KARACHI: A two-member bench of The Sindh High Court (SHC) issued notices to the customs officials and directed them to file their respective para wise comments on a constitutional petition filed by M/s PAK Reclaim Industries Private Limited seeking permission of import for scrapped tyres (cut and piece) for use as raw material.
On 27 March 2021, counsel for the petitioner stated that petitioner’s company applied for permission of installation and operation of rubber processing plant (cut and piece/crumbing-shredding) by submission of letter dated April 09, 2019 and respondents have issued a decision permitted/ NOC subject to decision of initial environmental examination and allowed the request of petitioner’s company questioned to fulfillment and compliance of all terms and conditions.
He further argued that despite issues of NOC for import, petitioner has been restrained from import of scrapped tyres (cut and piece) for use as raw material.
Citing Secretary Ministry of Climate Change, the Joint Secretary Ministry of Climate Change, Deputy Director (Chemical), DG Environment Protection Agency and others as respondents, petitioner pleaded the court may declare that after granting permission/ approval for the import of scrapped tyres (cut and piece) for use as raw material, in rubber re-processing plant by environmental protection agency, government of Sindh, therein no further need of any other permission/ approval from any authority.
He further pleaded the court to direct them to issue environmental approval for the import of scrapped tyres for use as raw material, in rubber re-processing plants in favour of the petitioner with immediate effect.
Petitioner further pleaded the court may restrain them from interfering into smooth import of scrapped tyres for use as raw material, in rubber reprocessing plants, till final disposal of this petition.
