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FACT FINDERS (PVT.) LTD. vs CNBC PAKISTAN S — 2022 CLC 1397 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2022 CLC 1397 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
CLC
Parties
FACT FINDERS (PVT.) LTD. vs CNBC PAKISTAN S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 9---F; S. 7; S. 13---S; Defamation Ordinance (LVI of 2002); Defamation Ordinance

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Judgment text as reported

FACT FINDERS (PVT.) LTD. VS CNBC PAKISTAN S.9---Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) Ordinance (XLVI of 2001), S.7(4) & 22(3)---Defamation Ordinance (LVI of 2002), S.13---Special and general law---Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) Ordinance, 2001 was a special law which gets priority over the Offences in Respect of Banks (Special Courts) Ordinance, 1984, the Cr.P.C. and the P.P.C. to try the same offence and the Banking Court has exclusive jurisdiction to try such cases---Section 22(3) of the Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) Ordinance, 2001 provided that there was no other Court except the Tribunal to adjudicate the insurance related matters, however, with regard to the suit for defamation, there was no bar in the Defamation Ordinance, 2002---Such was the choice of the aggrieved person to file suit before the Civil Court or avail remedy before the District Judge under special law i.e. Defamation Ordinance, 2002.

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