PROVINCE OF SINDH vs Haji RAZZAQ And Other

This matter concerns an appeal before the Supreme Court of Pakistan regarding the correct legal position concerning the payment of court-fees on suits filed in the original side of the High Court of Sindh (formerly the Karachi Bench of the High Court of West Pakistan) and on appeals arising from judgments and orders passed on that original side. The core legal question addressed was whether the interpretation of the Court Fees Act in relation to these specific filings was correctly applied. The Supreme Court allowed the appeals and set aside the impugned judgment of the High Court. In doing so, the Court affirmed the legal principle established in the case of Firdous Trading Corporation v. Japan Cotton and General Trading Co. Ltd. (PLD 1961 Kar. 565). The Court held that the view taken in that precedent correctly states the law regarding the requirement and calculation of court-fees for suits and appeals originating from the original side of the High Court. The parties were ordered to bear their own costs.