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.

• Bakhtiar Ahmad vs The StateK.L.R. 1991 Criminal Cases 118 · Lahore High Court · 1990-11-24Read full judgment →
• Bakhsha vs The State and others-1991 P Cr. L J 2314 · Lahore High Court · 1991-05-08Read full judgment →
• Bahadar Khan vs The State1991 MLD 1228 · Lahore High Court · 1991-02-19Read full judgment →
• Badar Munir vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 2080 · Lahore High Court · 1991-05-15Read full judgment →
• Badar Din Etc vs Javid Ahmad Etc(K.L.R. 1991 Revenue Cases 51) · Lahore High Court · 1990-10-30Read full judgment →
• Babu Din vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 1460 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-20Read full judgment →
• Aziz-Ud-Din Etc vs The State(K.L.R. 1991 Shariat Cases 7) · Lahore High Court · 1990-09-25Read full judgment →
• Aziz Masih Alias Kuddi vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 419 · Lahore High Court · 1990-06-05
  murdermitigating circumstancescommutation of sentencegrave and sudden provocationself-defenceocular evidencecriminal appeal
  Summary & questions settled

  This criminal appeal arises from the conviction of the appellant, Aziz Masih, for the murder of the deceased, Muhammad Abbas, under Section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860. The core legal question was whether the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt, or if the appellant’s plea of self-defence and grave and sudden provocation was credible. The trial court had initially sentenced the appellant to death. Upon review, the Lahore High Court upheld the conviction, finding the prosecution's ocular evidence consistent, corroborated by medical reports and the recovery of incriminating weapons, while rejecting the defence’s version as inconsistent with the physical evidence at the crime scene. However, the Court held that the deceased’s act of publicly insulting and slapping the appellant the previous day constituted a mitigating circumstance. Consequently, while maintaining the conviction, the Court commuted the death sentence to imprisonment for life, applying the principle that provocation, even if not sufficient to fully exonerate, may justify the reduction of a capital sentence. The appellant was granted the benefit of Section 382-B of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898.

  Questions settled

  • Can the testimony of related witnesses be discarded solely on the ground of their relationship to the deceased?
  • Does the failure to produce independent witnesses invalidate a prosecution case where the ocular evidence is otherwise consistent and reliable?
  • Can public insult and slapping of an accused by the deceased on the day preceding the occurrence constitute a mitigating circumstance for sentencing?
  • Does the recovery of blood-stained weapons and the presence of injuries on prosecution witnesses corroborate the ocular account of an occurrence?
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• Azhar Zaffar vs The State and 2 others-1991 P Cr. L J 883 · Lahore High Court · 1991-01-20Read full judgment →
• Ayyaz Aslam vs Chairman Arbitration Council Etc.K.L.R. 1991 Civil Cases 104 · Lahore High Court · 1990-06-04Read full judgment →
• Ayub And 2 Others vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 1535 · Lahore High Court · 1991-08-13Read full judgment →
• Ayaz Mahmood vs Station House Officer Gujranwala and 3 others1991 MLD 2077 · Lahore High Court · 1991-07-20Read full judgment →
• Aurangzeb vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 855 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-06Read full judgment →
• Aurangzeb Alias Ranga vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 1299 · Lahore High Court · 1991-02-25
  criminal appealrule of consistencyacquittalbenefit of doubtspeedy trial courtidentical evidence
  Summary & questions settled

  This criminal appeal arises from a judgment of the Punjab Special Court for Speedy Trial, whereby the appellant and his co-accused were convicted and sentenced under sections 365, 377, 395, and 397 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860. While co-accused had their appeals accepted and were acquitted by the High Court in an earlier judgment, the appellant filed a belated appeal. The core legal question was whether the appellant, facing identical charges and evidence as the acquitted co-accused, was entitled to acquittal under the rule of consistency. The Lahore High Court held that the reasons for acquittal of the co-accused applied equally to the appellant. The court laid down the principle that under the rule of consistency, an appellant whose case is identical to that of acquitted co-accused must be treated at par and granted acquittal.

  Questions settled

  • Whether an appellant is entitled to acquittal on the basis of the rule of consistency when his co-accused facing identical charges and evidence have already been acquitted?
  • Can a belated criminal appeal be entertained and the delay condoned by the High Court?
  • Does the acquittal of co-accused on specific grounds enure to the benefit of a non-appealing or belatedly appealing co-accused whose case is identical?
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• Attaullah Khan vs The State1991 MLD 1786 · Lahore High Court · 1991-05-29Read full judgment →
• Atta-Ur-Rehman vs Additional District Judge, Rawalpindi and another1991 MLD 210 · Lahore High Court · 1990-09-01Read full judgment →
• Ata Muhammad Alias Ataullah vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 1750 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-17Read full judgment →
• Asif Waheed vs The StateK.L.R. 1991 Criminal Cases 141 · Lahore High Court · 1990-10-23Read full judgment →
• Asif Mehmood vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 1754 · Lahore High Court · 1991-02-24Read full judgment →
• Asif Alias Assu Billa vs The State1991 PCr.LJ 2311 · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-27Read full judgment →
• Asif Ali vs Province of Punjab and others1991 PLC (C.S.) 524 · Lahore High Court · 1990-12-03Read full judgment →
• Ashraf Ali Shah vs The StateK.L.R. 1991 Criminal Cases 65 · Lahore High Court · 1990-03-27Read full judgment →
• Ashiq Hussain Shah vs The Stat1991 P Cr. L J 2270 · Lahore High Court · 1991-07-14Read full judgment →
• Ashiq And 2 Others vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 1556 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-30Read full judgment →
• Ashiq Ali Etc vs The StateK.L.R. 1991 Criminal Cases 324 · Lahore High Court · 1991-02-02Read full judgment →
• Ashiq Ali And Another vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 681 · Lahore High Court · 1991-02-02Read full judgment →
• Ashfao Ahmed vs Haroon Abbas and 2 others1991 MLD 1428 · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-27Read full judgment →
• Asghar Shah and 4 others vs Fazal Hussain through Legal Heirs and another1991 MLD 1252 · Lahore High Court · 1991-02-26Read full judgment →
• Asghar Ali And Others vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 1258 · Lahore High Court · 1991-01-28Read full judgment →
• Arif Ali Zahid vs Muhammad Yaqoob & 8 OtherK.L.R. 1991 Revenue Cases 50 · Lahore High Court · 1990-08-08Read full judgment →
• Anwar Rashid vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 1738 · Lahore High Court · 1991-02-26Read full judgment →
• Anwar Etc vs The StateK.L.R. 1991 Criminal Cases 270 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-28Read full judgment →
• Anwar and others vs Shera and others1991 MLD 1987 · Lahore High Court · 1991-05-06Read full judgment →
• Anjuman Mint Mulazmeen and others vs Registrar, Trade Unions and others1991 PLC 823 · Lahore High Court · 1991-05-27Read full judgment →
• Anjuman Falaho Bahbood Muhajreen vs Abdul Majeed1991 CLC 1806 · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-24Read full judgment →
• Anjum Sohail vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 1281 · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-08Read full judgment →
• Anees Akhtar vs Dr. Amanul14aque And Others1991 P Cr. L J 1558 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-16Read full judgment →
• Amjad Hussain vs Muhammad Zaeemurrehman and others1991 MLD 2253 · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-30Read full judgment →
• Amir Bakhsi vs The State1991 PCr.LJ 1816 · Lahore High Court · 1991-05-08Read full judgment →
• Amir Ali Shah and others vs Hassan Muhammad and others1991 CLC 1576 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-04Read full judgment →
• Amir Ahmad vs Province of Punjab and others1991 CLC 1624 · Lahore High Court · 1991-02-19Read full judgment →
• Amina Nazli vs Government of the Punjab and others1991 PLC (C.S.) 233 · Lahore High Court · 1990-10-16Read full judgment →
• Amanat Ali vs Riaz Hussain1991 MLD 1037 · Lahore High Court · 1991-02-02Read full judgment →
• Amanat Ali And Others vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 1876 · Lahore High Court · 1991-02-10Read full judgment →
• Aman Ullah Khan vs Addl District Judge Etc.K.L.R. 1991 Civil Cases 266 · Lahore High Court · 1990-12-19Read full judgment →
• Altaf Hussain vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 1006 · Lahore High Court · 1990-09-26Read full judgment →
• Altaf Hussain vs The StateK.L.R. 1991 Criminal Cases 250 · Lahore High Court · 1990-09-26Read full judgment →
• Almehboob Industrial Multipurpose Cooperative Society and others vs Pak Cycle Manufacturing Co.Ltd. and others1991 CLC 1441 · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-22Read full judgment →
• Almas Khakwani and 3 others vs The Additional District Judge, Lahore1991 MLD 965 · Lahore High Court · 1991-02-02Read full judgment →
• Allah Yar vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 960 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-17Read full judgment →
• Allah Wasaya vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 1587 · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-15Read full judgment →
• Allah Rakha vs Settlement Commissioner and others1991 CLC 1452 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-04Read full judgment →
• Allah Rakha vs Mst. Farida Bano and 2 others1991 CLC 1835 · Lahore High Court · 1991-06-29Read full judgment →
• Allah Rakha vs Dhoonda and others1991 CLC 1428 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-05Read full judgment →
• Allah Rakha and others vs Chandar Khan1991 MLD 1503 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-25Read full judgment →
• Allah Dma vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 370 · Lahore High Court · 1990-05-30Read full judgment →
• Allah Ditta vs The State and another1991 P Cr. L J 663 · Lahore High Court · 1990-11-21Read full judgment →
• Allah Ditta vs The State and another-1991 P Cr. L J 408 · Lahore High Court · 1990-01-21
  habeas corpusillegal detentionremand orderpost-arrest bailprohibition
  Summary & questions settled

  This habeas corpus petition was filed seeking the production and release of the detenu, Mushtaq Ahmad, who was allegedly confined in District Jail, Lahore without a legal remand order. Upon examination of the record, it was revealed that the detenu was facing multiple cases, including one under the Prohibition (Enforcement of Hadd) Order, 1979, and that a remand order had been passed without the accused being produced before the trial court, rendering his detention prima facie illegal. Although the court noted the illegality of the detention due to the absence of a proper physical remand, it declined to order the immediate release of the detenu given the heinous nature of the charges. Instead, upon the petitioner's request, the petition was converted into one for post-arrest bail. Relying on established precedents regarding illegal remand, the Lahore High Court exercised its discretion to grant bail to the detenu subject to furnishing suitable sureties.

  Questions settled

  • Does detention become illegal when a remand order is passed without producing the accused before the court?
  • Can a habeas corpus petition be converted into an application for post-arrest bail?
  • Whether an accused held under an illegal remand order for a serious offence is entitled to bail?
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• Allah Ditta vs Muhammad Sarwar and others1991 MLD 1335 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-02Read full judgment →
• Allah Ditta vs Government of Pakistan and others1991 PLC (C.S.) 522 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-04Read full judgment →
• Allah Ditta Etc vs The StateK.L.R. 1991 Criminal Cases 306 · Lahore High Court · 1990-07-14Read full judgment →
• Allah Ditta and anothers vs Saeed Ahmad1991 MLD 581 · Lahore High Court · 1990-10-06
  second appealpre-emptionwaiverappreciation of evidencezar-i-panjumdeficit court-feefindings of fact
  Summary & questions settled

  This second appeal arises from concurrent judgments and decrees of the lower courts whereby a pre-emption suit filed by the respondent was decreed, and the appellants' defense of waiver and contentions regarding limitation and deposit of zar-i-panjum were rejected. The core legal questions involved whether a second appeal is competent against concurrent findings of fact regarding waiver, and whether the extension of time for the deposit of court-fee and zar-i-panjum vitiated the proceedings. The Lahore High Court held that the appreciation of oral evidence and witness credibility by the lower courts constitutes a finding of fact which cannot be interfered with in second appeal under sections 100 and 101 unless an error of law or procedure is shown. The Court further ruled that waiver requires strong and convincing evidence, which was lacking in this case, and that the extension of time for depositing deficit court-fee and zar-i-panjum was legally justified. The appeal was accordingly dismissed with costs.

  Questions settled

  • Can a High Court interfere with concurrent findings of fact regarding waiver in a second appeal?
  • Whether the appreciation of oral evidence and witness credibility by lower courts constitutes a ground for second appeal under sections 100 and 101 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908?
  • Does the extension of time by the trial court for the deposit of zar-i-panjum require prior notice to the opposite party?
  • Is the payment of deficit court-fee within the time allowed by the court relatable to the question of limitation in a pre-emption suit?
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• Allah Ditta And 2 Others vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 392 · Lahore High Court · 1991-06-20Read full judgment →
• Allah Bukhsh vs Muhammad Bukhsh and OthersK.L.R. 1991 Civil Cases 462 · Lahore High Court · 1990-11-28Read full judgment →
• Allah Baksh vs Abdul AzizK.L.R. 1991 Civil Cases 198 · Lahore High Court · 1989-10-17Read full judgment →
• Allah Bakhsh vs Muhammad Ramzan and another1991 MLD 514 · Lahore High Court · 1990-11-05Read full judgment →
• Allah Bakhsh vs Muhammad Bakhsh and 5 others1991 MLD 797 · Lahore High Court · 1990-11-28Read full judgment →
• Allah Bakhsh and 9 others vs Settlement Commissioner (Lands), Headquarters Office, Lahore and 7 others1991 MLD 1187 · Lahore High Court · 1990-12-09Read full judgment →
• Allah Bakfish vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 1814 · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-01Read full judgment →
• Allah Bachaya vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 380 · Lahore High Court · 1989-09-24Read full judgment →
• Allah Bachaya vs The StateK.L.R. 1991 Criminal Cases 152 · Lahore High Court · 1990-07-08Read full judgment →
• Alimuddin vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 1246 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-10Read full judgment →
• Ali vs The StateK.L.R. 1991 Criminal Cases 262 · Lahore High Court · 1990-12-02Read full judgment →
• Ali Raza vs Abid Saeed Kirmani EtcK.L.R. 1991 Civil Cases 241 · Lahore High Court · 1990-11-24Read full judgment →
• Ali Muhammad vs Muhammad Mansha and 2 others1991 MLD 1572 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-25Read full judgment →
• Ali Muhammad vs Mst. Skina Bibi and others1991 CLC 1628 · Lahore High Court · 1991-02-03Read full judgment →
• Ali Muhammad Khan vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 879 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-12Read full judgment →
• Ali Muhammad and others vs Mehnga1991 CLC 1574 · Lahore High Court · 1991-02-12Read full judgment →
• Ali Muhammad and 7 others vs The State1991 MLD 1203 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-04Read full judgment →
• Ali Muhammad And 5 Others vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 2272 · Lahore High Court · 1991-05-26Read full judgment →
• Ali Hussain vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 1808(1) · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-22Read full judgment →
• Ali Bakhsh and anothers vs Nazir Ahmad and others1991 MLD 1565 · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-22Read full judgment →
• Ali Akbar vs The State1991 MLD 2422 · Lahore High Court · 1991-05-21Read full judgment →
• Ali Ahmad Etc. vs Muhammad Siddique Etc.K.L.R. 1991 Civil Cases 132 · Lahore High Court · 1986-05-21Read full judgment →
• Akram Ali Khan and others vs Settlement Commissioner (Lands) and others1991 CLC 1578 · Lahore High Court · 1991-02-27Read full judgment →
• Akmal Rasul vs The S.H.O. Police Station South Cantt: -1991 P Cr. L J 2329 · Lahore High Court · 1991-04-14Read full judgment →
• Akhtarunnisa Begum vs Walayat Ali Balloury and others1991 CLC 1319 · Lahore High Court · 1991-03-25Read full judgment →
• Akhtar Hussain vs The StateK.L.R. 1991 Criminal Cases 191 · Lahore High Court · 1990-07-21Read full judgment →
• Akhtar Hussain and 3 Other vs The StateK.L.R. 1991 Criminal Cases 300 · Lahore High Court · 1990-07-21Read full judgment →
• Akhtar Alias Akka Ete. vs The StateK.L.R. 1991 Criminal Cases 320 · Lahore High Court · 1990-06-11Read full judgment →
• Akhlaq Ahmad vs Superintendent, Central Jail, Kot Lakhpat, Lahore1991 MLD 737 · Lahore High Court · 1990-12-10Read full judgment →
• Akhlaq Ahmad vs Supdt Central Jail EtcK.L.R. 1991 Crimanal Cases 378 · Lahore High Court · 1990-12-10Read full judgment →
• Akhlaq Ahmad vs Government of Punjab EtcK.L.R. 1991 Criminal Cases 326 · Lahore High Court · 1990-12-10Read full judgment →
• Akhlaq Ahmad vs Government of Punjab and 2 others1991 MLD 739 · Lahore High Court · 1990-12-10
  constitutional petitioncriminal trial venueopen court principlejudicial independenceexecutive authoritytrial in jailjurisdictionnotification challenge
  Summary & questions settled

  This constitutional petition challenged a notification issued by the Government of Punjab, Home Department, directing a criminal trial under Sections 302/307/148/149, P.P.C., to be held within the premises of Central Jail, Kot Lakhpat. The core legal question was whether the executive government or its Home Secretary possessed the authority to unilaterally determine the venue of a criminal trial, particularly to shift it from an open court to a jail. The Lahore High Court held that such a power rests exclusively with the Presiding Judge or Magistrate under Section 352 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, read with the Rules and Orders of the Lahore High Court. The Court emphasized that criminal trials are generally to be held in open court, and while the presiding judicial officer may, for valid reasons, direct proceedings in camera or at a place like a jail, this requires obtaining sanction from the Government through the District Magistrate and informing the High Court. Executive authorities cannot unilaterally determine the venue of a trial, as this would undermine judicial independence. Consequently, the government's notification was declared without lawful authority.

  Questions settled

  • Does the Government or Home Secretary have the authority to unilaterally direct the venue of a criminal trial to be held in jail?
  • Can a criminal trial be held in a place other than an open court?
  • What is the role of the Presiding Judge or Magistrate in determining the venue of a criminal trial?
  • Does Section 352 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 empower executive authorities to change the venue of a criminal trial?
  • What is the procedure for a Presiding Judge or Magistrate to hold a criminal trial in a jail or in camera?
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• Akbar Shahbaz And 2 Others vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 412 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-02Read full judgment →
• Akbar Shah vs The State1991 P Cr. L J 550 · Lahore High Court · 1973-03-19Read full judgment →
• Akbar Ali Virk vs The Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal, Lahore and 31991 PLC 183 · Lahore High Court · 1990-06-02Read full judgment →
• Akbar Ali through Legal Heirs vs Bhalu through Legal Heirs and others1991 CLC 1155 · Lahore High Court · 1991-02-17Read full judgment →
• Akbar Ali Etc. vs Member Board of Revenue(K.L.R. 1991 Revenue Cases 1) · Lahore High Court · 1990-02-27Read full judgment →
• Akbar Ali and 5 others vs Forest Department through the Divisional1991 MLD 2154 · Lahore High Court · 1991-07-15Read full judgment →