Citation Name: 2024 PLD 1 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTANBookmark this Case QADIR BAKHSH JAMOTE vs GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN through Chief Secretary, Quetta Ss — 2024 PLD 1 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

Case information

Citation: 2024 PLD 1 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court: Balochistan High Court
Year: 2024
Reporter: PLD
Parties: Citation Name: 2024 PLD 1 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTANBookmark this Case QADIR BAKHSH JAMOTE vs GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN through Chief Secretary, Quetta Ss
Subject matter: Constitutional
Provisions referred to: Balochistan Land Revenue Act

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Judgment text as reported

Citation Name: 2024 PLD 1 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTANBookmark this Case QADIR BAKHSH JAMOTE VS GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN through Chief Secretary, Quetta Ss.5 & 6---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Constitutional petition---Creating new district---Board of Revenue, jurisdiction of---Judicial review---Scope---Petitioners assailed notification creating new district on the basis of 7th Digital Population Census, 2022---Validity---Government of Balochistan was empowered by Ss. 5 & 6 of Balochistan Land Revenue Act, 1967, to vary number and limits of Districts, Divisions or to create new Districts or Divisions---Such policy decision of the Government had to be taken in public interest keeping in view practical administrative convenience and difficulties of local population---Notification in question was a policy decision of Government of Balochistan and was not immune from being called in question before High Court as power of judicial review under Art. 199 of the Constitution was available in case of infraction of law or unfairness, unreasonableness, arbitrariness or mala fide on the part of Government---Petitioners failed to show that creation of new district by division/bifurcation of existing district by Government of Balochistan was infraction of law or same was unfair, unreasonable, arbitrary or was mala fide warranting judicial review of the same by High Court under Art. 199 of the Constitution---Petitioners did not fall within the purview of Art. 199 of the Constitution as no prejudice was caused to them due to creation of new district after division/bifurcation of existing district---Constitutional petition was dismissed, in circumstances.

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