Latest Judgments

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• Abdul Hamid vs M.B.R. And Other1994 CLC 1160 · Lahore High Court · 1992-04-18
  fraudulent allotmentbona fide purchaserimpersonationcancellation of allotmentevacuee landsettlement lawequitable relief
  Summary & questions settled

  The petitioners, claiming to be bona fide purchasers of land, challenged the cancellation of an allotment originally made to their predecessor, Noor Muhammad. The allotment was initially set aside by the Deputy Settlement Commissioner upon discovering it was obtained through fraud, misrepresentation, and impersonation, as the original allottee had no valid claim. Following remand proceedings, the Notified Officer confirmed the fraudulent nature of the transfer, noting that the original allottee was an imposter. The core legal question was whether the petitioners, as subsequent purchasers, could retain title to land derived from a fraudulent allotment. The Court held that since the vendor (the imposter) possessed no valid title, he could not legally transfer any interest to the petitioners, rendering their claim to the land invalid. However, noting that the Board of Revenue had previously permitted some occupants who had raised constructions to purchase their plots at 1985 market rates, the Court disposed of the petition by allowing the remaining petitioners to approach the Board of Revenue for similar equitable consideration regarding their long-standing possession.

  Questions settled

  • Can a purchaser acquire valid title to land from a vendor whose own title was obtained through fraud and impersonation?
  • Does a subsequent purchaser of land have a legal right to retain possession if the original allotment to their vendor is found to be fraudulent?
  • Can the Board of Revenue exercise discretion to allow occupants of disputed land to purchase their plots at historical market rates?
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• Abdul Hamid Khokhar vs Government of the Punjab Through Secretary, Communication And WorksDepartment, Lahore1994 PLC (C.S.) 1607 · Lahore High Court · 1993-12-14Read full judgment →
• Abdul Ghani vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 147 · Lahore High Court · 1993-11-14Read full judgment →
• Abdul Ghani vs Muhammad Ashfaq And Other1994 CLC 444 · Lahore High Court · -
  maintenanceminor grandchildrengrandfather's liabilityconstitutional petitionfamily lawdiscretionary jurisdiction
  Summary & questions settled

  This constitutional petition challenges the concurrent findings of the lower courts, which ordered the petitioner, a grandfather, to pay maintenance to his minor grandchildren following the death of their father. The petitioner contended that his advanced age, reliance on his own sons, and limited land ownership exempted him from this financial obligation. The core legal question was whether a grandfather is liable to maintain his minor grandchildren upon the death of their father, and whether the petitioner's financial circumstances warranted interference with the maintenance order. The Court dismissed the petition in limine, holding that the grandfather bears a statutory obligation to maintain his minor grandchildren after the death of their father. The Court ruled that neither the petitioner's age nor his limited land ownership provided a valid legal ground to evade this liability. Furthermore, the Court found the maintenance amount reasonable given current socio-economic conditions and declined to exercise its discretionary jurisdiction to interfere with the fair and just orders of the lower courts.

  Questions settled

  • Is a grandfather legally liable to provide maintenance to his minor grandchildren after the death of their father?
  • Does a grandfather's advanced age and limited land ownership constitute valid grounds to avoid the statutory obligation of maintaining minor grandchildren?
  • Can a maintenance order for minor grandchildren be challenged in a constitutional petition if no jurisdictional defect is shown?
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• Abdul Ghani vs Muhammad AhmadK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 98 · Lahore High Court · 1991-11-10Read full judgment →
• Abdul Ghani And Others vs Additional Settlement Commissioner (L), Gujranwala And Other1994 CLC 1334 · Lahore High Court · 1991-08-04Read full judgment →
• Abdul Bari vs Khushi Muhammad And Other1994 CLC 1576 · Lahore High Court · 1993-10-13Read full judgment →
• Abdul Aziz vs M.B.R. And Others1994 PLC (C.S.) 179 · Lahore High Court · 1992-02-04Read full judgment →
• Abdul Aziz And Other vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 100 · Lahore High Court · 1993-11-21Read full judgment →
• Abdul Aziz and 14 others vs Additional District Judge, Kasur and 41994 MLD 1925 · Lahore High Court · 1992-12-13Read full judgment →
• Abdui, Ghani vs Muhammad Ahmad1994 MLD 1117 · Lahore High Court · 1991-11-10Read full judgment →
• Abbass vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 402 · Lahore High Court · 1994-05-25Read full judgment →
• Abbas vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 504 · Lahore High Court · 1994-09-05Read full judgment →
• Abbas Ali Alias Bhakhu And Another vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 113 · Lahore High Court · 1993-12-05Read full judgment →
• Aansa Naheed vs Mukhtar Ahmad and 2 others1994 MLD 661 · Lahore High Court · 1993-10-27Read full judgment →
• Aaliya Ihsan vs Mrs. Bushra Mateen And Other1994 CLC 1739 · Lahore High Court · 1994-05-07Read full judgment →
• Aaliya Ihsan vs (Mrs.) Bushra Mateen EtcK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 365 · Lahore High Court · 1994-05-07Read full judgment →
• 7 Up Manufacturers vs Federation of Pakistan And Other1994 CLC 1251 · Lahore High Court · 1993-07-07Read full judgment →
• (Syed) Muhammad Taqi Shah vs Sadaqat Ali Khan(K.L.R. 1994 Revenue Cases 142) · Lahore High Court · 1994-05-25Read full judgment →
• (M/s.) Muhammad Hanif Awan And 3 Other vs The Secretary toK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 508 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• (Mst.) Zohran And Another vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 70 · Lahore High Court · 1993-10-23Read full judgment →
• (Mst.) Zainab Bibi vs Rehmat Ali And 2 OtherK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 113 · Lahore High Court · 1991-06-11Read full judgment →
• (Mst.) Zahida Sultana vs SHOK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 259 · Lahore High Court · 1994-04-03Read full judgment →
• (Mst.) Yasmeen vs The State(K.L.R. 1994 Shariat Cases 50) · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-22Read full judgment →
• (Mst.) Shazia Kausar vs Mansab KhanK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 197 · Lahore High Court · 1992-02-18Read full judgment →
• (Mst.) Sharifan vs S.H.O.P.S. FerozewalaK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 382 · Lahore High Court · 1994-03-30Read full judgment →
• (Mst.) Sharifan Bibi vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 518 · Lahore High Court · 1994-08-29Read full judgment →
• (Mst.) Shaheen Kausar vs Allah DittaK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 198 · Lahore High Court · 1992-01-11Read full judgment →
• (Mst.) Shah Begum vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 586 · Lahore High Court · 1994-10-10Read full judgment →
• (Mst.) Shabana Nazli vs Aftaf AhmadK.LR. 1994 Civil Cases 421 · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-26Read full judgment →
• (Mst.) Shabana Chaudhry And Other vs SHO P.S. Akbari Gate Lahore And 4 OtherK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 386 · Lahore High Court · 1994-04-04Read full judgment →
• (Mst.) Sabohi Sarfraz vs Chairman Arbitration CouncilK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 115 · Lahore High Court · 1993-11-28Read full judgment →
• (Mst.) Razia Begum vs Town Committee and Dadan Khan And OtherK.L.R 1994 Civil Cases 389 · Lahore High Court · 1993-01-04Read full judgment →
• (Mst.) Rashida Bibi Etc vs The State(K.L.R. 1994 Shariat Cases 99) · Lahore High Court · 1994-06-29Read full judgment →
• (Mst.) Rasham Bibi vs Member Board of Revenue (Consolidation)(K.L.R. 1994 Revenue Cases 95) · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• (Mst.) Rasham Bibi vs Member Board of Revenue (Consolidation) Punjab(K.L.R. 1994 Revenue Cases 126) · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• (Mst.) Parveen Bibi vs S.H.O, Rajanna(K.L.R. 1994 Shariat Cases 88) · Lahore High Court · 1994-04-17Read full judgment →
• (Mst.) Nieela vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Shariat Cases 135 · Lahore High Court · 1994-03-07Read full judgment →
• (Mst.) Nazeeran vs Muhammad Sharif(K.L.R. 1994 Shariat Cases 63) · Lahore High Court · 1994-03-26Read full judgment →
• (Mst.) Nasira Parveen vs Muhammad Mahboob AhmadK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 352 · Lahore High Court · 1994-05-16Read full judgment →
• (Mst.) Munir Fatima Alias Rani And Other vs The State(K.L.R. 1994 Shariat Cases 53) · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-28Read full judgment →
• (Mst.) Mumtaz Bibi Alias Taj Bibi vs The State(K.L.R. 1994 Shariat Cases 46) · Lahore High Court · 1993-10-11Read full judgment →
• (Mst.) Kishwar Zohra vs Guardian Juge Gujrat And 3 OtherK.LR. 1994 Civil Cases 411 · Lahore High Court · 1993-05-19Read full judgment →
• (Mst.) Khursh1d Bibi vs The StateK.L.K. 1994 Criminal Cases 342 · Lahore High Court · 1994-03-26Read full judgment →
• (Mst.) Khalida Parveen vs Ghulam RasulK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 292 · Lahore High Court · 1994-03-02Read full judgment →
• (Mst.) Jiwai vs Rehman AndshahuK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 353 · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-07Read full judgment →
• (Mst.) Ghaus Bibi vs Government of Punjab, through Member(K.L.R. 1994 Revenue Cases 89) · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• (Mst.) Farzana Begum vs Muhammad Haroon ButtK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 326 · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-22Read full judgment →
• (Mst.) Farrukh Naheed Hashmi vs Syed Shah Abrar Qadri And AnotherK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 287 · Lahore High Court · 1993-11-30Read full judgment →
• (Mst.) Bashiran Bibi vs S.H.O. Police Station Saddar Dipalpur, DistrictK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 246 · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-08Read full judgment →
• (Mst.) Barkat Bibi vs The State(K.L.R. 1994 Shariat Cases 36) · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-24Read full judgment →
• (Mst) Parveen Akhtar vs Sultan Ahmad WattooK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 235 · Lahore High Court · 1993-12-15Read full judgment →
• (Mst) Karam Begum Etc. vs D.S.C. Etc.K.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 337 · Lahore High Court · 1994-03-22Read full judgment →
• (Miss) Karim Hamid vs Govt. of Punjab Etc.K.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 387 · Lahore High Court · 1994-02-01Read full judgment →
• (Haji) Habibullah vs Addl, Sessions Judge EtcK.L.R. 1994 Shariat Cases 132 · Lahore High Court · 1993-11-07Read full judgment →
• (DR.) Muhammad Nasim Khan And Another vs Fida Muhammad Khan And AnotherK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 30 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• (DR.) Khalid Ranjha Etc. vs Deputy Land Commissioner Sargodha Etc.K.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 383 · Lahore High Court · 1994-03-20Read full judgment →
• (CH.) Pervaiz Elahi vs Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo and OtherK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 3 · Lahore High Court · 1993-07-03Read full judgment →
• (Ch.) Noor Muhammad vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 134 · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-04Read full judgment →
• (Ch.) Muhammad Younas vs Province of Punjab Etc.(K.L.R. 1994 Revenue Cases I6) · Lahore High Court · 1994-03-29Read full judgment →
• (Ch.) Muhammad Shafi, Advocate vs Province of Punjab through Collector, Multan And OtherK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 212 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• (Ch.) Muhammad Saleem vs The StateK.L.R. 1994 Criminal Cases 212 · Lahore High Court · 1994-01-12Read full judgment →
• (Ch.) Muhammad Ishaq vs Haji Muhammad Shafi And OtherK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 218 · Lahore High Court · 1992-10-24Read full judgment →
• (Ch.) Mohammad Saleem vs (Ch.) Yaqoob HusaainK.L.R. 1994 Civil Cases 556 · Lahore High Court · 1992-11-08Read full judgment →
• Zulfiqar vs The StateK.L.R. 1993 Criminal Cases 127 · Lahore High Court · 1992-12-19Read full judgment →
• Zulfiqar vs The State1993 P Cr. L J 2242 · Lahore High Court · 1992-12-19
  post-arrest bailvicarious liabilitycommon intentionovert actfurther inquiry
  Summary & questions settled

  This matter concerns a petition for post-arrest bail filed by an accused person charged under Section 302/34 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860. The core legal question before the Court was whether the petitioner, who was present at the scene of the crime but was not alleged to have caused any injury or instigated the co-accused, was entitled to the concession of bail pending trial. The Court observed that the petitioner was armed with a sota but performed no overt act, and the fatal injury was attributed solely to a co-accused. Holding that the petitioner's simple presence, unaccompanied by any specific criminal act, rendered his case one of further inquiry regarding his guilt and vicarious liability, the Court granted the bail. The key principle laid down is that where an accused is merely present at the scene of an occurrence without performing an overt act or instigating the commission of the offense, the question of vicarious liability remains a matter for trial, justifying the grant of bail pending the final adjudication of the case.

  Questions settled

  • Does the mere presence of an accused at the scene of a crime, without any overt act, constitute sufficient grounds for denying bail?
  • Is an accused entitled to bail when the prosecution fails to attribute any specific injury or instigation to them in a case involving vicarious liability?
  • When does the question of vicarious liability under Section 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860 fall to be determined?
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• Zulfiqar and anothers vs The State1993 P Cr. L J 1655 · Lahore High Court · 1992-06-02Read full judgment →
• Zulfiqar Ali vs The State1993 P Cr. L J 168 · Lahore High Court · 1992-11-11Read full judgment →
• Zubair Zafar vs Government of Punjab & OtherK.L.R. 1993 Labour & Service Cases 64 · Lahore High Court · 1992-10-27Read full judgment →
• Zila Council Sheikhupura vs Dost Muhammad and another1993 MLD 775 · Lahore High Court · 1993-01-30Read full judgment →
• Zareef Khan vs The State1993 P Cr. L J 2455 · Lahore High Court · 1993-04-21Read full judgment →
• Zamir Muhammad Khan vs Fateh Khan and 4 others1993 CLC 133 · Lahore High Court · 1992-10-24
  inheritancecustomary lawlimited ownerMuslim Personal Lawlife estatepredeceased sonsuccessiongift
  Summary & questions settled

  This matter concerns four connected Second Civil Appeals regarding the inheritance of land left by Ghulam Muhammad, who died in 1938 governed by agricultural custom. The central legal questions involved the status of female heirs (widow and daughter-in-law) as either limited owners or maintenance-holders, the validity of a gift made by a limited owner, and the application of the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961, and the West Pakistan Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1962, to the estate's distribution. The Court held that the female heirs were limited owners under custom, rendering the gift made by the limited owner void. Upon the termination of the life estate, succession opened, and the estate must be distributed according to Islamic law, as mandated by the 1962 Act and the 1961 Ordinance. The Court established that the 1962 Act retrospectively replaced custom with Muslim Personal Law, and the widow of a predeceased son is entitled to inherit. Consequently, the appeals were partially allowed, and the case was remanded for the final determination of shares among the heirs.

  Questions settled

  • Does the West Pakistan Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act 1962 retrospectively replace customary law with Islamic law of inheritance?
  • Is a gift of land made by a limited owner under customary law valid?
  • Does the widow of a predeceased son inherit from the estate of the propositus under the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance 1961?
  • When does succession open for a limited estate held under customary law?
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• Zakar Hussain vs Ahmad Ali and 9 others1993 MLD 1659 · Lahore High Court · 1993-05-19Read full judgment →
• Zainab Bibi vs Shaukat Ali1993 CLC 48 · Lahore High Court · 1992-05-12Read full judgment →
• Zahoor Hussain vs The State1993 P Cr. L J 2610 · Lahore High Court · 1992-12-21Read full judgment →
• Zahoor Din vs The State1993 P Cr. L J 388 · Lahore High Court · 1992-09-27Read full judgment →
• Zahid Niaz vs The State1993 P Cr. L J 25 · Lahore High Court · 1991-11-03Read full judgment →
• Zahid Mubariz vs Election Tribunal, Chakwal and another1993 CLC 1516 · Lahore High Court · 1993-04-25Read full judgment →
• Zahid Mehmood vs The State1993 P Cr. L J 2120 · Lahore High Court · 1993-08-03Read full judgment →
• Zahid Hussain vs The State1993 PLD Lahore 430 · Lahore High Court · 1993-05-03Read full judgment →
• Zahid Hussain and others vs The State and others1993 MLD 1366 · Lahore High Court · 1992-10-19Read full judgment →
• Zahid Anwar Wahla vs Muhammad AminK.L.R. 1993 Criminal Cases 505 · Lahore High Court · 1993-05-04Read full judgment →
• Zahid Anwar Wahla vs Muhammad Amin and another1993 P Cr. L J 1585 · Lahore High Court · 1993-05-04
  summoning additional accusedcognizance of offencepolice reportdischarge of accusedcriminal revisionmurder trial
  Summary & questions settled

  This criminal revision petition was filed under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 against the order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Vehari, summoning the petitioner as an accused in a murder case arising from an FIR under section 302/307/34 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860. The core legal question was whether a trial court can summon an accused who was found innocent during police investigation and not challaned, based on subsequent material and evidence brought on record during the trial. The Lahore High Court dismissed the petition, holding that a trial court takes cognizance of the offence as a whole rather than qua specific accused, and is fully competent to summon any person involved in the crime if sufficient material or evidence subsequently surfaces during the proceedings, notwithstanding a previous discharge order by a magistrate or a prior dismissal of an application at a pre-evidence stage. The key principle laid down is that the statutory power of a trial court to summon an additional accused is not barred by police exoneration or earlier interlocutory orders when new incriminating material emerges on the judicial record.

  Questions settled

  • Whether a trial court has the jurisdiction to summon an accused person who was declared innocent during police investigation and omitted from the challan?
  • Does a previous refusal by a trial court to summon an act of an accused operate as a bar to a subsequent summoning order when further material comes on record during trial?
  • Does the discharge of an accused by a magistrate affect the jurisdiction of the trial court to summon him upon the production of sufficient material?
  • Can a trial court take cognizance of a case against persons not sent up for trial by the police upon perusal of the record and evidence?
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• Zafarullah CH. vs A.D.J.K.L.R 1993 Civil Cases 134 · Lahore High Court · 1992-11-11Read full judgment →
• Zafar Ullah and another vs Additional District Judge, Nankana Sahib1993 CLC 255 · Lahore High Court · 1992-11-11Read full judgment →
• Zafar Islam vs Jehan Khan and 4 others1993 CLC 2537 · Lahore High Court · 1993-05-18Read full judgment →
• Zafar Iqbal vs The State1993 P Cr. L J 972 · Lahore High Court · 1992-02-17Read full judgment →
• Zafar and another vs The State1993 MLD 1736 · Lahore High Court · 1991-11-30Read full judgment →
• Yas1n and others vs The State and another1993 P Cr. L J 1279 · Lahore High Court · 1991-12-01Read full judgment →
• Yaqoob and 4 others vs The State and another1993 P Cr. L J 1805 · Lahore High Court · 1993-06-13Read full judgment →
• Yaqoob Ali vs The State1993 P Cr. L J 332 · Lahore High Court · 1992-10-24Read full judgment →
• Wukala Mahaz Barai Tahafuz Dastoor vs Government of Pakistan and others1993 P Cr. L J 744 · Lahore High Court · 1991-07-07Read full judgment →
• Whammad Bashir vs Mst. Sumaira Shahzadi and others1993 CLC 779 · Lahore High Court · 1991-09-23Read full judgment →
• West Punjab Textile Mills Ltd vs Government of Punjab, through Member, Board of Revenue, Punjab (RP)1993 PLD Lahore 297 · Lahore High Court · 1992-12-22Read full judgment →
• Wazir Muhammad vs Ch. Muhammad Hussain through Legal Heirs and another1993 CLC 1585 · Lahore High Court · 1993-03-15Read full judgment →
• Water and Power Development Authority (Power Wing) through Chief1993 CLC 970 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Waryam---Petitioncr vs Usman Khan and another1993 MLD 1518 · Lahore High Court · 1993-01-09Read full judgment →
• Waryam vs Usman Khan And AnotherK.L.R. 1993 Revenue Cases 129 · Lahore High Court · 1993-01-09Read full judgment →
• Waqar vs The State1993 P Cr. L J 323 · Lahore High Court · 1992-09-21Read full judgment →
• WAPDA vs Janna T Ice Factory1993 CLC 651 · Lahore High Court · 1991-06-01Read full judgment →