RAJA AMER KHAN vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Law and Justice Division, Ministry of Law and Justice, Islamabad Fourth Sched — 2025 PLD 869 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2025 PLD 869 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2025
Reporter: PLD
Parties: RAJA AMER KHAN vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Law and Justice Division, Ministry of Law and Justice, Islamabad Fourth Sched

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Judgment text as reported

RAJA AMER KHAN VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Law and Justice Division, Ministry of Law and Justice, Islamabad Fourth Sched.---Legislative Lists---Entries, interpretation of---Entries in the legislative lists represent fields of legislation which must receive the broadest and most expansive interpretation, and are construed to encompass all ancillary or subsidiary matters which can reasonably be said to be comprehended in them---In case of discord or overlap with other entries, the rule of harmonious construction is applied to reconcile the conflict for giving effect to each of the entries---The items mentioned in the list cannot be read in a narrow or restricted sense but rather should be given a wide and liberal interpretation without constricting it with technical considerations, and each general word should be held to extend to all ancillary or subsidiary matters which can reasonably be said to be comprehended in it.

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