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2023 PLD 22 SUPREME-COURT
AMJAD HUSSAIN VS NAZIR AHMAD O. XXVI, Rr. 1, 6 & 8---Review petition---Change of Advocate in review petition---Special leave of the Court---Principles---Under Order XXVI, Rule 6 of the Supreme Court Rules, 1980 an application for review has…
2023 PLD 387 SUPREME-COURT
VS O.XI---Constitution of Pakistan, Arts. 175(1), 175(2) & 191---Constitution of 'Special Bench' to hear a case---Constitutionality---Powers of the Chief Justice and Registrar, Supreme Court---Scope---Neither the Constitution nor the Suprem…
2023 PLD 387 SUPREME-COURT
VS S. 27---Constitution of Pakistan, Arts. 19 & 19A---Constructive criticism of Judiciary---'Prohibition Order' issued by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority ('PEMRA') forbidding all Satellite TV Channel Licencees from teleca…
2023 PLD 387 SUPREME-COURT
VS art. 184(3)---Suo motu powers of the Supreme Court---Scope---Latin term 'suo motu' does not find mention in the Constitution---Practice (of suo motu) which is not sanctioned does not supplant the Constitution, no matter the duration for…
2023 PLD 387 SUPREME-COURT
VS arts. 184(3) & 191---Supreme Court Rules, 1980, O.XI & O.XXV---Cases heard by the Supreme Court under art. 184(3) of the Constitution---Procedure for listing of case, constitution of bench and selection of judges---Postponement of all ca…
2023 PLD 387 SUPREME-COURT
VS O. XI & O. XXV---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 184(3)---Constitution of a 'Special Bench' to hear a suo motu case---Propriety and legality---Supreme Court Rules, 1980 neither permit nor envisage Special Benches---Constituting a Special…
2023 PLD 387 SUPREME-COURT
VS O. XI & O. XXV---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 184(3)---Constitution of a Special three-member Bench to hear a suo motu case---Objection to Constitution of Bench by two Judges---Propriety---Objection to the constitution of the present B…
2023 PLD 387 SUPREME-COURT
VS Ss. 8(5) & 27 & Preamble---Constitution of Pakistan, Arts. 19 & 19A---Constructive criticism of Judiciary---Permissibility and importance---'Prohibition Order' issued by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority ('PEMRA') forbid…
2023 PLD 387 SUPREME-COURT
VS O. XI---Cases filed before the Supreme Court---Case fixation---Hearing on a 'first-in-first-out' basis---If an identifiable, transparent, and delineated mechanism for the fixation of cases and for constitution of benches is not in place,…
2023 PLD 387 SUPREME-COURT
VS Proceedings of a case---Court orders, types of---During the proceeding of any case, a Court ordinarily passes three types of orders, the first type of order is that of regulatory nature whereby the proceedings of the case are regulated,…
2023 PLD 406 SUPREME-COURT
MOHAMMAD SIBTAIN KHAN VS ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN through Chief Election Commissioner, Islamabad arts. 148(3), 218(3), 220, 224(2), 243(1) & 184(3)---Elections act (XXXIII of 2017), S.57(2)---Election Commission, powers of---Scope---…
2023 PLD 412 SUPREME-COURT
K-ELECTRIC LIMITED VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Energy and Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Islamabad S. 31---Tariff determination---Subsidies provided by Federal Government---Scope---Federal Government is well wi…
2023 PLD 412 SUPREME-COURT
K-ELECTRIC LIMITED VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Energy and Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Islamabad Ss. 7 & 31---Tariff determination---Domain of National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)---Scheme of…
2023 PLD 412 SUPREME-COURT
K-ELECTRIC LIMITED VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Energy and Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Islamabad S. 31---Tariff determination---Electricity tariff for consumers of electricity supplied by K-Electric---Domain…
2023 PLD 431 SUPREME-COURT
PAKISTAN ELECTRONIC MEDIA REGULATORY AUTHORITY (PEMRA) VS ARY COMMUNICATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED (ARY DIGITAL) Ss. 26(2) & 27(a)---Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Councils of Complaints) Rules, 2010, Rr. 8 & 10---Councils of Com…
2023 PLD 431 SUPREME-COURT
PAKISTAN ELECTRONIC MEDIA REGULATORY AUTHORITY (PEMRA) VS ARY COMMUNICATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED (ARY DIGITAL) Ss. 26(2) & 27(a)---Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Councils of Complaints) Rules, 2010, Rr. 8 & 10---Council of Comp…
2023 PLD 431 SUPREME-COURT
PAKISTAN ELECTRONIC MEDIA REGULATORY AUTHORITY (PEMRA) VS ARY COMMUNICATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED (ARY DIGITAL) R. 4---Councils of Complaints---Chairperson and Members---Selection criteria and procedure of appointment of members of the Councils…
2023 PLD 431 SUPREME-COURT
PAKISTAN ELECTRONIC MEDIA REGULATORY AUTHORITY (PEMRA) VS ARY COMMUNICATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED (ARY DIGITAL) Rules made under a statute---Scope---Rules validly made to carry out the purposes of a statute are an integral part of that statute,…
2023 PLD 431 SUPREME-COURT
PAKISTAN ELECTRONIC MEDIA REGULATORY AUTHORITY (PEMRA) VS ARY COMMUNICATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED (ARY DIGITAL) Inadvertent omissions in drafting a statute---Object of the process of interpretation of a statute is to find out what the legislatur…
2023 PLD 431 SUPREME-COURT
PAKISTAN ELECTRONIC MEDIA REGULATORY AUTHORITY (PEMRA) VS ARY COMMUNICATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED (ARY DIGITAL) Holistic interpretation---Scope---Court always prefers the approach of holistic interpretation to that of fragmented interpretation w…
2023 PLD 431 SUPREME-COURT
PAKISTAN ELECTRONIC MEDIA REGULATORY AUTHORITY (PEMRA) VS ARY COMMUNICATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED (ARY DIGITAL) arts. 19 & 19a---Tolerance---Constitutional value and significance of the concept of tolerance in a society stated.
2023 PLD 431 SUPREME-COURT
PAKISTAN ELECTRONIC MEDIA REGULATORY AUTHORITY (PEMRA) VS ARY COMMUNICATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED (ARY DIGITAL) R. 4---Councils of Complaints---Chairperson and Members---Citizens of eminence---Term 'citizens of eminence' explained.
2023 PLD 431 SUPREME-COURT
PAKISTAN ELECTRONIC MEDIA REGULATORY AUTHORITY (PEMRA) VS ARY COMMUNICATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED (ARY DIGITAL) Ss. 26(2) & 27(a)---Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Councils of Complaints) Rules, 2010, Rr. 8 & 10---Constitution of…
2023 PLD 456 SUPREME-COURT
ZAFFAR AFZAL VS ASHIQ HUSSAIN O. XXXII, R. 15---Persons with disabilities---Transaction/sale by a deaf and dumb person---Procedural safeguards to protect and safeguard the rights and interests of such persons stated.
2023 PLD 456 SUPREME-COURT
ZAFFAR AFZAL VS ASHIQ HUSSAIN S. 42---Mutation---Scope---Mutation does not confer title, however, it may be considered as a piece of evidence if it is effected in accordance with law.
2023 PLD 461 SUPREME-COURT
MUHAMMAD NAWAZ VS ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE art. 14---Right to privacy---Scope---Privacy, which is the ultimate expression of the sanctity of a person, represents the core of the human personality---Said right recognises the ab…
2023 PLD 461 SUPREME-COURT
MUHAMMAD NAWAZ VS ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE arts. 9 & 14---Parentage, determination of---Deoxyribonucleic acid test ('DNa test')---DNa test cannot be conducted without consent of the party in civil cases---Conducting of the DNa…
2023 PLD 470 SUPREME-COURT
Syed ZAHID HUSSAIN SHAH VS MUMTAZ ALI Ss. 148, 149 & O.VII, R.11---Court-fees, non-payment of---Power to make up deficiency of court-fees---Scope---Appellant's application seeking extension of time for deposit of court-fee was dismissed by…
2023 PLD 482 SUPREME-COURT
PAK SUZUKI MOTORS COMPANY LIMITED VS FAISAL JAMEEL BUTT S. 30(1)(c)---Defective motor vehicle---Claim filed against manufacturer of vehicle before the Consumer Court---Expert evidence---Where the defects alleged are of such a nature that re…
2023 PLD 482 SUPREME-COURT
PAK SUZUKI MOTORS COMPANY LIMITED VS FAISAL JAMEEL BUTT art. 30---admission---admission of a co-defendant is not binding on the other defendant.
2023 PLD 482 SUPREME-COURT
PAK SUZUKI MOTORS COMPANY LIMITED VS FAISAL JAMEEL BUTT Ss. 5, 6, 7 & 8---Defective motor vehicle---Claim filed against manufacturer of vehicle before the Consumer Court---Alleged defects not mentioned in the pleadings---Effect---Claim file…
2023 PLD 482 SUPREME-COURT
PAK SUZUKI MOTORS COMPANY LIMITED VS FAISAL JAMEEL BUTT Limitation is not a mere technicality, and where the limitation period has expired, a right accrues in favour of the other side which cannot be lightly brushed aside.
2023 PLD 482 SUPREME-COURT
PAK SUZUKI MOTORS COMPANY LIMITED VS FAISAL JAMEEL BUTT S. 28(4)---Settlement of claims---Limitation period, commencement of---Defective motor vehicle---Claim filed against manufacturer of vehicle before the Consumer Court --Limitation peri…
2023 PLD 493 SUPREME-COURT
ABID SHAHID ZUBERI VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Cabinet Division, Islamabad S. 3---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 184(3)---Constitutional petitions challenging formation of an Inquiry Commission comprising of Senior Puisne J…
2023 PLD 500 SUPREME-COURT
SHUJAT HUSSAIN VS PROVINCIAL ELECTION COMMISSIONER, BALOCHISTAN Ss. 16(4), 37 & 38(1)---Elections act (XXXIII of 2017), Ss. 8, 9 & 229(1)---Local Bodies elections---Election to the office of the Chairman, Union Council---Recounting of Votes…
2023 PLD 27 SUPREME-COURT
MUHAMMAD SALEEM BAIG, CHAIRMAN PAKISTAN ELECTRONIC MEDIA REGULATORY AUTHORITY (PEMRA), ISLAMABAD VS LABBAIK (PVT.) LIMITED arts. 186a---Power of the Supreme Court to transfer cases pending in one/multiple High Courts to another High Court--…
2023 PLD 506 SUPREME-COURT
REHMAT WALI KHAN VS GHULAM MUHAMMAD S. 53-a---Registration act (XVI of 1908), S. 50(1)---Immoveable property---'Unregistered sale deed'---Circumstances in which unregistered sale deed could be given preference over registered deed---In the…
2023 PLD 510 SUPREME-COURT
AFIYA SHEHRBANO ZIA VS The HON'BLE SUPREME JUDICIAL COUNCIL arts. 209(5), 209(6) & 209(7)---Reference against a Judge before the Supreme Judicial Council ("the Council")---Judge against whom a complaint/reference has been filed before the C…
2023 PLD 516 SUPREME-COURT
A. RAHIM FOODS (PVT.) LIMITED VS K&N'S FOODS (PVT.) LIMITED S. 10(2)(d)---Deceptive marketing practices---Expression 'fraudulent use'in Section 10(2)(d) of the Competition Act, 2010---Meaning and scope stated.
2023 PLD 516 SUPREME-COURT
A. RAHIM FOODS (PVT.) LIMITED VS K&N'S FOODS (PVT.) LIMITED S. 46---Trademark-infringement---Passing-off, tort of---Difference between the objectives of a passing-off action and a trademark-infringement action---Passing-off action essential…
2023 PLD 516 SUPREME-COURT
A. RAHIM FOODS (PVT.) LIMITED VS K&N'S FOODS (PVT.) LIMITED Ss. 12 & 43---Competition Commission of Pakistan ('the Commission')---Appeal filed by the Commission before the Supreme Court against an order passed by the Competition Appellate T…
2023 PLD 516 SUPREME-COURT
A. RAHIM FOODS (PVT.) LIMITED VS K&N'S FOODS (PVT.) LIMITED S. 10(2)(d)---Deceptive marketing practices---Criterion for determining confusing similarity in the use of another's product labeling and packaging stated.
2023 PLD 516 SUPREME-COURT
A. RAHIM FOODS (PVT.) LIMITED VS K&N'S FOODS (PVT.) LIMITED Ss. 31, 37 & 38 & Preamble---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 18---Freedom of trade and business---Scope---Free and fair competition in trade and business is an intrinsic part of the…
2023 PLD 516 SUPREME-COURT
A. RAHIM FOODS (PVT.) LIMITED VS K&N'S FOODS (PVT.) LIMITED S. 10(2)(d)---Deceptive marketing practices---Using a competitors product labelling and packaging in a deceptive marketing manner---In the present case, to determine the liability…
2023 PLD 516 SUPREME-COURT
A. RAHIM FOODS (PVT.) LIMITED VS K&N'S FOODS (PVT.) LIMITED S. 10(2)(d)---Deceptive marketing practices, action for---Pre-requisites---Registration of trademark (or for that matter, registration of firm name, or product labelling or packagi…
2023 PLD 516 SUPREME-COURT
A. RAHIM FOODS (PVT.) LIMITED VS K&N'S FOODS (PVT.) LIMITED Ss. 10(2)(a) & 10(2)(d)---Deceptive marketing practices---Meaning of distribution of false or misleading information in Section 10(2)(a) of the Competition Act, 2010 stated.
2023 PLD 516 SUPREME-COURT
A. RAHIM FOODS (PVT.) LIMITED VS K&N'S FOODS (PVT.) LIMITED art. 185---appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court---Scope---Concurrent findings of facts by courts below---Interference with---In the exercise of its appellate jurisdiction in…
2023 PLD 536 SUPREME-COURT
GUFRAN ALI VS HASEEB KHAN S. 8(1)---Juvenile---Determination of age---Ossification test---Scope and significance of ossification test in determining age of an accused stated.
2023 PLD 536 SUPREME-COURT
GUFRAN ALI VS HASEEB KHAN S. 8(1)---Juvenile---Determination of age---Report of Medical Board---Conflicting reports---View favourable to accused to be adopted---Medical board constituted by the Trial Court to examine the accused submitted i…
2023 PLD 539 SUPREME-COURT
Chaudhary PARVEZ ELAHI VS DEPUTY SPEAKER, PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB, LAHORE arts. 63a(1)(b), 130(4) & 184(3)---Runoff election for the post of Provincial Chief Minister---Deputy Speaker of Provincial assembly by relying on short judgmen…
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