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2023 YLRN 75 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Sheikh SHER MUHAMMAD VS State S. 497--- Bail--- Tentative assessment of evidence---Scope---Deeper appreciation of evidence could not be gone into at bail stage but a bird eye view was to be taken of available record before the court to sati…
2023 YLRN 75 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Sheikh SHER MUHAMMAD VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 302 & 34---Explosive Substances Act (VI of 1908), Ss. 4 & 5---Anti-Terrorism Act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Sindh Arms Act (V of 2013), S. 23(1)(a)--- Qatl-i-amd, common inte…
2023 YLRN 75 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Sheikh SHER MUHAMMAD VS State S. 497---Bail---Scope---Observation, if any, in the bail order being tentative in nature will not affect the merits of the case.
2023 YLRN 77 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD YOUSAF KADANI VS State S. 497(5)---Bail, cancellation of---Scope---Strong and exceptional grounds are required for the cancellation of bail granted by a Court of competent jurisdiction because the provisions of S. 497(5), Cr.P.C.,…
2023 YLRN 77 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD YOUSAF KADANI VS State S. 497(5)---Bail, cancellation of---Scope---Accused is not to be deprived of the benefit of bail whenever reasonable doubt arises about his participation in the crime or about the truth/probability of the pro…
2023 YLRN 80 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
BILAL GUL MUHAMMAD VS State S.498---Pre-arrest bail---Absconsion---Scope---Bail can be granted if an accused has a good case for bail on merits and mere absconsion would not come in the way while granting bail.
2023 YLRN 80 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
BILAL GUL MUHAMMAD VS State S. 498---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 147, 148, 149, 506, 337-F(i) & 337-F(iv)---Rioting, armed with deadly weapon, common object, criminal intimidation, damiyah, mudihah---Pre-arrest bail, grant of---Scope---Ac…
2023 YLRN 80 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
BILAL GUL MUHAMMAD VS State S. 497---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 4---Bail---Right of individuals to be dealt in accordance with law---Scope---Object of bail is neither punitive nor preventive and therefore, deprivation of liberty must be…
2023 YLRN 80 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
BILAL GUL MUHAMMAD VS State S. 497---Bail---Scope---At bail stage, deeper appreciation of evidence and circumstances appearing in the case is not permitted and only tentative assessment is to be made, however, where accused satisfies the Co…
2023 YLRN 84 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MEER HASSAN VS State S. 498---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss.337-A(ii), 504 & 34---Shajjah-i-mudihah, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace, common intention---Pre-arrest bail, grant of---Delayed FIR---Accused sought p…
2023 PLD 142 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD AKBAR VS PROVINCE OF SINDH through Secretary, Cooperative Department S. 7---Powers and functions of the Food Authority---Scope---Sindh Food Authority stands constituted under the Sindh Food Authority Act, 2016, with a mandate in te…
2023 PLD 142 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD AKBAR VS PROVINCE OF SINDH through Secretary, Cooperative Department S. 19---Licensing of food business---Scope---Petitioners being vendors or wholesalers of edible oil in open form assailed the notification issued by the Sindh Foo…
2023 PLC(CS)N 3 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
FAISAL RASHEED VS SINDH EMPLOYEES SOCIAL SECURITY INSTITUTION art.199---Civil service---Recruitment---Principle---Post in public sector cannot be allowed to be filled without public notice by issuing a proclamation in daily newspapers and d…
2023 PLC(CS)N 3 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
FAISAL RASHEED VS SINDH EMPLOYEES SOCIAL SECURITY INSTITUTION ad-hoc appointment---Scope---Concept of ad-hoc appointments means appointments for special and particular to last for a particular period---ad-hoc appointment made and continued…
2023 PLC(CS)N 3 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
FAISAL RASHEED VS SINDH EMPLOYEES SOCIAL SECURITY INSTITUTION art. 199---Constitutional petition---Service matter---Restoration in service---Factual controversy---Petitioners were employees of Sindh Employees Social Security Institution, wh…
2023 PLC(CS)N 7 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD SAFAR MEMON VS PROVINCE OF SINDH Seniority, determination of---Terms and conditions of service---Bar of jurisdiction contained in Art.212 of the Constitution---Effect---Contention of petitioners was that impugned order determining…
2023 PLC(CS)N 10 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD ANWAR VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Ministry of Production Minor penalty of retirement---Claim of financial benefits from the date of action---Validity---Colleagues of petitioners were charged with the same allegation…
2023 PLC(CS)N 28 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Mst. TASLEEM AKHTAR VS PROVINCE OF SINDH allotment of official accommodation---Scope---Petitioner claimed that allotment of official accommodation was cancelled without providing her an opportunity of hearing---Respondent, who was subsequen…
2023 PLC(CS)N 28 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Mst. TASLEEM AKHTAR VS PROVINCE OF SINDH Courts are duty bound to uphold the constitutional mandate and keep up the salutary principles of rule of law.
2023 PLC(CS)N 28 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Mst. TASLEEM AKHTAR VS PROVINCE OF SINDH Public functionaries---All acts should be done by the public functionaries in a transparent manner after applying judicious mind and fulfilling all requirements---Public functionaries are supposed to…
2023 PLC(CS)N 45 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
QASIM ZAHEER VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Energy O.VII, R.11 & O.XXXIX, Rr. 1 & 2---Specific Relief act (I of 1877), Ss. 42 & 54---Suit for declaration and injunction---Rejection of plaint---Interim injunction, r…
2023 PLC(CS)N 48 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
KHAIRULLAH QURESHI VS PROVINCE OF SINDH Suspension---Scope---Suspension from service is not defined as a punishment---Suspension does not finally determine the matter; its sole purpose is that the person against whom severe allegations of m…
2023 PLC(CS)N 52 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AIJAZ VS PROVINCE OF SINDH art.199---Constitutional petition---Question of fact---Scope---Petitioners sought directions to the respondents to release their monthly salaries---Respondent argued that the petitioners had got their appointments…
2023 PLC(CS)N 52 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AIJAZ VS PROVINCE OF SINDH Equity moves in the aid of law and not to defeat the law.
2023 PLC(CS)N 52 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AIJAZ VS PROVINCE OF SINDH Equitable relief cannot be granted to the person whose claim is based upon illegality or he approaches the court with unclean hands.
2023 PLC(CS)N 57 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD SHARIF VS CHIEF JUSTICE HIGH COURT OF SINDH adverse remarks recorded in the annual Confidential Report of a judicial officer---Contention of Judicial Officer was that no material was available against him---Validity---Civil servant…
2023 PLC(CS)N 61 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
JAVED BAIG VS DIRECTOR GENERAL MILITARY LANDS AND CANTONMENT DEPARTMENT art.199---Transfer of employee of the Cantonment Board---Constitutional jurisdiction of High Court---Scope---absence of mala fide on the part of employer---Scope---Peti…
2023 PLC(CS)N 64 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
IMRAN AHMED ANSARI VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Ministry of Defence Government of Pakistan R.8(b)(1)---Employee of Defence Housing authority (DHa)---Vires of R.8(b)(1) of the Defence Housing authority Service Rules---Contract…
2023 PLC(CS)N 66 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Syed ZAHID HASSAN RIZVI VS PROVINCE OF SINDH Up-gradation of post---Scope---Petitioner sought direction to the department for up-gradation of his post from BPS-9 to BPS-16---Validity---Petitioner did not possess minimum length of service to…
2023 PLC(CS)N 66 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Syed ZAHID HASSAN RIZVI VS PROVINCE OF SINDH Up-gradation of post---Pre-requisites enumerated.
2023 PLC(CS)N 68 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD REHAN QURESHI VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN art.199---Constitutional petition---Maintainability---"Person performing function in connection with affairs of federation"---Scope---Electric Supply Companies---Person performing functions i…
2023 PLC(CS)N 68 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD REHAN QURESHI VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN appointment---Deceased Employees' Quota---Scope---Petitioners sought appointment on the basis of Deceased Employees Quota in terms of Policy Order issued by department---Contention of authori…
2023 PLD 151 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ZUBAIR AHMED VS State Ss. 231, 353 & 537---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 10-A---Recall of witnesses when charge altered---Evidence to be taken in presence of accused---Scope---Where evidence already recorded in first round of litigation, a…
2023 PLD 154 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
GOVERNMENT OF SINDH through Secretary, Home Department VS MUHAMMAD SARWAR Civil and criminal proceedings---Scope---Where an aggrieved party has two different remedies by way of filing criminal case and/or to file a civil suit before the Cou…
2023 PLD 154 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
GOVERNMENT OF SINDH through Secretary, Home Department VS MUHAMMAD SARWAR S. 1---Suit for compensation---Custodial death---Scope---Respondent filed a suit for compensation under S. 1 of the Fatal Accidents Act, 1855, claiming therein that h…
2023 PLD 154 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
GOVERNMENT OF SINDH through Secretary, Home Department VS MUHAMMAD SARWAR S. 1---Suit for compensation---Custodial death---Acquittal in criminal case---Effect---Respondent filed a suit for compensation under S. 1 of the Fatal Accidents Act,…
2023 PLD 154 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
GOVERNMENT OF SINDH through Secretary, Home Department VS MUHAMMAD SARWAR Civil and criminal proceedings---Scope---Parameter of establishing a criminal charge against accused person(s) and standards of appraising evidence and deciding a cri…
2023 PLD 154 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
GOVERNMENT OF SINDH through Secretary, Home Department VS MUHAMMAD SARWAR S. 1---Suit for compensation---Custodial death---Scope---Respondent filed a suit for compensation under S. 1 of the Fatal Accidents Act, 1855, claiming therein that h…
2023 PLD 174 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
PAKISTAN STATE OIL COMPANY LIMITED VS ABDUL ALI Ss. 42 & 54---Civil Defense (Special Powers) Rules, 1951, R.10---Constitution of Pakistan, Arts. 4, 23 & 24---Suit of declaration and injunction---Property rights---Plaintiff company claimed t…
2023 PLD 182 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Moulvi IQBAL HAIDER VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Ss. 6 & 8---Constitution of Pakistan, Arts. 199 & 227---Certification of films---Constitutional petition---Maintainability---Petitioner sought an order imposing ban on a film s…
2023 PLD 182 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Moulvi IQBAL HAIDER VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Ss. 6 & 8---Constitution of Pakistan, Arts. 199 & 19---Constitutional petition---Freedom of speech---Principles of guidance in certifying films---Powers to suspend exhibition o…
2023 PLD 182 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Moulvi IQBAL HAIDER VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Ss. 6 & 8---Principles of guidance in certifying films---Powers to suspend exhibition of films in certain cases---Scope---Prejudice to the "glory of Islam" may qualify as a rea…
2023 PLD 11 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Haji IBRAHIM VS ABDUL QADIR LAKHANI S. 54---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), O.XXXIX, Rr. 1 & 2---Mandatory injunction---Interim relief---Object, purpose and scope---Interlocutory order may either be of prohibitory nature or mandatory in c…
2023 PLD 11 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Haji IBRAHIM VS ABDUL QADIR LAKHANI Ss. 39 & 54---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), O.XXXIX, Rr. 1 & 2---Suit for cancellation, injunction, rendition of accounts and recovery of damages---Interim injunction, setting aside of---Over a disput…
2023 PLD 187 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
GHULAM ASGHAR PATHAN VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN art.37---Promotion of social justice and eradication of social evils---Scope---Speedy justice is not about rushing the disposal of cases to clear the backlog in courts---Rather, it refers to de…
2023 PLD 187 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
GHULAM ASGHAR PATHAN VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN S. 7---Original jurisdiction of the court of District Judge---Original jurisdiction of High Court ---Scope---Commercial cases---Petitioners argued that S. 7 of the Sindh Civil Courts Ordinance,…
2023 PLC(CS) 19 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
FAISAL MANZOOR ANSARI VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN Factual controversy---Departmental proceedings---Issuance of fake licenses to pilots---Petitioners were employees of Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, who were being proceeded departmentally…
2023 PLC(CS) 194 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
GHULAM HUSSAIN VS PROVINCE OF SINDH through Secretary Education and Literacy Department art.25---Civil service---Over-qualified candidate---Discrimination---Petitioner applied for the subject post voluntarily and succeeded in the written te…
2023 PLC(CS) 194 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
GHULAM HUSSAIN VS PROVINCE OF SINDH through Secretary Education and Literacy Department R.16---Constitution of Pakistan, Arts. 5, 25 & 199---Naib Qasid, appointment of--- Qualification of candidates---Petitioner applied for the post of Naib…
2023 PLC(CS) 194 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
GHULAM HUSSAIN VS PROVINCE OF SINDH through Secretary Education and Literacy Department art.5---Obligations of the State Functionaries---Scope---Imperative obligation of the functionaries of the State is to abide by the Constitution and the…
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