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CARGO UNITED GOODS TRANSPORT COMPANY vs PROVINCE OF PUNJAB arts — 2025 CLC 1243 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2025 CLC 1243 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2025
Reporter
CLC
Parties
CARGO UNITED GOODS TRANSPORT COMPANY vs PROVINCE OF PUNJAB arts
Subject matter
Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

CARGO UNITED GOODS TRANSPORT COMPANY VS PROVINCE OF PUNJAB arts. 2-a, 4, 9, 18, 23, 24 & 199---Constitutional petition---Judicial review---Unlawful impounding, confiscating and detaining of private vehicles by State functionaries/police---Violation of fundamental rights---Losses caused to vehicle and goods---Compensation---Determination---Petitioners claimed compensation of losses suffered by them and sought declaration to the effect that the arbitrary act of impounding, confiscating and detaining their vehicles was unlawful and unconstitutional---Held, that in the last resort in terms of constitutional dispensation, High Court had to answer the aforesaid questions itself in exercise of its powers of judicial review, however, an opportunity was allowed to the Government to determine the validity, constitutionality and legality of the actions complained of by the petitioners in the first instance, particularly when the petitioners had sought immediate compensation from the State regarding their actual losses in terms of burnt/lost goods and vehicles along with appropriate actions against Police and Traffic Officials found involved in unlawful acts which led the petitioners to suffer huge losses and required a thorough impartial and unbiased inquiry for prompt redressal of grievances of the petitioners---Chief Secretary, Punjab, was directed to constitute a committee to thoroughly investigate allegations of the petitioners and if found true, make recommendations to the Government for due compensation to the petitioners and identify the role of Police and Traffic Officials who led the vehicles to the occasion of incidents, which caused losses to the petitioners---Constitutional petitions were disposed of, in circumstances.

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