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2023 YLR 2538 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ALLAH DITTA VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 129(g)---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---With-holding material evidence---Natural and important witnesses not produced--…
2023 YLR 2538 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ALLAH DITTA VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Motive not proved---Accused was charged for committing murder of the sister of complainant and her daughter---As per complai…
2023 YLR 2538 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ALLAH DITTA VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Extra-judicial confession---Accused was charged for committing murder of the sister of complainant and her daughter---Record showed that the ac…
2023 YLR 2538 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ALLAH DITTA VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Last seen evidence and medical evidence---Contradictions---Accused was charged for committing murder of the sister of complainant and her daugh…
2023 YLR 2562 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
NAVEED SADIQ VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 337-D & 34---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, jaifah, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Scaled site plan not prepared on pointation of witnesses---Accused was charged that he along…
2023 YLR 2562 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
NAVEED SADIQ VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 337-D & 34---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, jaifah, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Motive not proved---Effect---Accused was charged that he along with his co-accused committed…
2023 YLR 2562 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
NAVEED SADIQ VS State Benefit of doubt--- Principle---Findings of guilt against accused must rest surely in the evidence of unimpeachable character, thus, all the factors and circumstances leading to doubt have to be resolved in favour of t…
2023 YLR 2562 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
NAVEED SADIQ VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 337-D & 34---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, jaifah, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Recovery of weapon of offence on the instance of accused---Doubtful---Accused was charged th…
2023 YLR 2562 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
NAVEED SADIQ VS State Motive---Scope---Once a motive is set up by the prosecution and is not established then it would adversely affect the case of prosecution.
2023 YLR 2562 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
NAVEED SADIQ VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 337-D & 34---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, jaifah, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Presence of complainant at the time and place of occurrence doubtful---Ac…
2023 YLR 2562 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
NAVEED SADIQ VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 337-D & 34---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, jaifah, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Co-accused acquitted on same set of evidence---Effect---Accused was charged that he along wi…
2023 YLR 2562 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
NAVEED SADIQ VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 337-D & 34---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 161---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, jaifah, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt--- Statement of complainant r…
2023 YLR 2562 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
NAVEED SADIQ VS State Witness---Injured witness---Scope---Injury on a witness is only indication of his presence at the spot but is not affirmative proof of his credibility and truthfulness---Each and every word coming from the mouth of inj…
2023 YLR 2594 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAFDAR ALI VS MEMBER (JUDICIAL-III), BOARD OF REVENUE, PUNJAB, LAHORE Rr. 17 & 22---Notification No. 812-2010/586-C(V)---Headman (Lumberdar), selection of---Appointment Criteria---Hereditary claims---Scope---After the death of the permanent…
2023 YLR 2603 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
IMTIAZ AHMAD VS MUHAMMAD ASHRAF S.12---Suit for specific performance---Agreement to sell---Extension of time for performance of contract---Time as essence of contract---Scope---Suit for specific performance instituted by predecessor of the…
2023 YLR 2619 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
RAHEELA BEGUM VS NARGIS BANO Ss.42, 39 & 54---Suit for declaration, cancellation of documents and permanent injunction---Oral gift---Onus of proof---Mutation(s), dispute of---Proof---Claim of the plaintiff was that she never made any oral g…
2023 YLR 2654 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SHAKEEL-UR-REHMAN VS State S. 9(c)---Control of Narcotic Substances (Government Analysts) Rules, 2001, Rr.5 & 6---Transportation of narcotics--- Report of Government Analyst---Result of test or analysis---Prosecution case was that 40.800 ki…
2023 YLR 2654 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SHAKEEL-UR-REHMAN VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---Single circumstance creating reasonable doubt would be sufficient to smash the veracity of prosecution case and sufficient to extend the benefit of doubt in favour of the accused not…
2023 YLR 2663 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
QAISER AYUB VS State Ss. 295-a, 295-B & 295-C---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 103---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), art.40---Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religio…
2023 YLR 2663 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
QAISER AYUB VS State Ss. 295-a, 295-B & 295-C---Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs, defiling, etc., of Holy Qur'an, use of derogatory remarks, etc…
2023 YLR 2663 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
QAISER AYUB VS State Ss. 295-a, 295-B & 295-C---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 342---Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs, defiling, etc.,…
2023 YLR 2663 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
QAISER AYUB VS State Ss. 295-a, 295-B & 295-C---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), arts. 46-a & 164---Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs, defiling, et…
2023 YLR 2691 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM VS State Ss. 3 & 4---Prevention of illegal dispossession of property---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Allegation against the accused persons was that they took over the possession of land of the complainant f…
2023 PLD 446 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD FAYYAZ VS ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE S. 5, Sched.---Suit for recovery of dower---Wakeel (Father-in-law) in Nikahnama, liability of---Scope---Word 'wakeel' is synonymous to English word agent----Agency may be created expressly i.e. i…
2023 PLD 446 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD FAYYAZ VS ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE S. 5, Sched.---Suit for recovery of dower---Father-in-law, liability of---Scope---Suit for recovery of dower can validly be filed against father-in-law.
2023 PLD 446 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD FAYYAZ VS ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE S. 5, Sched.---Suit for recovery of dower---Wakeel in Nikahnama, liability of---Scope---Family Court under Section 5 of the Family Court Act, 1964 had exclusive jurisdiction to entertain, hear an…
2023 PLD 446 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD FAYYAZ VS ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE S. 5, Sched.---Suit for recovery of dower---Wakeel of Nikahnama, liability of---Scope---Plaintiff claimed deferred dower by filing a suit against her father-in-law (defendant) as he had acted as…
2023 PLD 446 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD FAYYAZ VS ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE Nikah---Scope---Nikah is a civil contract that binds the parties and can be solemnized through an agent or wakeel---All Islamic Schools of thought recognize the nikah performed through a wakeel a…
2023 PLD 453 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Mst. SHABEENA YOUNAS VS ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE, LAHORE Ss. 12 & 47---Family Courts Act (XXXV of 1964), S. 14(1)---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Law Reforms Ordinance (XII of 1972), S.3---Intra-Court Appeal---Maintainability---Cust…
2023 PLD 458 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Col. (R) MUHAMMAD SHABIR AWAN VS Raja SAGHIR AHMED Ss. 139, 142, 143, 144 & 145---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), O. VII, R. 11---Election petition---Presentation of petition---Parties to the petition---Contents of petition---Procedure be…
2023 PLD 458 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Col. (R) MUHAMMAD SHABIR AWAN VS Raja SAGHIR AHMED S. 144---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), O. VI, R. 15 & S. 139---Notaries Ordinance (XIX of 1961), S. 8---Contents of Election Petition---Verification of pleadings---"Notary" and "Oath Co…
2023 PLD 458 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Col. (R) MUHAMMAD SHABIR AWAN VS Raja SAGHIR AHMED S. 144---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), O. VI, R. 15 & S. 139---Contents of election petition---Verification of pleadings---Oath on affidavit by whom to be administered---Scope---Subsect…
2023 PLD 465 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
RAHIM DAD VS SAEEDA KHANUM art. 114---Estoppel---Scope---For the applicability of the doctrine of judicial estoppel, three conditions are required to be satisfied: (i) the party's later position must be clearly inconsistent with its earlier…
2023 PLD 465 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
RAHIM DAD VS SAEEDA KHANUM S. 8---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), S. 2(12)---Punjab Tenancy Act (XVI of 1887), S. 43---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 114---Suit for possession and mesne profits---Application to Revenue Officer for ej…
2023 PLD 465 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
RAHIM DAD VS SAEEDA KHANUM art. 114---Estoppel---Scope---Estoppel is a collective name given to a bunch of legal doctrines whereby a person is prevented from making assertions, which are contradictory to his prior position on certain matter…
2023 PLD 471 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SERVICE GLOBAL FOOTWEAR LIMITED VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN art. 25---Discrimination---Intelligible differentia, doctrine of---applicability---Differential treatment of persons who are not similarly placed has been allowed under art. 25 of th…
2023 PLD 471 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SERVICE GLOBAL FOOTWEAR LIMITED VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN Ss. 2(42), 4, 4C, 80, 114, 120, First Sched., Chap. V, Part-I, Division-I & First Proviso, Division-II B [as inserted by Finance Act, 2022]---Constitution of Pakistan, Arts. 25 & 199…
2023 PLD 471 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SERVICE GLOBAL FOOTWEAR LIMITED VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN Fiscal statute---Textualism, doctrine of---Scope---Doctrine of Textualism envisages a method of statutory interpretation that asserts a statute should be interpreted according to its…
2023 PLD 471 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SERVICE GLOBAL FOOTWEAR LIMITED VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN S. 74---Tax year---Types---Special tax year---Scope---There are two types of tax years; one is normal tax year while the other is special tax year---Period of both of tax years in te…
2023 PLD 503 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD YOUSAF VS ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE, FEROZEWALA O. I, R. 10---"Necessary party"---"Proper party"---Distinction---Party, without whose absence a suit cannot be proceeded with and a final and binding decree cannot be passed, is calle…
2023 PLD 503 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD YOUSAF VS ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE, FEROZEWALA Partition---Rights of vendee from co-sharer regarding possession---Scope---Vendee purchasing property from a co-sharer, who owns an undivided joint property, is clothed with the same…
2023 PLD 503 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD YOUSAF VS ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE, FEROZEWALA S. 12---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), O. I, R. 10---Suit for specific performance---Un-partitioned property---Application for impleadment as necessary and proper party by co-share…
2023 PLD 507 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
GHULAM ALI VS Rana BABAR KHAN Ss. 26, 31& 34---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), S. 12(2)---Rent proceedings---Civil Procedure Code, 1908, applicability of---Rent Tribunal passed an eviction order in the rent proceedings in which the petiti…
2023 PLD 512 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ZULFIQAR ALI VS EX-OFFICIO JUSTICE OF PEACE Ss. 491 & 497---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Petition(s) before the High Court---Relief(s) sought from the High Court in petition(s) [of bail/harassment/habeas corpus etc.] moved by a peti…
2023 PLD 61 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
BANK ALFALAH LIMITED, LAHORE through Muhammad Rafiq and Syed Aqeel Abbas VS PUNJAB SMALL INDUSTRIES CORPORATION Ss. 54 & 62---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), O.XXIII, R.1(3)---Suit for recovery of money---Reciprocal promises---Novation, r…
2023 PLD 61 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
BANK ALFALAH LIMITED, LAHORE through Muhammad Rafiq and Syed Aqeel Abbas VS PUNJAB SMALL INDUSTRIES CORPORATION S.54---Reciprocal promises---Performance---Principle---When a contract consists of reciprocal promises such that one of them can…
2023 PLD 61 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
BANK ALFALAH LIMITED, LAHORE through Muhammad Rafiq and Syed Aqeel Abbas VS PUNJAB SMALL INDUSTRIES CORPORATION Terms for settlement of contract---Scope---When parties sign a document containing terms on which, both the parties agree, the i…
2023 PLD 61 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
BANK ALFALAH LIMITED, LAHORE through Muhammad Rafiq and Syed Aqeel Abbas VS PUNJAB SMALL INDUSTRIES CORPORATION S.62---alteration and novation of contract---Difference---Difference existed between alteration and novation of contract in S. 6…
2023 PLD 61 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
BANK ALFALAH LIMITED, LAHORE through Muhammad Rafiq and Syed Aqeel Abbas VS PUNJAB SMALL INDUSTRIES CORPORATION S. 62---"alteration" and "recission" of contracts---Distinction---alteration may produce two consequences, firstly, where modifi…
2023 PLD 516 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
The INDUS MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED VS ABDUL KHALID GILL S. 25---Defective part/item of sold product (car)---Warranty offered by the manufacturing company---Expert opinion---Not necessary where malfunction admitted---Consumer Court directed the…
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