ISLAMABAD:Islamabad High Court (IHC) while admitting for hearing intra court appeal against single bench decision regarding imposition of ban on shisha cafes has issued notice to the respondents and sought reply.

A division bench of IHC comprising Justice Inam Amin Minhas and justice Ejaz Shaukat took up the case for hearing. Barrister Adil Aziz Qazi appeared on behalf of the petitioners.

The counsel for the petitioners prayed the court to suspend single bench decision immediately and stay the implementation of court's decision regarding ban on shisha cafes till the final decision of intra court appeal.

During the hearing of the case Justice Inam Amin Minhas said order will be passed in this regard. One decision of high court was issued before the single bench decision. In that decision it was also directed to frame rules. Ban was imposed on shisha cafes in that decision too. Then how the NOC was issued.

Barrister Adil Aziz Qazi said that NOC was issued by the administration. We want we should be given permission on these NOCs. On receipt of NOC, the petitioners made investment of millions of rupees.

The counsel requested the court to suspend implementation of paragraph 30 of the single bench decision.

Justice Inam Amin Minhas said we are issuing notice. Then it will come to light how the NOCs were issued without rules. We are issuing notice. When reply comes , we will see how the NOCs were issued.

The petitioners made request for allowing to continue other legal activities of restaurants and cafes.

Justice Inam Amin Minhas remarked two decisions came from this high court and the both were challenged. You have now come in appeal but rules of shisha cafes have not been framed so far too.

Division bench while issuing notice on appeal against single bench decision adjourned the hearing of the case.