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AJMAL AND BROTHERS vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Revenue Division/Chairman FBR art — 2026 PTD 816 ISLAMABAD

Case information

Citation
2026 PTD 816 ISLAMABAD
Court
Islamabad High Court
Year
2026
Reporter
PTD
Parties
AJMAL AND BROTHERS vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Revenue Division/Chairman FBR art
Subject matter
Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

AJMAL AND BROTHERS VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Revenue Division/Chairman FBR art. 199---Constitutional jurisdiction of High Court---alternate and efficacious remedy, availability of---Scope---Jurisdiction under art. 199 of the Constitution is discretionary and equitable in nature---Such jurisdiction is not intended to supplant statutory forums or to provide alternate avenue where the Legislature has already created a complete adjudicatory mechanism---Even where vires of a provision is challenged, existence of alternate remedy remains a relevant and weighty consideration---Mere insertion of a Constitutional challenge in pleadings does not automatically confer a right to bypass statutory remedies---Litigants cannot circumvent statutory route by simply framing the dispute as a Constitutional question---If grievance essentially relates to assessment, quantification of liability, imposition of penalty, or application of statutory provisions to particular facts, such matters must first be examined within the statutory hierarchy.

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