PLD Uncategorized

PLD 2021 SC 1

In fact, an impartial and independent judiciary is universally recognized as a core value of any civilized democracy. This is evidenced by the international conventions that protect this value as a fundamental right of the people (ref: United Nations Basic Principles on the Independence of Judiciary and The (Montreal) Universal Declaration on the Independence of […]

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Family PLJ

PLJ 2021 SC 28

[Appellate Jurisdiction]Present: Umar Ata Bandial and Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, JJ.MUHAMMAD JAMIL and others–PetitionersversusMst. SAJIDA BIBI and others–RespondentsCivil Petition No. 4690 of 2018, decided on 12.8.2020.(Against the judgment of the Peshawar High Court, Mingora Bench (Dar ul Qaza) Swat dated 17.10.2018 passed in Writ PetitionNo. 319-M/2018).Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961 (VIII of 1961)–—-Ss. 6 & 6(5)(a)–Constitution […]

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PLD

Advantage of an F.I.R. over a private complaint

2014  PLD  71     ISLAMABAD  Side Appellant : HAROON RASHID  Side Opponent : STATION HOUSE OFFICER, POLICE STATION ABPARA, ISLAMABADSs. 22-A, 154 & 200 —Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199—Constitutional petition—Registration of F.I.R. or private complaint —High prof ile case —Advantage of an F.I.R. over a private complaint —Military Operation carried out at Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa in July, 200 7 on the alleged orders of the then President of Pakistan/accused—Complainant’s father and grandmother were killed during the operation and he moved several […]

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PCRLJ

2020 PCrLJ 170 Isld

S.100,if plea of self defence had not been explicitly taken during the trial, either in the statement under A.342 CrPC or at the time of cross examination the prosection witnesses, yet it remained open to the court to infer the same from evidence led during the trial.

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SCMR

2020 SCMR 444

S.497(2) Cr.PC, S.9(c) CNSANo connection or relationship between the accused/Passenger and drive of the vehicle, bail allowed.

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PPC YLR

2020 YLR 2064

A bare reading of section 489-F shows that it is not attracted in every case where a cheque is dishonoured. The foundational elements to constitute an offence under this section are:(i) the cheque was duly issued,(ii) it was issued with dishonest intent,(iii) it was issued towards repayment of a loan or fulfilment of an obligation, […]

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Civil Succession

Succession certificate/Letter of administration

Procedure for applying the succession certificate/letter of administration is as following: Step: 1Application Initiation: The applicant will provide his/her National Identity number, deceased persons death certificate and National Identity number. Step: 2Legal Heirs and Assets Details: The applicant will provide the relevant details of legal heirs , and information pertaining to the moveable and immovable […]

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Constitution PLD PPC

PLD 2009 SC 284

Constitution of Pakistan (1973)— —-Art. 45—President’s power to grant pardon—Scope—Conviction of accused under S.402-B, P.P.C. read with S.7, Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 and order of disqualification of the accused for 21 years for seeking or being elected, chosen, appointed as Member of any public office or any authority of the Local Government of Pakistan—President had got […]

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Ex parte Decree

Remedies against Ex parte Decree

The remedies available against ex parte decree are:- (2000 SCMR 296)1- An application under Order 9, Rule 132- A review application u/s 1143- An appeal u/s 964- A proceeding to set aside the decree on the ground that it has been obtained by fraud etc. u/s 125- An application for re-hearing of the matter on […]

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Criminal PLD Pre-Arrest Bail

PLD 2013 Lah. 243

Allah Nawaz v. Station House Officer, Police Station Mahmood Kot District, Muzafargarh PLD 2013 Lah. 243 ref. Sardar M. Abbas Watto for Petitioner. Allah Ditta Ansari for the Complainant. Ms. Nuzhat Bashir, Deputy Prosecutor-General with Ashfaq, ASI for the State. ORDER SYED SHAHBAZ ALI RIZVI, J.—Muhammad Azam, petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in case FIR No.438 […]

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Criminal CrPC PCRLJ PPC

2018 P Cr. L J Note 175

2018 P Cr2018 P Cr. L J Note 175 [Lahore] Before Syed Shahbaz Ali Rizvi, J MUHAMMAD AZAM—Petitioner Versus The STATE and another—Respondents Criminal Miscellaneous No. 99700-B of 2017, decided on 3rd April, 2018. Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)— —-S. 497—Child Marriage Restraint Act (XIX of 1929)—Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 365-B & […]

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Criminal CrPC SCMR

2019 SCMR 64

سپریم کورٹ۔۔۔گونکے اور بہرے شخص کی عدالت میں گواہی ریکارڈ کرنے کے طریقہ کار ، ہدایات۔۔۔ Evidence of a Deaf & Dumb Person (Solitary Eye Witness) was recorded by Trial Court through Another person as interpreter U/S 543 CrPC. Supreme Court set asides the conviction and holds that trial court ought to have done following […]

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Criminal CrPC

Sec 154 155 CrPC

Registration of FIR is the most complicated problem of administration of criminal justice system of Pakistan. Recently, a political party had to make sit in for continuous period of 120 days for registration of FIR, thereafter; it was registered with kind intervention of incumbent Chief of Army Staff1. As per the interpretation of section 154, […]

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PLD Qanun-e-Shahadat

PLD 2020 SINDH 596

S. 493—Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 150—Public Prosecutor and private counsel engaged by Complainant—Scope—Provision of S.493, Cr.P.C. analysed—Petitioner/accused assailed order passed by Trial Court whereby Court had given permission to the counsel of complainant to conduct cross-examination upon a prosecution witness after declaring him as hostile—Contention of petitioner was that a privately engaged counsel could […]

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MLD PPC

2009 MLD 512

Complainant had lodged F.I.R. against the petitioner company for issuing him cheque worth Rs.10 million, which was dishonoured by the Bank—Counsel for the petitioner had submitted that petitioner did not issue any cheque to the complainant, rather it had lodged F.I.R. under Ss.420/468/471, P.P.C. regarding the loss of cheque book from which cheque in question […]

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PLD Pre-Arrest Bail

PLD 2006 Lahore 752

S. 489-F—Pre-arrest bail, grant of—F.I.R. had shown that cheque in question was issued from joint account of accused and co-accused to be encashed on specified date—Said cheque was signed by both of them, which had indicated that they were partners and possibility of possession of cheques joint ly signed by them with co-accused could not […]

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PCRLJ

2013 PCrLJ 1752

joint account holders, liability of—Scope—Complainant had allegedly provided a loan to the accused-lady (applicant) and her husband/co-accused—Accused and her husband/co-accused issued cheques to the complainant from a joint account —Said cheques were dishonoured—Court below directed the Magistrate to issue process against the accused for joining her in the trial—Complainant contended that accused was negotiating for […]

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CLD Pre-Arrest Bail

2007 CLD 1598

S.489-F— Ad interim pre-arrest bail, confirmation of—Accused, Managing director /Chief Executive Officer of a limited company which had gone into liquidation and where a liquidator also had been appointed, was alleged to have issued cheques of the value of Rs.2,84,096 in consideration of supply of cotton to the Spinning Mill owned by said limited company—I3ank […]

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CLD Pre-Arrest Bail

2006 CLD 1314

S. 489-F—Pre-arrest bail, grant of — F.I.R. had shown that cheque in question was issued from joint account of accused and co-accused to be encashed on specified date—Said cheque was signed by both of them, which had indicated that they were partners and possibility of possession of cheques joint ly signed by them with co-accused […]

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Maintainability PCRLJ

2016 PCrLJ 1640

S. 489-F—Criminal and civil proceedings—Maintainability—Maxim that ‘a man should not be vexed twice’—Applicability—Trial court acquitted the accused on the ground that criminal proceedings were not maintainable as civil suit regarding the disputed amount of cheque had already been decreed in favour of the complainant—Findings of the Trial Court regarding non-maintainability of the criminal proceedings in […]

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PCRLJ Pre-Arrest Bail

2007 PCRLJ 1915

S.489-F—Ad interim pre-arrest bail, confirmation of—Accused, Managing director /Chief Executive Officer of a limited company which had gone into liquidation and where a liquidator also had been appointed, was alleged to have issued cheques of the value of Rs.2,84,096 in consideration of supply of cotton to the Spinning Mill owned by said limited company—Bank had […]

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PLD

PLD 2010 FSC 215

Muhammad Shahid Sahil v. The State PLD 2010 FSC 215; Amanullah v. The State PLD 2009 SC 542; Vidhya v. Deputy Superintendent of Police (Crl.O.P. No.36969 of 2007); United State v. Yee 134 F.R.D. 161; Muhammad Azhar v. The State PLD 2005 Lah. 589; Khizar Hayat v. Additional District Judge, Kabirwala PLD 2010 Lah. 422; […]

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Constitution PPC SCMR

2013 S C M R 203

[Supreme Court of Pakistan]Present: Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, C.J., Jawwad S. Khawaja and Khilji Arif Hussain, JJSALMAN AKRAM RAJA and another—PetitionersVersusGOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB through Chief Secretary, and others—RespondentsConstitution Petition No.38 of 2012, decided on 2nd October, 2012.(Petition under Article 184(3) of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973).(a) Penal Code (XLV of 1860)——-Ss. 375 & […]

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SCMR

2021 SCMR 116

Contract employees subsequently regularized in service—Seniority—Scope—Seniority could not be calculated for contract employees form the date of their initial contractual appointment—Seniority could only be determined when civil servants were commissioned into regular service.

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Criminal PPC SCMR

PLD 2012 SC 769, 2012 SCMR 437

Offense U/S 302 PPC Committed in January 2017 and Compromise Effected in August 2019. Now Question is Diyat Amount Shall be paid in Compromise according to the Amount fixed in 2017 when offense was commited or the amount fixed in 2019 when compromise effected?Answer: Diyat amount would be determined according to prevailing rate of Diyat […]

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Constitution PLJ

PLJ 2021 Lahore (Note) 15

Constitution of Pakistan, 1973– —-Art. 199–Suit for recovery of dowry articles–Decreed–Appeals–Appeal filed by petitioner was dismissed–Appeal filed by respondent–Right of rebuttal–Findings of investigation officer–Challenge to–Perusal of plaint of suit filed by Respondent No. 3 shows that in Paragraph No. 3 thereof she averred that she was deserted by petitioner many times but due to intervention […]

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PLJ PPC

PLJ 2021 Cr.C. (Note) 8

Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 (XLV of 1860)– —-S. 302(b)–Conviction and sentence–Challenge to–Qatl-e-amd–Benefit of doubt to accused–High Court is convinced that since name of accused/appellant was not mentioned in FIR; his features were not given therein, nor even there is any supplementary statement to his effect, identification before Court after so long, is highly doubtful and […]

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Family PLJ

PLJ 2021 Islamabad 23

Family Courts Act, 1964 (XXXV of 1964)– —-Ss. 7 & 17(a)(4)–Constitution of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 199–Suit for recovery of maintenance allowance and suit for recovery of dower–Suit for maintenance was partially decreed and suit for recovery of dower was dismissed–Petitioner was jobless–Contribution for payment of school fees of minors–Working lady–Financial capability–Question of–Whether course adopted by […]

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Criminal PLJ

PLJ 2021 Cr.C. (Note) 3

[Lahore High Court, Multan Bench] Criminal Procedure Code, 1898 (V of 1898)– —-S. 497–Control of Narcotic Substances Act, (XXV of 1947), S. 9(c)–Post-arrest bail, grant of–Allegation of–Recovery of charas in a shopping bag from petitioner–According to the contents of the F.I.R, on suspicion, petitioner was apprehended and “Charas” weighing 1180 grams was allegedly recovered from […]

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Family

DECREE OF CONJUGAL RIGHT

Family Court has jurisdiction to attach wife’s property in Non-compliance with decree by wife.O. XXI, Rr. 32 & 33—West Pakistan Family Courts Act (XXXV of 1964), S. 5 & Sched.—Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 203-D—Shariat petition-Decree against wife for restitution of conjugal Rights — Non-compliance with decree by wife-Jurisdiction of Family Court to attach wife’s property […]

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Criminal SCMR

2021 SCMR 138 (Ss. 302, 324 & 34)

Ss. 302, 324 & 34Case of Further inquiry S.497(2)Although the accused was nominated in the crime report which was lodged with promptitude, but the mode and manner of commission of offence mentioned therein was generalized in nature; it did not specify any of the accused persons of causing any injury either to any deceased or […]

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Uncategorized

ICA No. 250 of 2020 MEPCO VS. AKAASH JIBRAEEL ETC.

Stereo. HC JD A 38. Judgment SheetIN THE LAHORE HIGH COURT,MULTAN BENCH, MULTANJUDICIAL DEPARTMENT…ICA No.250/2020MEPCO Vs Akaash Jibraeel etc.….. JUDGMENTDate of hearing: 10.02.2021. Appellant by: Ch. Saleem Akhtar Warraich, Advocate Mr. Amer Aziz Qazi, Advocate Mr. Sajjad Khan Malazai, AdvocateMr. Abdul Sattar Malik, AdvocateMalik Murid Hussain Mukowal, AdvocateMr. Abdul Sattar, AdvocateJamshed Ali Niazi, Director Legal,MEPCO […]

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Minor Act

KITE FLYING ORDINANCE, 2001

THE PUNJAB PROHIBITION OF KITE FLYING ORDINANCE, 2001 (Ordinance LIX of 2001) C O N T E N T S SECTION                                HEADING         1.           Short title, extent and commencement.         2.           Definitions.         3.           Cognizable and non-bailable offence.         4.           Offence and punishment.       4-A.        Registration.       4-B.         Permission for kite flying.       4-C.        Kite flying association.         5.           Power […]

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Services

2021 LHC 205

I.C.A-ICA (Writ)-ICA Utility Services 250-20 MEPCO  VS AAKASH JIBRAEEL ETC Decision Date 10-02-2021 Download Judgement Tag Line: Distribution Companies cannot be directed not to demand NOC of the Development Authority for electrification of Housing Societies, as it will amount to direct Public Functionaries to deviate from the applicable Policy and Rules.

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Civil Service Rule Learning SCMR

2021 SCMR 116

West Pakistan Civil Services Pension Rules, 1963, Rr. 1.5 & 2.2—Seniority—Civil Judges-cum-Magistrates appointed on contract basis regularized in service after appearing in competitive examination—Inter-se seniority of such judges was to be reckoned from the date of their regularization in service and not from their initial appointment on contract basis— Regularization of service through deeming provision […]

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Civil Factors Compensation Factors Determination YLR

2016 Y L R 643

GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN MINISTRY OF DEFENCE through Secretary -Versus- MUHAMMAD JUNAID KHAN and others— (b) Land Acquisition Act (I of 1894– -S. 11—-Compensation—Matters to be considered for determination— Land is acquired in interest of general public at public expenses on basis of sacrifice of individuals, which required to be adequately compensated in extraordinary manner, and […]

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