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- Gamoo vs The State1989 MLD 4932 · Lahore High Court · 1979-11-10Read full judgment →
- Gaman And Others vs Province of Punjab And Other1989 MLD 4605 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-25Read full judgment →
- Friends Sons and Partnership Concern vs The Deputy Collector, Central Excise and Sales Tax, Lahore and 3 others1989 PTD 961 · Lahore High Court · 1980-07-01Read full judgment →
- Friends Construction Company vs Commissioner of Income-Tax and others1989 PTD 843 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-18Read full judgment →
- Friend Sons (M/s.) And Other vs The Deputy Collector, Central Excise &PTCL 1989 CL. 385 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
- Francis Masih vs The State1989 MLD 3724 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-22Read full judgment →
- Fida Hussain vs The StateK.L.R.1989 Criminal Cases 396 · Lahore High Court · 1988-05-24Read full judgment →
- Fida Hussain vs Earyam1989 CLC 1085 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-18Read full judgment →
- Feroze Khan and Another vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 726 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-27Read full judgment →
- Federation of Pakistan vs Khawaja Muhammad Yousaf And 4 Other1989 CLC 2249 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-12Read full judgment →
- Fazal Muhammad And Others vs Ghulam Through Legal Heirs1989 MLD 3434 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-10Read full judgment →
- Fazal Hussain vs Karim And 17 Other1989 MLD 1093 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-22Read full judgment →
- Fazal Haig vs Pakistan Engineering Co. Ltd. and others1989 PLC 490 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-15Read full judgment →
- Fazal Elahi and anothers vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1147 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-15Read full judgment →
- Fazal Dad And Another vs Rehmat Khan1989 CLC 988 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-19Read full judgment →
- Fazal Abbas vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1801 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-18Read full judgment →
- Fauzia Jamil vs Syed Farhat Hussain Shah Bokhari and another1989 P Cr. L J 1736 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-26Read full judgment →
Summary & questions settled
This petition under Section 491 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 was filed seeking the restoration of custody of a minor child, Shah Rukh, to his mother, the petitioner, following her divorce from the respondent. The core legal question was whether the High Court should exercise its extraordinary jurisdiction to restore custody of a minor child to the mother when such custody was allegedly disturbed illegally, despite the existence of alternative remedies under the Guardians and Wards Act. The Court held that the petition should be allowed, ordering the immediate restoration of the minor's custody to the mother. The Court reasoned that the minor, being under three years of age, required the care of his biological mother, who is entitled to custody under Islamic law until the child reaches seven years of age. The Court established the principle that while disputes regarding guardianship are ordinarily to be decided by a Guardian Court, the High Court may intervene in exceptional cases to restore custody that has been disturbed illegally or improperly, pending a final determination of the child's welfare by the competent court.
Questions settled- Can the High Court exercise jurisdiction under Section 491 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 to restore the custody of a minor child?
- Is a mother entitled to the custody of a male child under the age of seven years under Mahomedan Law?
- Does the existence of the Guardians and Wards Act 1890 preclude the High Court from intervening in exceptional cases of illegal custody of a minor?
- Fauji Foundation Trust vs The Government of Pakistan and 2 others1989 PTD 1299 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-17Read full judgment →
- Fauji Foundation Trust (M/s.) vs The Government Of Pakistan And TwoPTCL1989 CL. 701 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-17Read full judgment →
- Fatta And 3 Others vs The State1989 MLD 4012 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-10Read full judgment →
- Fatima Bibi vs Noor Dad1989 MLD 2945 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-24Read full judgment →
- Fatima Bibi And Others vs Muhammad Sabir And Other1989 MLD 2958 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-17Read full judgment →
- Fateh Sher Etc. vs Mst. Aziz BegumK.L.R 1989 Revenue Cases 87 · Lahore High Court · 1984-06-06Read full judgment →
- Fateh Muhammad vs Abdul Sattar1989 MLD 4772 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-12Read full judgment →
- Fateh Muhammad Shah vs Mst. Noor Bukht1989M L D 5002 · Lahore High Court · 1985-05-22Read full judgment →
- Fateh Muhammad and others vs Deputy Commissioner. Toba Tek Singh1989 PLD Lahore 473 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-11Read full judgment →
- Fateh Bibi vs Haji Sawal Khan And Other1989 MLD 3686 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-11Read full judgment →
- Farzand Ali Etc vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 354 · Lahore High Court · 1988-08-31Read full judgment →
- Farzand Ali and others vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 2084 · Lahore High Court · 1988-08-31Read full judgment →
- Farzand Ali and another vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 484 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-28Read full judgment →
- Farzana Shaheen vs Malik Muhammad Iobal1989 MLD 3888 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-01Read full judgment →
- Faryad Ali Babar And Others vs The State1989 MLD 3249 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-29Read full judgment →
- Farooq vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 57 · Lahore High Court · 1989-09-19Read full judgment →
- Farooq and others vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 638 · Lahore High Court · 1988-09-19Read full judgment →
- Farman And Others vs The State1989 MLD 2712 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-14Read full judgment →
- Farman Ali and others vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 727 · Lahore High Court · 1988-07-10Read full judgment →
- Farid Ahmed vs Additional District Judge And Other1989 MLD 3048 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-04Read full judgment →
- Faqirullah vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 438 · Lahore High Court · 1988-06-01Read full judgment →
- Faqir Muhammad vs The Distt. Judge, Kasur Etc.K.L.R 1989 Revenue Cases 35 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-15Read full judgment →
- Faqir Muhammad vs The District Judge, Kasur1989 MLD 184 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-15Read full judgment →
- Faqir Muhammad Etc vs Ghulam MuhammadK.L.R 1989 Revenue Cases 52 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-04Read full judgment →
- Faqir Bakhsh And Another vs The State1989 MLD 822 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-27Read full judgment →
- Falak Sher vs The State1989 MLD 4467 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-10Read full judgment →
- Falak Sher And Others vs The State1989 MLD 4634 · Lahore High Court · 1989-07-10Read full judgment →
- Falak Sher and Other vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Shariat Cases 52 · Lahore High Court · 1989-07-10Read full judgment →
- Fajjar Ali vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 149 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-16Read full judgment →
- Fajjar Ali and 3 others vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1405 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-16Read full judgment →
- Faizullah Khan vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 2217 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-06Read full judgment →
- Faiz Ullah Khan vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 511 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-06Read full judgment →
- Faiz Ullah Khan And 3 Others vs Pakistan Air Force through Secretary1989 MLD 2956 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-16Read full judgment →
- Faiz Rasul vs The State1989 MLD 2697 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-21Read full judgment →
- Faiz Muhammad and Another vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 18 · Lahore High Court · 1987-10-20Read full judgment →
- Faiz Muhammad and 4 others vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 564 · Lahore High Court · 1988-08-08Read full judgment →
- Faiz Bakhsh and 5 others vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 647 · Lahore High Court · 1988-08-01Read full judgment →
- Faiz Ahmad vs The StateK.L.R. 1989 CRIMINAL Cases 315 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-23Read full judgment →
- Faiz Ahmad vs Punjab Government and 2 others1989 PLC 126 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-15Read full judgment →
- Erum Naveed And Another vs The State1989 ML D 100 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-13Read full judgment →
- Eorge Masih alias Jhara vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 292 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-05Read full judgment →
- Ellahi Bakhsh vs Sultan And Other1989 CLC 787 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-21Read full judgment →
- Ejaz Ahmad Khan Etc vs Shaukat AliK.L.R 1989 Revenue Cases 58 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-20Read full judgment →
- Ehsanulhaq and others vs Muhammad Hassan1989 P Cr. L J 1857 · Lahore High Court · 1988-05-10Read full judgment →
- Ehsan Ul Haq and Other vs Muhammad HassanK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 251 · Lahore High Court · 1988-05-10Read full judgment →
- Ehsan Ahmad vs The State1989 MLD 4079 · Lahore High Court · 1989-08-20Read full judgment →
- Duke Sports (Pvt.) Ltd. vs Silver Star Enterprises (Pvt.) Ltd.1989 MLD 3493 · Lahore High Court · 1989-05-21Read full judgment →
- Dr. S.S. Naeemul Hamid vs Mst. Tahira Sultana And Other1989 MLD 3441 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-22Read full judgment →
- Dr. Riaz Hussain Naik vs Governing Body, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore and others1989 PLC (C.S.) 527 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
- Dr. Muhammad Rafi-Ud-Din Quraishi vs Government of Punjab and others1989 PLC (C.S.) 785 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-24Read full judgment →
- Dr. Muhammad Nawaz Anjum vs Government of Punjab1989 PLC (C.S.) 878 · Lahore High Court · 1989-07-19Read full judgment →
- Dr. Muhammad Athar Khan vs Gulzar Ahmad Bokhari And 4 Other1989 MLD 3654 · Lahore High Court · 1988-01-25Read full judgment →
- Dr. Mst. Atia Sultana vs Muhammad Siddique And 3 Other1989 MLD 3850 · Lahore High Court · 1988-05-07Read full judgment →
- Dr. Mansoor Akhtar vs Secretary, Health and others1989 PLC (C.S.) 287 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-19Read full judgment →
- DR. Mansoor Akhtar vs Secretary Heaith Etc.K.L.R 1989 Labour and Service Cases 47 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-08Read full judgment →
- Dr. Mansoor Akhtar vs Government of Punjab1989 PLC (C.S.) 901 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-04Read full judgment →
- Dr. Imdad Ali vs Mst. Nawab Jahan Begum And Other1989 CLC 22 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-16Read full judgment →
- Dr. Aman Ul Haq and 2 others vs Punjab Public Service Commission and anothers1989 PLD Lahore 196 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-24Read full judgment →
Summary & questions settled
This constitutional petition challenged the Punjab Public Service Commission’s decision to exclude the petitioners from a list of recommended candidates for Medical Officer and Demonstrator positions. The petitioners argued that their initial inclusion created a vested right, invoking the principle of locus poenitentiae to prevent subsequent removal. The core legal question was whether administrative errors, such as incorrect mark tabulation or failure to meet minimum qualifying criteria, could create enforceable legal rights for the petitioners. The Court found that the petitioners’ inclusion resulted from factual errors and administrative mistakes, noting that some petitioners had failed the viva voce examination. The Court held that the principle of locus poenitentiae is inapplicable where an order is void, a nullity, or based on an error. It ruled that no legal right can be built upon a void order, and the Court will not exercise its equitable jurisdiction to assist petitioners in benefiting from administrative errors at the expense of others. Consequently, the petition was dismissed, emphasizing that the Commission has the authority to rectify its own mistakes.
Questions settled- Can the principle of locus poenitentiae be invoked to protect an order based on a factual error or administrative mistake?
- Does an erroneous inclusion in a list of successful candidates create an enforceable legal right?
- Can a court exercise its equitable jurisdiction to uphold a benefit derived from an administrative error?
- Is it necessary to implead adversely affected parties in a constitutional petition challenging a selection process?
- Dr. Ahsan Waheed Rathore vs Government of Punjab and others1989 PLC (C.S.) 672 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-17Read full judgment →
- Dost Muhammad vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 707 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-03Read full judgment →
- Dost Muhammad and 4 others vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1602 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-14Read full judgment →
- Dost Muhammad And 2 Others vs The State1989 MLD 2736 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-05Read full judgment →
- Dost Muhammad alias Dosa vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1784 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-29Read full judgment →
- District Gurdaspur Mahajareen Co Operative House Building Society1989 MLD 938 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-04Read full judgment →
- Dilwash vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1137 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-13Read full judgment →
- Dilawar Hussain and 2 others vs Superintendent, New Central Jail, Bahawalpur and 2 others1989 P Cr. L J 2138 · Lahore High Court · 1989-08-21Read full judgment →
- Dil Ara Begum vs Shaukat Ali Beg And Other1989 CLC 991 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-17Read full judgment →
- Di Angelo Tomasoo Italian vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 840 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-27Read full judgment →
Summary & questions settled
This criminal appeal concerns an Italian national convicted by the Special Judge, Customs, Lahore, for attempting to smuggle three kilograms of heroin out of Pakistan, an offence under section 156(1)8 of the Customs Act, 1969. The appellant was originally sentenced to four years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rupees ten thousand, with a default clause for non-payment. Upon appeal, the appellant did not challenge the conviction but sought a reduction in the sentence, citing his status as a foreign national, his prolonged detention as an under-trial and convict, his inability to pay the fine due to destitution, and the likelihood of further penalization upon his return to Italy. The Court, finding no reason to disturb the conviction, focused solely on the quantum of the sentence. Considering the appellant's circumstances, including his language barrier and the time already served, the Court exercised its discretion to reduce the sentence of imprisonment to the period already undergone and halved the fine, stipulating a reduced default sentence of one month of simple imprisonment.
Questions settled- Can a court reduce a sentence of imprisonment to the period already undergone for a foreign national convicted of smuggling?
- Does the appellate court have the discretion to reduce a fine imposed under the Customs Act 1969 based on the appellant's financial destitution?
- Is a conviction under the Customs Act 1969 subject to sentence mitigation if the appellant does not challenge the conviction itself?
- Controlling Authority/Collector, Sialkot vs Chairman, Arbitration1989 MLD 145 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-16Read full judgment →
- Commissioner of Income-Tax, Lahore Zone, Lahore vs Kamran Steel Re-1989 PTD 521 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-11Read full judgment →
Summary & questions settled
This judgment disposes of three reference applications under section 136(2) of the Income Tax Ordinance, 1979, filed by the Commissioner of Income Tax against an order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal. The core legal questions concerned whether the Tribunal was justified in holding that the assessee re-rolling mill carried out work on behalf of others based on past history, and whether the cancellation of penalties imposed under section 111 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 1979, was legally valid. The Lahore High Court held that the Tribunal's findings regarding the nature of the business and the existence of re-rolling for third parties were pure questions of fact based on the assessee's past history and proper evaluation of evidence. Furthermore, the Court held that penalty proceedings are quasi-criminal in nature, requiring independent cogent evidence of concealment, which the Department failed to provide once the primary assessment basis was set aside. Consequently, the Court ruled that no questions of law arose from the Tribunal's order and dismissed all reference applications.
Questions settled- Whether a finding by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal regarding the bifurcation of a business's production based on past history constitutes a question of law or a question of fact?
- Can a penalty under section 111 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 1979 be sustained when the foundational finding regarding the concealment of income has been reversed by the Tribunal?
- What is the standard of evidence required to establish concealment of income for the imposition of penalties in tax proceedings?
- Commissioenr of Income-Tax vs Weighing Equipment Corporation1989 PTD 878 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-22Read full judgment →
- Commercial Pipe (Pvt) Ltd. (M/s.) vs Federal Government Of Pakistan Etc.PTCL1989CL. 119 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-02Read full judgment →
- Col. Rtd. Muhammad Nawaz vs Member, Board of Revenue (Colonies), Punjab1989 MLD 3480 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-31Read full judgment →
- Col. (Rtd.) Ashfaq Ali Sayyed and others vs Akram H. Sayyed and 10 others1989 PLD Lahore 255 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-04Read full judgment →
- Chuhar and another vs Additional Sessions Judge and another1989 P Cr. L J 2446 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-10Read full judgment →
- Chiragh Din vs Settlement Commissioner And Other1989 MLD 4590 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-23Read full judgment →
- Chiragh And Another vs Punjab Board of Revenue And Other1989 CLC 2463 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-12Read full judgment →
- Chaudhary Sharif Ahmad vs Islamic Republic of Pakistan Through Secretary, Ministry Of Industries And Natural Resources Islamabad And Another1989 MLD 902 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-06Read full judgment →
- Channa N vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 600 · Lahore High Court · 1988-03-16Read full judgment →
- Channa Masih vs The State1989 MLD 4171 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-09Read full judgment →
- Chalid Hussain and others vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 772 · Lahore High Court · 1988-05-25Read full judgment →
- Chairman, Pakistan Railways and another vs Punjab Labour Court and 2 others1989 PLC 336 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-12Read full judgment →
- Chairman, District Council, Rahim Yar Khan And Another vs United1989 CLC 1397 · Lahore High Court · 1987-10-03Read full judgment →
Summary & questions settled
This revision petition challenged the concurrent findings of the lower courts, which declared a professional tax imposed by the District Council, Rahim Yar Khan, on the respondent-bank as illegal and void. The petitioner, a District Council, had levied the tax under the Punjab Local Government Ordinance, 1979. The core legal question was whether nationalized banks, being under the ownership and control of the Federal Government, are immune from professional taxes imposed by local bodies deriving authority from provincial legislation. Relying on Article 165 of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973, the Court held that the Federal Government’s property and income are exempt from taxation by Provincial Assemblies or their subordinate bodies. The Court determined that since the Banks (Nationalization) Act, 1974, transferred the management and control of banks to the Federal Government, they enjoy constitutional immunity. Furthermore, the Court clarified that Article 165-A, which empowers Parliament to tax such institutions, does not conflict with or negate the exemption granted under Article 165 regarding taxes imposed by provincial authorities. Consequently, the revision petition was dismissed, affirming the lower courts' decisions.
Questions settled- Are nationalized banks immune from professional tax imposed by a District Council under provincial legislation?
- Does Article 165-A of the Constitution of Pakistan 1973 override the tax exemption granted to the Federal Government under Article 165 regarding provincial taxes?
- Does the vesting of ownership and control of banks in the Federal Government under the Banks (Nationalization) Act 1974 confer constitutional tax immunity upon those banks?