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.

• Ahmad Yar And 4 Others vs Rasool Bakhsh And Other1989 MLD 1043 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-14Read full judgment →
• Ahmad vs The StateK.L.R 19S9 Criminal Cases 74 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-13Read full judgment →
• Ahmad Shah vs Anwar ShahK.L.R 1989 Civil Cases 60 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-17Read full judgment →
• Ahmad Shah vs Anwar Shah And Other1989 MLD 975 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-17Read full judgment →
• Ahmad Khan Etc. vs The StateK.L.R. 1989 Criminal Cases 738 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-27Read full judgment →
• Ahmad Khan And Another vs The State1989 MLD 3720 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-28Read full judgment →
• Ahmad Hussain vs Haq Nawaz And Other1989 CLC795 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-13Read full judgment →
• Ahmad Hayat vs The State1989 MLD 3244 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-19Read full judgment →
• Ahmad Hayat And Others vs Muhammad Bakhsh1989 MLD 471 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-07Read full judgment →
• Ahmad Din vs Muhammad Siddioue1989 MLD 4870 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-04Read full judgment →
• Ahmad Din vs Muhammad Saleem And Other1989 MLD 3264 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-17Read full judgment →
• Ahmad Din vs Aleemuddin1989 MLD 257 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-10Read full judgment →
• Ahmad Bakhsh vs Ghulam Rasool And 2 Other1989 MLD 1034 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-08Read full judgment →
• Ahmad Alias Ahmad Yar And 11 Others vs The State1989 MLD 4067 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-14Read full judgment →
• Ahmad Ali vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 2393 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-01Read full judgment →
• Ahmad Ali vs Muhammad AkramK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 91 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-26Read full judgment →
• Aftab Hussain vs The State1989 MLD 3257 · Lahore High Court · 1989-05-29Read full judgment →
• Aftab Gul vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1599 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-25
  pre-arrest bailconstructive possessionguilty knowledgeexplosive substancescriminal liabilitytrial in absentia
  Summary & questions settled

  This matter concerns two petitions for pre-arrest bail filed by the petitioner, Aftab Gul, facing charges under the Explosive Substances Act, 1908 and the Arms Ordinance, 1965. The core legal question was whether the petitioner could be held criminally liable for the recovery of incriminating articles (missiles and cartridges) from a house where he was not present, as he was abroad at the time of the search, and whether the prosecution established a prima facie case of possession. The Court observed that the petitioner was out of the country during the search and that the house was occupied by his parents, not him exclusively. Relying on the principle that 'possession' under the relevant statutes requires actual possession with guilty knowledge rather than mere constructive possession, the Court found the prosecution's evidence insufficient to connect the petitioner to the recovered items. Consequently, the Court confirmed the interim pre-arrest bail, holding that a prima facie case for bail was established given the lack of evidence of the petitioner's direct involvement or knowledge.

  Questions settled

  • Does the term 'possession' in the context of the Explosive Substances Act 1908 refer to actual possession with guilty knowledge or constructive possession?
  • Is a person liable for the recovery of incriminating articles from a house where they were not present and which was not in their exclusive possession?
  • Is an allegation of mala fides against the police a mandatory requirement for the grant of pre-arrest bail when the investigation is already complete?
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• Aftab Ahmad and 4 others vs The State1989 PLD Lahore 520 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-19Read full judgment →
• Administrator, Punjab Livestock Dairy vs Pakistan Dairy Engineering1989 MLD 3125 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-22Read full judgment →
• Administrator, Municipal Committee vs Mst. Shamim Akhtar And Other1989 MLD 3615 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-27Read full judgment →
• Adil Rashid Etc. vs Irshad Ali and OtherK.L.R 1989 Revenue Cases 37 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-06Read full judgment →
• Adbul Rehman And Another vs Faiz Bakhsh And Other1989 CLC 2338 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-11Read full judgment →
• Adalat Khan And Another vs The State1989 MLD 4900 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-19Read full judgment →
• Adalat Hussain vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 34 · Lahore High Court · 1988-09-26Read full judgment →
• Adal Hussain vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 287 · Lahore High Court · 1988-03-05Read full judgment →
• Abm. L Hanan vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 487 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-06Read full judgment →
• Abida Parveen Etc vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 756 · Lahore High Court · 1989-07-11Read full judgment →
• Abid Shah vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 66 · Lahore High Court · 1989-11-27Read full judgment →
• Abid Khan And Others vs Mushtaq And Other1989 MLD 2936 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-26Read full judgment →
• Abid Ali And Another vs The State1989 MLD 4942 · Lahore High Court · 1989-09-16Read full judgment →
• Abdus Sattar And Others vs The State1989 MLD 292 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-12Read full judgment →
• Abdus Sattar and 2 others vs Additional Commissioner, Goraya, District Gujranwala and 4 others1989 PLD Lahore 384 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-17Read full judgment →
• Abdur Rehman And 2 Others vs Shabbir Hussain Shaikh, A.S.P., Jaranwala And 2 Other1989 MLD 650 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-11Read full judgment →
• Abdur Rauf vs Director, Local Government and Rural Development, Sargodha Division, Sargodha and another1989 PLC (C.S.) 436 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-03Read full judgment →
• Abdur Rauf vs Ali Muhammad1989 MLD 3956 · Lahore High Court · 1989-05-21Read full judgment →
• Abdur Rashid vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 310 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-20Read full judgment →
• Abdur Rashid vs Member, Board of Revenue (Colonies) And Other1989 MLD 4487 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-25Read full judgment →
• Abdur Rashid vs Election Tribunal, Narowal, District Sialkot And Other1989 MLD 969 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-31Read full judgment →
• Abdur Rashid vs Election Tribunal Narowal District Sialkot and Other.K.L.R . 989 Civil Cases 73 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-31Read full judgment →
• Abdur Rashid vs Chief Administrator of Auqaf And Other1989 CLC 1119 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-05Read full judgment →
• Abdur Rashid vs Additional Settlement Commissioner And 2 Other1989 MLD 1096 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-25Read full judgment →
• Abdur Raoof vs Gulzar Begum1989 MLD 3821 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-12Read full judgment →
• Abdur Rahman vs Ghulam Muhammad And Other1989 MLD 284 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-05Read full judgment →
• Abdullah And Others vs Shana And Other1989 MLD 64 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-17Read full judgment →
• Abdullah And Others vs Member, Board of Revenue And Other1989 CLC 2497 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-13Read full judgment →
• Abdullah And 2 Others vs Sher Khan1989 CLC 1732 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-03Read full judgment →
• Abduljabbar vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 262 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-24Read full judgment →
• Abdul Wahid vs Mahmood Ahmad and others1989 P Cr. L J 1907 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-05Read full judgment →
• Abdul Waheed Khan vs Moula Din And Other1989 MLD 4660 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-14Read full judgment →
• Abdul Waheed and Another vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 159 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-19Read full judgment →
• Abdul Shakoor vs Additional District Judge And Other1989 MLD 1038 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-18Read full judgment →
• Abdul Shakoor And 4 Others vs Muhammad Akram Baitoo, Additional1989 MLD 80 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-07Read full judgment →
• Abdul Sattar vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 649 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-07Read full judgment →
• Abdul Sattar vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 580 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-07Read full judgment →
• Abdul Sattar vs Family Court And Other1989 MLD 989 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-14Read full judgment →
• Abdul Sattar And Another vs The State1989 MLD 75 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-14Read full judgment →
• Abdul Sari And 4 Others vs Syed Sajid Hussain Sherazi, Settlement1989 MLD 443 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-25Read full judgment →
• Abdul Samad Khan vs Jiwan And Other1989 MLD 3082 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-28Read full judgment →
• Abdul Saleem And Others vs Muhammad Sharif1989 MLD 332 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-14Read full judgment →
• Abdul Salam And Others vs The State And Another1989 CLC 1070 · Lahore High Court · 1988-02-09Read full judgment →
• Abdul Rehman vs Talib HussainK.L.R 1989 Civil Cases 14 · Lahore High Court · 1988-06-28Read full judgment →
• Abdul Rehman vs Talib Hussain Respondent1989 CLC 1689 · Lahore High Court · 1988-06-28
  summary suitpromissory noteleave to defendsupporting affidavitcode of civil procedure
  Summary & questions settled

  This civil appeal arises from a suit for recovery of Rs. 1,50,000 based on a promissory note filed under Order XXXVII of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908. The core legal question was whether an application for leave to appear and defend a summary suit under Order XXXVII, Rule 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 can be entertained and granted when it is not accompanied by a supporting affidavit. The Lahore High Court held that under Order XXXVII, Rule 3(1) of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908, it is mandatory for the defendant to file an affidavit disclosing facts that would make it incumbent on the holder to prove consideration or otherwise support the application, and the total omission to file an affidavit is fatal to the application. The court laid down the principle that if no leave to defend is obtained due to the absence of a mandatory supporting affidavit, the averments in the plaint are deemed to be admitted, entitling the plaintiff to a decree.

  Questions settled

  • Whether an application for leave to defend a summary suit under Order XXXVII of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 is maintainable without a supporting affidavit?
  • What are the consequences under Order XXXVII of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 if a defendant fails to obtain leave to appear and defend the suit?
  • Does the total omission to file an affidavit with an application for leave to defend constitute a curable defect or a fatal omission?
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• Abdul Rehman vs S.H.O., Police Station, Karianwala And Another1989 MLD 2698 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-20Read full judgment →
• Abdul Rehman And Others vs Settlement Commissioner, Lahore And Other1989 MLD 4501 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-25Read full judgment →
• Abdul Razzak vs Liaqat Ali And 6 Other1989 MLD 4852 · Lahore High Court · -Read full judgment →
• Abdul Razzaq vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 85 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-30Read full judgment →
• Abdul Razzak and others vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 668 · Lahore High Court · 1988-02-22Read full judgment →
• Abdul Razzak and 9 others vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1431 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-16Read full judgment →
• Abdul Razaq and others vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1601 · Lahore High Court · 1988-06-07Read full judgment →
• Abdul Razaq and others vs Manzoor Ahmad1989 PLD Lahore 43 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-29Read full judgment →
• Abdul Rauf vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 605 · Lahore High Court · 1988-09-18Read full judgment →
• Abdul Rashid vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 302 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-15Read full judgment →
• Abdul Rashid vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 687 · Lahore High Court · 1988-06-10Read full judgment →
• Abdul Rashid vs S.H.OK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 683 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-03Read full judgment →
• Abdul Rashid vs District Magistrate, Okara, And Other1989 MLD 2700 · Lahore High Court · 1989-03-18Read full judgment →
• Abdul Rahim And Others vs Member (Colonies), Board of Revenue And Other1989 MLD 3148 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-19Read full judgment →
• Abdul Qayum Khan vs Amir Abdullah Khan and others1989 P Cr. L J 640 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-02Read full judgment →
• Abdul Qadeer vs Muhammad Shabbir1989 MLD 68 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-11Read full judgment →
• Abdul Manan vs Abdul Latif And Another1989 MLD 3129 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-11Read full judgment →
• Abdul Manan and another vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 1220 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-18Read full judgment →
• Abdul Man an and Another vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 168 · Lahore High Court · 1988-12-18Read full judgment →
• Abdul Malik Ghauri vs Muhammad Hussain Shah And Other1989 CLC 1535 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-11Read full judgment →
• Abdul Majid vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 2205 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-15Read full judgment →
• Abdul Majid And Others vs Town Committee Dellewala Through Its1989 MLD 4699 · Lahore High Court · 1989-06-14Read full judgment →
• Abdul Majeed vs Muhammad Ishaque Through His Legal Heirs1989 CLC 833 · Lahore High Court · 1988-03-05Read full judgment →
• Abdul Majeed and anothers vs The S.H.O. Police Station Naulakha, Lahore and anothers1989 PLD Lahore 223 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Abdul Latif vs The State1989 MLD 825 · Lahore High Court · -Read full judgment →
• Abdul Latif vs Mst. Zainab Bibi And Other1989 MLD 2949 · Lahore High Court · 1989-02-18Read full judgment →
• Abdul Latif vs District Magistrate, Muzaffargarh1989 P Cr. L J 414 · Lahore High Court · 1988-08-01Read full judgment →
• Abdul Lal Etc vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 68 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-12Read full judgment →
• Abdul Khaliq vs Khuda Bakhsh And 4 Other1989 CLC 1316 · Lahore High Court · 1988-05-14Read full judgment →
• Abdul Khaliq and 5 others vs The State1989 P Cr. L J 4 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-16Read full judgment →
• Abdul Karim vs S.H.O., Bhowana And 2 Other1989 MLD 4064 · Lahore High Court · 1988-10-09Read full judgment →
• Abdul Karim vs Nadir Khan And 3 Other1989 CLC 349 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-13Read full judgment →
• Abdul Jabbar vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Criminal Cases 300 · Lahore High Court · 1989-04-05Read full judgment →
• Abdul Jabbar vs Abdul JabbarK.L.R 1989 Civil Cases 57 · Lahore High Court · 1988-11-15Read full judgment →
• Abdul Hamid vs The StateK.L.R 1989 Shariat Cases 4 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-23Read full judgment →
• Abdul Hamid vs The State And Another1989 MLD 713 · Lahore High Court · 1989-01-23Read full judgment →
• Abdul Hamid vs Mian Muhammad Hanif And 4 Other1989 MLD 3853 · Lahore High Court · 1983-10-10Read full judgment →