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.

• Noor Muhammad Etc. vs Settlement Commissioner Etc.K.L.R. 1987 Revenue Cases 150 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-23Read full judgment →
• Noor Muhammad And Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 691(2) · Lahore High Court · 1981-04-14Read full judgment →
• Noor Muhammad and 4 others vs Syed Walayat Ali and another1987 PLD Lahore 417 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-23Read full judgment →
• Noor Ahmad vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 800 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-17Read full judgment →
• Nook Muhammad And 4 Other vs Syed Walayat Ali And Another1987 PLD Lahore 417 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-23Read full judgment →
• Nizamuddin and 13 others vs Ch. Muhammad Saeed and 7 others1987 CLC 1682 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-16
  specific performanceextension of timefunctus officiorescission of contractpurchase money depositactus curiae neminem gravabitcivil revision
  Summary & questions settled

  This civil revision arose from a suit for specific performance of a contract of sale wherein the trial Court passed a decree directing the plaintiffs to deposit the purchase money by a specified date. Following an application by a defendant under Order IX, Rule 13 CPC, the operation of the decree was suspended. Upon ultimately dismissing the defendant's application, the trial Court enlarged the time for the plaintiffs to deposit the purchase money. The defendants challenged the trial Court's jurisdiction to alter the decree. The High Court considered whether a court passing a decree for specific performance becomes functus officio or retains power to extend the time fixed for payment. Dismissing the revision, the High Court held that under Section 35(c) of the Specific Relief Act 1877, the court does not become functus officio upon passing a decree for specific performance and retains jurisdiction to alter the decree and extend the time for depositing purchase money. The Court further held the extension was justified under the maxim actus curiae neminem gravabit.

  Questions settled

  • Does a court passing a decree for specific performance of a contract of sale become functus officio after the decree is passed?
  • Whether Section 35(c) of the Specific Relief Act 1877 empowers the court to extend the time fixed in a decree for the deposit of purchase money?
  • Can a party be penalized by forfeiture of time fixed in a decree when prevented from timely compliance by an interim order of the court?
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• Nisar Hussain and another vs The State1987 PLD Lahore 591 · Lahore High Court · 1986-05-06Read full judgment →
• Nisar Ahmad vs Town Committee, Tandlianwala1987 CLC 856 · Lahore High Court · 1986-09-17Read full judgment →
• Nisar Ahmad vs The State1987 MLD 1206 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-18Read full judgment →
• Niaz Muhammad vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 282 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-17Read full judgment →
• Niaz Muhammad vs The Province of the Punjab through Collector, District Vehari and 11 Others1987 PLD Lahore 675 · Lahore High Court · 1987-08-02Read full judgment →
• Niaz Muhammad vs The Province of the Punjab Through Collector, District Vehari And 11 Other1987 PLD Lahore 675 · Lahore High Court · 1987-08-02Read full judgment →
• Niaz Muhammad vs Abdul Qayyum and 2 others1987 CLC 2093 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-17Read full judgment →
• Niaz Ali vs Muhammad Ashraf1987 CLC 1599 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-21Read full judgment →
• Niaz Ahmad vs The State1987 MLD 1780(1) · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-17Read full judgment →
• Niamat Masih And Another vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 560 · Lahore High Court · 1985-07-29Read full judgment →
• Niamat Masih and 2 others vs The State1987 MLD 793 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-17Read full judgment →
• Niamat Khan and anothers vs The State and 5 others1987 CLC 1515 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-15Read full judgment →
• Niamat And Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 521 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-07Read full judgment →
• Niamat Ali vs Hassan Muhammad and another through his Legal Heirs1987 MLD 30 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-26Read full judgment →
• Nia Z Ahmad vs Fida Muhammad1987 CLC 659 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-14Read full judgment →
• Rashid Masih vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 2257(1) · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-07Read full judgment →
• Nazir Hussain (Nazar Hussain) vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1903 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-20Read full judgment →
• Nazir Fatima vs Ghulam Fatima and others1987 CLC 2073 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-01Read full judgment →
• Nazir and 2 others vs The State1987 MLD 2693 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-09Read full judgment →
• Nazir Ahmad vs The State1987 MLD 1122 · Lahore High Court · 1987-07-08Read full judgment →
• Nazir Ahmad vs Roshan Din and others1987 MLD 2269 · Lahore High Court · 1984-05-09Read full judgment →
• Nazir Ahmad vs Member, Colonies, Board of Revenue, Punjab, Lahore1987 MLD 900 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-21Read full judgment →
• Nazir Ahmad vs DR. M. A. Rehman1987 MLD 3046 · Lahore High Court · 1987-10-12Read full judgment →
• Nazir Ahmad vs Additional District Judge, Lahore and 2 others1987 CLC 2085 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-13Read full judgment →
• Nazir Ahmad Chaudhry vs Ziaulhaq and 3 Others1987 PLD Lahore 214 · Lahore High Court · 1986-02-18Read full judgment →
• Nazir Ahmad Chaudhry vs Zia Ul Haq and 3 Other1987 PLD Lahore 214 · Lahore High Court · 1986-02-18Read full judgment →
• Nazir Ahmad and 6 others vs Rahim Bakhsh and 10 others1987 MLD 142 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-15Read full judgment →
• Nazir Ahmad and 3 others vs Mushtaq a Hmad and another1987 MLD 2291 · Lahore High Court · 1985-04-16Read full judgment →
• Nazir Ahmad alias Shera and 2 others vs The State1987 MLD 1859 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-18Read full judgment →
• Nazeer Ahmed vs Haji Muhammad1987 MLD 2278 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-04Read full judgment →
• Nazeer Ahmad vs The State-1987 PCr. L J 217(1) · Lahore High Court · 1986-05-10Read full judgment →
• Nazar Muhammad and others vs Phoola and others1987 MLD 33 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-22Read full judgment →
• Nazar Hussain Gull vs The State-1987 P Cr. LJ 1458 · Lahore High Court · 1986-09-17Read full judgment →
• Nazar Hussain and another vs The State1987 MLD 1925 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-25Read full judgment →
• Nazar And 2 Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1970 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-02Read full judgment →
• Nawab vs Assistant Commissioner (Sadar), Additional Settlement1987 CLC 818 · Lahore High Court · 1986-02-24Read full judgment →
• Nawab Din and 2 others vs Hassan Muhammad represented by Legal1987 CLC 1656 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-29
  pre-emptionco-sharerjoint khataspecific field numberssale of landsecond appealsole proprietor
  Summary & questions settled

  This second appeal arises from a suit for possession by pre-emption filed by the plaintiff/respondent against the vendee-defendants over land in Khata No.11. The trial court and the first appellate court both decreed the plaintiff's suit, holding that he had become a co-sharer in the Khata by virtue of prior transfers of specific Khasra numbers from the sole owner, Mst. Jamil-un-Nisa Begum. The core legal question was whether a person who purchases specific field numbers from the sole owner of a joint Khata becomes a co-sharer in the Khata for the purposes of pre-emption. The Lahore High Court allowed the appeal and dismissed the suit, holding that where a sole proprietor of a Khata sells specific field numbers out of it to a pre-emptor, the pre-emptor does not become a co-sharer in the Khata with that sole owner. The court distinguished precedents, establishing that the rule in Ali Muhammad v. Shera applies when the Khata belongs to a single owner, whereas Muhammad Muzaffar Khan v. Muhammad Yousaf Khan applies when the Khata is jointly owned by multiple co-sharers.

  Questions settled

  • Whether a person who purchases specific field numbers from the sole owner of a Khata becomes a co-sharer in the Khata?
  • Does the purchase of specific Khasra numbers from a sole proprietor confer a superior right of pre-emption as a co-sharer?
  • How are the conflicting principles in Ali Muhammad v. Shera and Muhammad Muzaffar Khan v. Muhammad Yousaf Khan reconciled based on the ownership structure of a Khata?
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• Nawab alias Nabu vs West Pakistan Province and others1987 MLD 2867 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-06Read full judgment →
• Naveed Asif vs The State1987 MLD 1714 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-18Read full judgment →
• Naukar Hussain vs The State1987 MLD 2302 · Lahore High Court · 1987-08-22Read full judgment →
• Naukar Hussain vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 508 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-11Read full judgment →
• National Construction Ltd. vs Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal And Others1987 PLC 281 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-17Read full judgment →
• National Bank of Pakistan vs Muhammad Ashraf Sanik and Another_Responuent1987 PLD Lahore 17 · Lahore High Court · 1986-06-03Read full judgment →
• National Bank of Pakistan vs Muhammad Ashraf Sanik and Another1987 PLD Lahore 17 · Lahore High Court · 1986-06-03Read full judgment →
• National Bank of Pakistan vs Messrs Sh. Sardar Muhammad & Bros.1987 MLD 1092 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-18Read full judgment →
• National Bank of Pakistan vs Messrs National Rice Mills and others1987 MLD 401 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-21Read full judgment →
• National Bank of Pakistan vs Messrs Elegzender and Company and 21987 PLD Lahore 290 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-03Read full judgment →
• National Bank of Pakistan vs Messrs Elegzender And Company And 21987 PLD Lahore 290 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-03Read full judgment →
• Nasrullah and 2 Others vs The State1987 PLD Lahore 31 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-13Read full judgment →
• Nasrullah and 2 Other vs The State1987 PLD Lahore 31 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-13Read full judgment →
• Nasrulla H alias Nasra vs The State1987 MLD 1027 · Lahore High Court · 1984-05-27Read full judgment →
• Nasreen Akhtar vs Fateh Sher And Another1987 P Cr. L J 458 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-27Read full judgment →
• Nasirijudin Khan vs Abdul Majid1987 CLC 2029 · Lahore High Court · 1978-04-09Read full judgment →
• Nasir-Ud-Din vs Administrator, Thal Bhakkar1987 MLD 416 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-14Read full judgment →
• Nasir Mahmood vs The State1987 MLD 810 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-08Read full judgment →
• Nasim Akhtar and 2 others vs Ghulam Zohra and another1987 MLD 2550 · Lahore High Court · 1987-09-22Read full judgment →
• Naseer Ahmad vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 590 · Lahore High Court · 1987-08-23Read full judgment →
• Naseer Ahmad vs Deputy Administrator (Plots) and others1987 CLC 921 · Lahore High Court · 1986-02-17Read full judgment →
• Naik Muhammad vs Bagh Ali1987 PLD Lahore 208 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-08Read full judgment →
• Naeemullah Hashmi vs The State1987 MLD 1966 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-23Read full judgment →
• Nadir Ali And 2 Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 956 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-04Read full judgment →
• Nadim Akhtar vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 980 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-22Read full judgment →
• Na Zir a H Ma D vs District Judge, Sargodha and 4 others1987 CLC 1508 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-21Read full judgment →
• Na TH U Khan vs Muhammad Rafiq and others1987 CLC 1501 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-05
  pre-emptionSection 12(2) CPCfraud and misrepresentationpost-decree exchangeappealability of ordercivil revision
  Summary & questions settled

  This civil revision petition arose from the dismissal of an application filed under Section 12(2) of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 by an unsuccessful rival pre-emptor. Two pre-emption suits were filed regarding a land sale, leading to a decree in favour of the respondent and the dismissal of the petitioner's suit. Subsequently, the petitioner sought to set aside the decree under Section 12(2) alleging fraud and misrepresentation, as the successful pre-emptor had exchanged the land with the original vendee post-decree. The trial court dismissed the application, and the appellate court dismissed the appeal. The High Court affirmed that post-decree alienation or exchange of land by a decree-holder who has become full owner does not constitute fraud or misrepresentation in the proceedings of the suit. Following precedent, the Court held that Section 12(2) applies only to fraud or misrepresentation committed in connection with suit proceedings. Furthermore, an order dismissing an application under Section 12(2) is not a decree under Section 2(2) and is thus non-appealable.

  Questions settled

  • Whether post-decree exchange of property by a successful pre-emptor constitutes fraud or misrepresentation under Section 12(2) of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908?
  • Does Section 12(2) of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 apply to alleged acts of fraud that were not committed in connection with the proceedings of the suit?
  • Is an order dismissing an application under Section 12(2) of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 a decree within the meaning of Section 2(2) and therefore appealable?
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• N04or Muhammad And 3 Other vs Jahangir Ali And 8 Other1987 PLD Lahore 473 · Lahore High Court · 1985-03-31Read full judgment →
• N a Seer vs Muhammad Sharif1987 CLC 520 · Lahore High Court · 1986-09-23Read full judgment →
• M/s. Dawood Hercules vs Income Tax Officer, etc. Limited.PTCL 1987 CL. 315 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-01Read full judgment →
• Muzammil Khan And Others vs The State-1987 P.Cr.L.J 471 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-04Read full judgment →
• Muzammal Shah Alias Zumey Shah And Another vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 398 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-15Read full judgment →
• Muzaffar vs The State1987 MLD 813 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-15Read full judgment →
• Muzaffar Khan And Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1000 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-26Read full judgment →
• Muzaffar Khan And Other vs The StateK.L R. 1987 Shariat Cases 24 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-26Read full judgment →
• Mustafa Alias Bhola vs The State-1987 P C r. L J 204 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-11Read full judgment →
• Mussarat Uzma Usmani and Another vs Government of Punjab1987 PLD Lahore 178 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-21
  constitutional petitionmedical college admissiongender discriminationfundamental rightsequal protectionmerit-based admissioneducational policy
  Summary & questions settled

  This matter concerns seventy-four constitutional petitions filed by female students challenging the admission policy of Government Medical Colleges in Punjab, which restricted female admission to a limited number of seats despite the petitioners possessing higher academic merit than admitted male candidates. The core legal question was whether the state's policy of allocating separate, fewer seats for women in medical colleges, thereby excluding more meritorious female candidates, violated the constitutional prohibition against discrimination on the basis of sex. The Court held that the policy was unconstitutional, ruling that the state cannot deny admission to qualified female candidates on the basis of sex alone when they possess higher merit than admitted male students. The Court clarified that Article 22(3)(b) of the Constitution, which omits 'sex' as a prohibited ground for discrimination, applies only to institutions receiving aid from public revenue and does not authorize discrimination in state-owned and maintained institutions. The judgment establishes that fundamental rights under Article 25(2) of the Constitution of Pakistan 1973, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex, are enforceable and override administrative policies that restrict educational opportunities for women.

  Questions settled

  • Does the omission of 'sex' in Article 22(3)(b) of the Constitution of Pakistan 1973 permit the state to discriminate against women in admissions to state-owned medical colleges?
  • Can the state justify the exclusion of more meritorious female candidates from medical colleges based on a policy of separate seat allocation for men and women?
  • Are non-impleaded beneficiaries of an allegedly unconstitutional admission policy necessary parties in a constitutional petition challenging that policy?
  • Does Article 25(2) of the Constitution of Pakistan 1973 prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in admissions to government-maintained educational institutions?
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• Muslim Commercial Bank Ltd. vs Aslam Khan and others1987 CLC 2043 · Lahore High Court · 1980-12-13Read full judgment →
• Muslim Commercial Bank Ltd . vs Messrs Pakaisia (Pvt.) Ltd.1987 MLD 2493 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-03Read full judgment →
• Mushtaq vs The StateK.L.R. 1987 Shariat Cases 73 · Lahore High Court · 1987-07-13Read full judgment →
• Mushtaq Masih vs The State-1987 P C r. L J 90 · Lahore High Court · -Read full judgment →
• Mushtaq Hussain vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 156 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-23Read full judgment →
• Mushtaq Alias Maka vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 2506 · Lahore High Court · 1987-07-13Read full judgment →
• Mushtaq Ahmad vs The State1987 MLD 959 · Lahore High Court · 1982-02-28Read full judgment →
• Mushtaq Ahmad vs The State-1987 P C r. L J 839 · Lahore High Court · 1986-07-23Read full judgment →
• Mushtaq Ahmad vs Government of the Punjab and others1987 MLD 204 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-04Read full judgment →
• Mushtaq Ahmad Makhan vs Rao Iftikhar Ahmad and others1987 MLD 2509 · Lahore High Court · 1983-11-06Read full judgment →
• Mushtaq Ahmad and others vs The State1987 MLD 2683 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-07Read full judgment →
• Mushtaq Ahmad and others vs Municipal Committee, Arifwala1987 CLC 1259 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-07Read full judgment →
• Mushtaq Ahmad and others vs Municipal Committee and another1987 MLD 2740 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-02Read full judgment →
• Mushtaq Ahmad and 8 others vs Amina Bibi and 12 others1987 CLC 328 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-02Read full judgment →
• Mushtaq Ahmad And 5 Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1212 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-18Read full judgment →
• Mushtaq Ahmad And 2 Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1204 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-14Read full judgment →
• Murid Hussain vs The State-1987 P C r. L J 368 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-27Read full judgment →
• Murid Hussain vs Muhammad Lal1987 CLC 101 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-08
  pre-emptionco-sharerowner of the estateShamilatcivil revisionrevenue record
  Summary & questions settled

  This civil revision arose from a pre-emption suit where the plaintiff claimed a superior right of pre-emption on the grounds of being a co-sharer in the suit property and an owner of the estate. The trial court dismissed the suit, finding the plaintiff was not a co-sharer and that the defendant-vendee was also an owner of the estate. The appellate court reversed this decision. On revision, the High Court examined the revenue records and held that a person who is merely a sharer in the 'Shamilat' (common land) appertaining to a Khata, but has no share in the specific land sold, does not qualify as a 'co-sharer' for pre-emption purposes. Furthermore, the Court ruled that to qualify as an 'owner of the estate', a party must own culturable land assessed to land revenue. Since the defendant-vendee was proved to be an owner of the estate, his rights were at par with the pre-emptor. The High Court allowed the revision, set aside the appellate decree, and dismissed the pre-emption suit.

  Questions settled

  • Does a person who only holds a share in the Shamilat appertaining to a Khata qualify as a co-sharer in the specific land sold from that Khata for the purposes of pre-emption?
  • What criteria must be met for a person to be considered an owner of the estate in a pre-emption suit?
  • Can a plaintiff introduce new documents to support their affirmative case after closing their affirmative evidence and reserving the right to rebuttal only?
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• Murid Ahmad vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 2202 · Lahore High Court · 1983-05-17Read full judgment →
• Mureed vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 256 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-26Read full judgment →