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Rashid Turabi vs Additional District Judge Ss — 2026 YLR 1243 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2026 YLR 1243 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2026
Reporter
YLR
Parties
Rashid Turabi vs Additional District Judge Ss
Subject matter
Constitutional

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Judgment text as reported

Rashid Turabi VS Additional District Judge Ss. 5 & 14---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Family matters---Factual controversy settled by Courts below, assailing of---Constitutional jurisdiction of High Court, exercise of---Scope---High Court cannot exercise its Constitutional jurisdiction under Art.199 of the Constitution to re-examine the case of the petitioner in the form of an appeal or revision thereby defying the intention of legislature and defeating the purpose of the statute, in run of the mill cases---In exercising jurisdiction under Article 199 of the Constitution, the High Court can neither resort to or re-examine or re-consider the facts of a case that had already been decided by the lower courts, having competent jurisdiction, nor can the High Court enter into resolution of any factual controversy while exercising such jurisdiction --- In the absence of a second appeal, the decision of the Appellate Court is taken as a final one--- It is not open for the High Court to offer another opportunity of hearing, especially in family matters where the legislature's intention with regards to bringing the family disputes to a definitive conclusion is very much clear ---Practice of entertaining constitutional petitions while exercising jurisdiction under Art.199 of the Constitution, against an appellate Court's order/judgment, has been deprecated by the Apex Court---No case for presenting any exception for invoking jurisdiction under Article 199 of the Constitution was made out---Constitutional petition, filed by father, being merit-less was dismissed.

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