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Hafiz MUHAMMAD AMIR HUSSAIN vs SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN Ss — 2025 CLD 1323 ISLAMABAD

Case information

Citation
2025 CLD 1323 ISLAMABAD
Court
Islamabad High Court
Year
2025
Reporter
CLD
Parties
Hafiz MUHAMMAD AMIR HUSSAIN vs SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN Ss
Subject matter
Constitutional
Provisions referred to
S. 158; Companies Act

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Judgment text as reported

Hafiz MUHAMMAD AMIR HUSSAIN VS SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN Ss. 147 & 158---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Election of directors---Constitutional petition seeking direction to SECP to perform its statutory duty to conduct election---Maintainability---Territorial jurisdiction of the High Court---Registered office of the respondent company situated in another province---Effect---Where the registered office of respondent company and the concerned Registrar were situated in another province then question of compliance under S. 158 of the Companies Act, 2017 would ordinary fall within jurisdiction of the concerned High Court of that province---However, where the petitioner does not seek any relief against the company or the concerned Registrar and the mainstay of the petitioner lies against the inactions of SECP, a statutory body, to ensure compliance of statutory provisions of law, the Constitutional petition before the High Court of another province would be maintainable provided SECP is located within territorial jurisdiction of that High Court, territorial jurisdiction of which is invoked.

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