ADNAN KHURSHID vs DIRECTOR GENERAL PUNJAB S — 2026 CLC 933 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2026 CLC 933 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2026
Reporter: CLC
Parties: ADNAN KHURSHID vs DIRECTOR GENERAL PUNJAB S
Subject matter: Constitutional
Provisions referred to: S. 39

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Judgment text as reported

ADNAN KHURSHID VS DIRECTOR GENERAL PUNJAB S.39(2)---Constitution of Pakistan, Arts.4, 5(2), 37(d) & 199---Constitutional petition---Non-constitution and non-functioning of the appellate authority of Punjab Food Authority---Statutory right of appeal unavailable---Petitioner left remediless against imposed fine---Held: It was astonishing and deeply concerning that despite the passage of five years the government had failed to establish or operationalize the appellate authority---This inaction resulted in significant hardship for litigants, including the present petitioner who remained deprived of his statutory right of appeal---Moreover, such inaction offended the spirit and mandate of Art.37(d) of the Constitution which obligated the State to ensure inexpensive and expeditious justice---It was noted that right of appeal when expressly provided by statute was a substantive legal right---Government was directed to establish and make fully functional the appellate authority within one month---Constitutional petition was disposed of, in circumstances.

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