MUSLIM COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED vs PUNJAB LABOUR APPELLATE TRIBUNAL through Chairman, Lahore Substantive law and procedural law — 2025 SCMR 303 SUPREME-COURT

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Citation: 2025 SCMR 303 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2025
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: MUSLIM COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED vs PUNJAB LABOUR APPELLATE TRIBUNAL through Chairman, Lahore Substantive law and procedural law

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MUSLIM COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED VS PUNJAB LABOUR APPELLATE TRIBUNAL through Chairman, Lahore Substantive law and procedural law---Distinction---Substantive law defines rights, while procedural law deals primarily with the process or remedies involved---Procedural law initiates and guides the process and course of action through which the lawsuit progresses and the way in which court proceedings are undertaken---It also regulates and oversees the procedures employed---Substantive law, on the other hand, comprises statutory obligations relevant to the subject matter, declaring the applicable rights and obligations, and regulating the demeanor of an individual or government---Substantive law determines the conduct and relations of the parties inter se in respect of the matter litigated, whereas the procedural law regulates the conduct and relations of Courts and litigants in respect of the litigation---Substantive law deals with the ends which the administration of justice contemplates while the procedural law deals with the means and instruments by which the ends of administration of justice are to be attained---The question as to what facts constitute a wrong is determined by substantive law, while what facts constitute proof of a wrong is a question of procedure---Substantive law defines the rights whereas the law of procedure defines the modes and conditions of the application of one to the other---Substantive law relates to the matter outside the Courts, whereas the procedural law regulates affairs inside the Courts.

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