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.

• Syed Basit Shah And Others vs The Chief Administrator of Auoaf, Punjab, Lahore1989 CLC 2259 · Lahore High Court · 1989-07-30Read full judgment →
• Syed Alamdar Hussain Shah vs The State1989 MLD 4078 · Lahore High Court · 1989-08-27Read full judgment →
• Sultan Muhammad Khan vs Sultan Mubarik and others1989 PLD Lahore 301 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-14Read full judgment →
• Sultan Mahmood vs The State1989 MLD 4786 · Lahore High Court · 1989-07-02Read full judgment →
• Sultan and others vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 664 · Lahore High Court · 1988-09-12Read full judgment →
• Sultan alias Jagga and another vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 703 · Lahore High Court · 1988-07-19Read full judgment →
• Sultan Ali And Others vs Rashid Ahmad And Other1989 MLD 3985 · Lahore High Court · 1989-05-17Read full judgment →
• Sultan Ahmad vs Ghulam Nabi1989 MLD 1051 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-13Read full judgment →
• Sultan Ahmad Khan vs The State1989 MLD 2795 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-18Read full judgment →
• Sultan Ahmad Etc vs Qasim AliK.L.R 1989 Revenue Cases 109 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-31Read full judgment →
• Sultan Ahmad and another vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1851 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-14Read full judgment →
• Suleman Khan vs The State1989 MLD 4787 · Lahore High Court · 1989-07-05Read full judgment →
• Suleman And. Others vs Muhammad Siddique1989 MLD 3052 · Lahore High Court · 1975-03-11Read full judgment →
• Sufaid Khan And Others vs Member, Board of Revenue (Consolidation)1989 MLD 3485 · Lahore High Court · 1982-03-29Read full judgment →
• Subedar vs Mian Inam Elahi and others1989 PLD Lahore 309 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-20Read full judgment →
• Subah Sadiq Khan vs Punjab Public Service Commission And Other1989 MLD 3859 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-24Read full judgment →
• Suba vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 2256 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-06Read full judgment →
• State vs Zahid Hussain1989 PLD Lahore 242 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-27Read full judgment →
• State vs Muhammad Aslam and 3 others1989 P Cr. L J 1317 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-01Read full judgment →
• State vs Mian Abbas Ahmad, Advocate1989 PLD Lahore 376 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-23Read full judgment →
• State vs Abdul Ghafoor1989 MLD 652 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-05Read full judgment →
• Special Court (Offences In Banks) Syed Iftikhar Hussain Tirmazi vs The State1989 MLD 4957 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-15Read full judgment →
• Sosan vs The State1989 MLD 4864 · Lahore High Court · -Read full judgment →
• Soofi Noor Muhammad vs Additional District and Sessions Judge-I1989 PLD Lahore 34 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-30Read full judgment →
• Sohni And Another vs The State1989 MLD 4082 · Lahore High Court · 1989-08-09Read full judgment →
• Sohawa vs Pakistan1989 MLD 3419 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-11Read full judgment →
• Sohawa (Deceased) Etc. vs Inayat Ali Etc.(K.L.R 1989 Revenue Cases - 30) · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-29Read full judgment →
• Sohail Azam vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1570 · Lahore High Court · 1988-09-20Read full judgment →
• Siraj Din vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Shariat Cases 8 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-09Read full judgment →
• Siraj Din vs Member Board of Revenue, PunjabK.L.R 1989 Revenue Cases 55 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-06Read full judgment →
• Sikandar Hayat vs The State1989 MLD 4637(1) · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-12Read full judgment →
• Sikandar Hayat vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Shariat Cases 62 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-12Read full judgment →
• Sikandar Ali vs The State1989 MLD 644 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-01Read full judgment →
• Sikandar Ali Khan and another vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1001 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-03Read full judgment →
• Sikandar Ali Etc vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 171 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-03Read full judgment →
• Siddique Javaid, And Others vs Muhammad Yunis And Other1989 MLD 4705 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-06Read full judgment →
• Shera and anothers vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 678 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-07Read full judgment →
• Sher, Muhammad And Another vs The State1989 MLD 4061 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-23Read full judgment →
• Sher Muhammad vs The State1989 MLD 3252 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-24Read full judgment →
• Sher Muhammad vs Sh. Muhammad Aslam And Other1989 MLD 4508 · Lahore High Court · 1989-05-20Read full judgment →
• Sher Etc vs Mehr Muhammad Arif Etc.K.L.R 1989 Revenue Cases 57 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-06Read full judgment →
• Sheikh Altaf vs Superintendent of Police, Vehari and others1989 P Cr. L J 852 · Lahore High Court · 1988-01-16Read full judgment →
• Sheikh Altaf vs Superintendent of Police Vehari, and OtherK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 1 · Lahore High Court · 1988-01-16Read full judgment →
• Shauqeen vs The State1989 MLD 2853 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-17Read full judgment →
• Shaukat Hussain Qureshi vs Additional District Judge And Other1989 MLD 4537 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-05Read full judgment →
• Shaukat Hussain Khan vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 312 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-10Read full judgment →
• Shaukat ALl vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 769 · Lahore High Court · 1988-08-13Read full judgment →
• Shaukat Ali vs The State1989 MLD 4681(2) · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-14Read full judgment →
• Shaukat Ali vs Deputy Commissioner, Sargodha and 28 others1989 PLD Lahore 139 · Lahore High Court · 1987-08-25Read full judgment →
• Shaukat Ali vs Abdul HaqK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 67 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-06Read full judgment →
• Shaukat Ali And Others vs Muhammad Sharif And Other1989 MLD 4175 · Lahore High Court · 1989-05-10Read full judgment →
• Shaukat Ali and another vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1874 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-14Read full judgment →
• Sharif Muhammad vs Khuda Bakhsh Represented By His Legal Heirs And 31989 CLC 2092 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-18Read full judgment →
• Sharif Mohammad vs Khuda Bakhsh EtcK.L.R 1989 Revenue Cases 160 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-18Read full judgment →
• Sharaf Din vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 173 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-09Read full judgment →
• Sharaf Din and another vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1067 · Lahore High Court · 1988-01-09Read full judgment →
• Shan Muhamivlad vs District Magistrate, Bahawalnagar and others1989 P Cr. L J 554 · Lahore High Court · 1988-07-18Read full judgment →
• Shamsher Ali vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 520 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-20Read full judgment →
• Shamman vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 704 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-17Read full judgment →
• Shamir And Others vs The State1989 MLD 722 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-28Read full judgment →
• Shameer and others vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1256 · Lahore High Court · 1988-05-01
  preparation for dacoityassembly for dacoitycriminal appealfirearms possessionburden of proofinsufficient evidence
  Summary & questions settled

  This criminal appeal challenges the conviction and sentences of the appellants under sections 399 and 402 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860, handed down by the Special Court for Speedy Trials, Faisalabad. The prosecution alleged that the appellants were apprehended at night on a public road while armed with various firearms and that they had assembled for the purpose of committing dacoity. The core legal question before the court was whether the mere assembly of persons armed with firearms on a thoroughfare, without further evidence of intent or overt acts, is sufficient to establish the offences of preparation for dacoity and assembling for dacoity. The Lahore High Court held that the prosecution failed to prove that the appellants made preparations for dacoity or that their assembly was for the purpose of committing dacoity, as mere possession of firearms at a public place is insufficient to establish these specific statutory ingredients. Consequently, the court accepted the appeal, set aside the convictions and sentences, and ordered the immediate release of the appellants. The key principle laid down is that to sustain a conviction under sections 399 and 402 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860, the prosecution must independently prove the specific intention and preparation to commit dacoity, which cannot be presumed merely from the presence of an armed assembly.

  Questions settled

  • Is the mere possession of firearms by a group of persons sufficient to prove preparation for committing dacoity under Section 399 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860?
  • Can an assembly of five or more armed persons on a public road alone sustain a conviction under Section 402 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860 without evidence of the purpose of the assembly?
  • What are the essential ingredients that the prosecution must prove to establish an offence under Section 402 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860?
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• Shambilid Ghori and anothers vs Mst. Tayyaba Begum1989 PLD Lahore 478 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-12Read full judgment →
• Shakir Etc. vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 704 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-14Read full judgment →
• Shakir And Others vs The State1989 MLD 2676 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-14Read full judgment →
• Shakil Anjum vs The ST a Te1989 PLD Lahore 432 · Lahore High Court · 1989-05-24Read full judgment →
• Shakil Ahmad And Others vs Shukar Din1989 MLD 3758 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-19Read full judgment →
• Shakeel Ahmad And Another vs The State1989 MLD 806 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-18Read full judgment →
• Shahjahan Khan vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 2310 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-10Read full judgment →
• Shahid Mehmood and anothers vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1157 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-18Read full judgment →
• Shahbaz vs The State1989 MLD 4013 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-03Read full judgment →
• Shahbaz Masih vs Zulfioar Alias Zappa And 4 Other1989 MLD 710 · Lahore High Court · 1988-04-27Read full judgment →
• Shahbaz Baig vs Bashir Ahmad1989 MLD 3827 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-23Read full judgment →
• Shahbaz Ahmad vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 199 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-10Read full judgment →
• Shahadat Ali and 2 others vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1683 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-15Read full judgment →
• Shah Muhammad vs The State1989 MLD 2923 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-08Read full judgment →
• Shah Muhammad vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 465 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-29Read full judgment →
• Shah Muhammad vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 541 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-08Read full judgment →
• Shah Muhammad vs The State1989 MLD 4784 · Lahore High Court · 1989-07-22Read full judgment →
• Shah Muhammad vs Election Tribunal And 3 Other1989 MLD 470 · Lahore High Court · 1984-06-10Read full judgment →
• Shah Muhammad Etc vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 215 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-19Read full judgment →
• Shah Muhammad And Others vs The State And Another1989 MLD 597 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-19Read full judgment →
• Shah Jehan vs The StateK.L.R.1989 Shariat Cases 9 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-06Read full judgment →
• Shah Jahan Khan vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 486 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-10Read full judgment →
• Shams vs Winston Bakhsh1989 PLD Lahore 523 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-18Read full judgment →
• Shah Alam Khan vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 465 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-25Read full judgment →
• Shafiq Ahmad vs Jamiat Icha14 And Other1989 CLC 1356 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-04Read full judgment →
• Shadoo Muhammad Khan vs Ganmoon And 2 Other1989 MLD 4624 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-18
  memorandum of appealpower of attorneyprocedural irregularitydefective verificationsigning of pleadingspre-emption suitrejection of plaint
  Summary & questions settled

  The appellant filed a suit for pre-emption which was initially decreed, but subsequently dismissed after remand. An appeal filed before the District Judge was dismissed on the ground that it had not been presented by a duly authorized person. In the High Court, the core legal question concerned whether defects or omissions in the signing, verification, presentation, or power of attorney relating to plaints, petitions, and memorandum of appeals render them void or merit dismissal. The court held that procedural defects such as non-signing, defective signing, absence of a power of attorney, or improper presentation are merely technical irregularities relating to procedure rather than matters of substance, and they do not furnish a basis for the rejection or dismissal of a plaint, application, or memorandum of appeal since such defects are curable at any stage. The appeal was accordingly accepted and the matter remanded. The key principle laid down is that procedural rules in the Code of Civil Procedure are designed for the advancement of justice and should not be permitted to operate in a manner that defeats the ends of justice.

  Questions settled

  • Does the non-signing or defective signing of a plaint or memorandum of appeal render it a nullity or void?
  • Are defects relating to the presentation, signing, and verification of pleadings merely curable procedural irregularities?
  • Can a defect in a power of attorney or vakalatnama be rectified or cured subsequently during the proceedings?
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• Shabir Ahmad vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1508 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-29Read full judgment →
• Shabbir Masih And Others vs The State1989 MLD 4643 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-14Read full judgment →
• Shabbir Mash vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 694 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-14Read full judgment →
• Shabbir Hussain vs Mst. Shahnaz Parveen and another1989 P Cr. L J 1689 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-27
  habeas corpuscustody of minortender ageSection 491 CrPCguardians and wardsterritorial jurisdictionefficacious remedy
  Summary & questions settled

  This Intra-Court Appeal challenged a Single Judge's order directing the appellant to restore the custody of a minor child to her mother. The appellant contended that the petition was not maintainable due to the availability of an alternative remedy under the Guardians and Wards Act 1890 and challenged the territorial jurisdiction of the High Court. The Court held that the availability of an alternative remedy before a Guardian Judge does not bar the High Court from exercising its jurisdiction under Section 491 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898, particularly regarding the custody of a minor of tender age. The Court emphasized that the remedy under Section 491 is more efficacious and speedy. Furthermore, the Court found the petition was filed within the proper territorial jurisdiction as the minor was removed from the mother's lawful custody at Arifwala. The Court affirmed the custody order, noting it was without prejudice to the parties' rights to seek final adjudication from a Guardian Judge, and directed that any future custody proceedings be expedited.

  Questions settled

  • Does the availability of an alternative remedy under the Guardians and Wards Act 1890 bar a High Court from exercising jurisdiction under Section 491 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 for the custody of a minor?
  • Can a challenge to territorial jurisdiction be raised for the first time in an Intra-Court Appeal?
  • Is the remedy under Section 491 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 considered more efficacious than proceedings before a Guardian Judge for the custody of a suckling baby?
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• Shabbir Ahmad vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1418 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-05Read full judgment →
• Sh. Mumtaz Ahmad Through Legal Heir And Others vs Mst. Mubarak1989 MLD 3037 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-07Read full judgment →
• Sh. Muhammad Ya000b Khan vs Municipal Committee and others1989 PLC (C.S.) 837 · Lahore High Court · 1989-05-31Read full judgment →
• Sh. Muhammad Riaz Diwana Through His Legal Heirs vs Sh. Muhammad1989 MLD 3663 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-26Read full judgment →
• Sh. Muhammad Mazhar Ul Haq vs Sh. Ijazulhaq And, Other1989 MLD 3522 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-27Read full judgment →
• Sh. Muhammad Ibrahim Kohli vs Additional District Judge, And Other1989 CLC 49 · Lahore High Court · 1988-05-16Read full judgment →
• Sh. Abdul Aziz vs Bashir Ahmad1989 CLC 103 · Lahore High Court · 1988-03-16Read full judgment →
• SH a HN Awa Z vs Amir Muhammad and others1989 PLD Lahore 209 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-08Read full judgment →
• Sevenup Bottling (Pvt.) Ltd. and 13 others vs The Collector, Central1989 PLD Lahore 81 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-02Read full judgment →