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.

• Gulab Khan vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1307 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-24Read full judgment →
• Gul Tayyaz Khan vs The State1987 MLD 2002(2) · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-20Read full judgment →
• Gul Nawaz vs The StateK.L.R. 1987 Shariat Cases 71 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-28Read full judgment →
• Gul Nawaz alias Gulloo vs The State1987 MLD 1916(2) · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-28Read full judgment →
• Gul Muhammad vs Mamand and others1987 MLD 764 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-16Read full judgment →
• Gul Muhammad vs Faiz Muhammad1987 CLC 1679 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-15Read full judgment →
• Gul Muhammad alias Gullu vs The State1987 PLD Lahore 196 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-11Read full judgment →
• Gul Afsar vs Raja Azram, S.H.O.1987 MLD 2202 · Lahore High Court · 1987-08-04Read full judgment →
• Grindlays Bank Ltd. vs Delite House Ltd. and 4 Others1987 PLD Lahore 51 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-29Read full judgment →
• Grindlays Bank Ltd. vs Delite House Ltd. and 4 Other1987 PLD Lahore 51 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-29Read full judgment →
• Government of the Punjab through Secretary Education and another vs Haji Wali Muhammad1987 CLC 909 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-22Read full judgment →
• Government of Punjab through Secretary Irrigation, Lahore and 3 other1987 MLD 197 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-28Read full judgment →
• Government of Punjab and others vs Fazal Muhammad and others1987 MLD 2902 · Lahore High Court · 1987-10-17Read full judgment →
• Government of Punjab and 2 others vs Muhammad Yaqoob and 7751987 MLD 2709 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Government of Punjab (Health Department) through Secretary Health, Lahore and another- vs Naila Begum1987 PLD Lahore 336 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-24Read full judgment →
• Government of Punjab (Health Department) Through Secretary Health, Lahore And Another vs Naila Begum1987 PLD Lahore 336 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-24Read full judgment →
• Goveremfnt of Punjab (Health Department) through Secretary, Health, Lahore and Another vs Mussarat Uzma Usmani and OtherPLD 1987 Lahore 166(1) · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-21Read full judgment →
• Goveremfnt of Punjab (Health Department) Throu1_4. H Secretary, Health, Lahore and Another vs Mussarat Uzma Usmani and OthersPLD 1987 Lahore 166(1) · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-21Read full judgment →
• Goerge Masih And 5 Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 2505 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-29Read full judgment →
• Gladwin Gill vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1304 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-08Read full judgment →
• Gillat Shah vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 222 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-17Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Yasin vs Muhammad Bashir and 5 Others1987 PLD Lahore 252 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-15Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Yasin vs Muhammad Bashir and 5 Other1987 PLD Lahore 252 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-15Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Yasin And Another vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 837 · Lahore High Court · -Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Shabbir vs The State1987 MLD 1999 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-21Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Sarwar And 2 Others vs The State-1987 PCr.LJ 1174 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-06Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Sadiq vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 607 · Lahore High Court · 1982-10-24Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Sabir vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1829 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-08Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Rasul vs The State1987 MLD 3158 · Lahore High Court · 1987-09-28Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Rasul vs Mst. Fatima1987 CLC 1177 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-25
  mandatory noticecompetency of appealcivil proceduretemporary injunctionappellate procedurenon-compliance
  Summary & questions settled

  The petitioners filed a suit for declaration of title and permanent injunction, which was dismissed by the trial court. They appealed this dismissal to the Additional District Judge, who rejected the appeal on the ground that the petitioners failed to comply with the mandatory notice requirements under Order XLIII, Rule 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The petitioners challenged this order in the High Court. The core legal question was whether the provisions of Order XLIII, Rule 3, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, are mandatory and whether non-compliance necessitates the dismissal of an appeal. The Court held that the provisions of Order XLIII, Rule 3 are indeed mandatory, as indicated by the use of the word 'shall' and the legislative intent to prevent unnecessary litigation and delays. The Court affirmed that an appeal filed without such compliance is not competent or entertainable. Consequently, the High Court upheld the appellate court's decision to dismiss the appeal for failure to serve the required notice on the contesting respondents.

  Questions settled

  • Are the provisions of Order XLIII, Rule 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, mandatory?
  • Does the failure to comply with the notice requirement under Order XLIII, Rule 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, render an appeal incompetent?
  • What is the legislative purpose behind the enactment of Order XLIII, Rule 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908?
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• Ghulam Rasul and others vs Hidayat Ullah1987 MLD 35 · Lahore High Court · 1985-07-08Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Rasool vs Mst. Nook Bibi and 9 others1987 CLC 1076 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-13Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Rasool alias Soola vs The State1987 MLD 1702 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-17Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Rasool Alias Rasoola vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 455 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-01Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Qadir alias Shaukat vs The State1987 MLD 2004 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-14Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Nabi vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 630 · Lahore High Court · 1987-10-24Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Nabi vs Ghulam Qadir Etc.K.L.R. 1987 Revenue Cases 1 · Lahore High Court · 1986-09-09Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Nabi and 5 others vs Mst. Barkat Bibi and 10 others1987 CLC 2489 · Lahore High Court · 1987-07-04Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Nabi and 3 others. vs The State1987 PLD Lahore 449 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-12Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Nabi And 3 Other vs The State1987 PLD Lahore 449 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-12Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Mustafa vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 2467 · Lahore High Court · 1987-07-27Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Mustafa vs Taj Muhammad and another1987 CLC 99 · Lahore High Court · 1985-12-02Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Mustafa vs S.H.O. and another1987 P Cr. L J 272 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-26Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Mustafa Qazi Alias Mustafa Ismail Qazi vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 966(2) · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-15Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Mustafa Alias Mohsan And Another vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 2262 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-24Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Murtaza and another vs The State1987 MLD 1948 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-20Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Mujaddid And 3 Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 2300 · Lahore High Court · 1987-07-29Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Muhanimad vs The State1987 MLD 3086 · Lahore High Court · 1987-07-06Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Muhammad vs Nabi Bakhsh and 9 others1987 CLC 1075 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-19Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Muhammad vs Massan Alias Wassan Zaildar And 6 Others1987 P Cr. L J 1856 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-03Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Muhammad Khan and another vs The State1987 MLD 1770 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-10Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Muhammad and others vs Settlement Commissioner (Land) and others1987 CLC 1156 · Lahore High Court · 1983-03-29Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Muhammad And 2 Others vs The State and another1987 P Cr. L J 236 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-19Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Muhammad and 2 others vs Fateh Muhammad and another1987 CLC 2244 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-26
  Letters Patent AppealExchange DeedFraudMisrepresentationOrdinary DiligenceVoidable ContractAbandonment of IssueCivil Procedure
  Summary & questions settled

  This Letters Patent Appeal was preferred against the judgment of a learned Single Judge of the Lahore High Court, which had decreed the respondents' suit seeking declaration and cancellation of an exchange deed on grounds of fraud, misrepresentation, and lack of implementation. The core legal issues centered on whether the exchange deed was voidable on account of fraud and misrepresentation under the Contract Act 1872, whether the exception to Section 19 applied, and whether a factual issue abandoned before the first appellate court could be reopened in second appeal.

  The High Court held that although the appellants made untruthful representations regarding their absolute ownership, the recitals in the exchange deed itself put the respondents on notice concerning competing claims and previous wills. Consequently, the respondents possessed the means of discovering the truth with ordinary diligence, thereby attracting the first Exception to Section 19 of the Contract Act 1872 and precluding avoidance of the contract. The Court further determined that issues conceded or abandoned before the first appellate court could not be revived in second appeal. The appeal was accepted, restoring the District Judge's decree.

  Questions settled

  • Can a contract be avoided for fraud or misrepresentation if the party seeking avoidance had the means of discovering the truth with ordinary diligence under the Exception to Section 19 of the Contract Act 1872?
  • Whether recitals in a registered deed mentioning prior conflicting wills and claims put an intending transferee on notice requiring reasonable inquiry?
  • Can a party in second appeal agitate a finding on an issue that was expressly given up or abandoned during arguments before the first appellate court?
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• Ghulam Muhammad Alias Gammi vs The State-1987 P C r. L J 95 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-17Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Jeelani vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1583 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-07Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Jafar and others vs Muhammad Hayat and others1987 MLD 134 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-22Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Hussain vs The State1987 MLD 3300 · Lahore High Court · 1987-08-16Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Hussain vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1812 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-06Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Hussain vs Nazir Ahmad and others1987 CLC 1255 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-22Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Hussain vs Karim Bakhsh And Others1987 P Cr. L J 852 · Lahore High Court · 1973-11-28
  bail cancellationsuccessive bail applicationsjudicial proprietynon-bailable offenceconcealment of factsconflicting orders
  Summary & questions settled

  This matter concerns a petition filed under Section 497(5) of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 seeking the cancellation of bail previously granted to the respondents in a murder case. The core legal question was whether bail should be cancelled given that a prior bail petition for the same respondents had been dismissed by another judge of the same court, a fact that was not disclosed to the court during the subsequent bail hearing. The court held that the bail granted to the respondents must be cancelled. The decision was based on the principle of judicial propriety and the rule that successive bail applications should ideally be heard by the same judge to avoid conflicting orders. The court emphasized that bail in non-bailable offences is a concession rather than a right. Consequently, the court cancelled the bail and directed that any future bail applications by the respondents be placed before the Chief Justice for appropriate assignment, thereby ensuring procedural consistency and preventing the abuse of the court process through the concealment of prior adverse orders.

  Questions settled

  • Does the concealment of a previously dismissed bail petition constitute grounds for the cancellation of bail subsequently granted?
  • Is bail in a non-bailable offence a right or a concession?
  • Should successive bail applications be heard by the same judge to avoid conflicting orders?
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• Ghulam Hussain vs Abdur Rahim And Another1987 P Cr. L J 211 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-18Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Hussain vs Abdul Karim And Others1987 P Cr. L J 271 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-18Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Hussain and others vs Syed Shahida Ali and others1987 CLC 2412 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-29Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Hussain and another vs The State1987 MLD 1838 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-20Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Hussain and 6 others vs Additional Commercial Revenue1987 MLD 215 · Lahore High Court · 1986-09-22Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Hassan vs Rustam Ali and 3 Others1987 PLD Lahore 157 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-09Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Hassan vs Rustam Ali and 3 Other1987 PLD Lahore 157 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-09Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Hassan And 2 Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 2026 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-24Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Hasan and others vs The State1987 MLD 1703 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-05Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Hameed and others vs Dr. Ghulam Bheek and others1987 CLC 835 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-11Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Haider Alias Iqbal vs The State- Respondent1987 P Cr. L J 2194 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-26Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Fatima vs Shukar Din1987 MLD 327 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-17Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Fatima And Another vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1316 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-28Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Farid vs The State1987 MLD 1247 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-28Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Farid vs The District Judge, Bahawalnagar and 2 others1987 CLC 1642 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-07Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Farid and others vs The State1987 MLD 803 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-16Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Farid and others vs Province of Punjab and others1987 CLC 1232 · Lahore High Court · 1985-04-03Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Farid And 2 Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 945 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-20Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Ali vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1941 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-18Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Ali vs Pakistan Through Vice-Chairman, Pakistan Railway, Lahore1987 PLC (C.S.) 537 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-23Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Ali vs Haleema and another1987 CLC 1640 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-18Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Ali Khan vs Sultan Mahmood Khan and others1987 P Cr. L J 825 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-30Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Akhtar vs The State-1987 MLD 1762 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-01Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Akhtar vs Sardar and 5 others1987 PLD Lahore 613 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-25Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Akhtar vs Sardar And 5 Other1987 PLD Lahore 613 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-25Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Abbas vs The State1987 MLD 2311(2) · Lahore High Court · 1985-05-13Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Abbas vs Muhammad Hayat And 2 Others1987 P Cr. L J 1261 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-14Read full judgment →
• Ghazanfar Rehman vs The State1987 MLD 2684 · Lahore High Court · 1987-08-09Read full judgment →
• GH Ul Am Sarwar vs Member (Revenue), Board of Revenue and 6 others1987 CLC 1519 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-22Read full judgment →
• George Masih vs The StateK.L.R. 1987 Shariat Cases 68 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-29Read full judgment →
• General Manager (Administration), Punjab Industrial Development1987 PLC 129 · Lahore High Court · 1986-04-30
  unfair labour practicewrit jurisdictioninterim orderstransfer of employeesNIRC jurisdictioncollective bargaining agent
  Summary & questions settled

  This writ petition challenged interim orders passed by the National Industrial Relations Commission (NIRC) suspending transfer and relieving orders issued by the Punjab Industrial Development Board (PIDB) against union office-bearers. The PIDB contended that the transfers were administrative actions taken due to reorganization and that the NIRC lacked jurisdiction because the orders had already been implemented. Conversely, the union argued the transfers constituted unfair labour practice intended to disband union activities and that the NIRC possessed jurisdiction to issue prohibitory orders against apprehended unfair labour practices. The Court held that while the NIRC cannot interfere with fully implemented actions through interim prohibitory orders, it possesses clear jurisdiction under the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969, to pass such orders where an unfair labour practice is likely to occur or is apprehended. Declining to pre-empt the NIRC's factual determination on whether the transfers actually constituted unfair labour practice, the Court upheld the NIRC's jurisdiction to issue the interim orders and dismissed the petition, affirming the principle that writ jurisdiction should not interfere with interim tribunal orders unless a total lack of jurisdiction is demonstrated.

  Questions settled

  • Does the National Industrial Relations Commission have jurisdiction to pass prohibitory interim orders where an unfair labour practice is apprehended?
  • Can the High Court interfere with interim orders of a tribunal in writ jurisdiction if the tribunal possesses the legal authority to pass such orders?
  • Does the National Industrial Relations Commission have the power to suspend transfer orders that have already been fully implemented?
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• General Development and Housing Corporation vs Ghulam Mustafa1987 MLD 413 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-29Read full judgment →
• Friends Mutual Cooperative Housing Society (Regd.) vs Shamim Afza1987 CLC 1235 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-23Read full judgment →
• Fida Hussain Shah vs Muhammad Rafiq Shah1987 CLC 1120 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-06Read full judgment →
• Fida Hussain and 4 Others vs Mir Abdul Majid and Another1987 PLD Lahore 219 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-23Read full judgment →
• Fida Hussain and 4 Other vs Mir Abdul Majid and Another1987 PLD Lahore 219 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-23Read full judgment →
• Feroze Din vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-27Read full judgment →
• Feroze Din and another vs Muhammad Shafi and 2 others1987 MLD 149 · Lahore High Court · 1983-03-01Read full judgment →
• Feroze and another vs Administrator, Thal Bhakkar and another1987 MLD 405 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-12Read full judgment →