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.

• Feroze Ali and 3 others vs The State1987 MLD 1708 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-21Read full judgment →
• Feroz And Another vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 504 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-07Read full judgment →
• Federation of Pakistan vs Muhammad Sadiq1987 CLC 1429 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-07Read full judgment →
• Federation of Pakistan through the General Manager, Pakistan Railways1987 CLC 1631 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-07
  civil revisionlacheslimitationproperly constituted petitioncertified copiesservice mattergross negligencedismissal in limine
  Summary & questions settled

  This civil revision arose from a suit challenging the removal of a railway employee from service, where the Federation of Pakistan sought to challenge the concurrent findings of lower courts. The core legal questions were whether the revision petition was properly constituted given the failure to file mandatory certified copies of exhibited documents, and whether the petition suffered from fatal laches due to excessive, unexplained delay in filing and re-filing. The Court dismissed the revision petition in limine. It held that the petition was not properly constituted because the petitioner failed to comply with mandatory filing requirements under the Code of Civil Procedure 1908. Furthermore, the Court found the petitioner guilty of gross negligence and contumacy, noting that no cogent explanation was provided for the substantial delay in pursuing the remedy. The principle laid down is that while no specific limitation period is prescribed for civil revisions, the doctrine of laches applies, and a petition filed after the standard 90-day period without a plausible explanation for the delay, or one that fails to meet mandatory procedural filing requirements, is liable to be dismissed.

  Questions settled

  • Can a civil revision petition be dismissed on the ground of laches if filed after the standard 90-day period without a plausible explanation?
  • Is a civil revision petition considered properly constituted if it fails to include certified copies of all exhibited documents as required by the Code of Civil Procedure 1908?
  • Does the failure to comply with mandatory procedural requirements for filing documents render a civil revision petition liable to dismissal in limine?
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• Ghulam and others vs The State1987 MLD 1759 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-24Read full judgment →
• Fazal Muhammad and Others vs Assistant Commissioner, Subdivision1987 PLD Lahore 89 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-15Read full judgment →
• Fazal Muhammad and Other vs Assistant Commissioner, Sub Division1987 PLD Lahore 89 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-15Read full judgment →
• Fazal Karim vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 651 · Lahore High Court · 1982-11-08Read full judgment →
• Fazal Karim vs Muhammad Daud and another1987 MLD 2741 · Lahore High Court · 1987-09-29Read full judgment →
• Fazal Hussain vs Deputy Director, Administration and Housing1987 PLC (C.S.) 563 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-29Read full judgment →
• Fazal Hussain vs Deputy Director, Administration and Housing1987 CLC 1502 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-29Read full judgment →
• Fazal Ahmad Khan Saleemi vs Mrs. Anwar Iqbal1987 CLC 1638 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-28Read full judgment →
• Fayyaz Ashraf vs The StateK.L.R. 1987 Shariat Cases 66 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-23Read full judgment →
• Fayyaz Ashraf vs The State and another1987 PLD Lahore 413 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-23Read full judgment →
• Fayyaz Ali Shah vs Amir Fatima and others1987 CLC 1960 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-07Read full judgment →
• Fateh Sher vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 981 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-21Read full judgment →
• Fateh Sher and 3 others vs Mst.Aziz Begum1987 MLD 391 · Lahore High Court · 1984-06-06Read full judgment →
• Fateh Muhammad vs Muhammad Din (deceased) represented by his1987 MLD 2891 · Lahore High Court · 1987-11-01Read full judgment →
• Fateh Muhammad vs Mst. Khudija Bibi and another1987 MLD 2621 · Lahore High Court · 1987-07-19Read full judgment →
• Fateh Muhammad And Other vs Muhammad Bashir, Etc.K.L.R. 1987 Shariat Caaea 6 · Lahore High Court · 1986-05-24Read full judgment →
• Fateh Muhammad and 5 others vs Ijaz Hussain and 9 others1987 CLC 1025 · Lahore High Court · 1983-05-08Read full judgment →
• Fateh Khan represented through his Legal Heirs vs Adalat Khan and 31987 CLC 1065 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-06Read full judgment →
• Farzand Ali vs Munir Ahmad And 5 Others1987 P Cr. L J 1168 (2) · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-02Read full judgment →
• Farzand Ali vs Ashraf Alias Achhu And 3 Others1987 P Cr. L J 959(2) · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-07Read full judgment →
• Farooq Ahmad and another vs Punjab University1987 MLD 6 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-21Read full judgment →
• Farman Ali vs The State1987 MLD 2601 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-13Read full judgment →
• Farid vs Khan and others1987 CLC 821 · Lahore High Court · 1986-09-28Read full judgment →
• Faqir Sain and others vs The State1987 MLD 1749 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-24Read full judgment →
• Faqir Muhammad vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 2383 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-22Read full judgment →
• Faqir Muhammad vs Mst. Jhando1987 MLD 370 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-11Read full judgment →
• Faqir Muhammad and others vs The State1987 MLD 963 · Lahore High Court · 1982-09-27Read full judgment →
• Falak Sher vs The State1987 MLD 1156 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-02
  arms ordinancejurisdictioncoram non judicemagistrate of the first classadditional sessions judgeillegal trialquashment of conviction
  Summary & questions settled

  The appellant Falak Sher challenged his conviction and sentence under section 13 of the Arms Ordinance 1965, passed by an Additional Sessions Judge. The core legal question was whether the Court of Session had jurisdiction to try an offence under section 13 of the Arms Ordinance 1965 following the amendments introduced by the Pakistan Arms (Amendment) Ordinance 1976. The court held that pursuant to section 14-A of the Arms Ordinance 1965, offences under section 13 are exclusively triable by a Magistrate of the First Class, rendering the trial conducted by the Additional Sessions Judge coram non judice and a nullity in the eye of law. Rather than remanding the case for re-trial given the passage of time and the agony of protracted proceedings, the court accepted the appeal and set aside the conviction and sentence. The key principle laid down is that trials for offences under section 13 of the Arms Ordinance 1965 conducted by a Court of Session instead of a Magistrate of the First Class are without jurisdiction and void ab initio.

  Questions settled

  • Which court has jurisdiction to try an offence punishable under section 13 of the Arms Ordinance 1965?
  • What is the legal effect of a trial conducted by an Additional Sessions Judge for an offence under section 13 of the Arms Ordinance 1965?
  • Whether an appellate court should remand a case for retrial when the occurrence took place long ago and the accused has suffered a protracted trial?
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• Falak Sher And Another vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 610 · Lahore High Court · 1982-04-03Read full judgment →
• Falak Sher and 5 Others vs Muhammad Hanif and Another1987 PLD Lahore 91 · Lahore High Court · 1986-09-23Read full judgment →
• Falak Sher and 5 Other vs Muhammad Hanif and Another1987 PLD Lahore 91 · Lahore High Court · 1986-09-23Read full judgment →
• Falak Sher And 2 Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1518 · Lahore High Court · 1983-01-19Read full judgment →
• Faiz Bakhsh vs The State1987 MLD 1005 · Lahore High Court · 1982-03-01Read full judgment →
• Faiz Ahmad And 4 Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 246 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-08Read full judgment →
• F Ar 00Q Haya T vs Principal, Government Polytechnic Institute, Bahawalpur and others1987 CLC 890 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-12Read full judgment →
• F a Z Al Din vs Rehabilitation Commissioner (Lands) and 2 others1987 CLC 1053 · Lahore High Court · 1983-04-18
  Civil ProcedureAmendment of JudgmentClerical MistakeInherent PowersLachesFinality of JudgmentLand Settlement
  Summary & questions settled

  This matter concerns civil miscellaneous applications filed under Sections 151, 152, and 153 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908, seeking to amend a 1971 High Court judgment regarding land allotment. The applicant claimed that the original judgment contained a factual error regarding the extent of the land entitlement, citing 'Kanals' instead of 'Bighas,' and sought correction after over a decade. The core legal question was whether these provisions allow for the material alteration of a final judgment due to alleged factual errors long after the limitation period for review or appeal has expired. The court dismissed the applications, holding that Sections 152 and 153 are strictly limited to correcting clerical or arithmetical mistakes and cannot be used to re-open substantive issues or alter the judgment's merits. Furthermore, the court ruled that inherent powers under Section 151 cannot be invoked to bypass statutory remedies like review or appeal. The principle established is that a judgment attains finality if not challenged timely, and parties cannot use procedural amendments to cure their own negligence or laches after a decade.

  Questions settled

  • Can Sections 151, 152, and 153 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 be used to materially alter a judgment after the limitation period for review has expired?
  • Does a clerical or arithmetical mistake under Section 152 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 include substantive errors regarding the factual basis of a claim?
  • Can inherent powers under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 be exercised to bypass statutory remedies such as appeal or review?
  • Does a delay of over a decade in seeking the amendment of a judgment constitute laches sufficient to bar relief?
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• Ehsanullah vs The State1987 MLD 1120(2) · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-12Read full judgment →
• Ehsan Ullah and 4 others vs The State1987 MLD 1125 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-11Read full judgment →
• Dr. Naheed Nazar vs Mst. Fateh Bibi And Others1987 P Cr. L J 181 · Lahore High Court · 1986-07-07Read full judgment →
• Dr. Muhammad Ishaq Chaudhry vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 736 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-20Read full judgment →
• Dr. Anwar M. Barkat and 2 others vs Gulzar Wafa Chaudhry and another1987 MLD 2204 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-02Read full judgment →
• Dost Muhammad vs The State1987 MLD 786 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-31Read full judgment →
• Dost Muhammad vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 530 · Lahore High Court · 1987-09-23Read full judgment →
• Dost Muhammad and another vs The State1987 MLD 1736 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-13Read full judgment →
• Dost Muhammad And Another vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 293 · Lahore High Court · 1987-12-20Read full judgment →
• Dost Muhammad and 2 others vs Bahadar and another1987 MLD 1240 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-05Read full judgment →
• Dost Muhammad Alias Dosa And Others vs The State-1987 P C r. L J 2490 · Lahore High Court · 1987-10-19Read full judgment →
• Divisional Superintendent Railways And 2 Other vs Abdur RashidK.L.R. 1987 Labour and Service Cases 108 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-28Read full judgment →
• Divisional Personal Officer, Pakistan Railways, Lahore vs Chairman, Punjab Labour Appellate ;Tribunal, Lahore and 2 others1987 CLC 1397 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-13
  writ petitionindustrial relationspower of attorneylimitation periodaffidavitcompetency of appealexpressio unius est exclusio alterius
  Summary & questions settled

  This constitutional petition challenged an order of the Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal, which had dismissed the petitioner's appeal against a decision under Section 25-A of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969. The Tribunal had dismissed the appeal on the grounds that it was not competently instituted within the limitation period, as the appeal lacked the petitioner's signature and the counsel lacked a valid power of attorney at the time of filing. The High Court found that the delay of over ten months in filing the writ petition was unexplained, amounting to gross negligence. Furthermore, the Court held that the lack of a valid power of attorney at the time of filing was not a mere irregularity but a fundamental defect affecting the competency and maintainability of the appeal. Additionally, the Court criticized the practice of counsel swearing affidavits on behalf of clients without personal knowledge and noted that the specific power of attorney did not authorize the counsel to swear such affidavits, rendering the petition void under the principle of expressio unius est exclusio alterius. The petition was dismissed in limine.

  Questions settled

  • Does the filing of an appeal without a valid power of attorney constitute a mere irregularity or a fundamental defect?
  • Can a counsel swear an affidavit on behalf of a client if the power of attorney does not explicitly authorize such an act?
  • Does the principle of expressio unius est exclusio alterius apply to the interpretation of a special power of attorney?
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• Din Muhammad and Another vs Mst. Bibi and 124 Others1987 PLD Lahore 176 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-12Read full judgment →
• Dilshad Abbas vs Ahmad Abbas and 6 others1987 CLC 2479 · Lahore High Court · 1987-09-22Read full judgment →
• Dildar vs The State1987 MLD 968 · Lahore High Court · 1982-10-31Read full judgment →
• Dilawar Hussain vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1306 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-04Read full judgment →
• Deputy Commissioner/Registrar, Sialkot and 2 others vs Hamid Khaldi1987 CLC 2360 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-17Read full judgment →
• Deenu alias Alim Din vs Ghulam Rasul and Another1987 PLD Lahore 25 · Lahore High Court · 1985-12-15Read full judgment →
• Daulat Khan and 3 others vs Chandar Khan1987 CLC 1866 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-17Read full judgment →
• Daulat Bibi and 5 others vs Chief Administrator Auqaf, Punjab, Lahore1987 CLC 2035 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-29Read full judgment →
• Darwesh and Another vs Khuda Dad through Legal Heirs1987 PLD Lahore 123 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-13Read full judgment →
• Darshan Masih vs Aman Ullah Khan1987 PLD Lahore 486 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-20Read full judgment →
• Corporation, Garden Town Depot, Lahore Versus Suleman KhanK.L.R. 1987 Laboar and Service Cases 97 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Israr Ahmad vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1057 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-18Read full judgment →
• Chhota alias Mehr Din alias Abdul Hamid vs Syed Shabbir Hussain1987 CLC 2105 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-17Read full judgment →
• Chaudhry Hakim Ali And Another vs Government of the Punjab And 231987 PLC (C.S.) 662 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-25Read full judgment →
• Chaudhry Ali Akbar vs Province of Punjab through Collector, Faisalabad and others1987 MLD 358 · Lahore High Court · 1986-06-21Read full judgment →
• Channa N Din vs Muhammad Nawaz And 2 Others1987 P Cr. L J 848 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-28Read full judgment →
• Chanan vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 2400 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-03Read full judgment →
• Chairman, Punjab Labour Appellate Etc. vs The Government Of SindhK.L.R 1987 Labour & Services 220 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-15Read full judgment →
• Chairman, Municipal Committee, Taxila vs Mohammad Jan and 4 others1987 CLC 2416 · Lahore High Court · 1987-09-15
  temporary injunctioneasement of viewprima facie casebalance of convenienceirreparable losscivil revisionpublic utility
  Summary & questions settled

  This civil revision arises from a suit for permanent injunction filed by private respondents to stop the petitioner, Municipal Committee, Taxila, from constructing shops near a new bus stand. The respondents claimed the construction would block the outer view of their existing shops. The trial court rejected their application for a temporary injunction, but the appellate court reversed this decision, relying on a notice issued to the petitioner under the West Pakistan Highways Ordinance 1959. On revision, the Lahore High Court set aside the appellate court's order. The Court held that there is no general right in law, outside of easement, to an unobstructed open view of a building, and the respondents failed to plead or establish a prima facie case of easement. It was further held that a statutory notice issued by a third party under the Highways Ordinance does not create a prima facie case for the plaintiffs, who must succeed on the strength of their own case. Finally, the Court ruled that where construction is substantially complete and involves a work of public utility, the balance of convenience tilts against granting an injunction.

  Questions settled

  • Does a property owner have a legal right to an unobstructed open view of their building in the absence of a pleaded and proved easement?
  • Can a statutory notice issued to a defendant under the West Pakistan Highways Ordinance 1959 be used by a private plaintiff to establish a prima facie case for a temporary injunction?
  • How does the substantial completion of construction and its nature as a public utility work affect the balance of convenience in temporary injunction applications?
  • Can an appellate court reverse a trial court's discretionary refusal of a temporary injunction without finding that the trial court exercised its discretion improperly or arbitrarily?
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• Chahat vs Border Allotment CommitteeK.L.R. 1987 Revenue Cases 71 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-01Read full judgment →
• Ch. Zaffarullah Khan and 2 others vs Province of Punjab and 9 others1987 CLC 901 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-11Read full judgment →
• Ch. Sardar Muhammad vs Messrs Schazoo Laboratories Ltd.1987 MLD 201 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-03Read full judgment →
• Ch. Saadullah Khan vs Ali Ahmad and 8 others1987 CLC 584 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-23Read full judgment →
• Ch. Muhammad Sharif vs Chief Minister, Punjab Lahore And 2 Other1987 PLD Lahore 483 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-17Read full judgment →
• Ch. Muhammad Shame vs Chief Minister, Punjab Lahore and 2 Others1987 PLD Lahore 483 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-17Read full judgment →
• Ch. Muhammad Saleem vs Member, Board of Revenue and others1987 MLD 81 · Lahore High Court · 1986-09-30Read full judgment →
• Ch. Muhammad Saleem vs M.B.R, Etc.K.L.R. 1987 Revenue Cases 36 · Lahore High Court · 1986-09-30Read full judgment →
• Ch. Muhammad Aslam vs Major Mirza Hassan Baig1987 MLD 3294 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-09Read full judgment →
• Ch. Muhammad Aslam And Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 2031 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-18Read full judgment →
• Ch. Muhammad Akbar Virk vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 394 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-28Read full judgment →
• Ch. Khan Muhammad and others vs Mst. Haleema Bibi and 3 others1987 CLC 2389 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-16Read full judgment →
• Ch. Hamid Ullah vs The State and another1987 P Cr. L J 226 · Lahore High Court · 1986-04-27Read full judgment →
• Ch. Barkat Ali vs Ghulam Hussain and others1987 MLD 2447 · Lahore High Court · 1983-04-13Read full judgment →
• Ch. Atta Muhammad Ghumman vs District Judge and another1987 MLD 2419 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-27Read full judgment →
• Ch. Abdul Ghani vs Deputy Commissioner and others1987 CLC 2401 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-02Read full judgment →
• Ch. Abdul Ghani and 2 others vs Province of the Punjab through Secretary, Housing and Physical Planning Department and 3 Others1987 PLD Lahore 440 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-20Read full judgment →
• Ch. Abdul Ghani And 2 Other vs Province of the Punjab Through1987 PLD Lahore 440 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-20Read full judgment →
• Cashier, United Bank Ltd. vs The State1987 PLC (C.S.) 122 · Lahore High Court · 1986-04-21Read full judgment →
• Capt.(Retd.) Abdul Jabbar vs WAPDA And 3 Others1987 PLC (C.S.) 672 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-02Read full judgment →
• Capt. (Rtd.) Abdul Qayyum vs The State1987 PLD Lahore 584 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-02Read full judgment →
• Cantonment Board, Kharian through Executive Officer, Kharian vs Muhammad Shafi1987 CLC 1612 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-05Read full judgment →
• Bukkal Khan and 5 others vs Mst. Waziri and 8 others1987 CLC 579 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-11Read full judgment →
• Bostan Khan vs Director, Excise and Taxation, Rawalpindi Division, Rawalpindi and others1987 CLC 2004 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-24Read full judgment →
• Boota Masih vs The State-1987 P Cr. LJ 1030 · Lahore High Court · 1983-03-22Read full judgment →
• Boota And Another vs The State-1987 PCr.LJ 1220 · Lahore High Court · 1983-03-14Read full judgment →
• Bhag Bhari vs Akbar Khan and others1987 CLC 1543 · Lahore High Court · 1979-12-15Read full judgment →
• Benqu E Indosuez vs Muhammad Saleem and others1987 CLC 795 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-20Read full judgment →