner has already moved an application (copy Annexure-D to the petition) against the grant of that NOC before the Deputy Commissioner precisely on the same grounds as taken in the instant petition. The petitioner 's said application is still pending.
3. Further submits that the matter is still under consideration by the District Administration. If the petitioner has any objections regarding the March, he may raise them before the District Administration.
4. When confronted with the above, the learned counsel for the petitioner admits that the petitioner 's application is still pending.
5. The learned counsel has also been apprised that the question of issuance of an NOC to the organizers of the Aurat march for holding the March came up for hearing before this Court in C.Ms.No.6 & 8 of 2020 in W.P.No.2816/2020. The said C.Ms. were disposed of on 03.03.2020 in the following terms:- "27. In view of the above, I am persuaded to dispose of C.M.No.6/2020 and C.M.No.8/2020 with a direction to the District Administration to process and decide the application of the organizers of the Aurat March for issuance of an NOC for holding the March, at an early date, strictly in accordance with the law, whilst bearing in mind the afore- referred guidelines set down by the organizers of the Aurat March as well as the freedoms guaranteed to the citizens of Pakistan under Articles 15, 16, 17 and 19 of the Constitution.
28. Order accordingly ."
6. As the matter is still pending before the District Administration and in view of the afore referred order , dated 03.03.2020, passed in W.P.No.2816/2020, I am not persuaded to intervene in the matter . The petition is accordingly disposed of with the observation that the petitioner may pursue his application before the District Administration, if so advised. Needless to add that the petitioner 's application shall be considered and decided strictly in accordance with the law and after af fording an opportunity of hearing to all concerned.
7. Order accordingly .
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