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.

• Muhammad Yousuf vs Deputy Education Officer1994 PLC (C.S.) 704 · Lahore High Court · 1992-11-18Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yousaf vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 498 · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-02Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yousaf vs Phool Muhammad And Other1994 CLC 1205 · Lahore High Court · 1992-10-31Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yousaf vs Not1994 CLC 403 · Lahore High Court · 1993-03-26Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yousaf vs Khuda Bakhsh through Legal Heirs1994 PLD Lahore 263 · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-31Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yousaf vs Akhtar Mehmood And Other1994 CLC 2179 · Lahore High Court · 1994-06-06Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yousaf Through Legal Heirs vs Muhammad Yousaf And Other1994 CLC 1269 · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-16Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yousaf In The Matter Of Taj Compan vs Not1994 CLC 403 · Lahore High Court · 1993-03-26Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yousaf Deceased And Other vs Noor Din And OtherK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 349 · Lahore High Court · 1993-01-11Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yousaf And Another vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 34 · Lahore High Court · 1993-08-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Younus vs The Member (Judicial I), Board of Revenue, Punjab, Lahore and others1994 MLD 1480 · Lahore High Court · 1994-03-29
  Lambardar appointmentRule of primogenitureConstitutional jurisdictionRevenue hierarchyWest Pakistan Land Revenue RulesIslamic injunctionsFederal Shariat Court
  Summary & questions settled

  This constitutional petition challenged an order of the Member, Board of Revenue, which upheld the appointment of a Lambardar based on the principle of primogeniture under Rule 19(2) of the West Pakistan Land Revenue Rules, 1968. The core legal question was whether the appointment was legally sound and whether the High Court could interfere with the executive discretion of Revenue Authorities. The Court held that the appointment was lawful, as the respondent did not suffer from any disqualification under the relevant rules. The Court affirmed that while it possesses constitutional jurisdiction to correct errors of law apparent on the face of the record, it cannot substitute its own findings of fact for the executive discretion of Revenue Authorities. Furthermore, the Court observed that while the principle of primogeniture may be repugnant to Islamic injunctions, the High Court lacks the jurisdiction to adjudicate such repugnancy, as that authority is exclusively vested in the Federal Shariat Court under the Constitution. Consequently, the petition was dismissed.

  Questions settled

  • Can the High Court substitute its own view on questions of fact for the opinion of Revenue Authorities in the appointment of a Lambardar?
  • Does the High Court have the jurisdiction to declare the principle of primogeniture in the West Pakistan Land Revenue Rules, 1968, as repugnant to Islamic injunctions?
  • Is the appointment of a successor Lambardar governed by Rule 17 or Rule 19 of the West Pakistan Land Revenue Rules, 1968?
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• Muhammad Younas vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 401 · Lahore High Court · 1994-06-27Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Younas Alias Jouni vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 70 · Lahore High Court · 1993-11-17Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yasmin vs Habib Bank Limited, Karachi Through Its President1994 PLC 9 · Lahore High Court · 1992-01-20Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yaseen vs Province of Punjab Through Secretary To Government Of The Punjab, Irrigation And Power Department, Lahore And Another1994 PLC (C.S.) 280 · Lahore High Court · 1993-09-04Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yaseen vs Province of Punjab And Another1994 PLC (C.S.) 215 · Lahore High Court · 1993-08-25Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yaseen vs Habib Bank Limited, Karachi Through President And 4 Others1994 PLC 343 · Lahore High Court · 1992-01-20Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yar vs Province of Punjab And Others1994 PLC (C.S.) 1293 · Lahore High Court · 1993-11-01Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yar And Other vs The State And OtherK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 111 · Lahore High Court · 1993-12-19Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yar and 2 others vs The State1994 PLD Lahore 187 · Lahore High Court · 1993-11-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yar And 2 Other vs The State1994 PLD Lahore 187 · Lahore High Court · 1993-11-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yaqoob vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 432 · Lahore High Court · 1994-04-23Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yaqoob vs Irshad Begum1994 CLC 2084 · Lahore High Court · 1994-07-14Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Wazir Khan vs The State And OtherK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 103 · Lahore High Court · 1993-06-23Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Wazir Khan vs The State and 5 others1994 MLD 320 · Lahore High Court · 1993-07-14Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Wakeel Khan vs Government of Punjab1994 PLC (C.S.) 800 · Lahore High Court · 1993-10-27Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Tufail vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 115 · Lahore High Court · 1993-12-05Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Tufail vs The Lahoreharike Motor Transport Company Ltd.1994 MLD 1132 · Lahore High Court · 1992-12-02Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Tufail Etc vs Chief Administrator of Auqaf EtcK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 172 · Lahore High Court · 1990-10-30Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Tariq vs The State(K.L.R. 1994 Shariat Cases 67) · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-01Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Tariq vs Municipal Corporation, Bahawalpur, Through Its1994 CLC 1927 · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-12Read full judgment →
• Shahnaz vs Ahmad AliK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 200 · Lahore High Court · 1994-12-14Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sultan vs The State1994 MLD 122 · Lahore High Court · 1990-10-23Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Suleman vs SHO Police Station Civil Lines, GujranwalaK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 465 · Lahore High Court · 1994-06-28Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Suhail vs The State1994 PLD Lahore 383 · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-15
  quashment of FIRpreparation for dacoitycriminal intentovert actSection 561-A Cr.P.C.acquittal
  Summary & questions settled

  This matter concerns an application under Section 561-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 for the quashment of FIR No. 274/91, registered under Sections 399, 400, and 402 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860, involving allegations of preparing to commit dacoity. The petitioners were arrested in a graveyard, with the prosecution alleging they intended to loot a cash van. The core legal question was whether the mere assembly of individuals in a graveyard, without evidence of positive steps toward the commission of a crime, constitutes an offense under the cited sections, and whether the proceedings should be quashed due to lack of evidence and procedural delays. The Court held that mere intention or assembly does not constitute an offense unless accompanied by positive steps toward the crime. Finding that the prosecution’s case lacked probability of conviction and noting discrepancies regarding the date of arrest, the Court quashed the FIR and acquitted the petitioners. The key principle laid down is that criminal liability for preparation or attempt requires overt acts, not merely the existence of an unexecuted intention.

  Questions settled

  • Does the mere assembly of persons in a graveyard with an alleged intent to commit dacoity constitute an offense under Sections 399, 400, and 402 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860?
  • Is a person criminally liable for preparation to commit a crime if no positive steps toward the commission of that crime have been taken?
  • Can criminal proceedings be quashed under Section 561-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 where there is no probability of conviction?
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• Muhammad Siddque vs Faqeer Mohmmad(K.L.R. 1994 Revenue Cases 49) · Lahore High Court · 1992-12-05Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Siddique, Advocate vs Farhat Ali Khan and anothers1994 PLD Lahore 183 · Lahore High Court · 1993-11-24Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Siddique, Advocate vs Farhat Ali Khan And Another1994 PLD Lahore 183 · Lahore High Court · 1993-11-24Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Siddique vs Yahya KhanK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 18 · Lahore High Court · 1993-10-13Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Siddique vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 108 · Lahore High Court · 1993-12-07Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Siddique vs S.H.O. Sadar, Sialkot and 4 others1994 PLD Lahore 407 · Lahore High Court · 1994-03-28Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Siddique vs S.H.O. Sadar, Sialkot And 4 Other1994 PLD Lahore 407 · Lahore High Court · 1994-03-28Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Siddique vs Noor Jehan And OtherK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 454 · Lahore High Court · 1994-03-07Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Siddique vs Mst. Noor Jahan And Another1994 CLC 1674 · Lahore High Court · 1994-03-07Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Siddique and others vs The State1994 MLD 834 · Lahore High Court · 1993-11-23Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Siddique And 2 Others vs Mst. Shagufta Begum Alias1994 CLC 1690 · Lahore High Court · 1994-03-07
  power of attorneylaw of agencyfraudulent transferfemale inheritancesham transactioncivil revisionfiduciary duty
  Summary & questions settled

  This civil revision arose from a declaratory suit filed by the widow and daughter of a deceased landowner, challenging a sale of agricultural land executed by the deceased's brother acting as his general attorney. The brother had sold the entire property to his own sons for a nominal consideration. The trial and first appellate courts concurrently decreed the suit, declaring the power of attorney and the subsequent sale deed void and fraudulent. On revision, the Lahore High Court upheld the lower courts' findings. The Court held that under the law of agency, an attorney cannot deal with the principal's property on his own account or for his own benefit (such as selling it to his own sons) without obtaining the principal's prior consent after full disclosure of all material facts. The Court observed that the transaction was a sham designed to deprive the deceased's female heirs of their inheritance, and the lack of evidence of consideration paid to the principal rendered the sale void.

  Questions settled

  • Can an attorney validly sell the principal's property to his own sons without the express consent and knowledge of the principal?
  • What is the legal effect of an agent dealing with the principal's property on his own account or for his own benefit without full disclosure?
  • Does the failure of a principal to challenge an unauthorized sale during his lifetime validate an otherwise illegal and sham transaction?
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• Muhammad Siddiq vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 376 · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-26Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Siddiq and others vs Muhammad Bakhsh and others1994 MLD 2239 · Lahore High Court · 1992-11-04Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sharif vs The State(K.L.R. 1994 Shariat Cases 50) · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-01Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sharif vs Muhammad Safdar Etc.K.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 343 · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-21Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sharif vs Muhammad Safdar and 4 others1994 MLD 1389 · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-23Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sharif vs Additional District Judge and others1994 MLD 2210 · Lahore High Court · 1992-12-05Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sharif Through Legal Heirs vs S. & R.C. And Other1994 CLC 2138 · Lahore High Court · 1992-10-17Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sharif and others vs Settlement Commissioner (Land)1994 MLD 1951 · Lahore High Court · 1992-10-17Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sharif and others vs Murid Hussain and others1994 MLD 1092 · Lahore High Court · 1992-10-14Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sharif and others vs Bholu and others1994 MLD 81 · Lahore High Court · 1993-01-10Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sharif and anothers vs The State1994 MLD 1694 · Lahore High Court · 1994-05-02Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sharif and anothers vs The Regional Transport Authority, Multan through Secretary1994 MLD 1489 · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-22Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sharif and 2 others vs Mst. Aisha Bibi1994 MLD 677 · Lahore High Court · 1993-12-07
  oral giftMuslim law giftinheritance mutationregistration of gift deeddelivery of possessionrevisional jurisdictionconcurrent findings
  Summary & questions settled

  This civil revision petition arises out of a dispute over the inheritance and ownership of agricultural land originally owned by Mst. Pashan Bibi, who died in 1977. After her death, an inheritance mutation was sanctioned in favour of her residuary heirs, the petitioners. The sole daughter of the deceased, Mst. Aysha Bibi (the respondent), challenged the mutation through a suit, claiming her mother had gifted the land to her during her lifetime, supported by a written acknowledgment. The trial court and the appellate court both decreed the suit in favor of the respondent, finding the gift valid. The petitioners approached the Lahore High Court in revision, arguing that the gift was invalid due to lack of registration, absence of the donor's signature, and failure to report it under section 42 of the Land Revenue Act. The High Court dismissed the revision, holding that under Islamic law, a valid gift of immovable property can be made orally without a registered instrument, provided the core conditions of declaration, acceptance, and delivery of possession are met. The Court affirmed the concurrent findings of fact by the lower courts.

  Questions settled

  • Whether an oral gift of immovable property under Muslim law requires a registered instrument to be valid?
  • Does a written deed of acknowledgment of a gift require compulsory registration under the Transfer of Property Act 1882?
  • Can concurrent findings of fact by the lower courts regarding the validity of a gift be disturbed in revisional jurisdiction without proof of material irregularity or misreading of evidence?
  • What are the essential prerequisites for completing a valid gift under Muslim law?
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• Muhammad Sharif Alias Sheefa vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 225 · Lahore High Court · 1993-01-30Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sham vs Settlement Commissioner, And Other1994 CLC 1641 · Lahore High Court · 1992-11-02Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sham vs Sardar Begum And Other1994 CLC 2204 · Lahore High Court · 1993-02-08Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Shahzad vs Principal, Nishtar Medical College, Multan1994 CLC 565 · Lahore High Court · 1993-11-14Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Shahid vs The State1994 PLD Lahore 133 · Lahore High Court · 1993-12-06Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Shahid Iqbal and anothers vs M/s. Caltex Oil (Pakistan)1994 MLD 594 · Lahore High Court · 1992-10-13Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Shaft vs Ishaque And Other1994 CLC 1200 · Lahore High Court · 1993-12-06Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Shaft Kamboh vs Deputy Settlement Commissioner, Faisalabad And Other1994 CLC 1278 · Lahore High Court · 1993-06-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Shafique and 5 others vs Chief Settlement1994 MLD 1086 · Lahore High Court · 1993-12-11Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Shafiq Etc. vs Settlement Deptt. And Other(K.L.R. 1994 Revenue Cases 55) · Lahore High Court · 1993-12-11Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Shafiq Etc. vs Member (Sett.& Reh.) Board of Revenue Etc.(K.L.R. 1994 Revenue Cases 104) · Lahore High Court · 1993-04-18Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Shafi, Etc vs Bota, (Deceased) Represented by L.RS(K.L.R. 1994 Revenue Cases 115) · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-10Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Shafi vs The State1994 MLD 1308 · Lahore High Court · 1993-10-25Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Shafi vs The State and others1994 MLD 847 · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-23Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Shafi vs Syed Musthaq Hussain Shah and others1994 MLD 1882 · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-19Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Shafi vs Superintending Canal Officer And Other1994 CLC 2308 · Lahore High Court · 1992-10-21Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Shafi vs Settlement Commissioner (Land) and others1994 MLD 1767 · Lahore High Court · 1992-11-03Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Shafi vs Punjab Public Service Commission And Others1994 PLC (C.S.) 1322 · Lahore High Court · 1993-11-02Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Shafi vs Nasir Ali and 7 others1994 MLD 283 · Lahore High Court · 1993-10-23
  oral giftmutation of giftdisinheritance of heirsMuslim personal lawconcurrent findingsrevisional jurisdictionburden of proof
  Summary & questions settled

  This civil revision petition arises out of concurrent findings of fact by the lower courts decreeing a suit filed by the respondent grandsons of Dadu Khan deceased, who challenged an oral gift mutation of agricultural land in favour of their uncle, the petitioner. The core legal questions involved the validity of the oral gift mutation, whether a gift executed with the sole object of disinheriting lawful heirs is legally valid, and the extent of interference warranted in concurrent findings of fact under revisional jurisdiction. The Lahore High Court held that the petitioner failed to prove the independent transaction of gift apart from the mere sanctioning of the mutation, which was vitiated by collusion and discrepancies, and further held that a gift whose primary object is to defeat the devolution of property to lawful heirs under Muslim law is a colorable, invalid transaction. The court laid down that mutation proceedings alone are insufficient to prove a gift without independent corroborative evidence, and that a colorable transaction designed primarily to defraud legal heirs of their inheritance is void and nugatory.

  Questions settled

  • Is the mere attestation of a mutation sufficient evidence to prove a genuine oral gift without independent corroborative proof?
  • Does a gift transaction whose sole object is to deprive lawful heirs of their inheritance under Muslim law render the transaction void?
  • Can concurrent findings of fact recorded by the lower courts be interfered with in revisional jurisdiction where there is no misreading or omission of evidence?
  • What is the evidentiary weight attached to mutation proceedings under the law when challenged on the grounds of fraud and collusion?
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• Muhammad Shafi vs Mirza Mushtaq Etc.K.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 313 · Lahore High Court · 1993-10-11Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Shafi vs Colonies Department And Other1994 CLC 68 · Lahore High Court · 1991-09-28Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Shafi Ijaz vs The Board of Governors, Pakistan1994 CLC 1275 · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-06Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Shafi Etc. vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 275 · Lahore High Court · 1992-09-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Shafi and others vs Mirza Mushtaq and others1994 MLD 308 · Lahore High Court · 1993-10-11Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Shafi And 2 Others vs Boota Through Legal Heirs And Another Respondents1994 CLC 1065 · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-10Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Shafi And 2 Others vs B00ta Through Legal Heirs And Another .Respondents1994 CLC 1065 · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-10Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Shabbir vs The State(K.L.R. 1994 Shariat Cases 4) · Lahore High Court · 1993-11-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Salim vs Abdul Shakoor1994 CLC 1911 · Lahore High Court · 1992-11-24Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Salim and others vs D.C.O. and others1994 MLD 295 · Lahore High Court · 1993-02-10Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Saleem vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 572 · Lahore High Court · 1994-07-31Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Saleem vs The State and others1994 MLD 705 · Lahore High Court · 1993-07-10Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Saleem vs Muhammad Akram and others1994 MLD 1210 · Lahore High Court · 1992-11-04Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Saleem vs Land Acquisition Collector and others1994 MLD 2425 · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-23
  Land acquisitionLimitation periodReference to Civil CourtCollector's awardConstitutional petitionNotice of awardStatutory interpretation
  Summary & questions settled

  This appeal under Section 3 of the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972, challenged the dismissal of a Constitutional petition concerning the rejection of an application for reference to a Civil Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The core legal question was whether the limitation period for seeking such a reference commences from the date of the applicant's knowledge of the award when no notice under Section 12(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, was served, or from the date of the award itself. The Court held that the limitation period is strictly statutory. It affirmed that even in the absence of notice under Section 12(2), the maximum period for filing an application under Section 18 is six months from the date of the Collector's award. The Court rejected the argument that the date of knowledge serves as the starting point for limitation, emphasizing that the statute provides a fixed, exhaustive period. Consequently, the Collector's refusal to refer the matter, due to the application being time-barred, was upheld as legally correct.

  Questions settled

  • Does the limitation period for filing an application under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, run from the date of knowledge of the award if no notice under Section 12(2) was served?
  • What is the maximum period allowed for filing an application for reference to a Civil Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, when no notice of the award has been served?
  • Is the date of knowledge of an award relevant for computing the limitation period under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894?
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• Muhammad Saleem Siddiqui vs Directorgeneral1994 MLD 2138 · Lahore High Court · 1992-12-23Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sajjad vs Chairman, Board of Intermediate and Secondary Educamn, Lahore And Another1994 CLC 778 · Lahore High Court · 1993-11-30Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Safdar vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 141 · Lahore High Court · 1993-11-23Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Saeed and anothers vs The State1994 MLD 1533 · Lahore High Court · 1994-03-28Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sadiq vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 265 · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-23Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sadiq vs Taj Muhammad And 2 Other1994 CLC 326 · Lahore High Court · 1993-09-18Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sadiq vs Irshad Begum1994 MLD 940 · Lahore High Court · 1993-12-19Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sadiq vs Imamuddin1994 CLC 102 · Lahore High Court · 1991-07-07Read full judgment →