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2022 CLD 285 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
HIRA TEXTILE MILLS LTD. VS BANK AL-FALAH LTD. Ss. 256 & 257---affairs of company, investigation of---Filing of complaint---Locus standi---Petitioner company assailed show cause notice issued by Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan…
2022 CLD 297 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LIMITED (FORMERLY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BANK OF PAKISTAN) VS Ch. NAZAR MUHAMMAD Ss. 9 & 22--- Suit for recovery of finance--- Amendment of pleadings---Enlargement of claim---Appellant/Bank assailed judgment and…
2022 CLD 309 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
POSTAL LIFE INSURANCE (PLI) VS MUHAMMAD ISHAQUE BUTT S. 72---Life insurance---Payment of claims---Nomination by policy holder---Nature of nomination in insurance policies---Scope---Nomination by itself only conferred right to collect the mo…
2022 CLD 320 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
VITAL CHEMICALS CORPORATION VS SILK BANK LIMITED Ss. 148 & 172---"Bailment" and "pledge"---Distinguished---Slight difference between bailment and pledge is that in the case of bailment deposit of goods is for a certain purpose to be returne…
2022 CLD 338 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
CRESCENT JUTE PRODUCTS LIMITED VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Islamabad Ss. 305 & 485---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Constitutional petition---Alternate and efficaciou…
2022 CLD 408 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
POSTAL LIFE INSURANCE (PLI) VS MUHAMMAD IQBAL Ss. 118 & 124---Life insurance---Repudiation of claims---Liquidated damages---Concealment of facts by insured---Scope---Appellant Insurance Corporation impugned order of Insurance Tribunal where…
2022 CLD 425 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ASKARI GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS ISLAM LUBRICANTS (PVT.) LIMITED S. 118--- Payment of liquidated damages on late settlement of claims---Production of evidence---Scope---Claimant and the insurer may disagree on a myriad of issues…
2022 CLD 448 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
IFFAT IQBAL VS State Ss. 3, 4 & 8---Income Tax Ordinance (XLIX of 2001), Ss. 192 & 192-A---Attachment of Bank accounts allegedly used for money laundering---Legality---Bank accounts in question were allegedly joint accounts in the name of t…
2022 CLD 468 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
TARIQ IQBAL MALIK VS MULTIPLIERZ GROUP PVT. LTD. Preamble---Scope---Legislative intent of the Companies Act, 2017---Such intent is clear and obvious from the Preamble to the Act that it has been enacted to reform company law with the object…
2022 CLD 604 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
FAUJI CEMENT COMPANY VS SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN Ss. 279, 280, 281 & 282---Compromise with creditors and members---Reconstruction or amalgamation of companies---Scope---Petitioners sought sanction of the High Court to…
2022 CLD 622 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Syed GUL HASSAN GILLANI VS HOUSE BUILDING FINANCE CORPORATION LIMITED Ss. 9, 10 & 22---Suit for recovery of finance---Repayment of installment---Effect---Petition for leave to appear---Necessary ingredients---Appellant/borrower assailed jud…
2022 CLD 638 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD ASHRAF VS Sh. MUHAMMAD AKRAM S. 28---Settlement of claims---Limitation---Scope---Punjab Consumer Protection Act, 2005, has been enacted with an avowed aim to protect the consumers and their rights as is evident from the reading of…
2022 CLD 718 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Lt. Gen. (Retd.) MAHMUD AHMAD AKHTAR VS ALLIED DEVELOPERS (PVT.) LTD. S. 152---Power of Court to rectify register---Scope---If the name of any person is fraudulently or without "sufficient cause" entered in or omitted from the Register of M…
2022 CLD 769 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
HABIB BANK LIMITED VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN S. 82-D--- Federal Ombudsmen Institutional Reforms Act (XIV of 2013), S. 9---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 175---Banking Mohtasib---Powers---Dispute, determination of---Jurisdiction---Petitioner…
2022 CLD 779 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
KHAN MUHAMMAD VS MUHAMMAD ASLAM Ss. 4 & 13---Promissory note---Ingredients of---Promissory note is an instrument having ingredients: (i) must be in writing; (ii) contains undertaking of payment of money; (iii) undertaking must be unconditio…
2022 CLD 821 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ABDULLAH KHAN USMANI VS SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN S. 62---Shares certificate to be evidence---Scope---Share certificate specifying the shares held by a person shall be prima facie evidence of title of the person to such…
2022 CLD 877 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
HOUSE BUILDING FINANCE CORPORATION LIMITED VS PERVAIZ AHMAD Ss. 9 & 22---Suit for recovery of finance---Markup---Quantum---Appellant/House Building Finance Corporation was aggrieved of not awarding of markup beyond period of agreement and o…
2022 CLD 892 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
HOUSE BUILDING FINANCE CORPORATION VS AMIR RAFI Ss. 3, 9 & 22---Suit for recovery of finance---Cost of funds---Future rent--- Insurance charges--- Appellant/House Building Finance Corporation was aggrieved of judgment and decree passed by B…
2022 CLD 900 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
BUSHRA BIBI VS ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE Ss. 29 & 29-a---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), O. XXXVII, R. 2--- Summary suit for recovery of money---Liability of legal representative signing---Signature essential to liability---Scope---Respon…
2022 CLD 925 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ABB POWER AND AUTOMATION (PRIVATE) LIMITED VS JOINT REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES Ss. 279, 280, 281 & 282---Compromise with creditors and members---Reconstruction or amalgamation of companies---Scope---Petitioners (Companies) sought sanction of th…
2022 CLD 949 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SHAHID AKHTAR VS MUHAMMAD AZAM ABBAS S. 118--- Presumption of correctness---Rebuttable, nature of---Scope--- Party had to stand on its own base---Party could not be allowed to unjustly enrich itself simply on account of the presumption of c…
2022 CLD 962 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Rana GHAFOOR ALI VS PROVINCE OF PUNJAB through Secretary Ministry of Environment Government of Punjab art. 199---Constitutional jurisdiction of High Court---alternate remedy, principle of---applicability---High Court has judicial power to i…
2022 CLD 981 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
AISHA RAHMAN VS ALLIED BANK LIMITED S. 19(7)---Limitation Act (IX of 1908), First Schedule, Art. 166---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), S. 47 & O. XXI, R. 89---Execution of decree---Auction proceedings---Objections, filing of---Limitation-…
2022 CLD 1002 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
CHOUDHARY RICE MILLS VS The BANK OF PUNJAB S. 10---Leave to defend---Scope---Absence of meeting mandatory requirements of S. 10(3)(4)(5) of Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) Ordinance, 2001 i.e. disclosing summary of substantial…
2022 CLD 1013 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
HABIB BANK LIMITED VS MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN Ss. 9, 10 & 22---Limitation Act (IX of 1908), Art. 181---Suit for recovery of finance---Suit dismissed for absence of plaintiff---Restoration---Date not fixed for hearing---Suit filed by appellant/Bank…
2022 CLD 1021 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD ASIF VS STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (PAKISTAN) LIMITED Ss. 19 & 22---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), S. 51, O. XX1, Rr. 37 & 40---Execution of decree---arrest and detention of judgment debtor---Principle---auction of mortgaged proper…
2022 CLD 1026 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
STATE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN VS Mst. RAZIA BEGUM S. 79---Insurance claim, recovery of---Scope---Insurer company assailed judgment and decree passed by Trial Court in favour of respondent/plaintiff allowing her insurance clai…
2022 CLD 1035 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SEPCO-III ELECTRIC POWER CONSTRUCTIONS CO. LTD. VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Ministry of Energy Bank guarantee---Encashment of---Principle---Appellant company executed Bank Guarantee in favour of respondent Authority---Grieva…
2022 CLD 1048 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
STATE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN VS Mst. MAI BHAGAN S. 79---Insurance claim---False information---Scope---Insurance company assailed judgment passed by Insurance Tribunal in favour of respondent/applicant allowing insurance clai…
2022 CLD 1058 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
HUMAYUN MIRZA VS STATION HOUSE OFFICER, POLICE STATION SHAHPUR SADAR, TEHSIL SHAHPUR, DISTRICT SARGODHA S. 2(c)---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 22-A---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 409---Criminal breach of trust by public servant,…
2022 CLD 1279 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
TARIQ AZIZ VS MAKHDUM AHMED MAHMUD Material Irregularity--- Meaning. Ss. 136 & 160---Contract Act (IX of 1872), S. 4---Election---Revocation of agreement---Pre-condition---Corporate democracy, principle of---Applicability---Petitioners assa…
2022 CLD 1310 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
STATE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN VS Mst. SHAHIDA PARVEEN S. 121---Constitution of the Insurance Tribunal---Scope---Appellants assailed order passed by Additional District Judge whereby their application for setting aside the ex-…
2022 CLD 1318 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD AFZAL VS MUHAMMAD ASLAM S. 118---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), O. XXXVII, Rr. 1 & 2---Recovery of money---Negotiable instrument---Expression "until the contrary is proved"---Scope---Presumption conclusive/rebuttable---Suit file…
2022 CLD 1340 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
STATE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN VS KAUSAR PARVEEN Ss. 121, 125 & 127(2)---Maladministration---Group Insurance, payment of---Insurance Ombudsman---Jurisdiction---Respondent (widow) claimed an amount of Rs. 240,000/- admissible a…
2022 CLD 1374 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN VS DATA LABORATORIES (PVT.) LTD. Ss. 9 & 22---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), XVII, R. 3---Recovery of finances---Right to produce evidence, closure of---Direction to decide case---Effect---Appellant/Bank was agg…
2022 CLD 1395 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Mian FURQAN IDREES VS JS BANK LIMITED Ss. 9 & 22---Contract Act (IX of 1872), Ss. 129, 133, 135 & 136---Suit for recovery of finance---Maintainability---New management, liability of---Liability of surety---Appellants/defendants were guarant…
2022 CLD 1412 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
AGMORE INTERNATIONAL (PVT.) LIMITED VS BANK OF PUNJAB Ss. 9, 12 & 22---Recovery of finances---Ex-parte decree, setting aside of---Authority to file suit---Service of process---Change of address---Effect---Suit filed by respondent Bank was d…
2022 CLD 1430 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ASAD MAHMOOD VS GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB through Chief Secretary Punjab, Lahore S. 12--- Environmental Protection Agency Review of Initial Environmental Examination and Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2000, Sched. II---Punjab Minin…
2022 CLD 1454 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
FIRST PUNJAB MODARABA (FPM) VS AFTAB (PVT.) LIMITED Ss. 19 & 22---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), O. XLI, R.5---Limitation Act (IX of 1908), S. 15 & Art. 181---Execution of decree---Limitation---Pendency of appeal---Effect---Appellant Ban…
2022 CLD 1473 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
IQBAL MINING CO. VS PUNJAB ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Ss. 11, 12 & 16---Prohibition of certain discharges or emissions---Initial environmental examination and environmental impact assessment---Environmental protection order---Scope---A…
2022 CLD 1494 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
S.G. POLYPROPYLENE (PRIVATE) LTD. VS ALLIED BANK LIMITED Ss. 9 & 10--- Suit for recovery of finance--- Leave to defend---Scope---Appellants assailed judgment and decree passed by Banking Court whereby the suit for recovery instituted by ban…
2022 CLD 1528 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
PAKISTAN GENERAL INSURANCE LIMITED VS SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN S. 33(1)---Insurance Ordinance (XXXIX of 2000), S. 130 (2)---Alternate and efficacious remedy, availability of---Performance bond---Encashment---Petitioner…
2022 CLD 1549 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MASOOD FABRICS LIMITED VS JOINT REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES Ss. 270, 280, 281, 282 & 284---Scheme of arrangement and merger---Scope---Petitioner companies sought their merger on the basis of scheme of arrangement filed in Court---Validity---Extr…
2022 CLD 1555 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
HOUSE BUILDING FINANCE CORPORATION VS ABDUL SATTAR ANJUM S. 22---Limitation Act (IX of 1908), Ss. 5 & 29---Appeal---Limitation---Condonation of delay---Scope---Period of limitation for filing an appeal has been provided in the Financial Ins…
2022 CLD 1562 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MIQ (PVT.) LIMITED VS HABIB METROPOLITAN BANK LIMITED S. 9---Recovery of finance---Statement of account---Disputed entries---Appellants contended that certain debit entries in the statement of account were unlawful---Held; appellants had no…
2022 PLD 600 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAWERA IKRAM VS AMIR NAVEED S.13 (4)---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), O.XXI---Execution of decree---Procedure--- Provision S. 13 (4) of Family Courts Act, 1964 has two parts: first part says that a decree can be executed by the Court its…
2022 PLD 607 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
TARIQ IQBAL VS ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN Ss. 19 & 223---Election Rules, 2017,R.21---General Clauses Act (X of 1897), S. 24-A---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Constitutional petition---Election process---Alternate and efficious r…
2022 PLD 628 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SEPCOIII ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTIONS CO. LTD. VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN Bank guarantee---En-cashment of---Principle---Appellant company executed Bank Guarantee in favour of respondent Authority---Grievance of appellant was that en-cashing of Ban…
2022 PLD 635 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ZAINAB UMAIR VS ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN Harmony and completeness, principles of---Applicability---Constitution is to be construed in a manner which may give effect to each and every word of the same and which may harmonize working o…
2022 PLD 645 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
KAMRAN VS State S. 376---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 19---Rape---Relevancy of facts forming part of some transaction---Res gestae---Scope---Accused, a security guard at school, was indicted for rape with a six years' old student---V…
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