Latest Judgments

Newly reported judgments from the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the High Courts and tribunals, added as they are processed — free, full text, updated daily. Judgments marked NEW were added in the most recent update. 79,348 judgments in total from the Lahore High Court.

• Raja Abdul Latif vs Government of Pakistan through Secretary, Ministry1995 CLC 1625 · Lahore High Court · 1995-04-13Read full judgment →
• Rais Azem Khan vs Khalid Latif EtcK.L.R. 1995 Tax & Custom Cases 33 · Lahore High Court · 1994-12-22Read full judgment →
• Railway Workers Union vs Govt. of Pakistan And OtherK.L.R. 1995 Labour & Service Cases 151 · Lahore High Court · 1995-03-09Read full judgment →
• Railway Worker's Union Regd. through Sardar Shaukat Ali, General1995 PLD Lahore 333 · Lahore High Court · 1995-03-09
  Industrial Relations OrdinanceFreedom of associationMinistry of DefenceRailway employeesExclusionary clauseFundamental rightsWrit jurisdictionTrade union activities
  Summary & questions settled

  This matter concerns writ petitions challenging a Government of Pakistan notification that classified specific railway lines as 'Ministry of Defence Lines,' thereby excluding employees working on these lines from the purview of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969. The petitioners contended that the notification constituted an unauthorized legislative encroachment and violated the fundamental right to freedom of association under Article 17 of the Constitution of Pakistan 1973. The Court dismissed the petitions, holding that the notification was not a legislative measure but an administrative act clarifying the application of the existing exclusionary clause in Section 1(3)(a) of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969. The Court affirmed that services connected with or incidental to the Armed Forces are statutorily excluded from labor laws to ensure national security and discipline. Furthermore, it established that the right to form associations under Article 17 is subject to reasonable restrictions imposed by law in the interest of national sovereignty. The Court concluded that the executive possesses the authority to classify installations as connected with the Armed Forces, rendering them exempt from trade union activities.

  Questions settled

  • Does a government notification classifying railway lines as essential to the Ministry of Defence constitute an act of legislation?
  • Are employees working on railway lines connected with the Armed Forces excluded from the purview of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969?
  • Is the fundamental right to freedom of association under Article 17 of the Constitution of Pakistan 1973 absolute or subject to reasonable restrictions?
  • Can the executive branch classify services as connected with the Armed Forces for the purpose of statutory exclusion from labor laws?
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• Rahim-Ud-Din And Other vs The StateK.L.R. 1995 Criminal Cases 592 · Lahore High Court · 1994-03-02Read full judgment →
• Rahim Bakhsh and 8 others vs Mst. Hakim Bibi and 18 others1995 CLC 123 · Lahore High Court · 1993-11-13Read full judgment →
• Rafaqat Javaid and 5 others vs Chairman, Admission Board_Principal, King Edward Medical College, Lahore and 2 others1995 CLC 1155 · Lahore High Court · 1994-10-30
  medical college admissionopen meritreserved seatsupgradation of meritconstitutional petitionrule of lawstudent transfer
  Summary & questions settled

  The petitioners, who initially secured admission to Nishter Medical College, Multan, under reserved seats for under-developed districts, challenged an order transferring them to Quaid-i-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur. Following the vacation of open merit seats, the admission board upgraded the petitioners to open merit seats based on their preferences, which consequently lowered their college placement to Bahawalpur. This adjustment allowed new candidates from the under-developed districts to occupy the vacated reserved seats in Multan. The petitioners argued that the transfer caused them severe inconvenience and was unlawful. The Lahore High Court dismissed the petition, holding that the convenience of students cannot override the rule of law and the merit-based allocation system. The Court ruled that retaining the petitioners in Multan would result in double-allocation of reserved seats and disrupt the prescribed college quotas. Since the transfer order was passed in compliance with prior court directions to accommodate higher-merit candidates, no constitutional or fundamental rights of the petitioners were infringed.

  Questions settled

  • Can a student claim a vested right to remain in a specific medical college based on an initial admission list when subsequent merit upgrades shift them to open merit seats at another college?
  • Does the personal convenience of a student override the strict application of merit-based rules and college quotas in public admissions?
  • Whether an order passed by an admission authority in compliance with prior High Court directions can be challenged as an infringement of fundamental rights?
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• Rafaqat Ali vs The StateK.L.R. 1995 Criminal Cases 367 · Lahore High Court · 1994-08-16Read full judgment →
• Raees Azam Khan and 35 others vs Khalid Latif and 24 others1995 CLC 963 · Lahore High Court · 1994-12-22Read full judgment →
• Rabnawaz & Another vs The StateK.L.R. 1997 Shariat Cases 243 · Lahore High Court · 1997-04-30Read full judgment →
• Rabia Bibi vs Muhammad Malik and 3 others1997 MLD 67 · Lahore High Court · 1996-03-12Read full judgment →
• Rab Nawaz vs The StateK.L.R. 1995 Criminal Cases 558 · Lahore High Court · 1994-10-10Read full judgment →
• R.A. Malik & Co. vs Province of Punjab and others1995 CLC 1894 · Lahore High Court · 1995-04-27Read full judgment →
• Qutab-Ud-Din vs Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal, Lahore and another1995 PLC 120 · Lahore High Court · 1994-10-02Read full judgment →
• Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan vs The StateK.L.R. 1997 Civil Cases 36 · Lahore High Court · 1997-03-01Read full judgment →
• Qazi Muhammad Shahab-Ud-Din vs Muhammad QasimK.L.R. 1997 Revenue Cases 120 · Lahore High Court · 1995-11-08Read full judgment →
• Qazi Hamidullah vs The State1995 P Cr. L J 78 · Lahore High Court · 1994-09-21Read full judgment →
• Qasim And Others vs The State1995 MLD 749 · Lahore High Court · 1994-11-01Read full judgment →
• Qasim Ali and another vs The State1995 P Cr. L J 1576 · Lahore High Court · 1994-11-01Read full judgment →
• Qamar Din and others vs Settlement Commissioner and others1995 MLD 270 · Lahore High Court · 1994-03-05Read full judgment →
• Qamar Din And Others vs Settlement Commissioner And Other1995 MLD 270 · Lahore High Court · 1994-03-05Read full judgment →
• Qaiser Abbas vs The State1995 P Cr. L J 693 · Lahore High Court · 1994-12-01Read full judgment →
• Qaisar Yar Haider Alias Qaisar Mastana vs The State1995 MLD 650 · Lahore High Court · 1995-01-18Read full judgment →
• Qaisar vs The State1995 P Cr. L J 1132 · Lahore High Court · 1995-01-29Read full judgment →
• Qadeer alias Bodi vs The State1995 P Cr. L J 44 · Lahore High Court · 1993-04-04Read full judgment →
• Qab Ahmed vs The StateK.L.R. 1995 Criminal Cases 393 · Lahore High Court · 1994-12-18Read full judgment →
• Punjab Small Industries vs The Deputy Commissioner of Income-Tax, Circle 14, Companies Zone-I, Lahore ,1995 PTD 431 · Lahore High Court · 1994-11-06Read full judgment →
• Punjab Small Industries Corporation vs Province of PunjabK.L.R. 1995 Tax & Custom Cases 2 · Lahore High Court · 1994-11-06Read full judgment →
• Punjab Road Transport Board, Lahore vs Ghulam Abbass and others1995 PLC 734 · Lahore High Court · 1995-04-04Read full judgment →
• Province of the Punjab through Collector, Lahore and another vs Fazal1995 PLC 194 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Province of Punjab, Etc vs Akhtar and Company, EtcK.L.R. 1995 Civil Cases 398 · Lahore High Court · 1994-10-31Read full judgment →
• Province of Punjab vs F.Mstj Khursh1d Fatima And OtherK.L.R. 1997 Civil Cases 710 · Lahore High Court · 1996-12-15Read full judgment →
• Province of Punjab And Another vs Fazal Din and SonsK.L.R, 1995 Labour & Service Cases 48 · Lahore High Court · 1994-07-25Read full judgment →
• Province of Punjab and 2 others vs Muhammad Akhtar & Company1995 CLC 351 · Lahore High Court · 1994-11-01Read full judgment →
• Professor Shahid Hussain vs Government of the Punjab through Secretary Education Department, Civil Secretariat, Lahore And Three OtherK.L.R. 1997 Labour & Service 99 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Prof. Muhammad Akram vs Secretary, Education1995 PLC (C.S.) 114 · Lahore High Court · 1992-10-17Read full judgment →
• Premier Cloth Mills Ltd. vs Govt of the PunjabK.L.R. 1995 Revenue Cases 141 · Lahore High Court · 1995-06-13Read full judgment →
• Pooran Masih vs The StateK.L.R. 1995 Criminal Cases 4 · Lahore High Court · 1994-10-16Read full judgment →
• Pirax vs Ghulam Rasool and 13 others1995 MLD 1721 · Lahore High Court · 1995-02-15Read full judgment →
• Pirax vs Ghulam Rasool And 13 Other1995 MLD 1721 · Lahore High Court · 1995-02-15Read full judgment →
• Pir Bakhsh alias Peela vs The State1995 P Cr. L J 1072 · Lahore High Court · 1995-01-17Read full judgment →
• Perwaiz Iqbal and others vs The State1995 P Cr. L J 430 · Lahore High Court · 1994-10-17
  bailmisappropriation of public fundsprivatizationcriminal conspiracypre-arrest bailpost-arrest bailwhite-collar crimepublic property
  Summary & questions settled

  This matter concerns consolidated bail applications, both pre-arrest and post-arrest, filed by various individuals accused of conspiring with officials of the Privatization Commission to misappropriate public property and funds. The core legal questions addressed whether the petitioners were entitled to bail despite allegations of serious financial fraud, whether the dispute was merely civil in nature, and whether the medical condition of one petitioner justified relief. The court held that the petitioners were not entitled to bail, finding reasonable grounds to believe they were complicit in the illegal disposal of state-owned industrial assets at undervalued prices without proper authorization. The court established that the misappropriation of public property and trust funds constitutes a heinous offence, comparable to, or exceeding, the gravity of individual murder due to its societal impact. It further ruled that the pendency of civil litigation initiated by the accused does not preclude criminal investigation where prima facie evidence of criminal liability exists. Consequently, the court dismissed all bail applications, emphasizing that such economic crimes require strict judicial scrutiny and must be dealt with firmly.

  Questions settled

  • Does the pendency of a civil suit regarding the same transaction bar the registration of a criminal case for misappropriation?
  • Can an accused person claim bail as a right in cases involving the misappropriation of public property and trust funds?
  • Does the Privatization Commission have the lawful authority to sell public industrial units through private negotiation at prices lower than the initial bid?
  • Is a medical condition sufficient grounds for bail in a non-bailable offence involving serious financial fraud?
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• Pervez Iqbal Rana vs Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services1995 MLD 966 · Lahore High Court · 1994-12-29Read full judgment →
• Pervez Iqbal Rana vs Pakistan Agricultural Storage & ServicesK.L.R. 1995 Labour & Service Cases 156 · Lahore High Court · 1994-12-29Read full judgment →
• Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation, Etc. vs National IndustrialK.L.R. 1997 Lahour & Service 138 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Pakistan Railways through Divisional Superintendent, P.W.R., Multan1995 PLC 541 · Lahore High Court · 1995-03-29
  constitutional petitionpayment of wagesovertime wagespenalty and compensationdelayed wagesdeduction from wageslimitation bar
  Summary & questions settled

  This constitutional petition under Article 199 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 challenged an award passed by the Authority under the Payment of Wages Act at Sahiwal, which directed Pakistan Railways to pay unpaid overtime wages to employees along with a penalty of five times the unpaid amount. The core legal question was whether the Authority was competent under section 15(3) of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 to award compensation exceeding the statutory penalty of Rs. 10 in cases of delayed or unquantified wages, and whether constitutional jurisdiction could be invoked despite an appeal being dismissed as time-barred. The Lahore High Court held that non-payment of unquantified overtime amounts to delayed wages rather than a deduction of wages, restricting the penalty to Rs. 10. The Court ruled that awarding five times the amount as compensation was without lawful authority and violative of section 15(3), and that the High Court could strike down an illegal order under Article 199 notwithstanding any limitation bar in lower forums. The petition was consequently allowed to the extent of setting aside the compensation.

  Questions settled

  • Whether non-payment of an amount on account of overtime amounts to a deduction out of wages or delayed wages under the Payment of Wages Act, 1936?
  • Can the Authority under the Payment of Wages Act award compensation exceeding the statutory penalty of Rs. 10 for delayed payment of unquantified overtime wages?
  • Does the High Court have jurisdiction under Article 199 of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973 to strike down an order without lawful authority even if the departmental appeal was dismissed as barred by time?
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• Pakistan Pulp Paper and Board Makers Association and others vs Federation of Pakistan and others1995 MLD 202 · Lahore High Court · 1994-07-04Read full judgment →
• Pakistan Pulp Paper and Board Makers Association And Others vs Federation of Pakistan And Other1995 MLD 202 · Lahore High Court · 1994-07-04Read full judgment →
• Painda Khan vs Member (Judiciali), Board of Revenue, Punjab, Lahore1995 CLC 1816 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• P vs The StateK.L.R. 1997 Criminal Case 400 · Lahore High Court · 1997-03-25Read full judgment →
• P vs (Mst.) Tasneem AkhtarK.L.R. 1897 Civil Cases 309 · Lahore High Court · 1997-11-14Read full judgment →
• Nusrat Textile Mills Ltd., Jauharabad through its Managing Director, Lahore vs Province of Punjab through Collector, District Khushab and 3 others1995 CLC 1903 · Lahore High Court · 1995-06-11Read full judgment →
• Noor Nabi vs Mst. Shamim AkhtarK.L.R. 1997 Civil Cases 152 · Lahore High Court · 1995-02-01Read full judgment →
• Noor Muhammad vs The State1995 P Cr. L J 1647 · Lahore High Court · 1995-03-15Read full judgment →
• Noor Muhammad vs (Mst.) Bawan Bibi EtcK.L.R. 1995 Criminal Cases 276 · Lahore High Court · 1994-12-04Read full judgment →
• Noor Muhammad and others vs The State1995 P Cr. L J 1146 · Lahore High Court · 1994-09-07Read full judgment →
• Noor Muhammad and others vs Sher Muhammad and others1995 CLC 643 · Lahore High Court · 1994-04-05Read full judgment →
• Noor Muhammad and 6 Other vs KhameesahK.L.R. 1997 Civil Cases 89 · Lahore High Court · 1992-11-24Read full judgment →
• Noor Khan vs The State1995 P Cr. L J 1179 · Lahore High Court · 1994-11-08Read full judgment →
• Noor Elahi and anothers vs Municipal Corporation, Sargodha through Mayor and 5 others1995 MLD 74 · Lahore High Court · 1994-10-26Read full judgment →
• Noor Elahi And Another vs Municipal Corporation, Sargodha Through Mayor And 5 Other1995 MLD 74 · Lahore High Court · 1994-10-26Read full judgment →
• Noor Begum vs Muhammad Boota and 3 others1995 PLD Lahore 344 · Lahore High Court · 1995-04-02
  pre-emptionrejection of plaintTalb-i-MuwathibatlimitationPersonal Lawcivil revision
  Summary & questions settled

  This civil revision petition arose from a pre-emption suit filed by the respondents to challenge a registered sale-deed. The petitioner-vendee filed an application under Order VII, Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 for rejection of the plaint on the grounds of limitation and failure to make the requisite Talabs under Personal Law. The trial court dismissed the application twice, prompting the petitioner to approach the Lahore High Court. The core legal questions involved whether a pre-emption suit filed during the interregnum period when no statutory law was in force was barred by limitation under Personal Law, and whether the plaint was liable to be rejected due to defective performance of Talb-i-Muwathibat. The Lahore High Court accepted the revision petition, setting aside the trial court's orders and rejecting the plaint. The court held that during the period when no statutory pre-emption law was in force, suits were governed by Personal Law, requiring suits to be filed promptly within four months, and that failure to make Talb-i-Muwathibat instantly upon knowledge of the sale extinguished the right of pre-emption. The key principle laid down is that Order VII, Rule 11, C.P.C. is not exhaustive, and plaints in incompetent or time-barred pre-emption suits disclosing fatal flaws on their face should be rejected at the inception.

  Questions settled

  • Whether a pre-emption suit filed during the period when no statutory law of pre-emption was in force is governed by Personal Law and subject to a limitation period of four months?
  • Is Order VII, Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 exhaustive regarding the grounds for the rejection of a plaint?
  • Does the failure to perform Talb-i-Muwathibat instantly upon gaining knowledge of the sale extinguish the right of pre-emption?
  • Can a plaint be rejected at the inception when the averments therein demonstrate that the suit is barred by limitation and the mandatory Talabs were not legally performed?
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• Noor Begum vs Banaras KhanK.L.R. 1995 Civil Cases 182 · Lahore High Court · 1991-12-14Read full judgment →
• Noor Ahmad and 2 others vs Muhammad Sharif and anothers1995 P Cr. L J 1725 · Lahore High Court · 1995-05-03Read full judgment →
• Nishat Mills Ltd. vs Federation of Pakistan and others1995 PLC 700 · Lahore High Court · 1995-05-03Read full judgment →
• Nishat Mills Limited Nishatabad, Faisalabad vs The Federation of Pakistan through Secretary Ministry of Labour, Manpower And AnotherK.L.R. 1995 Labour & Service Cases 162 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Nisar Ahmad vs The StateK.L.R. 1997 Shariat Cases 255 · Lahore High Court · 1996-11-27Read full judgment →
• Nisar Ahmad Sheikh, Superintending Engineer (Awaiting Porting), Communication & Works Department Lahore vs Province of Punjab, Through Secretary, Communication & Works Department, LahoreK.L.R. 1997 Civil Cases 166 · Lahore High Court · 1994-11-15Read full judgment →
• Nisar Ahmad Sheikh vs Province of Punjab1995 PLC (C.S.) 1041 · Lahore High Court · 1994-11-15Read full judgment →
• Nighat Latif vs The StateK.L.R. 1997 Criminal Cases 383 · Lahore High Court · 1996-02-18Read full judgment →
• Niaz Ali vs Secretary Industries and others1997 MLD 1806 · Lahore High Court · 1996-07-02Read full judgment →
• Niaz Ali vs Muhammad Sadiq1995 PLD Lahore 617 · Lahore High Court · 1995-09-05Read full judgment →
• Niaz Ahmed vs Shamsuddin And Another1995 MLD 864 · Lahore High Court · 1994-11-20Read full judgment →
• Niaz Ahmad vs The State1995 P Cr. L J 1511 · Lahore High Court · 1995-01-17Read full judgment →
• Nemat Ali and others vs Mst. Bakhtawar and others1995 MLD 484 · Lahore High Court · 1993-03-01Read full judgment →
• Nemat Ali And Others vs Mst. Bakhtawar And Other1995 MLD 484 · Lahore High Court · 1993-03-01Read full judgment →
• Nehmat Ullah Khan vs The StateK.L.R. 1997 Criminal Cases 34 · Lahore High Court · 1996-03-18Read full judgment →
• Nazir Ahmed Alias Pappa vs The StateK.L.R. 1997 Criminal Cases 562 · Lahore High Court · 1995-12-06Read full judgment →
• Nazir Ahmad vs S.H.O., Police Station Bogowala71995 P Cr. L J 429 · Lahore High Court · 1994-09-21Read full judgment →
• Nazir Ahmad vs Khalid Pervaiz and 4 others1997 MLD 2077 · Lahore High Court · 1997-01-28Read full judgment →
• Nazir Ahmad and 2 others vs The State1995 P Cr. L J 1058 · Lahore High Court · 1994-12-12Read full judgment →
• Nazeer Ahmad vs Haji Muhammad Akram NazK.L.R. 1995 Civil Cases 183 · Lahore High Court · 1991-10-13Read full judgment →
• Nazar Hussain vs The StateK.L.R. 1997 Criminal Cases 703 · Lahore High Court · 1994-11-14Read full judgment →
• Nazar Hussain alias Nazra and another vs The State1995 P Cr. L J 640 · Lahore High Court · 1994-11-01Read full judgment →
• Nawab vs Rehmat Khan And Another1995 MLD 1014 · Lahore High Court · 1993-07-03Read full judgment →
• Nawab Ali and others vs Bajwant Singh and others1995 CLC 1823 · Lahore High Court · 1995-01-12Read full judgment →
• Naveeda Naz vs Arshad Mehmood and 2 others1995 P Cr. L J 1106 · Lahore High Court · 1994-12-28Read full judgment →
• National Bottlers (Pvt.) Ltd. vs Additional Secretary, Federation of Pakistan And Other1995 MLD 831 · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-27Read full judgment →
• National Bottlers (Pvt) Ltd vs Additional Secretary, Federation of Pakistan and others1995 MLD 831 · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-27Read full judgment →
• National Bank of Pakistan and another vs Malik Manzoor Ahmad1995 CLC 267 · Lahore High Court · 1994-11-08Read full judgment →
• Nasrullah Virk vs The StateK.L.R. 1995 Criminal Cases 143 · Lahore High Court · 1994-08-24Read full judgment →
• P vs 'R'K.L.R. 1997 Civil Cases 287 · Lahore High Court · 1992-11-07Read full judgment →
• Nazir Ahmed vs The State1995 MLD 1291 · Lahore High Court · 1994-10-17Read full judgment →
• Nasir Nawaz vs Director of Elementary EducationK.L.R. 1997 Labour & Sen ice Cases 202 · Lahore High Court · 1997-09-08Read full judgment →
• Nasir Mahmood vs District Magistrate and others1995 MLD 1766 · Lahore High Court · 1995-07-02Read full judgment →
• Nasir Mahmood vs District Magistrate And Other1995 MLD 1766 · Lahore High Court · 1995-07-02Read full judgment →
• Nasir Ahmad vs The General Manager/Zonal Head, State Life Insurance1995 PLC (C.S.) 138 · Lahore High Court · 1994-10-11Read full judgment →
• Nasir Abbas and another vs The State1995 P Cr. L J 1671 · Lahore High Court · 1995-03-22Read full judgment →
• Najaf vs The State1995 P Cr. L J 1018 · Lahore High Court · 1993-09-19Read full judgment →
• Naik Alam And Other vs Mohammad Yaseen And OtherK.L.R. 1995 Civil Cases 105 · Lahore High Court · 1993-05-26Read full judgment →