MUHAMMAD SHAKEEL vs ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE, FAISALABAD S — 2025 PLD 572 SUPREME-COURT

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MUHAMMAD SHAKEEL VS ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE, FAISALABAD S. 5---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199(1)(a)(ii)---Family disputes---Writ of certiorari---Scope---High Court can issue an order of certiorari to rectify jurisdictional errors committed by subordinate Courts in family law matters---Such errors can arise when Family Courts or First Appellate Courts issue decisions without jurisdiction, in excess of jurisdiction, or fail to exercise their jurisdiction altogether---Certiorari order is applicable when Family Court or First Appellate Court acts in an illegal or improper manner while exercising its jurisdiction---This includes situations where Court makes determinations without providing an affected party opportunity to be heard or where procedural methods employed contravene fundamental principles of natural justice---It is crucial to recognize that High Court's jurisdiction to issue certiorari is fundamentally supervisory, meaning, it does not possess authority to function as an appellate body---Such supervisory role imposes clear limitations: specifically, it prohibits High Court from reevaluating or questioning factual findings made by subordinate Courts based on their assessment of evidence---High Court does not engage in reviewing or re-weighing evidence that underlies decisions made by Family Court or First Appellate Court---Instead, it may only nullify a decision it finds to be beyond jurisdiction or grossly erroneous without imposing its own conclusions in place of those reached by lower Courts---Certiorari orders can be granted solely when a clear error of law is evident on the face of record; however, this does not extend to addressing errors of fact, regardless of their severity.

MUHAMMAD SHAKEEL vs ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE, FAISALABAD S — 2025 PLD 572 SUPREME-COURT

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