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2023 YLRN 82 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMD SAFDAR VS State Ss. 302(b), 364-a, 377, 201 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping, sodomy, causing disappearance of evidence of offence, common intention---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Recovery of dead body of the deceased…
2023 YLRN 82 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMD SAFDAR VS State Ss. 302(b), 364-a, 377, 201 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping, sodomy, causing disappearance of evidence of offence, common intention---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Extra-judicial confession made jointly…
2023 YLRN 82 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMD SAFDAR VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---For extending benefit of doubt, it is not necessary that there should be several circumstances, rather one circumstance is sufficient to bring suspicion in the mind of the court and to…
2023 YLRN 83 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAEED AHMAD VS MUHAMMAD NAEEM Ss. 42, 12 & 54---Limitation Act (IX of 1908), Art. 113---Suit for declaration, specific performance and permanent injunction---Limitation period for specific performance of a contract---Scope---Petitioners fil…
2023 YLRN 83 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAEED AHMAD VS MUHAMMAD NAEEM Ss. 42, 12 & 54---Suit for declaration, specific performance and permanent injunction---Oral agreement---Proof---Petitioners filed a suit for enforcement of oral agreement to sell---Suit was concurrently dismis…
2023 YLRN 83 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAEED AHMAD VS MUHAMMAD NAEEM Competing parties in a trial are bound by their pleadings---Alleged fact which has not been agitated in the plaint cannot be brought in evidence and even if the same is brought in evidence through oral or docum…
2023 PLD 157 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Mst. IQBAL BIBI VS ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE S.48---Law Reforms Ordinance (XII of 1972), Preamble---Limitation Act (IX of 1908), Art. 181---Execution of decree---Limitation period, computing of---Limitation for filing of an execution petiti…
2023 PLD 157 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Mst. IQBAL BIBI VS ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE S.12---Limitation Act (IX of 1908), Art. 181---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), Ss. 48 & 115---Suit for specific performance of agreement to sell---Execution of decree---Limitation---Possession…
2023 PLC(CS)N 2 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
EHSAN ELAHI VS DISTRICT COLLECTOR Contractual employment---Fake documents---Scope---Petitioner assailed cancellation/ withdrawal of his contract employment vide impugned order on the ground of production of fake middle school certificate---…
2023 PLC(CS)N 6 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD AMJAD VS GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB through Secretary School Education Deptt. amendment in Rules---Vires---appellant challenged amendment in Rules, whereby they were excluded from promotion in view of the eligibility criteria which state…
2023 PLC(CS)N 25 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SHAKEELA NAZIR VS DIRECTOR PROJECT PAKISTAN BAIT-UL-MAL, PUNJAB, LAHORE Contractual employment---Scope--Daily wager or contract employee is precluded to invoke the constitutional jurisdiction of High Court with regard to matters relating to…
2023 PLC(CS)N 30 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Rao AMIR ALI KHAN VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN S.2(b)---Constitution of Pakistan, Arts.212 & 199---Constitutional jurisdictin of High Court---Bar of Art.212 of the Constitution---Terms and conditions of service---Retired civil servant---Questi…
2023 PLC(CS)N 35 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ZAHEER AHMAD VS NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN art.199---Constitutional jurisdiction---Scope---Contractual employment---Maintainability---Scope---Contract employee cannot approach High Court by filing a constitutional petition agitating grievanc…
2023 PLC(CS)N 35 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ZAHEER AHMAD VS NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN Contract employee---Scope---Petitioner was issued a letter by the authorities whereby he was relieved of his duties as cash officer---Validity---Perusal of appointment letter showed that his term of…
2023 PLC(CS)N 38 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Syed IZHAR AHMAD HASSAN TIRMIZI VS SECRETARY LOCAL GOVERNMENT Selection grade, grant of---Policy matter---Scope---Case of petitioner was that he was entitled to the grant of selection grade in BS-15 as he completed the prescribed service of…
2023 PLC(CS)N 38 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Syed IZHAR AHMAD HASSAN TIRMIZI VS SECRETARY LOCAL GOVERNMENT art.199---Constitutional petition---Maintainability---Policy matter of Executive---Scope---Court not to embark upon an inquiry as to whether a particular policy was wise and acce…
2023 PLC(CS)N 55 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAFDAR IQBAL VS PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Cancellation of recruitment process---Scope---Process of recruitment and its cancellation is purely a policy matter and Court cannot interfere in policy matters of the Government, particularl…
2023 PLC(CS)N 55 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAFDAR IQBAL VS PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION art.199---Constitutional petition---Policy matter---Scope---Court can not embark upon an inquiry as to whether a particular admission/merit policy is wise and acceptable or whether better pol…
2023 PLC(CS)N 55 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAFDAR IQBAL VS PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Cancellation of recruitment process---Policy matter---Scope---Petitioner alleged infringement of Fundamental Rights on withdrawal of recruitment process---Recruitment process for the appointm…
2023 PLD 164 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ZAFAR KHIZER VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN arts. 4, 9, 14, 25a, 35 & 38---Punjab Government Rules of Business 2011, R. 3(3) & Second Sched. ---Child citizen---Fundamental Rights---Right to nutritious food, right to proper development and right…
2023 PLD 171 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
GUL SHER VS ADDITIONAL AND SESSIONS JUDGE/EX OFFICIO JUSTICE OF PEACE, BHOWANA arts. 4, 8, 10a & 25---'Jirgas', 'panchayats' and 'council of elders'---Scope---Jirga or panchayat must operate within the law---Jirga cannot make any decision w…
2023 PLD 171 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
GUL SHER VS ADDITIONAL AND SESSIONS JUDGE/EX OFFICIO JUSTICE OF PEACE, BHOWANA art. 8---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 310-a---Laws inconsistent with or in derogation of Fundamental Rights to be void---Punishment for giving a female in marria…
2023 PLD 171 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
GUL SHER VS ADDITIONAL AND SESSIONS JUDGE/EX OFFICIO JUSTICE OF PEACE, BHOWANA S. 489-F---Contract Act (IX of 1872), S. 24---Dishonestly issuing a cheque---Agreements void, if considerations and objects unlawful in part---Scope---Petitioner…
2023 PLD 171 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
GUL SHER VS ADDITIONAL AND SESSIONS JUDGE/EX OFFICIO JUSTICE OF PEACE, BHOWANA arts. 9 & 14---Security of person---Inviolability of dignity of man---Scope---Gender based violence impairs women's and girls' fundamental rights, particularly t…
2023 PLD 171 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
GUL SHER VS ADDITIONAL AND SESSIONS JUDGE/EX OFFICIO JUSTICE OF PEACE, BHOWANA arts. 25, 34, 36 & 37---Equality of citizens---Full participation of women in national life---Protection of minorities---Promotion of social justice and eradicat…
2023 PLD 179 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
PAKISTAN TEHREEK-E-INSAAF VS GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB Doctrine of penumbra---Scope---Doctrine of penumbra refers to a legal principle that recognizes certain unenumerated rights and obligations as implicit in the guarantees of the Constitution…
2023 PLD 179 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
PAKISTAN TEHREEK-E-INSAAF VS GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB arts. 105(3), 112, 218(3), 219(d), 220 & 224---Elections act (XXXIII of 2017), Preamble---Elections of Provincial assembly---Constitutional obligation of the Election Commission of Pakistan…
2023 PLD 193 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD HAMZA SHAHBAZ SHARIF VS PROVINCE OF PUNJAB art. 67, 127 & 130 (3)---Rules of Procedure of the Provincial assembly of the Punjab, 1997, Rr. 17, 18, 19 & 20---Election of Chief Minister---Duration---Whenever office of Chief Minister…
2023 PLD 193 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD HAMZA SHAHBAZ SHARIF VS PROVINCE OF PUNJAB R.12---Removal of Speaker or Deputy Speaker---Presiding of session---Principle---Prohibition contained in the Constitution for presiding over session by Speaker and Deputy Speaker against…
2023 PLD 193 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD HAMZA SHAHBAZ SHARIF VS PROVINCE OF PUNJAB Rr. 17, 18, 20 & 25---Constitution of Pakistan, Arts. 53(3) & 130(3)---Deputy Speaker Provincial Assembly---Power to act as Speaker---Withdrawal of powers---Scope---Dispute was with regard…
2023 PLD 19 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUBARIK ALI alias MAKHAN VS GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB S. 2---Power of Government to release by license on conditions imposed by it---Scope---Good Conduct Prisoners' Probational Release Act, 1926, does not impose any condition that a prisoner…
2023 PLD 19 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUBARIK ALI alias MAKHAN VS GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB art. 45---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 402-C---President's power to grant pardon---Remission or commutation of certain sentences not to be without consent---Scope---authority g…
2023 PLD 19 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUBARIK ALI alias MAKHAN VS GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB International Human rights---Treaties ratified by Pakistan---Effect---General rule is that the provisions of a treaty are not automatically incorporated into the municipal law and a count…
2023 PLD 19 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUBARIK ALI alias MAKHAN VS GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB Ss. 401, 402, 402-a, 402-B, 402-C & 402-D---Power to suspend or remit sentence---Scope---Section 401(1), Cr.P.C., empowers the Provincial Government to conditionally or unconditionally su…
2023 PLD 19 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUBARIK ALI alias MAKHAN VS GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB art. 45---President's power to grant pardon---Scope---article 45 of the Constitution empowers the President to grant pardon, reprieve and respite, and remit, suspend or commute any senten…
2023 PLD 19 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUBARIK ALI alias MAKHAN VS GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB arts. 45 & 9---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 402-B---President's power to grant pardon---Security of person---Certain restrictions on the exercise of powers by Provincial Govern…
2023 PLD 19 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUBARIK ALI alias MAKHAN VS GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB S. 401---Power to suspend or remit sentences---Compassionate release---Concept---Terminal illness---Scope.
2023 PLD 216 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUNAWAR HUSSAIN VS GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB through District Collector Jhelum Case should be decided on merit---Law favours the adjudication on merits instead of knocking out the litigants on the basis of technicalities.
2023 PLD 216 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUNAWAR HUSSAIN VS GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB through District Collector Jhelum S.96 & O.XLI, Rr.11, 12, 16, 17(1)---Limitation Act (IX of 1908), Arts.168 & 181---Remedy against original decree---Procedure for hearing appeal---Dismissal of appeal…
2023 PLD 216 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUNAWAR HUSSAIN VS GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB through District Collector Jhelum arts.168 & 181---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), O.XLI, R.17(1)---Limitation period for re-admission of appeal---article 168 of the Limitation act, 1908, provides t…
2023 PLC(CS) 8 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
EHTISHAM BASHARAT VS DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE Recruitment---Legitimate expectation, principle of---Applicability---Waiting list---Selection process, delay in---Petitioner was candidate for post of constable in police, who was not…
2023 PLC(CS) 81 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
NISAR SARWAR VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary to the Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Energy Power Division), Islamabad Good governance---Discretion, exercise of---Discretion, even if vested in authorities, has to be exercised…
2023 PLC(CS) 81 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
NISAR SARWAR VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary to the Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Energy Power Division), Islamabad art.199---Constitutional petition---Seniority, question of---Non statutory rules---Current charge bases---…
2023 PLC(CS) 150 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MRS. NAVEEDA NISA VS PROVINCE OF THE PUNJAB S.12---Punjab Civil Servants (Amendment) Ordinance (XXII of 2021), Preamble---Retirement from service---Scope---Petitioner sought direction to the District Accounts Officer for preparing her pensi…
2023 PLC(CS) 186 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ABDUL GHAFOOR VS STATE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN Rule of laches is applied in accordance with the facts and circumstances of each case keeping in view the equitable principles---Normally, reasonable time to approach the Court i…
2023 PLC(CS) 186 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ABDUL GHAFOOR VS STATE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN Promotion criteria---Scope---Promotion standards devised by a commercial institution are distinctly and conspicuously different than those applicable to the civil servants.
2023 PLC(CS) 186 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ABDUL GHAFOOR VS STATE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN Preamble---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Promotion criteria, non-determination of---Effect---No provision existed regarding promotion in the State Life Employees (Service)…
2023 PLC(CS) 245 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SABA SARWAR VS GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB art.199---Constitutional petition---Civil service---appointment to advertised post---Erroneous appointment---Scope---District Education authority advertised the posts of Elementary School Educators but er…
2023 PLC(CS) 314 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Dr. IMRAN FAREED KHAN VS UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB, LAHORE art.199(1)(b)(ii)---Quo Warranto, writ of---Scope---Writ of quo-warranto is not maintainable in collateral proceedings.
2023 PLC(CS) 314 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Dr. IMRAN FAREED KHAN VS UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB, LAHORE art.199(1)(b)(ii)---Constitutional petition---Quo Warranto, writ of---Personal vendetta---Foreign scholarship---Change in seniority list---No live issue---Petitioners were aggrieved…
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