LAHORE: Petition has been filed in Lahore High Court (LHC) for registration of case against the provincial information minister Punjab on the matter of death of mother and daughter after falling in the manhole. Petition has been filed in the LH C for registration of case against provincial information minister besides probing into the matter and initiating action against the officers found involved in the incident. The petition has been filed by Azhar Siddique advocate head oif Judicial Activism Panel. Punjab government , Lahore Development Authority (LDA), respective institutions and the respondents have been included in the petition. The petitioner has taken the plea grave negligence was shown by keeping manhole open in the thickly populated area. As a result mother and her daughter both died. According to petitioner the government took steps as formality instead of taking action against responsible persons. No effective steps have been taken despite over 10000 lids are stolen in Lahore every year. The petition said registering case under section 322 of CRPC by police is not enough because death of mother and daughter by falling into manhole is not an accident but it is in clear terms criminal negligence. The petitioner also took the plea the police and government representatives harassed the affected family after the incident. The petitioner has requested the court to bring to open real facts besides constituting a judicial commission to determine compensation for the family members. It was further requested to court to receive compensation of Rs 25 crore from the officers who have shown this negligence and pay it to the family members of the deceased mother and daughter. ONLINE
It has been further demanded that orders be issued for registration of case against information minister Punjab , deputy commissioner Lahore and other responsible persons for spreading wrong information.
