HADAYAT ULLAH vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN Reference to legislative history — 2022 PLC(CS) 1603 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2022 PLC(CS) 1603 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2022
Reporter: PLC
Parties: HADAYAT ULLAH vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN Reference to legislative history

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Judgment text as reported

HADAYAT ULLAH VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN Reference to legislative history---Scope---Reference to legislative history is permissible only as an aid to construction of legislation which is ambiguous or obscure or the literal meaning of which leads to an absurdity i.e. from the text of a statute, the court is unable to decipher the real intent of the Legislature.

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