IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN 
(ORIGINAL JURISDICTION) 
 
 
PRESENT: MR. JUSTICE MIAN SAQIB NISAR, HCJ 
MR. JUSTICE UMAR ATA BANDIAL 
MR. JUSTICE SAJJAD ALI SHAH 
 
HUMAN RIGHTS CASE NO. 17842  OF 2018 
(in the matter regarding removing educational and 
commercial buildings etc. from cantonments areas 
in Pakistan) 
 
 
 
Date of Hearing:  
26.04.2018 
ORDER  
 
 
The Human Rights Cell of this Court has placed a note 
before the Court, which postulates that all the schools in the 
Cantonment areas across Pakistan are being directed to be shifted 
from the Cantonment areas within a period of 15 days. Although 
vide order dated 24.10.2017, passed by a two Member Bench of 
this Court in Civil Appeal No.800/2012, it has been directed that 
the exercise of removing educational and commercial buildings 
etc., from the concerned areas be made gradually, yet from the 
note put up before us, it seems that the said order has not been 
complied with in letter and spirit and thus, the educational career 
of a substantial number of students would be at stake if immediate 
action of removal of the said school is allowed.  
2. 
 
In the light of the above, we issue notice to all the 
Cantonment Boards in Pakistan to submit their replies about the 
question as to why action has been taken in such haste and what 
was the urgency therein. Till the next order to the contrary, the 
order of this Court dated 24.10.2017 is held in abeyance, meaning 
thereby that no school shall be vacated/transferred from the 
Cantonment areas till such order is passed by this Court. Relist.  
 
 
CHIEF JUSTICE 
 
 
 
JUDGE 
 
 
 
JUDGE 
ISLAMABAD. 
26th April, 2018. 
Mudassar/
 
 
