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.

• M.Farani, Barrister-at-Law vs Lahore Municipal Corporation and others1987 MLD 2547 · Lahore High Court · 1987-07-25Read full judgment →
• M.A.Bhatti And 4 Others vs Abdul Haq And Another1987 P Cr. L J 164 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-06Read full judgment →
• M.A. Rashid vs The Province of the Punjab and 2 others1987 MLD 153 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-25
  constitutional petitioncontractual re-employmenttermination of servicesvested rightmaster and servantwrit jurisdiction
  Summary & questions settled

  This matter involves a constitutional petition filed under Article 199 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan by a retired Enforcement Officer of the Food Department challenging the termination of his contractual re-employment. The core legal question is whether a re-employed civil servant serving on a contractual basis can challenge the termination of their services when such termination is executed in accordance with a specific clause in the employment agreement providing for termination on one month's notice. The Lahore High Court held that the petitioner, being employed on a contractual basis, was bound by the terms of the agreement, which explicitly allowed for termination on one month's notice, and thus had no vested right to challenge the termination order under writ jurisdiction. The key principle laid down is that contractual terms regarding termination agreed upon by a re-employed civil servant govern their employment status, precluding judicial interference under writ jurisdiction when invoked in accordance with the contract, notwithstanding any past meritorious service.

  Questions settled

  • Does a re-employed government servant on a contractual basis have a vested right to challenge the termination of their services under constitutional jurisdiction?
  • Can services held on a contractual basis be terminated in accordance with the stipulated notice clause in the employment agreement?
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• M. Saleem Babar vs The State1987 PLD Lahore 288 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-25
  absconderexemption from appearancepersonal attendancecriminal trialanti-corruption
  Summary & questions settled

  This criminal miscellaneous petition challenges an order passed by the Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Lahore, dismissing the petitioner's application for exemption from personal attendance during a corruption trial. The core legal question was whether an absconding accused who has fled the country and never appeared before the trial court can be granted exemption from personal appearance under section 540-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898. The Lahore High Court dismissed the petition in limine, holding that the statutory provisions of section 540-A require that the accused must be physically 'before the Court' and 'incapable of remaining before the Court', conditions which cannot be fulfilled by an absconder who deliberately avoids the court's jurisdiction. The key principle laid down is that an absconding accused who has never appeared before the trial court is not entitled to the benefit of dispensation of personal attendance under section 540-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898.

  Questions settled

  • Can an absconding accused who has never appeared before the trial court claim exemption from personal attendance under section 540-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898?
  • What are the foundational conditions required to dispense with the attendance of an accused during a trial under section 540-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898?
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• M & B Pakistan Limited vs Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal And Others1987 PLC 737 · Lahore High Court · 1986-03-24Read full judgment →
• LT.Col. Sarfraz Khan Malik vs Deputy Commissioner/Additional1987 CLC 919 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Liaquat Ali vs The State1987 MLD 1780(2) · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-07Read full judgment →
• Liaquat Ali vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 512 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-13Read full judgment →
• Liaquat Ali vs Hussain Muhammad and others1987 MLD 2870 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-26Read full judgment →
• Liaqat Ali vs The StateK.L.R. 1987 Shariat Cases 14 · Lahore High Court · 1986-09-17Read full judgment →
• Liaqat Ali vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 979 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-20Read full judgment →
• Liaqat Ali vs Javed Akhtar, Assistant Commissioner, Narowal and 21987 MLD 3118 · Lahore High Court · 1987-07-07Read full judgment →
• Liaqat Ali And Another vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 2476 · Lahore High Court · 1987-09-22Read full judgment →
• Liaq at Ba Ig vs Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education, Multan1987 CLC 2425 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-20Read full judgment →
• Lashkar And 3 Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1034 · Lahore High Court · 1983-03-07Read full judgment →
• Lala alias Laloo vs The State1987 MLD 3030 · Lahore High Court · 1987-07-22Read full judgment →
• Lal vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 659 · Lahore High Court · 1982-01-23Read full judgment →
• Lal Hussain vs The State1987 MLD 2627 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-04Read full judgment →
• Lal Din and 3 others vs Director Land Records, Punjab, Lahore and 111987 CLC 1342 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-08Read full judgment →
• Lal Din and 2 others vs Mst. Zeenat Bibi and 4 others1987 CLC 587 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-10Read full judgment →
• Lahore] Malik Ghulam Sarwar vs Additional District Judge, Multan and another1987 PLD Lahore 669 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-22Read full judgment →
• Lahore Versus Mirza Muhammad Anwar , Punjab, Decided On LstK.L.R. 1987 Labour ami ServiceCases 81 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Lahore Versus Dhumman Lahore vs DhummanK.L.R. 1987 Labour and Service Cases 74 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-21Read full judgment →
• Lahore Municipal Corporation vs Muhammad Tufail1987 CLC 941 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-30Read full judgment →
• Lahore Municipal Corporation vs Mst. Zakia Begum1987 MLD 374 · Lahore High Court · 1986-03-18Read full judgment →
• Lahore Municipal Corporation vs Mir Muhammad Hussain1987 MLD 2470 · Lahore High Court · 1983-10-10Read full judgment →
• Lahore American Society vs G.M.Riaz and others1987 MLD 2522 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-18Read full judgment →
• Ladha and 4 others vs Karim Bakhsh and another1987 PLD Lahore 671 · Lahore High Court · 1987-07-01Read full judgment →
• Ladha And 4 Other vs Karim Bakhsh And Another1987 PLD Lahore 671 · Lahore High Court · 1987-07-01Read full judgment →
• Koh-I-Noor Agency vs Kohi-I-Noor Textile Mills Ltd.1987 MLD 767 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-28Read full judgment →
• Kishwar Sultana vs Abdur RAllAQ1987 MLD 130 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-19Read full judgment →
• Khushi Muhammad vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 627 · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-31Read full judgment →
• Khushi Muhammad vs Shahana and 4 others1987 CLC 916 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-06Read full judgment →
• Khushi Muhammad and 3 others vs Additional Settlement1987 CLC 907 · Lahore High Court · 1986-03-01Read full judgment →
• Khushi Muhammad and 3 others vs Abdul Hameed and 4 others1987 CLC 1246 · Lahore High Court · 1983-04-11Read full judgment →
• Khurshied Ahmad Khan & another. vs Pak Cycle Manufacturing CompanyPTCL 1987 CL. 165 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Khurshid Alias Said Ahmed And Another vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1562 · Lahore High Court · 1983-07-02Read full judgment →
• Khurshid Ahmad vs The State1987 MLD 1982 · Lahore High Court · 1987-07-21Read full judgment →
• Khurshid Ahmad vs Iqbal Ahmad and 2 others1987 MLD 2715 · Lahore High Court · 1987-10-05Read full judgment →
• Khurshid Ahmad Khan and Another vs Pak Cycle Manufacturing1987 PLD Lahore 1 · Lahore High Court · 1986-09-23Read full judgment →
• Khurshid Ahmad Khan and Another vs Pak Cycle Manufacturing1987 PLD Lahore 1 · Lahore High Court · 1986-09-23Read full judgment →
• Khudadad vs The State1987 MLD 3183 · Lahore High Court · 1987-10-03Read full judgment →
• Khudadad And Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 567 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-05Read full judgment →
• Khuda Yar and 4 Others vs Resaldar Malik Nawaz Khan and 2 Others1987 PLD Lahore 127 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-22Read full judgment →
• Khuda Yar and 4 Other vs Resaldar Malik Nawaz Khan and 2 Other1987 PLD Lahore 127 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-22Read full judgment →
• Khuda Bakhsh vs The State1987 MLD 1196 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-20Read full judgment →
• Khuda Bakhsh Alias Gulli vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1593 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-24Read full judgment →
• Khizar vs The State1987 MLD 1766 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-26Read full judgment →
• Khawaja Mumtaz Hussain vs The District Judge, Bahawalpur and 41987 MLD 2477 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-06Read full judgment →
• Khawaja Mumtaz Hussain vs Brig. Muhammad Abbas Khan Abbasi and another1987 MLD 2471 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-06Read full judgment →
• Khawaja Khalid Pervez vs Federation of Islamic Republic and 7 Others1987 PLD Lahore 323 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-06Read full judgment →
• Khawaja Khalid Pervez vs Federation of Islamic Republic And 7 Other1987 PLD Lahore 323 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-06Read full judgment →
• Khan Muhammad vs The State1987 MLD 1918 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-06Read full judgment →
• Khan Muhammad vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 2495 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-24Read full judgment →
• Khan Muhammad Khan vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 2178 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-09Read full judgment →
• Khan Muhammad and 3 Others vs Ghulam Rasool and 5 Others1987 PLD Lahore 71 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-01Read full judgment →
• Khan Muhammad and 15 others vs Injuman Islamia and others1987 CLC 1911 · Lahore High Court · 1974-01-17Read full judgment →
• Khan Bahadur vs The State1987 MLD 3135 · Lahore High Court · 1987-09-19Read full judgment →
• Khalil Ur Rehman vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1957 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-16Read full judgment →
• Khalil Ahmad vs The State1987 MLD 2028 · Lahore High Court · 1987-07-26Read full judgment →
• Khalife vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 154 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-02Read full judgment →
• Khalid vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 481 · Lahore High Court · 1985-12-10Read full judgment →
• Khalid Rasool and 2 others vs Muhammad Sharif and 2 others1987 CLC 253 · Lahore High Court · 1986-06-25Read full judgment →
• Khalid Nawaz vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 2507 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-21Read full judgment →
• Khalid Mahmood vs Islamia University, Bahawalpur and 10 Others1987 PLD Lahore 170 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-08Read full judgment →
• Khalid Mahmood vs Islamia University, Bahawalpur and 10 Other1987 PLD Lahore 170 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-08Read full judgment →
• Khalid Anwar vs Zia Ul Haq Rauf1987 MLD 2544 · Lahore High Court · 1987-09-14Read full judgment →
• Khalid Ahmad vs Ch. Muhammad Hanif Bhatti1987 CLC 1042 · Lahore High Court · 1983-04-18Read full judgment →
• Khadim Hussain vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1309 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-08Read full judgment →
• Khadim Hussain vs Muhammad Abdullah1987 MLD 2274 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-20Read full judgment →
• Kh.Tariq Mohyuddin vs University of the Punjab through its Vice-1987 MLD 382 · Lahore High Court · 1986-02-08Read full judgment →
• Kauser Perveen vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 691(1) · Lahore High Court · 1983-10-04Read full judgment →
• Kartar Masi H vs The Municipal Committee, Okara1987 PLD Lahore 596 · Lahore High Court · 1987-08-16Read full judgment →
• Kart Ar Ma Sih vs The Municipal Committee, Okara1987 PLD Lahore 596 · Lahore High Court · 1987-08-16Read full judgment →
• Karam Din vs The State1987 MLD 3145 · Lahore High Court · 1987-09-20Read full judgment →
• Karam Din and 3 others vs Muhammad Khan and another1987 MLD 3314 · Lahore High Court · 1987-10-12Read full judgment →
• Karam Din and 2 others vs Allah Ditta and another1987 CLC 1096 · Lahore High Court · 1986-02-23Read full judgment →
• Karam Ali And 6 Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 175 · Lahore High Court · 1987-12-06Read full judgment →
• Kanwar Akbar Ali Khan and 2 others vs Deputy1987 CLC 1033 · Lahore High Court · 1983-05-14Read full judgment →
• Kaniz Fatima vs The State1987 MLD 2006 · Lahore High Court · 1987-07-04Read full judgment →
• Kamal Din and others vs Nazir Ahmad1987 CLC 1208 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-26
  withdrawal of appealcounsel's authoritywakalatnamacompromiseinherent powersCode of Civil Procedure
  Summary & questions settled

  This civil miscellaneous application was moved under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 to set aside an order dismissing a regular first appeal as withdrawn based on the statements of an appellant and his counsel. The core legal questions involved whether a counsel's authority to withdraw an appeal can be unilaterally revoked without the court's permission, whether a statement made by a counsel acting on a wakalatnama containing a compromise clause is binding, and whether an appellant present in court can later claim ignorance of a statement recorded in English. The court held that a counsel's authority cannot be revoked without the court's permission and that a wakalatnama conferring power to compromise includes the authority to withdraw an appeal. The key principle laid down is that statements made by a counsel within the scope of their wakalatnama are binding on the client in the absence of fraud, and a client's authority given to an advocate continues until formally revoked with court permission.

  Questions settled

  • Can a counsel's authority to represent a party and withdraw an appeal be revoked without the permission of the court?
  • Whether a statement made by a counsel acting under a wakalatnama containing a compromise clause is binding on the client?
  • Does the engagement of a new counsel ipso facto revoke the authority of the previously engaged counsel?
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• Kalu vs Settlement Commissioner, Lahore and others1987 MLD 750 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-26Read full judgment →
• Kalsoom vs The State1987 MLD 2630 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-18Read full judgment →
• Junaid Zaffar vs Water and Power Development Authority Through Its1987 PLC (C.S.) 564 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-31Read full judgment →
• Jiran Bibi and others vs Khair Din and others1987 MLD 2900 · Lahore High Court · 1987-07-18Read full judgment →
• Jehangir vs The State-1987 P C r. L J 964 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-11Read full judgment →
• Jehangir And Another vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 871 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-07Read full judgment →
• Jehangir And 3 Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1268 · Lahore High Court · 1984-10-15Read full judgment →
• Javid Iqbal vs Assistant Commissioner And Others1987 P Cr. L J 681 · Lahore High Court · 1982-12-21Read full judgment →
• Javed Iqbal and Another vs District Judge, Jhang and 2 Others1987 PLD Lahore 9 · Lahore High Court · 1986-05-31Read full judgment →
• Javed Iqbal and Another vs District Judge, Jhang and 2 Other1987 PLD Lahore 9 · Lahore High Court · 1986-05-31Read full judgment →
• Javed alias Jaida alias Pervaiz alias . Paiji vs The State1987 MLD 1916(1) · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-15Read full judgment →
• Jamal vs The StateK.L.R. 1987 Shariat Cases 26 · Lahore High Court · 1986-07-28Read full judgment →
• Jamal vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 148 · Lahore High Court · 1986-07-20Read full judgment →
• Jamal Din vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 513 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-12Read full judgment →
• Jamal Din And Another vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 2327 · Lahore High Court · 1987-08-11Read full judgment →
• Jalali and 2 others vs The State1987 MLD 2668 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-27Read full judgment →
• Jahangir vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 591 · Lahore High Court · 1983-06-25Read full judgment →
• Jahangir Khan vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 191 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-11Read full judgment →
• Jahangir Alias Babbi vs The State1987 PLD Lahore 327 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-11Read full judgment →