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 Panah vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 1356 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-30Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Niaz Ahmad vs The State1991 MLD 2433 · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-09Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nazir vs The StateK.L.R. 1991 Criminal Cases 31 · Lahore High Court · 1990-05-20Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nazir and 2 others vs The State1991 MLD 2512 · Lahore High Court · 1991-07-14Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nawaz vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 368 · Lahore High Court · 1990-05-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nawaz vs The StateK.L.R. 1991 Criminal Cases 108 · Lahore High Court · 1990-07-10Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nawaz vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 2364 · Lahore High Court · 1991-05-22Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nawaz Shah vs Judge,Family Court and others1991 CLC 1702 · Lahore High Court · 1991-02-24Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nawaz Khan and 2 others vs Islamuddin1991 MLD 1523 · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-23Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nawaz And Others vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 1792 · Lahore High Court · 1991-05-13Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nawaz And 5 Others vs The State'1991 P Cr. L J 1759 · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-01Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nawaz Alias Muhammad And 6 Others vs The State-1991 P Cr. L J 156 · Lahore High Court · 1990-07-21Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nasir Butt vs Shahid Ashraf Butt and 2 others-1991PCr.LJ 13 · Lahore High Court · 1990-07-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Naseer vs Sohail alias Dittu and another1991 MLD 2477 · Lahore High Court · 1991-06-10Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Naseer vs Province of Punjab and others1991 CLC 1459 · Lahore High Court · 1990-10-11Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Naeem vs Chairman, Area Electricity Board and others1991 MLD 2334 · Lahore High Court · 1991-05-13Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Muzaffar Rabbani vs V.C. University of Engineering and Technology LahoreK.L.R. 1991 Civil Cases 299 · Lahore High Court · 1991-01-14Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ramzan Alias Janon vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 2275 · Lahore High Court · 1991-07-13Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Muzaffar Rabbani vs The Vicechancellor, University of Engineering & Technology and another1991 MLD 665 · Lahore High Court · 1991-01-14Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Mushtaq vs The State and another-1991 P Cr. L J 1430 · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-10Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Mushtaq and another vs Bashir Ahmad Chaudhry and another1991 PLD Lahore 400 · Lahore High Court
  civil revisionspecific performanceterritorial jurisdictionregistration of deedsecondary evidenceattesting witnessesdeclaration of titlevoid registration
  Summary & questions settled

  This civil revision petition arose from a dispute over the ownership of a residential house. The petitioners claimed ownership based on an agreement of sale dated 7-1-1977 and subsequent sale-deeds executed in May 1979 by the owner. The first respondent claimed title under a sale-deed dated 30-4-1977, registered in June 1979. The trial court decreed the petitioners' suit, but the appellate court reversed it, holding that the first respondent's deed was executed earlier and that the registration of the petitioners' deeds was void as they were registered by a Sub-Registrar lacking territorial jurisdiction. The High Court held that the first respondent failed to prove the execution of his deeds, as he only produced unauthenticated copies without calling the scribe or attesting witnesses, violating the Qanun-e-Shahadat 1984. The Court agreed that the registration of the petitioners' deeds was void under Section 28 of the Registration Act 1908 due to lack of territorial jurisdiction. However, to prevent further litigation, the Court converted the petitioners' suit for declaration into one for specific performance of the validly executed agreement of sale, decreeing the suit in their favour subject to payment of court-fees.

  Questions settled

  • Does a Sub-Registrar have the legal authority to register a document affecting immovable property situated entirely outside their territorial jurisdiction?
  • Can a party rely on certified copies of a disputed sale-deed without proving its execution through primary evidence or attesting witnesses when execution is specifically denied?
  • Can a court convert a suit for declaration and perpetual injunction into a suit for specific performance of an agreement to sell to meet the ends of justice?
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• Muhammad Munir Ud Din And Another vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 2070 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-26Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Munir And Another vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 1263 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-11Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Mukhtar vs The State1991 P C r. L J 590 · Lahore High Court · 1990-12-18Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Maskeen vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 727 · Lahore High Court · 1991-02-03Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Maskeen vs The StateK.L.R. 1991 Criminal Cases 354 · Lahore High Court · 1991-02-03Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Maqbool And Another vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 820 · Lahore High Court · 1991-02-12Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Mansha vs The State1991 MLD 2413 · Lahore High Court · 1991-06-25Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Malik And Others vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 1872 · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Latif vs Javaid Iqbal And 3 Others1991 PCr.LJ 1178 · Lahore High Court · 1991-01-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Latif And Another vs The State1991 P Cr. LJ 910 · Lahore High Court · 1991-02-04Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Khurshid vs Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal and others1991 PLC 795 · Lahore High Court · 1991-05-08Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Khan vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 1344 · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-07Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Khan vs The State and others1991 MLD 2364 · Lahore High Court · 1991-05-21Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Khan And 4 Others vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 2056 · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-03Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Khalil vs Mst. Zahida Perveen and others1991 PLD Lahore 51 · Lahore High Court · 1990-11-24
  constitutional petitioncourt-fee abolitionfamily court appealcontinuation of suitmaintenance suitad valorem court-feecivil proceeding
  Summary & questions settled

  This constitutional petition under Article 199 of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973 challenged the appellate court's order dismissing the petitioner's family appeal for failure to pay ad valorem court-fee. The core legal question was whether court-fee is payable on a memorandum of appeal arising from a Family Court judgment where the subject-matter value is under twenty-five thousand rupees. The Lahore High Court held that although section 19 of the West Pakistan Family Courts Act, 1964 restricts the Rs.15 court-fee to plaints and does not extend to appeals, the Punjab Court Fees (Abolition) Ordinance, 1983 explicitly abolishes court-fee in any civil case where the subject-matter value does not exceed Rs.25,000, and this concession applies at all stages including appeals, since an appeal is a continuation of the suit. The Court ruled that Family Courts are civil courts adjudicating civil rights, and thus no court-fee was chargeable. The petition was accepted, setting aside the impugned orders and remanding the appeal for a fresh decision.

  Questions settled

  • Whether section 19 of the West Pakistan Family Courts Act, 1964 applies to a memorandum of appeal as well as a plaint?
  • Does the Punjab Court-Fee (Abolition) Ordinance, 1983 exempt civil cases of a specified value from court-fees at the appellate stage?
  • Whether proceedings before a Family Court are of a civil nature involving the enforcement of civil rights?
  • Can an appeal be dismissed for failure to pay a court-fee when the subject-matter value does not exceed twenty-five thousand rupees?
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• Muhammad Kareem vs Islamic Republic of Pakistan through the Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Islamabad and 2 others1991 MLD 1240 · Lahore High Court · 1991-01-28Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Javid vs Shahid Saleem Sheikh and others-1991 P Cr. L J 1877 · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-20Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Javed vs Hassan Muhammad And Others1991 P Cr. L J 1195 · Lahore High Court · 1990-10-28Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Javed Khan vs Mst. Nousheen Bhatti and another1991 CLC 1268 · Lahore High Court · 1991-02-16Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Javed And Others vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 886 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-03
  hostile witnessbenefit of doubtmurder trialacquittalappreciation of evidencecriminal appeal
  Summary & questions settled

  This criminal appeal challenged the conviction and sentence of the appellants, who were found guilty by the trial court for the murder of Nawab Din and a murderous assault on a prosecution witness. The core legal question was whether the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt when all key prosecution witnesses, including the complainant and the injured witness, turned hostile and failed to support the prosecution's version of events. The Lahore High Court held that the prosecution failed to establish the appellants' guilt, noting that the same evidence used to acquit the co-accused could not be selectively relied upon to convict the appellants. Furthermore, the court found the recovery of crime weapons unreliable and held that medical evidence alone is insufficient to sustain a conviction. Consequently, the court applied the principle of benefit of doubt, set aside the convictions, and acquitted the appellants. The judgment reaffirms that where prosecution evidence is discredited and witnesses turn hostile, the accused is entitled to an acquittal based on reasonable doubt.

  Questions settled

  • Can the same evidence used to acquit co-accused be relied upon to convict other appellants?
  • Is medical evidence alone sufficient to sustain a conviction in a criminal case?
  • What is the legal effect on a prosecution case when all key witnesses are declared hostile?
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• Muhammad Javed Akhtar vs Collector and others1991 CLC 1356 · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Jamil And 2 Others vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 2055 · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-20Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Jameel Alias Teddi And Another vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 2066 · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-21Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Jaffar vs Shahid Mansoor Ahmad and another1991 MLD 175 · Lahore High Court · 1990-11-11Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Jafer Tarar vs The State1991PCr.LJ 916 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-19Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ismail vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 1057 · Lahore High Court · 1991-02-11Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ismail vs The State1991 MLD 577 · Lahore High Court · 1990-11-12Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ismail vs District Education Officer and others1991 PLC (C.S.) 156 · Lahore High Court · 1990-07-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ismail vs (Mst) Sakina Bibi(K.L.R. 1991 Revenue Cases 34) · Lahore High Court · 1990-12-16Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ismail and 2 others vs Muhammad Din1991 CLC 539 · Lahore High Court · 1990-07-24Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ishaque vs The State-1991 P Cr. L J 106 · Lahore High Court · 1990-06-02Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ishaq vs The State1991 MLD 1785 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-04Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Irshad and Other vs The StateK.L.R. 1991 Criminal Cases 111 · Lahore High Court · 1990-04-10Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal vs The StateK.L.R. 1991 Criminal Cases 150 · Lahore High Court · 1990-08-04Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 796 · Lahore High Court · 1990-07-21Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal vs Station House Officer and another1991 PLD Lahore 418 · Lahore High Court · 1991-05-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal vs Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal and 3 others1991 PLC 21 · Lahore High Court · 1990-06-25Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal vs Commissioner, Multan Division, Multan and 21991 CLC 131 · Lahore High Court · 1990-05-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal Kausar vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 1602 · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-20Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal Etc. vs The StateK.L.R. 1991 Criminal Cases 96 · Lahore High Court · 1990-04-22Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal Butt vs WAPDA and others1991 PLC (C.S.) 512 · Lahore High Court · 1990-12-23Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ilyas vs Additional District Judge and others1991 CLC 1408 · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-27Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ilyas and Another vs The StateKLR. 1991 Criminal Cases 87 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-08Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iltaf vs Azhar Mahmood alias Muhammad Hanif and another1991 MLD 756 · Lahore High Court · 1991-01-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ilays vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 1086 · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-02Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ihsan vs The State1991 M L D443 · Lahore High Court · 1990-11-20Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iftikhar vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 2069 · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-24Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ibrahim vs Mst. Fazal Bibi and others1991 CLC 1296 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-06Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ibrahim vs Ilam Din1991 CLC 880 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-18Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ibrahim vs Fazal Muhammad and 7 others1991 MLD 504 · Lahore High Court · 1990-09-30Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ibrahim and others vs Deputy Settlement Commissioner, Gujranwala and others1991 MLD 2160 · Lahore High Court · 1991-07-14Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ibrahim And 3 Others vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 864 · Lahore High Court · 1991-02-13Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hussain vs Fateh Muhammad and OtherK.L.R. 1991 Civil Cases 465 · Lahore High Court · 1990-11-26Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hussain vs Fateh Muhammad and anothers1991 CLC 704 · Lahore High Court · 1990-11-26Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hussain vs Asghar AliK.L.R. 1991 Civil Cases 262 · Lahore High Court · 1991-01-09Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hussain vs Asghar Ali and 2 others1991 MLD 732 · Lahore High Court · 1991-01-09Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hussain Shah vs Ghulam Hussain ShahK.L.R. 1991 Civil Cases 232 · Lahore High Court · 1990-06-24Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hussain and others vs Muhammad Nawaz and others1991 PLD Lahore 262 · Lahore High Court · 1991-02-12
  failed exchangemesne profitspossession of landtransfer of propertyrestitutionsecond appealspecific performance
  Summary & questions settled

  This second appeal concerns a suit for possession of land following a failed exchange agreement. The plaintiff transferred his land to the defendants, but the defendants failed to reciprocate, leading the plaintiff to sue for the return of his property. The core legal question was whether a party who has performed their part of an exchange contract is entitled to the return of their property if the other party fails to perform, and whether the court can award mesne profits. The Court held that the principles underlying Section 119 of the Transfer of Property Act 1882 apply to cases of failed exchange, entitling the aggrieved party to recover their property. Furthermore, the Court affirmed its discretionary power to award mesne profits as part of general relief to remedy injustice caused by the court's own stay orders during the litigation. The appeal was dismissed, and the trial court was directed to ascertain the mesne profits due to the plaintiff.

  Questions settled

  • Can a party to an exchange agreement recover their property if the other party fails to perform their part of the contract?
  • Does the principle underlying Section 119 of the Transfer of Property Act 1882 apply to cases where there is no transfer at all?
  • Can a court award mesne profits in a suit for possession as part of general relief?
  • Is the power of the court to award future mesne profits discretionary?
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• Muhammad Hussain and 9 others vs Mst. Fatima and 2 others1991 CLC 1826 · Lahore High Court · 1991-06-05
  suing as a pauperforma pauperiscourt-fee deficiencyplaint institutionfunctus officioconstitutional petitioncivil procedure
  Summary & questions settled

  This constitutional petition under Article 199 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, arises from an order of the trial court which rejected the respondent's application to sue as a pauper under Order XXXIII Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908, but granted time to affix the requisite court-fee. The core legal question was whether a trial court, upon dismissing an application for permission to sue in forma pauperis, becomes functus officio or retains jurisdiction to permit the applicant to make good the deficiency in court-fee and treat the original application as a plaint from the date of its presentation. The Lahore High Court held that the trial court retains seisin of the case and, if the pauper application was not mala fide, may permit the applicant to pay the court-fee under Section 149 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908, deeming the suit instituted on the date the initial application was filed. The petition was accordingly dismissed.

  Questions settled

  • Does a trial court become functus officio upon rejecting an application for permission to sue as a pauper?
  • Can a court permit an applicant to pay a deficit court-fee after dismissing their application to sue in forma pauperis?
  • From which date is a suit deemed to be instituted when a pauper application is converted into a plaint upon payment of court-fee?
  • What is the effect of non-payment or deficit of court-fee on the validity of the institution of a suit?
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• Muhammad Hussain And 4 Others vs The State and another-1991 PCr.LJ 1081 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-30Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hussain and 4 others vs Mehr Din and another1991 CLC 306 · Lahore High Court · 1990-09-26Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hussain Alias Hassan Muhammad vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 1489 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-13Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hayat vs Muhammad Nawaz And Another1991 P Cr. L J 1068 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-13Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hayat and Two Other vs The StateK.L.R. 1991 Criminal Cases 181 · Lahore High Court · 1990-06-17Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hayat and anothers vs Member (Cons.), Board of Revenue1991 MLD 2365 · Lahore High Court · 1991-05-19Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hayat And 2 Others vs The State-1991 P Cr. L J 50 · Lahore High Court · 1990-06-17Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hassan vs The State and 4 others1991 CLC 667 · Lahore High Court · 1990-11-26Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hassan vs The State and 4 OtherK.L.R. 1991 Revenue Cases 59 · Lahore High Court · 1990-11-20Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Haroon vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 1202 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-26Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hanif vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 1795 · Lahore High Court · 1991-05-05Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hanif vs Muhammad.Anwar1991 CLC 1304 · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-08Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hanif and anothers vs Abdul Aziz and 6 others1991 MLD 216 · Lahore High Court · 1989-07-02Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hanif And Another vs The State1991 P. Cr. L J 2062 · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-21Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hanif And 9 Others vs The State1991PCr.LJ 1181 · Lahore High Court · 1991-02-13Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hafeez vs Muhammad Hanif Khan1991 MLD 1560 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-31Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hafeez vs Muhammad Hanif Khan and another1991 MLD 1576 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-31
  ejectmentlandlord and tenantagreement to sellspecific performanceburden of proofadverse inferencewrit jurisdiction
  Summary & questions settled

  This writ petition arose from an ejectment application filed by the respondent against the petitioner regarding a house in Lahore. The petitioner contested the application, denying the landlord-tenant relationship and asserting ownership based on an alleged agreement to sell. The Rent Controller initially dismissed the ejectment petition, citing the agreement to sell under Section 53-A of the Transfer of Property Act 1882. However, the District Judge reversed this decision, finding the relationship of landlord and tenant persisted and ordering ejectment. The High Court examined whether the lower appellate court misread the evidence or misapplied the law. It noted that the petitioner's suit for specific performance of the alleged agreement had been dismissed and that the petitioner failed to testify personally to prove the agreement's execution. The Court affirmed that a party with personal knowledge of the facts is duty-bound to appear as a witness. Consequently, the High Court held that the landlord-tenant relationship remained intact, upheld the ejectment order due to admitted non-payment of rent, and dismissed the petition, finding no jurisdictional defect in the appellate judgment.

  Questions settled

  • Does an agreement to sell automatically terminate the relationship of landlord and tenant between the parties?
  • What is the legal consequence of a party failing to appear as their own witness when they have personal knowledge of the facts?
  • Can an ejectment order be sustained where the tenant admits to non-payment of rent and fails to prove a superior title?
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• Muhammad Ha Nif and others vs Nasir Ali and others1991 CLC 833 · Lahore High Court · 1990-04-04Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Fazil vs The State1991 PCr.LJ 1071 · Lahore High Court · 1991-02-20Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Farooq Asghar vs Federation of Pakistan and 4 others1991 PLD Lahore 321 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-05Read full judgment →