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.

• Chahat Khan Etc vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 508 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-18Read full judgment →
• Chahat Khan And Others vs The State1989 MLD 839 · Lahore High Court · 1989-12-21Read full judgment →
• Ch. Nazir Ahmad through Legal Representatives vs Ch. Rehmat Ullah1989 PLD Lahore 250 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-22Read full judgment →
• Ch. Muhammad Sharif vs Licensing Authority1989 CLC 1068 · Lahore High Court · 1988-08-02Read full judgment →
• Ch. Muhammad Sadiq vs Income Tax Officer, Etc.PTCL 1989 CL. 486 · Lahore High Court · 1988-07-03Read full judgment →
• Ch. Muhammad Bakhsh vs Government of Punjab through Secretary, Education Department, Government of the Punjab, Lahore and 2 others1989 PLD Lahore 175 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-06
  statutory tenureshow cause noticeaudi alteram partemwrit petitionadministrative discretionrepatriationmandatory statutory requirement
  Summary & questions settled

  This writ petition challenged an order by the Controlling Authority that reduced the petitioner’s fixed tenure as Controller of Examinations and ordered his repatriation to the Education Department. The core legal question was whether the Controlling Authority could curtail the petitioner’s statutory tenure without providing him an opportunity to show cause, as required by the proviso to Section 14(2) of the Punjab Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education Act, 1976. The Court held that the impugned order was without lawful authority and of no legal effect. It ruled that the statutory requirement to provide an opportunity to show cause is a mandatory precondition for the exercise of the power to dismiss, remove, or reduce the tenure of an officer. The Court rejected the respondents' argument that an emergency justified bypassing this requirement, noting that no such emergency existed. The key principle laid down is that where a statute prescribes mandatory procedural requirements for the exercise of administrative power, those requirements must be strictly fulfilled; failure to do so renders the administrative action void, regardless of any subsequent attempts to justify the omission.

  Questions settled

  • Can a Controlling Authority reduce the fixed tenure of a statutory officer without providing an opportunity to show cause?
  • Does the power to appoint an officer imply an unrestricted power to remove them despite a fixed statutory tenure?
  • Is the failure to provide a show-cause notice curable by subsequent administrative actions?
  • Can an administrative authority bypass mandatory statutory procedural requirements by claiming an emergency that is not factually supported?
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• Ch. Muhammad Ameen vs Rent Controller And Other1989 MLD 4521 · Lahore High Court · -Read full judgment →
• Ch. Jaj Din vs Begum Nazir Ahmad Khan And Another1989 CLC 2436 · Lahore High Court · 1989-07-02Read full judgment →
• Ch. Eid Mohammad And Others+D2510 vs Mst. Sartaj Begum And Otherplaintiffs_S1989 MLD 3021 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-13Read full judgment →
• Ch. Bashir Ahmad vs Mst. Nasira Begum And Other1989 MLD 3179 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-27Read full judgment →
• Ch. Allah Ditta vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 2152 · Lahore High Court · 1981-06-14
  anticipatory bailinterim bailnon-bailable warrantsharassmentcriminal procedure
  Summary & questions settled

  This matter arises from an application filed by Ch. Allah Ditta seeking anticipatory bail apprehending arrest pursuant to non-bailable warrants of arrest issued by the Assistant Commissioner Zhob, Baluchistan. The petitioner asserted that he is a resident of Sargodha, has never visited Zhob, and that the warrants were issued to cause undue harassment through the manipulation of a third party. The core legal question concerned the propriety of granting interim pre-arrest relief to enable the petitioner to approach a competent court of jurisdiction. The Lahore High Court held that in the circumstances of the case, it was proper to grant interim anticipatory bail for a limited period to allow the petitioner to seek remedies in accordance with law. The key principle laid down is that interim pre-arrest bail may be granted to protect a petitioner from immediate arrest and harassment, enabling them to approach the appropriate forum for legal redress.

  Questions settled

  • Can the Lahore High Court grant interim anticipatory bail against non-bailable warrants issued by an authority in another province?
  • Whether interim pre-arrest bail can be granted to enable a petitioner to approach a competent court for legal remedy?
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• Ch. Abdul Sattar And Others vs Siraj Din1989 MLD 214 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-12Read full judgment →
• Cementation Intrafor And Others vs Indus Valley1989 MLD 4906 · Lahore High Court · 1989-05-16Read full judgment →
• Capt. Asadullah Khan And Another vs Akbar Ali Through L.Rs. And Another1989 MLD 123 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-31Read full judgment →
• Capt. (Retd.) Naqiullah vs Chairman, State Engineering Corporation1989 CLC 2384 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-12Read full judgment →
• Capital Sports Corporation, Sialkot (M/s.) vs Government Of PakistanPTCL 1989 CL. 144 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-29Read full judgment →
• Burhan Rasool vs Muhammad Ramzan And Other1989 MLD 2782 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-12Read full judgment →
• Buland Khan vs The Settlement Commissioner (Land) And Other1989 MLD 130 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-22Read full judgment →
• Bukhtiar Hussain Shah vs Aman Ullah Khara And 2 Other1989 MLD 128(1) · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-22Read full judgment →
• Budha Khan vs Feroze Din EtcK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 273 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-04Read full judgment →
• Budha Khan vs Feroze Din and others1989 P Cr. L J 2088 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-04Read full judgment →
• Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Lahore And Others1989 CLC 64 · Lahore High Court
  civil suit barjurisdiction of civil courtdisciplinary committeeeducational boardrejection of plaintmala fidesnatural justice
  Summary & questions settled

  This is an appeal against the order of the Additional District Judge, Lahore, which set aside the trial court's order rejecting the respondent's plaint. The respondent had filed a suit challenging the order of the Disciplinary Committee of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Lahore, disqualifying him from an examination and debarring him from future examinations. The core legal questions involve whether the civil court's jurisdiction is barred under Sections 28, 29, and 31 of Act XIII of 1976, and whether allegations of mala fides and lack of jurisdiction warranted setting aside the disciplinary action. The Lahore High Court held that the suit was barred by the statutory provisions, the allegations of mala fides lacked particulars, and the matter was already conclusively settled by a prior binding precedent of the High Court. Consequently, the appellate court's order was set aside, and the trial court's rejection of the plaint was restored. The key principle laid down is that civil courts cannot interfere with actions taken in good faith by statutory boards under protective statutory provisions unless specific exceptions like well-pleaded mala fides or jurisdictional defects are established.

  Questions settled

  • Whether a civil suit challenging the order of a disciplinary committee of an educational board is barred under Act XIII of 1976?
  • Does a general and unparticularized allegation of mala fides warrant interference with the statutory actions of a board?
  • Whether the lower appellate court is bound by a settled precedent of the High Court on the same matter?
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• Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education. vs The StateK.L.R 19X9 Civil Cases 132 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-06Read full judgment →
• Bibi Raisa vs The State1989 PLD Lahore 259 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-10Read full judgment →
• Besham Rasool vs Imam Bakhsh And Other1989 MLD 469 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-12Read full judgment →
• Belal and 2 others vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 72 · Lahore High Court · 1988-09-25Read full judgment →
• Batul Begum And Others vs Mst. Sardar Akhtar And Another1989 MLD 106 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-18Read full judgment →
• Bati Khan and 2 others vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 2140 · Lahore High Court · 1989-08-15Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ullah Khan vs Ahmad Nawaz Khan And Another1989 MLD 4851 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-14Read full judgment →
• Bashir Shah vs The State1989 MLD 4080 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-17Read full judgment →
• Bashir and anothers vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 2389 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-19Read full judgment →
• Bashir Alias Taddy vs The StateK.L.R. 1989 Criminal Cases 38 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-12Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmed vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 225 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-03Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad vs The State1989 MLD 2929 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-27Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1607 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-03Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad vs The StateK.L.R.1989 Criminal Cases 439 · Lahore High Court · 1989-05-10Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad vs The State1989 MLD 4805 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-07Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad vs Secretary to Government of the Punjab, Irrigation1989 PLC (C.S.) 46 · Lahore High Court · 1988-05-14Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad vs Province of Punjab EtcK.L.R 1989 Civil Cases 35 · Lahore High Court · 1988-02-03Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad vs PartabK.L.R 1989 Civil Cases 115 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-28Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad vs Muhammad Shafi1989 MLD 22 · Lahore High Court · 1988-07-05Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad vs Messrs Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd. And Other1989 MLD 3475 · Lahore High Court · 1980-05-15Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad And Others vs The State1989 MLD 4025 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-13Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad and others vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1783 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-13Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad And Others vs Imam Din And Other1989 MLD 451 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-07Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad and Other vs The StateK.L.R. 1989 Criminal Cases 46 · Lahore High Court · 1987-08-12Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad And Another vs Hafiz Muhammad Ibrahim1989 MLD 160 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-30Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad and 10 others vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 567 · Lahore High Court · 1988-06-07Read full judgment →
• Basharat Ali vs The State1989 MLD 718 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-21Read full judgment →
• Basharat Ali vs The StateK.L.R. 1989 Criminal Cases 308 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-21Read full judgment →
• Barkat and anothers vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 863 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-20Read full judgment →
• Barkat and Another vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 84 · Lahore High Court · 1989-11-20Read full judgment →
• Barkat Ali And Another vs Ch. Fazal Hussain And Another1989 CLC 1255 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-07Read full judgment →
• Baqa Muhammad vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1715 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-25Read full judgment →
• Banaras And 3 Others vs The State1989 MLD 3255 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-04Read full judgment →
• Bakhtiar Ahmad vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 446 · Lahore High Court · 1988-04-11Read full judgment →
• Bakhsh Ilahi vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 2134 · Lahore High Court · 1989-07-25Read full judgment →
• Bairam Khan Chaudhary vs Executive Committee of the Bar1989 PLD Lahore 311 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-19Read full judgment →
• Bahadur And Others vs The State1989 MLD 2699 · Lahore High Court · 1989-05-03Read full judgment →
• Baghu vs Sher Alias Shera And Other1989 CLC 457 · Lahore High Court · 1987-11-01Read full judgment →
• Bagh Ali vs The State And 3 Other1989 MLD 4404 · Lahore High Court · 1989-05-31Read full judgment →
• Bagh Ali And 3 Others vs Mst. Zaiban And 11 Other1989 CLC 1721 · Lahore High Court · 1989-05-29Read full judgment →
• Badloo vs Revenue Assistant /Assistant Settlement Commissioner And1989 CLC 144 · Lahore High Court · 1987-11-01Read full judgment →
• B.G. Francis And Others vs Government of Netherland And Other1989 CLC 129 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-16Read full judgment →
• Azmat Bibi and 2 others vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1605 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-22Read full judgment →
• Azizullah Khan And 2 Others vs The State1989 MLD 636 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-14Read full judgment →
• Aziz Begum And Others vs Custodian of Enemy Property And Other1989 MLD 931 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-30Read full judgment →
• Azhar Mohsin vs The State1989 MLD 4033(1) · Lahore High Court · 1989-05-30Read full judgment →
• Azhar Hussain Nasim And Another vs Judge Family Court1989 MLD 345 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-30Read full judgment →
• Azeem Khatoon And Another vs Muhammad Amin And Other1989 MLD 3080 · Lahore High Court · 1986-05-25Read full judgment →
• Ayub Ali Khan And Of Heirs vs Brig. Gul Sher Khan And Other1989 MLD 261 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-06Read full judgment →
• Avid Iqbal and anothers vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1395 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-14Read full judgment →
• Aurangzeb vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1727 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-24Read full judgment →
• Attar Khan vs The StateK.L.R.1989 Criminal Cases 443 · Lahore High Court · 1989-05-30Read full judgment →
• Attar Khan vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 2354 · Lahore High Court · 1989-05-30Read full judgment →
• Atta Muhammad vs Ali Sher And Other1989 MLD 4504 · Lahore High Court · 1989-05-17Read full judgment →
• Atta Muhammad Etc. vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 688 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-28Read full judgment →
• Atta Muhammad and Other vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Cirminal cases 87 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-31Read full judgment →
• Ata Muhammad vs Town Committee, Bhalwal1989 MLD 4587 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-14Read full judgment →
• Ata Muhammad vs The State1989 MLD 3727 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-17Read full judgment →
• Ata Muhammad vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1674 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-13Read full judgment →
• Ata Muhammad and others vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 2401 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-25Read full judgment →
• Ata Mohammad vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 684 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-17Read full judgment →
• Assistant Collector, Kharian vs Bagh Ali1989 MLD 4120 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-17Read full judgment →
• Aslam Masih vs The State1989 MLD 4169(1) · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-21Read full judgment →
• Aslam Khan And Others vs The State1989 MLD 2716 · Lahore High Court · 1989-05-04Read full judgment →
• Ashraf Ali Shah vs Noor Muhammad And Other1989 MLD 3088 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-05Read full judgment →
• Ashiq Hussain Shah vs The State1989 MLD 717 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-15Read full judgment →
• Ashiq Hussain Shah vs The StateK.L.R. 1989 Criminal Cases 317 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-15Read full judgment →
• Ashiq Hussain Shah vs StateK.L.R. 1989 Criminal Cases 260(1) · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-15Read full judgment →
• Ashiq Etc vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 184 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-11Read full judgment →
• Ashiq and others vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1611 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-11Read full judgment →
• Ashiq Ali and others vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 983 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-10Read full judgment →
• Ashio Hussain and others vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 28 · Lahore High Court · 1988-06-28Read full judgment →
• Ashfaq alias Mithoo and 2 others vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 311 · Lahore High Court · 1988-05-16Read full judgment →
• Ashfaq Ahmed Alias Shakoo vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Shariat Cases 64 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-28Read full judgment →
• Ashfaq Ahmad vs The State1989 MLD 4187 · Lahore High Court · 1989-07-19Read full judgment →
• Ashfaq Ahmad vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 678 · Lahore High Court · 1989-07-19Read full judgment →
• Ashfaq Ahmad Bajwa vs Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal1989 MLD 296 · Lahore High Court · 1988-06-21Read full judgment →
• Asghar All vs Additional District Judge And Other1989 MLD 3044 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-21Read full judgment →