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Malik ABDUL RAHIM KHAN vs GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN art — 2025 PLD 98 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

Case information

Citation
2025 PLD 98 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court
Balochistan High Court
Year
2025
Reporter
PLD
Parties
Malik ABDUL RAHIM KHAN vs GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN art

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Judgment text as reported

Malik ABDUL RAHIM KHAN VS GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN art. 199---Balochistan Land Revenue act (XVII of 1967), Ss. 5 & 6---Creation of a new district---Policy decision of Provincial Government---Judicial review---Petitioners, being residents of Killa abdullah city, assailed notification declaring the District Headquarter Killa abdullah to be Pir alizai instead of Killa abdullah and sought the declaration of Killa abdullah city to be District Headquarter of District Killa abdullah---Validity---Though the impugned Notification is a policy decision of Government of Balochistan but the same is not immune from being called in question before the High Court as powers of judicial review under art. 199 of the Constitution are available in case of infraction of law or unfairness, unreasonableness, arbitrariness or mala fide on the part of the Government---However, in the present case, decision of the Provincial Cabinet did not suffer from any unfairness, unreasonableness or arbitrariness on the part of the Government of Balochistan warranting interference by the High Court in its constitutional jurisdiction---Constitution petition was dismissed, in circumstances.

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