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ABDUL SALAM KHAN vs BANK AL-HABIB LTD — 2025 PLD 1043 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation
2025 PLD 1043 SUPREME-COURT
Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year
2025
Reporter
PLD
Parties
ABDUL SALAM KHAN vs BANK AL-HABIB LTD

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Judgment text as reported

ABDUL SALAM KHAN VS BANK AL-HABIB LTD. Delay in adjudication of cases---Protracted litigation---Justice delayed is not merely justice denied, it is often justice extinguished---Even if a claim is on merit, the sands of time may erode its potency---Delay in adjudicating cases by the courts at any tier of the justice system corrodes public confidence in the judiciary, undermines the rule of law, and disproportionately harms the weak and vulnerable who cannot afford the cost of prolonged litigation---Delay in adjudication carries severe macroeconomic and societal consequences: it deters investment, renders contracts illusory, and weakens the institutional legitimacy of the judiciary---A justice system's credibility rests not only in the fairness of its decisions but also in the timeliness with which those decisions are rendered.

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