Niaz vs Mst — 2026 YLR 1103 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

Case information

Citation: 2026 YLR 1103 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court: Balochistan High Court
Year: 2026
Reporter: YLR
Parties: Niaz vs Mst

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Judgment text as reported

Niaz VS Mst. Gul Jan art.199---Constitutional jurisdiction of the High Court, invocation of---Conduct of the petitioner, consideration of---Grant of relief---Scope---There is no cavil to the proposition that the "conduct of petitioner can be taken into consideration in allowing or disallowing equitable relief in constitutional jurisdiction---The principle that the Court should lean in favour of adjudication of causes on merits appears to be available for invocation only when the person relying on it himself comes to the Court with clean hands and equitable considerations also lie in his favour---High Court, in the exercise of writ jurisdiction, is bound to proceed on the maxim "he who seeks equity must do equity"---Constitutional jurisdiction is an equitable jurisdiction---Whoever comes to High Court to seek relief has to satisfy the conscience of the Court that he has clean hands---Writ jurisdiction cannot be exercised in aid of injustice---The High Court will not grant relief under art.199 of the Constitution when the petitioner does not come to the Court with clean hands---He may claim relief only when he himself is not violating provisions of law, especially of the law under which he is claiming entitlement.

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