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2023 SCMR 737 SUPREME-COURT
STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN VS MOHAMMAD NAEEM O. XI---Constitution of Pakistan, Arts. 188 & 185(3)---Constitution of Benches---Judgment of Division Bench of High Court altered by a two Member Bench of the Supreme Court without granting leave to…
2023 SCMR 742 SUPREME-COURT
Peerzada WAQAR ALAM VS NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUREAU (NAB) through Chairman, Islamabad S. 10---Constitution of Pakistan, Arts. 9, 18 & 25---United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), Art. 27---Persons With Dis…
2023 SCMR 742 SUPREME-COURT
Peerzada WAQAR ALAM VS NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUREAU (NAB) through Chairman, Islamabad S. 10--- United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), Art. 27---Persons With Disabilities (PWDs)---National Accountability B…
2023 SCMR 748 SUPREME-COURT
BASHIR AHMED VS State Ss. 497(2) & 498---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 489-F---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 185(3)---Dishonestly issuing a cheque---Pre-arrest bail, grant of---Further inquiry---Admittedly, it was the accused himself who st…
2023 SCMR 750 SUPREME-COURT
MUHAMMAD IQBAL VS State Ss. 34, 148, 149, 302(a), 302(b) & 302(c)---Qatl-i-amd---Multiple assailants---Common intention or common object---Duty of court to ascertain the aspect of common intention or common object at the time of framing of…
2023 SCMR 755 SUPREME-COURT
PROVINCE OF THE PUNJAB through Deputy Commissioner/District Collector, Rawalpindi VS MUHAMMAD AKRAM O. I, R. 10---Scope and object of O. I, R. 10, C.P.C.---Court, in exercise of powers conferred under O. I, R. 10, C.P.C. may, at any stage o…
2023 SCMR 761 SUPREME-COURT
DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDENT, PAKISTAN RAILWAYS VS UMAR DARAZ arts. 9 & 38(d)--- Civil service--- Incapacitated employee---adjustment in another suitable and appropriate post keeping in view the degree and level of incapacitation---In case an…
2023 SCMR 761 SUPREME-COURT
DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDENT, PAKISTAN RAILWAYS VS UMAR DARAZ Incapacitated employee of Pakistan Railways---Visual impairment---Adjustment in another suitable and appropriate post keeping in view the degree and level of incapacitation---Perusa…
2023 SCMR 766 SUPREME-COURT
PRESIDENT NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN VS WAQAS AHMED KHAN arts. 184(3) & 199--- Judicial review--- Scope--- administrative/ executive actions---Constitutional courts being guardians of the Constitution have the power to judicially review the…
2023 SCMR 766 SUPREME-COURT
PRESIDENT NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN VS WAQAS AHMED KHAN appointment---Bank employee---Practice or policy of appointing authority---Legitimate expectation, doctrine of---Scope---Doctrine of legitimate expectation connotes that a person may h…
2023 SCMR 766 SUPREME-COURT
PRESIDENT NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN VS WAQAS AHMED KHAN appointment---Son-quota---Concealment of involvement in criminal case---although the respondent was involved in a criminal case of murder of his wife and was acquitted subsequently pur…
2023 PLD 183 SUPREME-COURT
FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Ministry of Defense VS Mrs. AJMAL SAMIA art. 100---attorney-General for Pakistan, post of---Scope---attorney-General for Pakistan is a constitutional post and it cannot be left vacant---Constitution makes no m…
2023 SCMR 770 SUPREME-COURT
ALLAH DITTA VS DEPUTY POSTMASTER GENERAL (ADMN.), OFFICE OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, NORTHERN PUNJAB CIRCLE, RAWALPINDI Fraud and misappropriation of public money---Accused refunding the misappropriated amount---Not a mitigating factor to re…
2023 SCMR 770 SUPREME-COURT
ALLAH DITTA VS DEPUTY POSTMASTER GENERAL (ADMN.), OFFICE OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, NORTHERN PUNJAB CIRCLE, RAWALPINDI Fraud and misappropriation of public money---Long term of service is no ground for conversion of punishment of dismissal…
2023 SCMR 770 SUPREME-COURT
ALLAH DITTA VS DEPUTY POSTMASTER GENERAL (ADMN.), OFFICE OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, NORTHERN PUNJAB CIRCLE, RAWALPINDI Fraud and misappropriation of public money---In a case of proven fraud and misappropriation of public money, the delinque…
2023 SCMR 774 SUPREME-COURT
PROVINCE OF PUNJAB through Secretary Agriculture Department, Lahore VS SALEEM IJAZ Ss. 13, 16 & 17---Pakistan National Accreditation Council Act (VI of 2017), Ss. 4(a) & 4(d)---Punjab Agricultural Pesticides Rules, 2018, R. 22---Pesticide l…
2023 SCMR 774 SUPREME-COURT
PROVINCE OF PUNJAB through Secretary Agriculture Department, Lahore VS SALEEM IJAZ Rules made under a statute---Reconciling Rules with the parent statute---Scope---No rule can be framed so as to be in conflict with or in derogation from the…
2023 SCMR 774 SUPREME-COURT
PROVINCE OF PUNJAB through Secretary Agriculture Department, Lahore VS SALEEM IJAZ Reading down a provision in a statute or a Rule---Concept of reading down stated.
2023 SCMR 781 SUPREME-COURT
AHMED ALI VS State Benefit of doubt---Scope---For the purposes of extending the benefit of doubt to an accused, it is not necessary that there be multiple infirmities in the prosecution case or several circumstances creating doubt--- Single…
2023 SCMR 781 SUPREME-COURT
AHMED ALI VS State Proof, standard of---Harder the punishment, the stricter the standard of proof.
2023 SCMR 781 SUPREME-COURT
AHMED ALI VS State S. 9(c)---Control of Narcotic Substances (Government Analysts) Rules, 2001, Rr. 4, 5 & 6---Police Rules, 1934, Rr. 22.16, 22.18, 22.70, 27.11 & 27.12---High Court (Lahore) Rules and Orders (Civil and Criminal), Rr. 14-E,…
2023 SCMR 795 SUPREME-COURT
IMRAN MEHMOOD VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Reappraisal of evidence---Pre-meditated murder---Promptly lodged FIR---Daylight occurrence---Independent witnesses---Medical evidence corroborating ocular account---Motive proved---Positive re…
2023 SCMR 795 SUPREME-COURT
IMRAN MEHMOOD VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Prosecution witnesses related to the deceased---Mere relationship of the prosecution witnesses with the deceased cannot be a ground to discard the testimony of such witnesses out-rightly---If…
2023 SCMR 795 SUPREME-COURT
IMRAN MEHMOOD VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Ocular account---Medical evidence---Preference---Where ocular evidence is found trustworthy and confidence inspiring, the same is given preference over medical evidence and the same alone is s…
2023 SCMR 795 SUPREME-COURT
IMRAN MEHMOOD VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Ocular account---Medical evidence---Minor discrepancies---Minor discrepancies and conflicts appearing in medical evidence and the ocular version are quite possible for variety of reasons---Dur…
2023 SCMR 803 SUPREME-COURT
DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDENT, POSTAL SERVICES, D.G. KHAN VS NADEEM RAZA S. 5---Service Tribunal, powers of---Scope---Under Section 5 of the Service Tribunals Act, 1973 ("Act") the Tribunal is empowered to confirm, set aside, vary or modify the…
2023 SCMR 803 SUPREME-COURT
DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDENT, POSTAL SERVICES, D.G. KHAN VS NADEEM RAZA Misappropriation or embezzlement of public funds---Moral turpitude---Scope---Misappropriation or embezzlement of public funds while in Government service would be consider…
2023 SCMR 803 SUPREME-COURT
DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDENT, POSTAL SERVICES, D.G. KHAN VS NADEEM RAZA S. 5---Service Tribunal, powers of---Moral turpitude---Punishment, quantum of---Test of proportionality for interfering in quantum of penalty/punishment imposed by departm…
2023 SCMR 803 SUPREME-COURT
DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDENT, POSTAL SERVICES, D.G. KHAN VS NADEEM RAZA S. 5---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 212(3)---Factual questions---Service Tribunal, jurisdiction of---Scope---Tribunal is the final forum for the purpose of determination…
2023 SCMR 803 SUPREME-COURT
DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDENT, POSTAL SERVICES, D.G. KHAN VS NADEEM RAZA Penalty, quantum of---Test of proportionality---Reasonableness for the purposes of assessing the quantum or nature of a penalty imposed by the department is to be gauged b…
2023 SCMR 803 SUPREME-COURT
DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDENT, POSTAL SERVICES, D.G. KHAN VS NADEEM RAZA S. 5---Service Tribunal, powers of---Limited power of the Service Tribunal to reduce penalty imposed by the department on a civil servant---Scope---Test of proportionality…
2023 SCMR 803 SUPREME-COURT
DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDENT, POSTAL SERVICES, D.G. KHAN VS NADEEM RAZA Misappropriation--- Removal from service--- Duration of misappropriation and amount misappropriated nor relevant---Embezzlement or misappropriation constitutes misconduct…
2023 SCMR 815 SUPREME-COURT
Rao ABDUL REHMAN (DECEASED) VS MUHAMMAD AFZAL (DECEASED) S. 12---Transfer of Property Act (IV of 1882), S. 54---Agreement to sell---Suit for specific performance---person seeking specific performance has to establish that he is enthusiastic…
2023 SCMR 815 SUPREME-COURT
Rao ABDUL REHMAN (DECEASED) VS MUHAMMAD AFZAL (DECEASED) Inconsistency between the findings of Trial Court and the Appellate Court---In such a case findings of the Appellate Court must be given preference in the absence of any cogent reason…
2023 SCMR 815 SUPREME-COURT
Rao ABDUL REHMAN (DECEASED) VS MUHAMMAD AFZAL (DECEASED) S. 10---Contract---Terms and conditions of contract---Where an effective and enforceable contract is not structured by the parties, it is not the domain or province of the Court to ma…
2023 SCMR 815 SUPREME-COURT
Rao ABDUL REHMAN (DECEASED) VS MUHAMMAD AFZAL (DECEASED) S. 12--- Decree for specific performance---Scope---Decree for specific performance may not be passed if the substratum of the contract suffers from shortcoming or legal infirmities wh…
2023 SCMR 815 SUPREME-COURT
Rao ABDUL REHMAN (DECEASED) VS MUHAMMAD AFZAL (DECEASED) 'Caveat emptor'--- Meaning, connotation and scope.
2023 SCMR 815 SUPREME-COURT
Rao ABDUL REHMAN (DECEASED) VS MUHAMMAD AFZAL (DECEASED) Ss. 12 & 42---Transfer of Property Act (IV of 1882), S. 54---Agreement to sell---Suit for specific performance and declaration---Scope---On the basis of a sale agreement, no legal cha…
2023 SCMR 815 SUPREME-COURT
Rao ABDUL REHMAN (DECEASED) VS MUHAMMAD AFZAL (DECEASED) Ss. 12 & 42---Transfer of Property Act (IV of 1882), S. 54---Agreement to sell---Proof---Suit for specific performance and declaration---Property in question was measured as 10 Marlas…
2023 SCMR 815 SUPREME-COURT
Rao ABDUL REHMAN (DECEASED) VS MUHAMMAD AFZAL (DECEASED) art. 189---Judgments of the Supreme Court---Binding effect---Prospective in nature---Judgments of the Supreme Court unless declared otherwise operate prospectively.
2023 SCMR 826 SUPREME-COURT
STATE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION VS Mst. RAZIA AMEER S. 118---Group insurance contract---Legal heirs of insured person---Payment of liquidated damages on late settlement of claims---Entitlement of legal heirs to claim liquidated damages und…
2023 SCMR 826 SUPREME-COURT
STATE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION VS Mst. RAZIA AMEER S. 2(xlv)--- Insurance policy---Effective date---Policy/contract becomes effective from the date it is signed by the executants.
2023 SCMR 826 SUPREME-COURT
STATE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION VS Mst. RAZIA AMEER S. 118--- Payment of liquidated damages on late settlement of claims---Scope---On completion of all formalities, if the claim is not satisfied/cleared within ninety days without any fault…
2023 SCMR 831 SUPREME-COURT
AQIL VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Ocular account provided by a witness---"Contradiction" and "minor discrepancies"---Distinction and effect---Contradiction in the statement of a witness is fatal for the prosecution case whereas minor d…
2023 SCMR 831 SUPREME-COURT
AQIL VS State S. 302(b)--- Qatl-i-amd---Ocular evidence--- Medical evidence---Preference---Where ocular evidence is found trustworthy and confidence inspiring, the same is given preference over medical evidence and the same alone is suffici…
2023 SCMR 831 SUPREME-COURT
AQIL VS State S. 302(b)--- Qatl-i-amd--- Medical evidence--- Recovery evidence---Value and status of medical evidence and recovery is always corroborative in nature, which alone is not sufficient to sustain the conviction of an accused.
2023 SCMR 831 SUPREME-COURT
AQIL VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Reappraisal of evidence---First Information Report was registered just after 1 hour and 25 minutes of the occurrence---Distance between the place of occurrence and the police station was 25 kilometers,…
2023 SCMR 831 SUPREME-COURT
AQIL VS State S. 302(b)--- Qatl-i-amd--- Reappraisal of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Recovery of weapon of offence was inconsequential as admittedly no crime empty was recovered from the place of occurrence---High Court had rightly d…
2023 SCMR 831 SUPREME-COURT
AQIL VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Injured witness, testimony of---Scope---Testimony of an injured eye-witness carries more evidentiary value.
2023 SCMR 831 SUPREME-COURT
AQIL VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---"Interested" witness---Witness "related" to deceased---Distinction---Term "related" is not equivalent to "interested"---Witness may be called "interested" only when he or she derives some benefit in se…
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