KARACHI METROPOLITAN CORPORATION (K.M.C.) vs PRESIDING OFFICER, IX AD&SJ, EAST, KARACHI R — 2024 PLD 339 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2024 PLD 339 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2024
Reporter: PLD
Parties: KARACHI METROPOLITAN CORPORATION (K.M.C.) vs PRESIDING OFFICER, IX AD&SJ, EAST, KARACHI R
Subject matter: Constitutional
Provisions referred to: S. 126---L; S. 126; Sindh Local Government Act (XLII of 2013); Sindh Local Government Act

Fields are extracted from the reported citation and judgment text. Where a detail is not stated in the record, it is not shown.

Judgment text as reported

KARACHI METROPOLITAN CORPORATION (K.M.C.) VS PRESIDING OFFICER, IX AD&SJ, EAST, KARACHI R. 44---Sindh Local Government Act (XLII of 2013), S. 126---Legal Advisors and Government Pleaders---Memo of appearance, filing of---Non-filing of Vakalatnama---Petitioner/Karachi Metropolitan Corporation was aggrieved of the order passed by Lower Appellate Court returning Memo of Appearance and giving directions to file proper Vakalatnama---Validity---Advocates who appear for a private party file Vakalatnama and, in contrast, Advocates appearing on behalf of Government put in a Memo of Appearance---Such practice of Government Pleader filing Memo of Appearance instead of Vakalatnama is also consistent with the provisions of R. 44 of Sindh Civil Court Rules---Order of petitioner Corporation was in line with the statutory requirements for issuing such orders as laid down in S. 126 of Sindh Local Government Act, 2013---There was no lacuna in the order of petitioner Corporation---Once the Court had assessed that a Memo of Appearance submitted by petitioner Corporation was in line with the provisions of Sindh Local Government Act, 2013, the Court should have accepted the same---High Court directed Lower Appellate Court to accept Memo of Appearance from the empaneled Advocate of petitioner Corporation subject to scrutiny as per law---Constitutional petition was allowed, in circumstances.

Other judgments reported in 2024 PLD

2024 PLD 300 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHOREMUHAMMAD ASLAM VS JUDGE FAMILY COURT, FEROZEWALA Reading in, principle of---Applicability---Reading in of words or meaning into a statutory…
2024 PLD 244 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHOREABDUL SABOOR VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN Ss. 2 (xviii), 3, 8, 9 & Schedule-I---Income Tax Ordinance (XLIX of 2001), Ss. 192, 192A, 194 & 199--…
2024 PLD 60 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURTSUHBAT KHAN VS KANDI BARAMI TAPPA KARNA KHEL, Khyber Agency S. 6---Criminal trial---Repeal of law---Pending proceedings---Effect---All inves…
2024 PLD 35 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURTCitation Name: 2024 PLD 35 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURTBookmark this Case GUL ZADA VS HAZRAT GUL S. 145---Dispute, settlement of---Principle---Settle…
2024 PLD 35 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURTCitation Name: 2024 PLD 35 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURTBookmark this Case GUL ZADA VS HAZRAT GUL S. 145---Dispute, nature of---Scope---Dispute as def…
2024 PLD 256 ISLAMABADState VS IRFAN NAWAZ MEMON, DISTRICT MAGISTRATE State authority, exercise of---Principle---Constitution and the law envisage that public off…

Back to the case-law library · Search Pakistani case law in Urdu or English