SUI NORTHERN GAS PIPELINES LTD. (SNGPL), ISLAMABAD vs S.K — 2025 SCMR 570 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2025 SCMR 570 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2025
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: SUI NORTHERN GAS PIPELINES LTD. (SNGPL), ISLAMABAD vs S.K
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

SUI NORTHERN GAS PIPELINES LTD. (SNGPL), ISLAMABAD VS S.K. PVT. LIMITED Preamble---Object, purpose and scope---Preamble can play both constructive and contextual roles in statutory interpretation---If scope of Preamble is narrower than that of a substantive section, the statutory provision in such an enactment cannot be restricted inconsiderately merely because Preamble of statute is narrower---Straightforward and uncomplicated provision in any law cannot be controlled, restrained, or limited by a narrow Preamble---Equally, a wide-ranging Preamble cannot be deemed to have automatically enlarged scope of any law---In interpreting any statute, Court must adopt holistic approach---There are two vivid rules of interpretation: first, Preamble of any law may articulate the purpose the Legislature intended to achieve; and second, if enactment and its provisions are well defined and unequivocal, Preamble cannot be relied upon solely to expurgate or override express provisions of law without considering its pith and substance.

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