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2023 SCMR 1871 SUPREME-COURT
FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE VS DEWAN SALMAN FIBER LTD. S. 3---Protection of Economic Reforms act (XII of 1992), S. 6---SRO 531(I)/88 dated 26.06.1988 ('SRO 531/88')---SRO 555(I)/79 dated 28.06.1979 ('SRO 555/79')---SRO 500(I)/93 dated 14.06.19…
2023 SCMR 1871 SUPREME-COURT
FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE VS DEWAN SALMAN FIBER LTD. S. 13(1)---Protection of Economic Reforms act (XII of 1992), S.6---SRO 462(I)/88 dated 26.06.1988 ('SRO 462/88')---SRO 482(I)/92 dated 14.05.1992 ('SRO 482/92')---SRO 529(I)/88 dated 26.06…
2023 SCMR 1898 SUPREME-COURT
SAAD ZIA VS State Ss. 497(2) & 498---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 302, 324, 148 & 149---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 185(3)---Murderous assault---Ad-interim pre-arrest bail, confirmation of---Further inquiry---Generalized allegation of c…
2023 SCMR 1898 SUPREME-COURT
SAAD ZIA VS State S. 498---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 185(3)---Pre-arrest bail---Merits of the case---While granting pre-arrest bail, the merits of the case can be touched upon by the Court.
2023 SCMR 1898 SUPREME-COURT
SAAD ZIA VS State Ss. 497 & 498---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 302---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 185(3)---Qatl-i-amd---Bail---Absconsion of accused---Absconsion cannot be viewed as a proof for the offence---Mere absconsion cannot be made…
2023 SCMR 1901 SUPREME-COURT
MOHAMMAD BOOTA (DECEASED) VS Mst. FATIMA Ss. 19-a & 20---West Pakistan Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) application act (V of 1962), S. 2-a---Punjab Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) application (amendment) act (XI of 1951), S. 2 [since repealed]-…
2023 SCMR 1901 SUPREME-COURT
MOHAMMAD BOOTA (DECEASED) VS Mst. FATIMA Inheritance---Limitation---Female heirs---No limitation runs against matters involving inheritance rights of a female where she has been defrauded of her right by her family---Where a person has been…
2023 SCMR 1914 SUPREME-COURT
Col. (Retd.) SUBH SADIQ MALIK VS The STATE through Chairman, NAB, Islamabad S. 31---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 10A---National Accountability Bureau (NAB)---Investigating Officer---Strictures recorded by the High Court, expunction of---P…
2023 SCMR 1919 SUPREME-COURT
JAMEEL QADIR VS GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND AGROVILLES DEPARTMENT, QUETTA S. 37---Elections act (XXXIII of 2017), S. 139---Balochistan Local Government (Election) Rules, 2013, R. 72---Constitution of P…
2023 SCMR 1919 SUPREME-COURT
JAMEEL QADIR VS GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND AGROVILLES DEPARTMENT, QUETTA art. 199---Constitutional jurisdiction of the High Court---Scope---Exhaustion of remedies, doctrine of---Writ jurisdiction of t…
2023 SCMR 1919 SUPREME-COURT
JAMEEL QADIR VS GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND AGROVILLES DEPARTMENT, QUETTA 'Per incuraim'---Meaning---Decision of a Court becomes per incuriam when it is rendered in ignorance of a statute or a rule hav…
2023 SCMR 1919 SUPREME-COURT
JAMEEL QADIR VS GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND AGROVILLES DEPARTMENT, QUETTA Expression 'coram non judice'---Meaning and scope---Expression 'coram non judice' means an act done by a court which has no jur…
2023 SCMR 1919 SUPREME-COURT
JAMEEL QADIR VS GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND AGROVILLES DEPARTMENT, QUETTA Principles relating to jurisdiction of Courts and Tribunals stated.
2023 SCMR 1928 SUPREME-COURT
NOOR DIN (DECEASED) VS PERVAIZ AKHTAR S. 42---Mutation entries---Scope---Mutation entry confers no right in property as revenue record is maintained only for fiscal purposes.
2023 SCMR 1928 SUPREME-COURT
NOOR DIN (DECEASED) VS PERVAIZ AKHTAR Inheritance---Legal heirs as co-sharers---Legal heir in possession has to be considered to be in constructive possession of the property on behalf of all the heirs in spite of his exclusive possession.
2023 SCMR 1928 SUPREME-COURT
NOOR DIN (DECEASED) VS PERVAIZ AKHTAR Inheritance---Inheritance mutation, challenging of---Whether law of limitation applies when challenging an inheritance mutation---In the present case, impugned inheritance mutation was attested on 5.4.1…
2023 SCMR 1932 SUPREME-COURT
MUHAMMAD SULEMAN VS CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, CIVIL SECRETARIAT, PESHAWAR appointment--- Selection of candidates--- Principles--- Selecting a qualified, eligible and most deserving person is a sacred trust which is…
2023 SCMR 1932 SUPREME-COURT
MUHAMMAD SULEMAN VS CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, CIVIL SECRETARIAT, PESHAWAR Ss. 2(b), 2(c), 2(d) & 3--- Employee not appointed by the Government or Government department--- Eligibility for regularization---Petitioner…
2023 SCMR 1932 SUPREME-COURT
MUHAMMAD SULEMAN VS CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, CIVIL SECRETARIAT, PESHAWAR appointment--- Transparency and competitive process---appointments of any nature, whether initial or ad hoc, permanent or temporary, if made…
2023 SCMR 1935 SUPREME-COURT
ISLAMABAD HIGH COURT BAR ASSOCIATION ISLAMABAD VS ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN through Chief Election Commissioner, Islamabad arts. 105(3)(a), 107, 112(1), 112(2), 224(1), 224(2) & 184(3)---Elections act (XXXIII of 2017), S. 57(1)---Cons…
2023 SCMR 1935 SUPREME-COURT
ISLAMABAD HIGH COURT BAR ASSOCIATION ISLAMABAD VS ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN through Chief Election Commissioner, Islamabad arts. 105(3)(a), 107, 112(1), 112(2), 224(1), 224(2) & 184(3)---Elections act (XXXIII of 2017), S. 57(1)---Cons…
2023 SCMR 1948 SUPREME-COURT
ABDUL RASHEED VS State Ss. 497 & 498---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 185(3)---Bail---Absconsion---Absconsion cannot be viewed as a proof for the offence and the same alone cannot be made a ground to discard the relief sought for.
2023 SCMR 1948 SUPREME-COURT
ABDUL RASHEED 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---Cheques given as surety---Petitioner (accus…
2023 SCMR 1948 SUPREME-COURT
ABDUL RASHEED VS State Ss. 497 & 498---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 185(3)---Bail---Offences not falling within the prohibitory clause of section 497, Cr.P.C---For such offences grant of bail is a rule and refusal is an exception.
2023 SCMR 1951 SUPREME-COURT
CHIEF MINISTER through Secretary Government of Punjab, Irrigation Department, Lahore VS MUHAMMAD AFZAL ANJUM THOR S. 21, proviso--- Punjab Civil Services Pension Rules, R. 1.8(a)---Disciplinary proceedings initiated three years after retire…
2023 SCMR 1955 SUPREME-COURT
SULTAN AHMED VS REGISTRAR, BALOCHISTAN HIGH COURT, QUETTA S. 3--- Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 204---Contempt laws---Purpose---Real purpose of the law of contempt is the protection of the public interest and more importantly public confid…
2023 SCMR 1955 SUPREME-COURT
SULTAN AHMED VS REGISTRAR, BALOCHISTAN HIGH COURT, QUETTA S. 3---Contempt of Court---assistant Commissioner (appellant) raided official residence of a Qazi (judge) without registration of an FIR, assaulted and arrested him, then took the Qa…
2023 SCMR 1955 SUPREME-COURT
SULTAN AHMED VS REGISTRAR, BALOCHISTAN HIGH COURT, QUETTA S. 3---Contempt of Court---Unqualified/unconditional apology---Effect---Unqualified apology tendered by the person accused of having committed the contempt of court necessarily means…
2023 SCMR 1955 SUPREME-COURT
SULTAN AHMED VS REGISTRAR, BALOCHISTAN HIGH COURT, QUETTA Criminal liability of a judge for non-judicial acts---Judicial title does not render its holder immune from responsibility even when the criminal act is committed behind the shield o…
2023 SCMR 1955 SUPREME-COURT
SULTAN AHMED VS REGISTRAR, BALOCHISTAN HIGH COURT, QUETTA S. 3---Contempt of Court---Unqualified/unconditional apology---Discharge of accused---General rule---When the accused offers an unqualified apology at an early stage of the contempt…
2023 SCMR 1955 SUPREME-COURT
SULTAN AHMED VS REGISTRAR, BALOCHISTAN HIGH COURT, QUETTA art. 203---Contempt of Court Ordinance (V of 2003), S. 4(2)---District judiciary---Duty of the High Courts to protect the judges of the district judiciary---Such duty is inherent in…
2023 SCMR 1955 SUPREME-COURT
SULTAN AHMED VS REGISTRAR, BALOCHISTAN HIGH COURT, QUETTA art. 203---District judiciary---Precautionary measures to be observed by the executive while taking action under criminal law against the judges of District judiciary stated.
2023 SCMR 1955 SUPREME-COURT
SULTAN AHMED VS REGISTRAR, BALOCHISTAN HIGH COURT, QUETTA arts. 175(3) & 204---Contempt of Court Ordinance (V of 2003), S. 4(2)---District judiciary---Security---Marshalls of the Court---Importance of district judiciary to have its own secu…
2023 SCMR 1955 SUPREME-COURT
SULTAN AHMED VS REGISTRAR, BALOCHISTAN HIGH COURT, QUETTA Mentioning of a wrong or inapplicable provision of law or non-mentioning of the applicable provision of law while exercising the jurisdiction or power which is otherwise vested in a…
2023 SCMR 1972 SUPREME-COURT
COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, PESHAWAR VS NEW SHINWARI LTD. Ss. 32 & 129---Pak-Afghan Transit Trade Agreement, 2010 ('the agreement')---Consignments found in excess of the quantities declared at the port of entry---Confiscation of good---Legality--…
2023 PLC(CS) 292 SUPREME-COURT
MUHAMMAD SAJJAD VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN R. 5(1)---Transfer to another station---Legality---In the appointment letter of the petitioner-employee, it was clearly mentioned that the service of the petitioner was transferable, and it was made…
2023 PLC(CS) 310 SUPREME-COURT
SAQIB ALI VS GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB appointment---Criteria for appointment---Every department has the right to make rules and induct people according to its own standards and requirements.
2023 PLC(CS) 310 SUPREME-COURT
SAQIB ALI VS GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB Condonation of delay---For condonation of delay, each day's delay has to be explained with proper justification.
2023 PLC(CS) 310 SUPREME-COURT
SAQIB ALI VS GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB Post of Hardware and Network Technician in police force---Provisional appointment letter, withdrawal of---Appointee booked in a murder case before joining duty---Appointee subsequently acquitted from the ca…
2023 PLC(CS) 336 SUPREME-COURT
FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of National Health Services VS JAHANZEB F.R. 17---Proforma promotion---Scope---If a person is not considered due to any administrative slip-up, error or delay when the right to be considere…
2023 PLC(CS) 336 SUPREME-COURT
FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of National Health Services VS JAHANZEB Move-over policy---Scope---Move-over cannot be construed as promotion to the post of higher Basic Pay Scale, but the higher pay scale is treated to b…
2023 PLC(CS) 367 SUPREME-COURT
GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND WORKS VS Malik SAFEER AHMED R. 29---Civil Servants Act (LXXI of 1973), Ss. 23B & 25(1)---Allotment of official accommodation/residence---Allotment cancelled by the Estate Officer---Civil suit f…
2023 PLC(CS) 367 SUPREME-COURT
GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND WORKS VS Malik SAFEER AHMED allotment of official accommodation/residence--- Terms and conditions of service---Matter of allotment or cancellation of an official residence is connected with the…
2023 PLC(CS) 367 SUPREME-COURT
GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND WORKS VS Malik SAFEER AHMED art. 199--- allotment of official accommodation/residence, issue of---Constitutional jurisdiction of the High Court---Scope---any order made or proceedings taken in…
2023 PLC(CS) 392 SUPREME-COURT
DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER (FEMALE), CHARSADDA VS SONIA BEGUM S. 17---Pakistan Citizenship Rules, 1952, R. 23---Domicile, acquisition of---'Domicile' and 'residence'---Distinction---Principles regarding acquisition of a domicile and the dis…
2023 PLC(CS) 392 SUPREME-COURT
DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER (FEMALE), CHARSADDA VS SONIA BEGUM S. 17---Pakistan Citizenship Rules, 1952, R. 23---Civil service---Domicile specific posts---Domicile certificate to be given preference over address on Computerised National Iden…
2023 PLC(CS) 392 SUPREME-COURT
DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER (FEMALE), CHARSADDA VS SONIA BEGUM "Domicile' and 'residence'---Definition and distinction.
2023 PLC(CS) 392 SUPREME-COURT
DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER (FEMALE), CHARSADDA VS SONIA BEGUM S. 3---Posts of Primary School Teachers, appointment of---Legitimate expectation, doctrine of---Scope and applicability---Respondents (candidates) were allowed to compete in the…
2023 PLC(CS) 422 SUPREME-COURT
FAYYAZ HUSSAIN VS EXECUTIVE DISTRICT OFFICER (EDUCATION), CITY DISTRICT GOVERNMENT RAWALPINDI S.4(1)(b)(v)---Willful absence from duty---Removal from service---Petitioner remained absent from duty for a period of eight long years without ob…
2023 PLC(CS) 422 SUPREME-COURT
FAYYAZ HUSSAIN VS EXECUTIVE DISTRICT OFFICER (EDUCATION), CITY DISTRICT GOVERNMENT RAWALPINDI Ss. 4(1)(b) & 5(1)(a)---Willful absence from duty---Major penalty---Regular inquiry---Not required---Where the absence from duty was admitted, the…
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