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AYESHA IFTIKHAR vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Finance Division, Islamabad Judicial precedents — 2026 PLD 17 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2026 PLD 17 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2026
Reporter
PLD
Parties
AYESHA IFTIKHAR vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Finance Division, Islamabad Judicial precedents
Subject matter
Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

AYESHA IFTIKHAR VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Finance Division, Islamabad Judicial precedents---Binding effect of earlier decision by bench of equal strength---Departure---Proper course of action for reconsideration through reference to Chief Justice for constitution of larger bench explained---No doubt, the earlier decision of abench of a High Court, or of the Supreme Court, on a question of law is binding on another bench of equal numeric strength when dealing with the same question, in the sense that the latter bench cannot decide the same question contrary to the first decision---However, the latter bench is not precluded from examining the correctness of the earlier decision or forming a different view---In such a case, the proper course of action is to refer the matter to the Chief Justice of the High Court, or in the case of the Supreme Court to the Bench-Constitution Committee, with a request for the constitution of a larger bench to examine the correctness of the earlier decision.

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