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 Hanif vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 322 · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hanif vs Tariq and another1994 MLD 2032 · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-22Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hanif vs Revising Authority and others1993 MLD 315 · Lahore High Court · 1991-12-14Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hanif vs Officer on Special Duty, Cro1994 CLC 2294 · Lahore High Court · 1992-10-31Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hanif vs Muhammad Afzal1994 CLC 2017 · Lahore High Court · 1994-06-05Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hanif And Others vs Hassan Bibi1994 CLC 865 · Lahore High Court · 1993-11-13Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ghani, Advocate vs Khalid Mian, Addl S J., Etc.K.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 197 · Lahore High Court · 1993-12-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ghani vs Ali AhmadK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 459 · Lahore High Court · 1993-02-14Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Feroze And Another vs Government of Punjab And Another1994 PLC (C.S.) 862 · Lahore High Court · 1993-12-05Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Fazal vs Muhammad Mushtaq1994 CLC 1193 · Lahore High Court · 1992-12-05Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Fayyaz vs The State1994 MLD 1290 · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-23Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Fayyaz vs Province of Punjab1994 PLC (C.S.) 697 · Lahore High Court · 1993-06-07Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Faryad vs Sultan Ahmad, Rent Controller, Lahore and another1994 MLD 293 · Lahore High Court · 1993-10-16Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ejaz vs The State(K.L.R. 1994 Shariat Cases 136) · Lahore High Court · 1994-08-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Din vs Fatima Bibi Etc.K.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 300 · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-09Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Din Through Legal Heirs vs Fatima Bibi And 9 Other1994 CLC 1259 · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-09Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Din through Legal Heirs vs Allah Ditta and others1994 MLD 822 · Lahore High Court · 1993-12-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Din Etc vs Allah Ditta Etc1994 CLC 1788 · Lahore High Court · 1993-12-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Din Etc vs Allah Ditta Etc+D68151994 CLC 1788 · Lahore High Court · 1993-12-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Din And Another vs Ch. Zaheer Ud Din And 7 Other1994 CLC 568 · Lahore High Court · 1993-11-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Boota vs (Sh.) Abdul WahidK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 449 · Lahore High Court · 1994-11-20Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Boota And Another vs Sh. Abdul Wahid1994 CLC 1018 · Lahore High Court · -Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Boota And An Other vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 399 · Lahore High Court · 1994-04-19Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Bashir vs Chief Settlement Commissioner And Other1994 CLC 1319 · Lahore High Court · 1993-06-06Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Bashir vs Badar Uz Zaman1994 CLC 1937 · Lahore High Court · 1993-11-02Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Bashir And Others vs Muhammad Hussain1994 CLC 1207 · Lahore High Court · 1993-12-21
  civil revisionsuit for possessionlicenseerecord of rightsadditional evidencerevisional jurisdictionallotment
  Summary & questions settled

  This civil revision arose from a suit for possession filed by the respondent on the ground that the petitioners were licensees of the disputed land (an Ihata) who refused to surrender possession. The trial court dismissed the suit, holding that the respondent failed to prove ownership despite finding the petitioners to be illegal occupants. On appeal, the Additional District Judge admitted additional evidence, including an order of the Additional Commissioner (Revenue) dismissing the petitioners' challenge to the respondent's allotment, and reversed the trial court's decision. The High Court, in dismissing the revision petition, held that the record of rights (Exh. P1 and Exh. P2) and rent receipts established the respondent's title. The Court reaffirmed that revisional jurisdiction under Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 is intended solely for correcting jurisdictional errors. Furthermore, the petitioners' failure to file the essential documentary evidence produced before the lower courts warranted the dismissal of the revision petition.

  Questions settled

  • Whether a suit for possession can be dismissed on the ground of non-proof of ownership when the record of rights and revenue orders establish the plaintiff's title?
  • Can a revision petition under Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 be dismissed for failure of the petitioner to file the essential documentary evidence produced before the lower courts?
  • What is the scope of the High Court's revisional jurisdiction under Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 in correcting errors of subordinate courts?
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• Muhammad Bakhsh vs Secretary, Communication and Works1994 PLC (C.S.) 174 · Lahore High Court · 1992-01-18Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Azeem vs Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education, Gujranwala and others1994 MLD 211 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Muhammad Azam vs Fazalehaq Raja and others1994 MLD 1875 · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-14Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 304 · Lahore High Court · 1994-04-11Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam vs S.H.O. Police Station Noorpur, Tehsil NoorpurK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 336 · Lahore High Court · 1994-03-27Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam vs Municipal Committee Sargodha And Other(K.L.R. 1994 Revenue Cases 86) · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-16Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam vs Municipal Committee And Other1994 CLC 1856 · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-16Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam vs Muhammad Sharif1994 CLC 2310 · Lahore High Court · 1992-10-31Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam vs Muhammad Anwer Etc.K.L.R. 1994 Revenue Cases 63 · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-16Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam vs Muhammad Anwar and others1994 MLD 1381 · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-16Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam vs Mst. Arbila Noreen And Other1994 CLC 2099 · Lahore High Court · 1992-11-02Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam vs Managing Director Punjab Small IndustriesK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 131 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam vs Land Acquisition Collector, Lahore1994 MLD 1340 · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-23
  land acquisitionlimitation periodreference to civil courtnotice of awardcompensation disputestatutory interpretation
  Summary & questions settled

  This appeal challenges a judgment dismissing a Constitutional petition that sought to compel a reference to the Civil Court regarding land acquisition compensation. The appellant contended that because he was not served with notice of the award, the limitation period for filing an application under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, should run from the date of his knowledge of the award rather than the date of the award itself. The core legal question was whether the statutory limitation period is triggered by the date of knowledge in the absence of notice. The Court held that the limitation period is strictly governed by the proviso to Section 18(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. It determined that where no notice under Section 12(2) is served, the maximum period for filing an objection is six months from the date of the Collector's award. The Court affirmed that the date of knowledge is irrelevant to this statutory limitation, dismissing the appeal and upholding the Collector's refusal to refer the time-barred application.

  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 of limitation for seeking a reference to the 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 Aslam vs Haji Muhammad Boota And 2 Other1994 CLC 29 · Lahore High Court · 1993-10-02Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam vs (Mst.) Zariana Bibi(K.L.R. 1994 Shariat Cases I00) · Lahore High Court · 1994-06-13Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam Bajwa vs Province of Punjab And Other1994 CLC 455 · Lahore High Court · 1993-03-07Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam and others vs District Collector, Lahore1994 MLD 1981 · Lahore High Court · 1992-10-12Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam And Other vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 418 · Lahore High Court · 1994-05-10Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam And Another vs Deputy Commissioner/District1994 CLC 924 · Lahore High Court · 1993-12-06Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam and 2 others vs Muhammad Ramzan1994 MLD 581 · Lahore High Court · 1993-04-05Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Asif vs Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education, Lahore through Chairman and another1994 MLD 960 · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-17Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ashraf vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 330 · Lahore High Court · 1994-03-06Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ashraf And Other vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 280 · Lahore High Court · 1993-11-08Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ashraf and 2 others vs The State1994 MLD 692 · Lahore High Court · 1993-12-08Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ashfaque vs A.C.1994 MLD 181 · Lahore High Court · 1992-11-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ashfaq vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 220 · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-31Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ashad Etc vs The State(K.L.R. 1994 Shariat Cases 69) · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-01Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Asghar vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 235 · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-11Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Asghar Etc vs Muhammad Akram Etc.K.L.R. 1994 Revenue Cases 105 · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-31Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Asadullah Khan vs Chairman, Department of Computer1994 PLD Lahore 9 · Lahore High Court · 1993-08-28Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Arshad vs The State1994 MLD 1131 · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-23Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Arshad vs Government of Punjab Through Secretary, Education, Lahore And Others1994 PLC (C.S.) 699 · Lahore High Court · 1993-12-11Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Arshad Chishti vs Director-General, Military Lands and Cantonments, Rawalpindi And Others1994 PLC (C.S.) 160 · Lahore High Court · 1993-10-04Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Arshad And Another vs Mst. Firdausia Begum And 4 Other1994 CLC 1967 · Lahore High Court · 1994-05-17
  partition suitres judicataamendment of plaintimproper joindernecessary partycivil revisionrecurring cause of action
  Summary & questions settled

  This civil revision petition arises from a partition suit concerning immovable property. The petitioners contested the suit by relying on a registered conveyance deed executed by their mother, and also raised the plea of res judicata based on an earlier dismissed partition suit. During the current proceedings, one of the co-plaintiffs withdrew from the suit, and the remaining plaintiff sought to amend the plaint to challenge the conveyance deed on the grounds of fraud and to implead the withdrawing co-plaintiff as a defendant. The trial court allowed the amendments and the impleadment, prompting the petitioners to file the revision. The Lahore High Court held that a suit for partition involves a recurring cause of action, meaning that the dismissal of a prior suit or the unconditional withdrawal by a co-plaintiff does not bar a subsequent partition suit by another co-sharer. The Court further ruled that procedural rules must be liberally construed to advance substantial justice, that a co-sharer is a necessary party in a partition suit, and that the amendment did not introduce a new cause of action since the plaintiff only acquired knowledge of the conveyance deed during the proceedings. Consequently, the revision petition was dismissed.

  Questions settled

  • Whether a suit for partition is barred by the principle of res judicata due to the dismissal of a previous partition suit?
  • Can a co-plaintiff unconditionally withdraw from a suit and be transposed as a defendant?
  • Whether an amendment of the plaint to challenge a conveyance deed on the grounds of fraud introduces a new cause of action?
  • Does a partition suit give rise to a recurring cause of action so long as the property remains jointly held?
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• Muhammad Arshad and 4 others vs The State1994 MLD 1258 · Lahore High Court · 1994-04-13Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Arshad And 2 Others vs Muhammad Aslam And 5 Other1994 CLC 1964 · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-20Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Arif vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 481 · Lahore High Court · 1994-06-06Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Arif vs S.H.O., City Police, Depalpur and 5 others1994 PLD Lahore 521 · Lahore High Court · 1994-06-05Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Arif vs Rahim Khan And OtherK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 573 · Lahore High Court · 1994-05-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Arif vs Rahim Khan and 4 others1994 MLD 1947 · Lahore High Court · 1994-05-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Arif vs Muhammad Aslam1994 CLC 2103 · Lahore High Court · 1993-06-05Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Arif vs Government of Punjab Through Secretary, Local1994 PLC (C.S.) 798 · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Arif And Other vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Shariat Cases 16 · Lahore High Court · 1993-12-13Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Arif And Another vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 447 · Lahore High Court · 1994-05-11Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aqeel Alias Aqeel Ahmad vs Sardar Muhammad1994 CLC 1607 · Lahore High Court · 1992-10-04Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Anwar vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 512 · Lahore High Court · 1994-03-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Anwar vs Registrar, Trade Unions1994 PLC 407 · Lahore High Court · 1993-02-27Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Anwar vs Muhammad Rafique and others1994 MLD 852 · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Anwar vs Muhammad Masood Akhtar And OtherK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 486 · Lahore High Court · 1993-06-16Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Anwar and others vs Muhammad Hussain and others1994 MLD 1913 · Lahore High Court · 1994-03-07Read full judgment →
• Muhammad and others vs Muhammad Hussain Shah and another1994 MLD 1182 · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Amir vs Muhammad Amin and others1994 MLD 1892 · Lahore High Court · 1992-07-08Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Amin vs Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Islamabad And Another1994 PLC (C.S) 913 · Lahore High Court · 1993-11-14Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Amin vs Muhammad Ishaque Through Legal Heirs1994 CLC 482 · Lahore High Court · 1992-10-27Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Amin And Other vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 472 · Lahore High Court · 1994-04-02Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ali vs Irshad Bibi and others1994 MLD 1438 · Lahore High Court · 1993-04-25Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ali vs Additional Revenue Commissioner, Board of Revenue, Punjab, Lahore And 2 Other1994 CLC 2254 · Lahore High Court · 1994-06-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ali Qureshi And 18 Other vs Secretary, Home Department, Government of Punjab, Lahore And 4 Others1994 PLC (C.S.) 449 · Lahore High Court · 1993-11-30Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ali Khan vs Shah Nawaz1994 MLD 1815 · Lahore High Court · 1994-05-18Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Akram vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 56 · Lahore High Court · 1993-11-17Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Akram vs Sha Zia and others1994 MLD 157 · Lahore High Court · 1993-04-19Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Akram vs Muhammad Siddique1994 PLD Lahore 291 · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-16Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Akram vs Muhammad Siddiqlue1994 PLD Lahore 291 · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-16Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Akram vs Muhammad SiddiqK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 286 · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-16Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Akram vs Member, Board of Revenue and others1994 MLD 1226 · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-23Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Akram and others vs The State1994 MLD 62 · Lahore High Court · 1992-11-21Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Akram And Others vs Sikandar (Deceased) And Other1994 CLC 185 · Lahore High Court · 1993-10-02Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Akram And Other vs Slkandar Deceased And OtherK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 491 · Lahore High Court · 1993-10-02Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Akram And 3 Other vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 517 · Lahore High Court · 1994-08-17Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Akhtar vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 264 · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-23Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Akhtar Siddiqui vs The State1994 MLD 2029 · Lahore High Court · 1994-04-04Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Akhtar Khan vs Executive Officer, Multan Cantonment1994 CLC 919 · Lahore High Court · 1993-12-06Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Akbar vs The State1994 MLD 1289 · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-19Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Akbar Etc. vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 303 · Lahore High Court · 1994-04-12Read full judgment →