Rana MUHAMMAD HANIF KHAN (DECEASED) vs SADDIQ KHAN (DECEASED) Ss — 2022 SCMR 852 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2022 SCMR 852 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2022
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: Rana MUHAMMAD HANIF KHAN (DECEASED) vs SADDIQ KHAN (DECEASED) Ss
Subject matter: Civil

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Judgment text as reported

Rana MUHAMMAD HANIF KHAN (DECEASED) VS SADDIQ KHAN (DECEASED) Ss. 16 & 20---Suit for recovery of compensation/damages---Ouster of jurisdiction of Civil Courts in Pakistan---Plaintiffs-appellants had admitted in the plaint that the property in respect of which the suit for rendition of accounts and recovery was filed, was situated in a foreign country; that the defendant-respondent was permanently residing in the foreign country and was a citizen there, and visited Pakistan occasionally---Amount claimed in the plaint was income generated from property inherited by the plaintiffs, which was situated in the foreign country---Nothing was available on record which showed that the defendant was actually and voluntarily residing in Pakistan when the suit in question was filed---Alleged breach of the agreement was purportedly on part of the defendant who at all relevant times resided in the foreign country---Alleged cause of action also arose in the foreign country when the plaintiffs found out about the money which they claimed was owed to them by the defendant---Even otherwise the presence of a defendant within the territorial jurisdiction of Pakistan does not ipso facto grant jurisdiction to Pakistani Courts on the touchstone of section 16 or 20 of the C.P.C. when the property in question was situated outside Pakistan---High Court had therefore correctly come to the conclusion that in light of the averments made in the plaint read with the requirements of sections 16 & 20 of C.P.C., the Civil Courts of Sahiwal (in Pakistan) lacked personal and subject matter jurisdiction in the matter. Head NotesCase Description

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