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GUL TAIZ KHAN MARWAT vs The REGISTRAR, PESHAWAR HIGH COURT, PESHAWAR arts — 2021 PLD 391 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation
2021 PLD 391 SUPREME-COURT
Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year
2021
Reporter
PLD
Parties
GUL TAIZ KHAN MARWAT vs The REGISTRAR, PESHAWAR HIGH COURT, PESHAWAR arts
Subject matter
Constitutional

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Judgment text as reported

GUL TAIZ KHAN MARWAT VS The REGISTRAR, PESHAWAR HIGH COURT, PESHAWAR arts. 176, 192(1), 199 & 208---Constitutional jurisdiction of the High Court---"But for" test---Scope---Executive, administrative or consultative actions of the Chief Justices or Judges of a High Court---Such actions were not amenable to the constitutional jurisdiction of a High Court under art. 199 of the Constitution---Superior courts judges did not come under the definition of "persons" in view of art.199(5) of the Constitution and therefore writ petitions filed against their executive, administrative or consultative actions were not maintainable---Judges of the superior courts did not act as persona designata while exercising executive, administrative or consultative actions---Framers of the Constitution did not intend that the remedy of a writ be available against a High Court or the Supreme Court.

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