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2022 PLC(CS) 73 ISLAMABAD
HAMID NASRULLAH RANJHA VS CHIEF COMMISSIONER, ISLAMABAD, ICT Ss.8, 9 & 10---Seniority---Promotion---Posting and transfer---Deputation---Scope---Civil Servants Act, 1973, provides different categories, service cadres or posts as prescribed b…
2022 PLC(CS) 135 ISLAMABAD
Ms. SAJIDA ISLAM VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Ministry of Education and Professional Training,Pak-Secretariat, Islamabad art.114---Constitution of Pakistan art. 199---Civil service---Promissory estoppel---Factual controversy-…
2022 PLC(CS) 175 ISLAMABAD
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY VS SAQLAIN MEHDI Reinstatement and promotion---Scope---Respondents through writ petition had sought implementation of the directions of the President of National Highway Council (NHC) whereby he had directed the d…
2022 PLC(CS) 175 ISLAMABAD
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY VS SAQLAIN MEHDI art.199---Constitutional jurisdiction---Discretionary---Scope---Grant of Constitutional petition is in the discretion of the Court and the Court will decline to exercise the discretion where the c…
2022 PLC(CS) 175 ISLAMABAD
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY VS SAQLAIN MEHDI S.3---Intra Court Appeal---Civil service---Non-statutory rules---Scope---If a right of appeal is provided under rules or regulations which are not statutory in nature, they could not be termed as…
2022 PLC(CS) 175 ISLAMABAD
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY VS SAQLAIN MEHDI art.199---National Highway authority act (XI of 1991), S. 32---National Highway authority administrative Regulations, 2002, Preamble---Constitutional jurisdiction---Non-statutory rules---Scope---N…
2022 PLC(CS) 223 ISLAMABAD
Dr. AMNA MAHMOOD VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training art.199---Constitutional petition---Opportunity of hearing, non-provision of---Scope---Petitioner sought direction to the…
2022 PLC(CS) 270 ISLAMABAD
MUHAMMAD RIZWAN ARSHAD VS Hafiz ABDUL SATTAR advertisement for appointment---Relaxation of age---Scope---Department invited applications for appointment against different posts including assistant Scientific Officer (Hakeem) BPS 16---applic…
2022 PLC(CS) 349 ISLAMABAD
ASIMA SARWAT VS PAKISTAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (PAEC), through Chairman Headquarters, Islamabad Transfer of employees---Vested right, question of---Petitioners were husband and wife who had been transferred by the authorities to another…
2022 PLC(CS) 412 ISLAMABAD
MUHAMMAD HALEEM SHAH VS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES HOUSING AUTHORITY, through Director General, Islamabad Contractual employment---Claim of contract employees for regularization of service---Constitutional jurisdiction, invoking of---Cont…
2022 PLC(CS) 439 ISLAMABAD
MUHAMMAD TAHIR MASOOD VS CHAIRMAN, STATE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN art.199---Constitutional jurisdiction---Scope---High Court, under art. 199 of the Constitution, possesses the requisite jurisdiction to enter into the controver…
2022 PLC(CS) 439 ISLAMABAD
MUHAMMAD TAHIR MASOOD VS CHAIRMAN, STATE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN art.199---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), S.20---Constitutional jurisdiction---Territorial jurisdiction---Scope---Determination of territorial jurisdiction of…
2022 PLC(CS) 439 ISLAMABAD
MUHAMMAD TAHIR MASOOD VS CHAIRMAN, STATE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN art.199---Constitutional petition---Territorial jurisdiction of High Court---Scope---Petitioners challenged the affixation of their salary on lower side after t…
2022 PLC(CS) 439 ISLAMABAD
MUHAMMAD TAHIR MASOOD VS CHAIRMAN, STATE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN art.199---Constitutional jurisdiction---Territorial jurisdiction---Principles to be adhered to while determining territorial jurisdiction, explained.
2022 CLC 37 ISLAMABAD
PERFORMANCE AUTOMOTIVE PRIVATE LIMITED VS MUHAMMAD SAFWAN JAVAID Ss.12, 42, 54 & 56(i)---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), O.XXXIX, Rr. 1 & 2---Suit for specific performance of agreement, declaration and injunction---Interim injunction, gra…
2022 CLC 37 ISLAMABAD
PERFORMANCE AUTOMOTIVE PRIVATE LIMITED VS MUHAMMAD SAFWAN JAVAID Ss.12 & 56(i)---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), O.II, R.2, O.XXXIX, Rr.1 & 2---Suit for specific performance of agreement---Interim injunction---Alternate remedy of compensa…
2022 CLC 37 ISLAMABAD
PERFORMANCE AUTOMOTIVE PRIVATE LIMITED VS MUHAMMAD SAFWAN JAVAID Scope---Where contract involves two parties, one party cannot single handedly determine the contract.
2022 PLC(CS) 541 ISLAMABAD
RIAZ AKBAR VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Establishment Division, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad Contractual employment---Regularization of service---Expiry of contract period---Scope---Petitioners sought reinstatement as we…
2022 PLC(CS) 541 ISLAMABAD
RIAZ AKBAR VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Establishment Division, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad art.199---Constitutional jurisdiction---Scope---Where a citizen seeks relief in constitutional jurisdiction, he must point out…
2022 PLC(CS) 607 ISLAMABAD
MUHAMMAD JAVED IQBAL KASI VS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Law, Justice and Human Right Division, Islamabad Ss.3(3)(b) & 3(4)---Member of Federal Service Tribunal (FST)---Judicial allowance, entitlement to---Although memb…
2022 PLC(CS) 646 ISLAMABAD
NAEEM ANWAR VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Textile arts.91, 92, 93 & 67(1)---Power of advisor to the Prime Minister---Recommendation to the Cabinet---appointment against statutory post---Scope---Held,…
2022 PLC(CS) 646 ISLAMABAD
NAEEM ANWAR VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Textile Ss.4 & 7---National Tariff Commission (Terms and Conditions of Service of Members) Rules, 2018---Constitution of Pakistan, Art.93---Prime Minister app…
2022 PLC(CS) 646 ISLAMABAD
NAEEM ANWAR VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Textile arts.93 & 67(1)---Rules of Business, 1973---Powers of advisor to the Prime Minister---appointments against statutory posts---Scope---Held, that the ad…
2022 PLC(CS) 646 ISLAMABAD
NAEEM ANWAR VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Textile arts.9, 25 & 27---Civil service---appointment---Discrimination---Merit list; ignorance of---Reasons to be recoded---Held, that the Helddhh appointing…
2022 PLC(CS) 712 ISLAMABAD
TAJ MUHAMMAD, CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR OGDCL VS OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED Preamble---Constitution of Pakistan, Art.199---Constitutional petition --- Promotion --- Antedated promotion --- Eligibility for promotion---Scope---Petit…
2022 PLC(CS) 712 ISLAMABAD
TAJ MUHAMMAD, CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR OGDCL VS OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED art.199---Constitutional petition---Employer and employee---Eligibility for promotion---Scope---Every functional organization has a human resource policy…
2022 PLC(CS) 712 ISLAMABAD
TAJ MUHAMMAD, CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR OGDCL VS OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED art.199---Constitutional jurisdiction---Judicial review---Scope---Constitutional Courts can undertake judicial review of decisions of executive authoritie…
2022 PLC(CS) 712 ISLAMABAD
TAJ MUHAMMAD, CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR OGDCL VS OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED art.199---Constitutional petition---Employer and employee---Promotion---at least four discernable components exist for promotion decisions for purposes of…
2022 PLC(CS) 762 ISLAMABAD
Syed HUSSAIN RAZA VS PAK DATACOM LIMITED Contractual appointment---Regularization---Non-statutory rules---Appellants sought continuation of their service with respondent company but Single Judge of High Court declined to interfere in the ma…
2022 PLC(CS) 805 ISLAMABAD
Prof. Dr. QAZI TAHIR UDDIN VS The SECRETARY, PAKISTAN MEDICAL COMMISSION, ISLAMABAD S.15(2) & (7)---Constitution of Pakistan, Art.199---Constitutional petition---Termination of contract of service---Tenure post---Condition in appointment le…
2022 PLC(CS) 805 ISLAMABAD
Prof. Dr. QAZI TAHIR UDDIN VS The SECRETARY, PAKISTAN MEDICAL COMMISSION, ISLAMABAD art.199---Constitutional petition---Contractual appointments---Principles---Statutory post fixed by tenure---Effect---Such is master's prerogative to termin…
2022 PLC(CS) 805 ISLAMABAD
Prof. Dr. QAZI TAHIR UDDIN VS The SECRETARY, PAKISTAN MEDICAL COMMISSION, ISLAMABAD S.15(2)---appointment of Members of National Medical authority---Tenure post---Condition in appointment letter---Scope---By making appointment of a Member o…
2022 PLC(CS) 866 ISLAMABAD
HOMOEOPATHIC DOCTOR PERVEIZ AKHTER QURESHI VS GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Ministry of Health art.199---Constitutional petition---No abetment by party's death, if right to reputation survives---Scope---Petitioner after filing th…
2022 PLC(CS) 866 ISLAMABAD
HOMOEOPATHIC DOCTOR PERVEIZ AKHTER QURESHI VS GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Ministry of Health Removal from office---Scope---To accuse and then dismiss the holder of an office created by statute without proper inquiry into disput…
2022 PLC(CS) 866 ISLAMABAD
HOMOEOPATHIC DOCTOR PERVEIZ AKHTER QURESHI VS GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Ministry of Health Parties are bound by their pleadings and cannot urge to the contrary at the hearing.
2022 PLC(CS) 866 ISLAMABAD
HOMOEOPATHIC DOCTOR PERVEIZ AKHTER QURESHI VS GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Ministry of Health Removal from service---Petitioner assailed his disqualification on the allegations of corruption and misuse of public funds and remova…
2022 MLD 831 ISLAMABAD
MUHAMMAD KHALID MUNIR VS NAZAR SADIQ arts. 4 &10-a---Right to fair trial---Discretion of Courts, exercise of---Principle---Such right under art.10-a of the Constitution does not mean unqualified entitlement to have claims adjudicated at the…
2022 PLC(CS) 909 ISLAMABAD
Captain (Retd.) MUHAMMAD ALI ZULQARNAIN KIANI VS ISLAMABAD ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY (IESCO) Service matter---Non-statutory rules---Appellant was employee of Electric Supply Company (IESCO) who assailed his demotion to lower grade and his tra…
2022 MLD 831 ISLAMABAD
MUHAMMAD KHALID MUNIR VS NAZAR SADIQ Object, purpose and scope---Doctrine of laches is rooted in the wisdom that equity does not help the indolent---Same principle is applicable where plaintiff fails to pursue his claim assiduously by not a…
2022 MLD 831 ISLAMABAD
MUHAMMAD KHALID MUNIR VS NAZAR SADIQ Legal system---Courts, duty of---Scope---Courts in our legal system are Courts of law as well as Courts of equity---Exercise of discretion while adjudicating a claim even within equitable jurisdiction, c…
2022 MLD 831 ISLAMABAD
MUHAMMAD KHALID MUNIR VS NAZAR SADIQ S.3---Limitation---Object, purpose and scope---Statutes prescribe limitation periods that determine outer limit of time period within which a claim under law can be enforced---Limitation provisions are o…
2022 MLD 831 ISLAMABAD
MUHAMMAD KHALID MUNIR VS NAZAR SADIQ S.12---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), O. IX, R.9---Constitution of Pakistan, Art.199---Constitutional petition---Suit dismissed for non-prosecution---Restoration---Time frame---Sufficient cause for no…
2022 MLD 905 ISLAMABAD
NOUMAN MUSHTAQ VS State S.9---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 497---Possession of narcotics---Bail---Non-availability of report of Forensic Laboratory---Scope---Non-availability of report of Forensic Laboratory in respect of narcoti…
2022 MLD 905 ISLAMABAD
NOUMAN MUSHTAQ VS State arts.4 & 9---Right of individuals to be dealt in accordance with law---Security of person---Scope---accused person cannot be left at the mercy of the prosecution to remain in jail for an indefinite period---Liberty o…
2022 PLC(CS) 939 ISLAMABAD
DILSHAD VS INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY applicability---Such principle can be invoked only in respect of order which is legal and not in respect of any order which has been obtained on the basis of false and incorrect facts / informatio…
2022 PLC(CS) 939 ISLAMABAD
DILSHAD VS INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY art.199---Law Reforms Ordinance (XII of 1972), S.3---Intra Court appeal---Maintainability---Non-statutory rules---appellant was an employee of International Islamic University---Grievance of appel…
2022 MLD 905 ISLAMABAD
NOUMAN MUSHTAQ VS State S.497---Control of Narcotic Substances Act (XXV of 1997), S.9(c)---Possession of narcotics---Bail, grant of---Boarderline case---Non-availability of report of Forensic Laboratory---Further inquiry---Scope---Accused w…
2022 MLD 920 ISLAMABAD
Mst. NAILA HAMEED VS EJAZ MAHMOOD art.199(1)(a)(i)---Writ of certiorari---Issuance---Principle---Certiorari is only available to quash a decision for an error of law---Such writ is also issued for correcting errors of jurisdiction when infe…
2022 PLC(CS) 1035 ISLAMABAD
PARVAIZ AKHTER BHATTI VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Cabinet Division, Islamabad If law prescribes doing of a certain thing in a particular manner then it has to be done in that manner alone.
2022 PLC(CS) 1035 ISLAMABAD
PARVAIZ AKHTER BHATTI VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Cabinet Division, Islamabad art. 199---Companies act (XIX of 2017), S. 166---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), arts. 117 & 120---Constitutional petition---Quo warranto---Onus to…
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