Supreme Court orders Authorities to De-seal Islamabad’s Monal Restaurant

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court overruled an Islamabad High Court (IHC) decision ordering authorities to close the Monal Restaurant in the federal capital.

The court stated, “The magistrate had ordered to shut Monal Restaurant without due notice […] the eateries in Monal’s immediate vicinity were notified before they were sealed.”

The Islamabad Wildlife Management Board had sealed the eatery without a documented decision of the IHC, according to a three-member panel consisting of Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan, Justice Muneeb Akhtar, and Justice Mazahir Ali Akbar Naqvi.

During the hearing, Justice Ahsan inquired of the restaurant’s lawyer, Makhdoom Ali Khan, about whether IHC issues a signed copy order.

“I neither have the high court’s short order nor do I have the entire judgement,” the lawyer added.