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AMEER HUSSAIN vs GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB S — 2021 PLD 699 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2021 PLD 699 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2021
Reporter
PLD
Parties
AMEER HUSSAIN vs GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB S
Subject matter
Family
Provisions referred to
S. 3---C; S. 3; Public Order Ordinance

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Judgment text as reported

AMEER HUSSAIN VS GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB S. 3---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Constitutional jurisdiction of High Court---Power to arrest and detain suspected person---Representation against order of detention under S.3 of Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, 1960---Judicial review of administrative actions---Alternate remedy, availability and efficacy of---Scope- Petitioner impugned order of detention under S.3 of Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, 1960---Question before High Court was whether Constitutional petition against such detention order was maintainable in view of availability of remedy of representation under S.3(6) of said Ordinance---Validity---When order of an executive authority regarding detention of a person was challenged under Art.199 of the Constitution, High Court had limited jurisdiction since remedy of judicial review could not be treated as appeal or revision---High Court could not substitute its discretion for that of an administrative authority and could only see as to whether an order for detention was reasonable and objective---Impugned order for detention of petitioner, in the present case, was unexceptionable and was made to preserve peace---Constitutional petition was dismissed, in circumstances.

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