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2023 PLD 124 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ZAHEER-UD-DIN alias ZAHOO KHAN VS FAZUL S. 5---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), S. 115---Limitation---Condonation of delay---Conduct of the party---Diligence---Petitioner filed civil revision before the High Court after lapse of more than…
2023 PLD 124 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ZAHEER-UD-DIN alias ZAHOO KHAN VS FAZUL Doctrine of res judicata states that where there is a judgment inter-se parties, it will prevent a fresh suit between them regarding the same matter; which is a universal application as well as a fund…
2023 MLD 24 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Dr. MUHAMMAD AKBAR VS Mst. SAFIA KAKAR O. I, Rr. 3, 10(2) & 9---Who may be joined as defendants---Court may strike out or add parties---Misjoinder and non-joinder---Scope---It is for the plaintiffs in a suit to bring the parties against who…
2023 MLD 98 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ABDUL KHALIQ VS State Ss. 51 & 9---Possession of narcotics---Bail---Scope---Section 51 of Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 1997, transpires that bail shall not be granted to an accused charged with an offence where the offence is punisha…
2023 MLD 98 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ABDUL KHALIQ VS State S. 497---Bail---Scope---Bail cannot be withheld as punishment and benefit of doubt can be extended even at bail stage.
2023 MLD 98 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ABDUL KHALIQ VS State S. 36---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Arts. 59 & 60---Report of Government Analyst---Expert opinion---Facts bearing upon expert opinion---Scope---Since opinion of a chemical analyst is conclusive under S. 36(2) of Con…
2023 MLD 121 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
QUDRATULLAH RAISANI VS ABDULLAH S. 13---Ejectment of tenant---Relationship of landlord and tenant, denial of---Scope---When relationship of landlord and tenant is denied then this issue as the preliminary issue has to be decided first witho…
2023 MLD 121 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
QUDRATULLAH RAISANI VS ABDULLAH S. 3---Balochistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance (VI of 1959), S. 13---Ejectment of tenant---Rent agreement---Scope---Landlord and tenant, relationship of---Balochistan Restrictions of Rented Buildings (Se…
2023 MLD 121 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
QUDRATULLAH RAISANI VS ABDULLAH Ignorance of law is no excuse.
2023 MLD 121 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
QUDRATULLAH RAISANI VS ABDULLAH art. 5---Loyalty to State and obedience to Constitution and law---Scope---article 5(2) of the Constitution leaves no room for speculation as far as compliance of law is concerned rather it considers obedience…
2023 MLD 151 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
JAMAL-UD-DIN KHILJI VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 302, 324, 427, 109, 34---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees, abetment, common intention---Bail, refusal of---Re…
2023 MLD 226 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
BAHADUR KHAN VS MUHAMMAD ANWAR Ss. 39, 42 & 54---Suit for cancellation of mutation, declaration and injunction---Concurrent findings of facts by two Courts below, setting aside of---Mutation of inheritance, assailing of---Unexplained delay…
2023 MLD 226 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
BAHADUR KHAN VS MUHAMMAD ANWAR Fatwa---Proof---Fatwa cannot be relied unless its authority/ signatory is produced in Court and is subjected to cross-examination and entire circumstances are brought to his knowledge.
2023 MLD 226 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
BAHADUR KHAN VS MUHAMMAD ANWAR S. 115---Revisional jurisdiction of High Court---Scope---Though scope of revisional jurisdiction is limited but while exercising such jurisdiction Court can interfere where law point is involved or specific po…
2023 MLD 271 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
HIDAYATULLAH alias DILI JAN VS State S. 497---Explosive Substances Act (VI of 1908), Ss. 4 & 5---Anti-Terrorism Act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Attempt to cause explosion, or for making or keeping explosive with intent to endanger life or prope…
2023 MLD 285 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Syed HIDAYATULLAH VS State S. 9(c)---Control of Narcotic Substances (Government Analysts) Rules, 2001, Rr. 5 & 6---Possession of narcotics---Appreciation of evidence---In the present case, the protocols as envisaged under Rr. 5 & 6 of Contr…
2023 MLD 285 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Syed HIDAYATULLAH VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of narcotics---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Prosecution case was that 15 Kg charas was recovered from the secret cavity of vehicle driven by the accused--- Contradictions were…
2023 MLD 285 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Syed HIDAYATULLAH VS State Benefit of doubt---Scope---Benefit of doubt is a universal law, thus if it arises in a case, it must be extended to the accused as it is better to err in acquitting 99 culprits than to convict an innocent.
2023 MLD 319 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
SHAKIRULLAH VS State S. 516-a---Provincial Motor Vehicles Ordinance (XIX of 1965), Ss. 2(24) & 32---Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial in certain cases---Owner of vehicle---Scope---Petitioner assailed rejection of his…
2023 MLD 319 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
SHAKIRULLAH VS State S. 516-a---Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial in certain cases---Scope---If the vehicle is required to be released on superdari, it shall be released to its owner.
2023 MLD 327 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
MEHTAB alias METHOO VS State Ss. 457 & 380----Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 221---Lurking house trespass or house breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment, theft in dwelling house---Appreciation of…
2023 MLD 327 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
MEHTAB alias METHOO VS State S. 412---No appeal in certain cases when accused pleads guilty---Scope---Accused who pleaded guilty to the charge has no right of appeal against his conviction, but he can maintain an appeal only to the extent o…
2023 MLD 327 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
MEHTAB alias METHOO VS State Ss. 457 & 380----Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 464---Lurking house trespass or house breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment, theft in dwelling house---Appreciation of…
2023 MLD 462 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Mir ABDUL RAB VS GHULAM HAIDER Evidence beyond pleadings---Scope---Plea not taken in pleadings cannot be allowed to be proved and no evidence can be led or looked into to support such plea.
2023 MLD 462 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Mir ABDUL RAB VS GHULAM HAIDER arts. 117 & 118--- Burden of proof---On whom burden of proof lies---Scope---Burden lies upon the party who seeks the court to give judgment as to any legal right---any person who seeks judgment upon existence…
2023 MLD 462 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Mir ABDUL RAB VS GHULAM HAIDER S. 115--- Revisional jurisdiction---Concurrent findings---Scope---Scope of revisional petition is limited---Court while exercising revisional jurisdiction is not permitted to re-open the case, rather the court…
2023 MLD 462 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Mir ABDUL RAB VS GHULAM HAIDER art. 129(g)---Specific Relief act (I of 1877), Ss. 42 & 54---Suit for declaration and permanent injunction---Withholding best evidence---Scope---Plaintiffs claimed that the suit land was allotted to their pred…
2023 MLD 588 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Bibi ZULAHKHA (WIDOW) VS Mst. NAIK MURGHA S. 3---Dismissal of suits, etc., instituted, etc., after period of limitation---Scope---Once limitation starts running, it cannot be stopped by any subsequent act.
2023 MLD 588 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Bibi ZULAHKHA (WIDOW) VS Mst. NAIK MURGHA S. 3---Dismissal of suits, instituted, after period of limitation---Scope---Court has to decide the point of limitation whether raised by the parties or not.
2023 MLD 588 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Bibi ZULAHKHA (WIDOW) VS Mst. NAIK MURGHA Ss. 42, 39 & 54---Limitation Act (IX of 1908), Art. 120---Suit for declaration, cancellation and permanent injunction---Limitation---Scope---Plaintiffs filed suit for declaration, cancellation of mu…
2023 MLD 588 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Bibi ZULAHKHA (WIDOW) VS Mst. NAIK MURGHA O. VII, R. 11---Rejection of plaint---Limitation---Scope---Where suit is barred by law it should be barred from inception---Time barred suit cannot be allowed to proceed further.
2023 MLD 618 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
MOMIN KHAN VS ABDUL SATTAR Ss. 42, 8 & 54---Balochistan Land Revenue Act (XVII of 1967), S. 52---Suit for declaration, possession and permanent injunction---Presumption in favour of entries in records-of-rights and periodical records---Scop…
2023 MLD 659 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
FEHMIDA KIRAN VS CHAIRMAN HOUSE ALLOTMENT COMMITTEE/ SECRETARY S&GAD O. VII, R. 11, S. 9 & O. XIV, R. 2---Courts to try all civil suits unless barred---Rejection of plaint---Issues of law and of fact---Dismissal of suit (on maintainability)…
2023 MLD 659 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
FEHMIDA KIRAN VS CHAIRMAN HOUSE ALLOTMENT COMMITTEE/ SECRETARY S&GAD O. VII, R. 11 & O. XIV, R. 2---Courts to try all civil suits unless barred---Rejection of plaint---Issues of law and of fact---Dismissal of suit (on maintainability) after…
2023 MLD 659 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
FEHMIDA KIRAN VS CHAIRMAN HOUSE ALLOTMENT COMMITTEE/ SECRETARY S&GAD O. VII, R. 11---Rejection of plaint---Plaint cannot be rejected in piecemeal---Scope---Plaint can only be rejected if all reliefs claimed by plaintiff are barred under law…
2023 MLD 659 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
FEHMIDA KIRAN VS CHAIRMAN HOUSE ALLOTMENT COMMITTEE/ SECRETARY S&GAD S. 9---Courts to try all civil suits unless barred---Scope---Where a statute provides an alternate remedy or forum, then, if the act of public functionary is statedly mala…
2023 MLD 659 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
FEHMIDA KIRAN VS CHAIRMAN HOUSE ALLOTMENT COMMITTEE/ SECRETARY S&GAD S. 9---Courts to try all civil suits unless barred---Scope---When an action of a public authority is stated to be without jurisdiction and void, then plaintiff is within h…
2023 MLD 659 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
FEHMIDA KIRAN VS CHAIRMAN HOUSE ALLOTMENT COMMITTEE/ SECRETARY S&GAD O. VII, R. 11, O. XIV, R. 2 & S. 9---Courts to try all civil suits unless barred---Rejection of plaint---Issues of law and of fact---Dismissal of suit (on maintainability)…
2023 MLD 659 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
FEHMIDA KIRAN VS CHAIRMAN HOUSE ALLOTMENT COMMITTEE/ SECRETARY S&GAD O. XIV, R. 2---Issues of law and of fact---Scope---Question of fact or a mixed question of law and fact, cannot be effectively decided without recording the evidence.
2023 MLD 702 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ABDUL KHALIQ VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Accused was charged that he along with his co-accused persons assaulted upon the complainant party and made firing, d…
2023 MLD 702 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ABDUL KHALIQ VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Accused was charged that he along with his co-accused persons assaulted upon the complainant party and made firing, d…
2023 MLD 746 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ROZI KHAN alias CHAKO alias DOLAT KHAN VS State S. 9(c)---Control of Narcotic Substances (Government Analysts) Rules, 2001, R. 6---Possession of narcotics---Scope---Appellant assailed his conviction under S. 9(c) of the Control of Narcotic…
2023 MLD 766 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
SAJID ALI VS State S. 302(b)--- Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Recovery of incriminating material--- Reliance--- Accused was charged for committing murder of the brother of the complainant---Statement of recovery witness corroborat…
2023 MLD 766 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
SAJID ALI VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Accused was charged for committing murder of the brother of the complainant---Record showed that the complainant promptly got registered FIR against unknown persons, but…
2023 MLD 831 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
RABBA VS State Medical evidence---Scope---Medical evidence is not a corroborative piece of evidence, but is meant to confirm the nature and locale of the injury and can not identify the culprit.
2023 MLD 831 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
RABBA VS State Ss. 302(b), 147, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, rioting, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Sharing of common object and intention---Scope---Mitigating circumstances---Accused were charg…
2023 MLD 831 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
RABBA VS State Motive---Scope---If the prosecution sets up a motive, then it has to prove it and failure thereof will merely have an effect upon the quantum of sentence, but mere absence of the motive will not benefit the defence in any way…
2023 MLD 831 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
RABBA VS State Ss. 302(b), 147, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, rioting, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Ocular account supported by medical evidence---Accused were charged that they along with co-ac…
2023 MLD 910 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
MUHAMMAD AMEEN VS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER PANJGUR art. 199--- Constitutional petition--- Maintainability--- Factual controversy---Scope---Petitioner sought compensation of the land resumed by the respondent for public purpose---Validity---Petit…
2023 MLD 974 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Haji ZAHIR KHAN VS MURAD ALI Ss. 14, 30 & 33---arbitration award---Objections---Misconduct of arbitrator, determination of--- Jurisdiction of Court--- Scope---Concurrent findings of two Courts below---Petitioner assailed arbitration award a…
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