As the common question of the law and facts is involved in the captioned writ petitions, therefore, the same are being heard together and decided through this single judgment.
3. In Writ Petition No. 356/22 following relief sought by the petitioner: "In view of the foregoing reasons, it is, therefore most respectfully Prayed that by accepting this writ petition it is declared that the proceedings by the respondents of sealing the premises and stocks of the petitioner company is unlawful, without competent authority, against rules, against fundamental rights of the petitioner, without adopting due procedure and the sealing order is liable to be set aside. It is further prayed that the respondents may kindly directed to restrain from obstruction the smooth running of petitioner-company. Any other relief which this honorable Court deems fit, and the petitioner is entitled may also be granted."
3. In Writ Petition No. 357/2022 following relief sought by the petitioner: "In view of the foregoing reasons, it is, therefore, most respectfully prayed that by accepting this writ petition it is declared that the proceeding by the Respondent No. 5 of sealing the premises and stocks of the petitioner-company vide order dated 23.04.2022 is unlawful, without competent authority, against the rules, against fundamental rights of the petitioner, without adopting due procedure and the sealing order is liable to be set-aside. It is further prayed that the respondents may kindly directed to restrain from obstruction the smooth running of petitioner-company. Any other relief which this honorable Court deems. Fit, and the petitioner is entitled may also be granted."
4. In Writ Petition No. 358/22 following relief is sought by the petitioner: "In view of the foregoing reasons, it is, therefore most respectfully prayed that by accepting this writ petition it is declared that the proceedings by the respondents of sealing the premises and stocks of the petitioner-company is unlawful, without competent authority, against rules, against fundamental rights of the petitioner, without adopting due procedure and the sealing order is liable to be set aside. It is further prayed that the respondents may kindly directed to restrain from obstruction the smooth running of petitioner-company. Any other relief which this honorable Court deems fit, and the petitioner is entitled may also be granted."
5. Heard. Record perused.
6. I have perused the relevant record appended along-with the writ, petition and produced by the official respondents whereby it transpires that Section 13 of the Azad Jammu & Kashmir Food Authority Act, 2017 holding in the field empowers to Food Safety Officer to seal petitioners' factories because no hygienic system was available while all things were found without following the SOPs from-where substandard material, which is likely to be used for manufacturing ghee & food products etc. Was scattered different places and neither technical expert or quality inspector nor any mechanism of testing products was available, hence, in such like circumstances, the petitioners cannot be allowed to play with the lives of the public-at-large and provide such contagious and substandard products.
7. So, I am clear in my mind that the petitioners, in the given circumstances, are neither aggrieved party within the meaning of Article 44 of the Azad Jammu & Kashmir interim Constitution, 1974 nor have locus-standi to invoke the extra-ordinary jurisdiction of this Court by-way writ petition because an aggrieved party must have shown his legal grievance as such extra-ordinary jurisdiction cannot be invoked in a routine matter. Law is quite clear that writ lies where any violation of rules and departure of law has been made but no such violation appears to have been found or pointed out by the learned counsel for the petitioners during the course of arguments. The learned counsel for the petitioners cited the judgment titled M/s. Lung Fung Chinese Restaurant, Lahore. Tec. vs. Punjab Food Authority, etc. Decided on 13.04.2021, which has nothing to do with cases in hand because in above referred case matter in issue was of restaurant but in the cases in hand, factories were sealed on account of manufacturing substandard food and other products for public-at-large.
8. The nutshell of the foregoing reasons is that the instant writ petitions, having no statutory, are hereby dismissed in limine and the same shall be consigned to record. A copy of this judgment shall be annexed along-with the other relevant files.