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.

• Mureed Hussain And Another vs The State-1987PCr.LJ 1116 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-04Read full judgment →
• Murad Ali vs Commissioner with Power of Member Board of Revenue, And 12 OtherK.L.R. 1987 Revenue Cases 43 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Murad Ali and 3 others vs Sanaullah1987 CLC 1219 · Lahore High Court · 1983-03-13Read full judgment →
• Muqarrab Jahan Begum vs Sikandar Ali Khan and 2 others1987 PLD Lahore 316 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-06Read full judgment →
• Muqarrab Jahan Begum vs Sikandar Ali Khan And 2 Other1987 PLD Lahore 316 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-06Read full judgment →
• Munshi Ahmad And Others vs Maulvi Abdul Hanna N1987 P Cr. L J 2499 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-23Read full judgment →
• Munir vs The State1987 MLD 964 · Lahore High Court · 1982-11-01Read full judgment →
• Munir Ahmad vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1954 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-22Read full judgment →
• Munir Ahmad Akhtar vs Mistri Fazal Ahmad1987 MLD 345 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-23Read full judgment →
• Municipal Corporation, Faisalabad vs Muhammad Siddique and another1987 CLC 319 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-15Read full judgment →
• Municipal Committee, Lalamusa vs Punjab Appellate Tribunal, Lahore1987 PLC (C.S.) 497 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-21Read full judgment →
• Municipal Committee, Bahawalpur vs Rehmat Ullah1987 CLC 2069 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-15Read full judgment →
• Munawar and 3 others vs The State1987 MLD 944 · Lahore High Court · 1983-01-16Read full judgment →
• Munawar Ali vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 410 · Lahore High Court · 1983-05-14Read full judgment →
• Munawar Ahmad vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 594 · Lahore High Court · 1982-10-24Read full judgment →
• Mumtaz vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1462 · Lahore High Court · 1985-09-03Read full judgment →
• Mumtaz Ullah Khan And 4 Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 143 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-05Read full judgment →
• Mumtaz and another vs The State1987 MLD 2632 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-09Read full judgment →
• Mumtaz And Another vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 749 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-01Read full judgment →
• Mumtaz Alias Taja And Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 597 · Lahore High Court · 1981-11-01Read full judgment →
• Mumraiz Khan vs Ghulam Muhammad and others1987 MLD 27 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-07Read full judgment →
• Mulazam Hussain vs The State1987 MLD 1797 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-08Read full judgment →
• Mukhtar Ahmad and another vs The State1987 MLD 1988 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-02Read full judgment →
• Mukhtar Ahmad and 4 others vs The State1987 MLD 1235 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-23Read full judgment →
• Mukhtar Ahmad Alias Guddu vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 372 · Lahore High Court · 1987-11-30Read full judgment →
• Mujahid Workers' Union (Regd.), Rehmania Textile Mills vs Mazdoor1987 PLC 234 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Mujahid Workers Union vs Mazdoor Union Etc.K.L.R. 1987 Labour and Service cases 37 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-11Read full judgment →
• Muhammad' Hussain vs District Council, Muzaffargarh, through its1987 CLC 1098 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-10Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Zaman vs The State1987 MLD 2031 · Lahore High Court · 1987-08-03Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Zafar vs Yousaf Ahsan1987 PLD Lahore 512 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-20Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yusuf vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 697 · Lahore High Court · -Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yusuf And Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 2013 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-17Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yousuf vs Mst. Iqbal Bibi Alias Balo And Others1987 P Cr. L J 1453 · Lahore High Court · 1985-01-13Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yousaf vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 529 · Lahore High Court · 1986-09-21Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yousaf vs Muhammad Ali And 15 Others1987 P Cr. L J 983 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yousaf vs Asif Siddique And Another1987 PLD Lahore 659 · Lahore High Court · 1987-07-18Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yousaf vs Asif Siddique and another1987 PLD Lahore 659 · Lahore High Court · 1987-07-18Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yousaf vs Allah Yar1987 PLD Lahore 101 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-05
  summary suitleave to defendCode of Civil Procedure 1908judicial discretionevidence tamperingprocedural irregularityremand
  Summary & questions settled

  This appeal challenges a trial court decree passed in a summary suit under Order XXXVII, Code of Civil Procedure 1908. The trial judge refused the defendant's application for leave to defend, citing the defendant's alleged attempt to defraud the court regarding his ability to sign, and subsequently decreed the suit. The High Court held that the trial judge failed to exercise judicial discretion, acting with undue haste and legal error. The Court ruled that the refusal of leave to defend does not automatically entitle a plaintiff to a decree; the plaintiff remains under a legal obligation to prove their claim. Furthermore, the Court found the trial judge’s order for a criminal investigation into alleged evidence tampering was procedurally flawed, as it ignored the mandatory requirements of Section 195, Code of Criminal Procedure 1898, and the National Registration Act 1973. Consequently, the decree was set aside, and the case was remanded for trial. The judgment establishes that summary judgment cannot bypass the necessity of proving a claim, nor can courts ignore statutory procedures when addressing alleged offenses committed during proceedings.

  Questions settled

  • Does the refusal of leave to defend in a summary suit under Order XXXVII, Code of Civil Procedure 1908, automatically entitle the plaintiff to a decree?
  • Can a trial court order a criminal investigation for alleged evidence tampering without complying with the provisions of Section 195, Code of Criminal Procedure 1898?
  • Is a trial court required to prove the plaintiff's claim even after refusing the defendant's leave to defend?
  • Does the absence of prima facie evidence in a leave to defend application justify the immediate decreeing of a suit?
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• Muhammad Yousaf And Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 722 · Lahore High Court · 1985-05-21Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yousaf and others vs Mst. Asmat Jan and others1987 MLD 2121 · Lahore High Court · 1986-06-02Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yousaf and 5 otherss vs The State-1987 MLD 2199 · Lahore High Court · 1987-08-04Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yousaf and 2 others vs The State-1987 MLD 1945 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-09Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Younus vs Colony Assistant/Collector, Sahiwal-1987 MLD 2546 · Lahore High Court · 1982-06-09Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Younis vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 527 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-08Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Younas vs The State1987 MLD 1724 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-09Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Younas vs Senior Superintendent of Police, Faisalabad, and others1987 P Cr. L J 1464 · Lahore High Court · 1985-10-28Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Younas and others vs The State1987 MLD 1019 · Lahore High Court · 1984-01-11Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Younas Alias Zaffar Iqbal Alias Zafrl vs The State1987 PLD Lahore 7 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-08Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Younas alias Zaffar Iqbal alias Zafri vs The State1987 PLD Lahore 7 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-08Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yasin vs The State1987 MLD 3102 · Lahore High Court · 1985-12-04Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yar and others vs The State1987 MLD 2670 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-01Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yar And 4 Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 2224 · Lahore High Court · 1987-07-11Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yaqub vs Muhammad Ramzan And Others1987 P Cr. L J 1003 · Lahore High Court · -Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yaqub vs Muhammad Ramzan and Another1987 PLD Lahore 99 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-16Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yaqub and others vs Jamil Muhammad Khan and others1987 CLC 2410 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-22Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yaqub And 4 Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1469 · Lahore High Court · 1983-02-08Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yahya vs The State1987 PLD Lahore 155 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-17Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Walayat vs Aman Ullah and 2 others1987 MLD 1204 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-27Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Tufail vs The State1987 MLD 1201 · Lahore High Court · 1986-06-16Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Tufail vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 2076 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-23Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Tufail vs Muhammad Ashiq and 3 others1987 CLC 2151 · Lahore High Court · 1987-07-05Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Tariq vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1846 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-11Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Tariq vs Mst. Majidan Bibi and others1987 MLD 770 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-27Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Tariq and 2 others vs The State and others1987 MLD 1242 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Muhammad Tanvir vs The State1987 MLD 3177 · Lahore High Court · 1987-10-19Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Tanveer Ahmad vs The State1987 MLD 2648 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-13Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Taj vs The State1987 PLD Lahore 149 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-18Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sultan vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1827 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-11Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sultan vs Arshad Ali and 2 Others1987 PLD Lahore 468 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-31Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sultan vs Arshad Ali And 2 Other1987 PLD Lahore 468 · Lahore High Court · 1970-01-01Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sultan and another vs The State1987 MLD 1174 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-05Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Suleman vs Abdul Rashid and 13 Others1987 PLD Lahore 387 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-07Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Suleman vs Abdul Rashid And 13 Other1987 PLD Lahore 387 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-07Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Suleman and others vs Ahman and others1987 MLD 1102 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-17Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Siddique vs The State1987 MLD 1840 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-24Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Siddique vs The Additional Settlement Commissioner1987 CLC 2397 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-24Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Siddique vs Shamim MaiK. L.R. 1987 Shariat Cases 16 · Lahore High Court · 1986-09-28Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Siddique vs Shamim Mai-1987 P Cr. L J 978 · Lahore High Court · 1986-09-28Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Siddique vs Province of Punjab and others1987 CLC 1019 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-18Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Siddique and others vs Ch. Muhammad Masood Akhtar1987 MLD 2371 · Lahore High Court · 1984-06-13Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Siddique And Another vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 2451 · Lahore High Court · 1987-09-20Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Shoaib vs Muhammad Alam Khan1987 CLC 655 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-13Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sharif- vs The StatePLD 1987 Lahore 3.12 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-01Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sharif vs The State1987 MLD 2014(2) · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-03Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sharif vs The State-1987 P C r. L J 270 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sharif vs Thal Development through Administrator, Thal and others1987 MLD 411 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-28Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sharif vs Rana Tractors Ltd.1987 CLC 940 · Lahore High Court · 1986-02-08Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sharif vs Member, Board of Revenue and others1987 MLD 3344 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-20Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sharif vs Member (Revenue), Board of Revenue, Punjab, Lahore and 2 Others1987 PLD Lahore 58 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-21
  right of pre-emptionrepugnancy to IslamShariat Appellate Benchconstitutional petitiontenant pre-emptionObjectives Resolution
  Summary & questions settled

  This matter involves a constitutional petition filed under Article 199 of the Constitution of Pakistan 1973 by an unsuccessful pre-emptor seeking possession of agricultural land through pre-emption based on his tenancy. The core legal question was whether a pre-emption suit pending or decided under a law declared repugnant to the injunctions of Islam by the Shariat Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court can be enforced after the expiration of the date fixed by the court, notwithstanding that the legislature failed to amend the statute. The Lahore High Court held that a declaration of repugnancy by the Shariat Court does not repeal a law through judicial function, but rather the law ceases to have effect pursuant to Article 203-D(3)(b) of the Constitution once the specified deadline expires, overriding general saving provisions like section 6 of the General Clauses Act or Article 264 of the Constitution due to the non-obstante effect of Article 203-A. The court laid down the principle that a writ petition cannot be issued to enforce a right under a law that has ceased to be effective due to a binding decision of the Shariat Court.

  Questions settled

  • Does a declaration of repugnancy by the Shariat Court under Article 203-D of the Constitution operate as a repeal of the statute?
  • Do the saving provisions of Article 264 of the Constitution or section 6 of the General Clauses Act save pending proceedings after a law has ceased to have effect under Article 203-D?
  • Can a High Court issue a writ under Article 199 to enforce a right of pre-emption under a law that has ceased to be effective pursuant to Article 203-D(3)(b)?
  • What is the legal effect of the expression 'if possible' regarding the time limit specified by the Shariat Appellate Bench for amending a law?
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• Muhammad Sharif vs M. B. R. Etc.K.L.R. 1987 Revenue Cases 171 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-20Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sharif vs Engineering University1987 MLD 2259 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-19Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sharif vs Bashir Ahmad1987 CLC 2006 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-10
  pre-emptionsale priceconcurrent findingsrevision petitiondecision on oathQanun-e-Shahadat
  Summary & questions settled

  The petitioner filed a revision petition against the concurrent judgments and decrees of the lower courts dismissing his pre-emption suit regarding the sale price of the disputed land. The core legal questions involved the proof of the sale price and whether an adverse presumption could be drawn against the respondent for refusing to decide the case on oath. The court held that the respondent successfully discharged the onus of proving the payment of Rs. 25,000 through reliable oral and documentary evidence, including the sale-deed and the Registrar's endorsement, which the petitioner failed to rebut. The court further held that no adverse presumption can be drawn from a party's refusal to decide a case on oath when evidence is already available, and Article 163 of the Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, 1984 does not apply when parties have led evidence. The key principle laid down is that concurrent findings of fact regarding sale price supported by documentary evidence will not be interfered with in revision, and decision on oath under Article 163 is contingent upon the absence of other available evidence.

  Questions settled

  • Whether concurrent findings of lower courts regarding the sale price in a pre-emption suit can be interfered with in revision?
  • Can an adverse presumption be drawn against a respondent who refuses to agree to a decision of the case on oath when both parties have led evidence?
  • Under what circumstances can a case be decided on oath under Article 163 of the Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, 1984?
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• Muhammad Sharif vs Additional Sessions Judge, Gujrat And Others1987 P Cr. L J 1825 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-13Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sharif Shady and others vs Syed Abdul Majid and others1987 MLD 385 · Lahore High Court · 1986-09-28Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sharif Janjua vs Government of Pakistan Through Secretary, Ministry Of Commerce, Islamabad1987 PLC (C.S.) 867 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-23Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sharif and others vs Muhammad Yousaf and others1987 MLD 1783 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-21Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sharif and others vs Additional Settlement Commissioner, Sargodha and others1987 CLC 625 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Muhammad Sharif and another vs Hidayat Ali1987 CLC 927 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-06Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sharif and 8 others vs Muhammad Safdar and 2 others1987 CLC 2482 · Lahore High Court · 1987-09-23Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sharif and 2 others vs Member, Board of Revenue1987 MLD 1252 · Lahore High Court · 1987-07-06Read full judgment →