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.

• Abdul Karim vs Muhammad Ismail And Another1987 PLD Lahore 298 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-17Read full judgment →
• Abdul Karim vs Additional District Judge1987 MLD 2284 · Lahore High Court · 1985-06-18Read full judgment →
• Abdul Karim and 5 others vs The State1987 MLD 1991 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-27Read full judgment →
• Abdul K a Rim vs Muhammad Ismail and another1987 PLD Lahore 298 · Lahore High Court · 1987-03-17Read full judgment →
• Abdul Jabbar Chaudhry vs The State1987 MLD 2201 · Lahore High Court · 1987-08-04Read full judgment →
• Abdul Jabbar and others vs The State1987 MLD 1839 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-04Read full judgment →
• Abdul Haq vs Mst. Ghulam Fatima and 3 Others1987 PLD Lahore 574 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-06Read full judgment →
• Abdul Haq vs Mst. Ghulam Fatima And 3 Other1987 PLD Lahore 574 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-06Read full judgment →
• Abdul Hamid vs Town Committee, Chak .Jhumra1987 CLC 322 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-06Read full judgment →
• Abdul Hamid vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1459 · Lahore High Court · 1986-02-08Read full judgment →
• Abdul Hamid and anothers vs Settlement Commissioner (L) and others1987 CLC 924 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Abdul Hamid and another vs Muhammad Rafiq Chaudhry and 2 Others1987 PLD Lahore 599 · Lahore High Court · 1987-08-25Read full judgment →
• Abdul Hamid And Another vs Muhammad Rafiq Chaudhry And 2 Other1987 PLD Lahore 599 · Lahore High Court · 1987-08-25Read full judgment →
• Abdul Hamid And 5 Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 700 · Lahore High Court · 1982-10-31Read full judgment →
• Abdul Hamid and 4 others vs Khushi Muhammad and 4 others1987 CLC 2398 · Lahore High Court · 1980-10-04Read full judgment →
• Abdul Hameed vs The State1987 MLD 1711 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-18Read full judgment →
• Abdul Haleem vs Additional District Judge and others1987 MLD 2456 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-25Read full judgment →
• Abdul Haleem Khan vs Additional Settlement Commissioner and others1987 MLD 2598 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-19Read full judgment →
• Abdul Hakim vs Commissioner, Lahore Division, Lahore1987 MLD 359 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-19Read full judgment →
• Abdul Hafeez vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 409 · Lahore High Court · 1983-05-17Read full judgment →
• Abdul Habib and others vs Mst. Anwar Sultan and others1987 CLC 895 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-26Read full judgment →
• Abdul Ghani vs The State1987 MLD 3107 · Lahore High Court · 1975-01-28Read full judgment →
• Abdul Ghani and others vs The Province of Punjab and another1987 CLC 524 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-25Read full judgment →
• Abdul Ghani and others vs Assistant Commissioner (L) and another1987 CLC 1481 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-05Read full judgment →
• Abdul Ghani alias Bodi vs The State1987 MLD 3109 · Lahore High Court · 1985-10-14Read full judgment →
• Abdul Ghafoor. Shah vs West Pakistan Province1987 MLD 334 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-22Read full judgment →
• Abdul Ghafoor vs The State.1987 PLD Lahore 307 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-15Read full judgment →
• Abdul Ghafoor vs The State1987 P Cr. L J 511 · Lahore High Court · 1987-01-17Read full judgment →
• Abdul Ghafoor Gill vs Senior Staff Officer, Office Of The Chief Engineer, Irrigation, Sargodha Zone, Sargodha And Another1987 PLC (C .S .) 125 · Lahore High Court · 1986-05-12Read full judgment →
• Abdul Ghafoor And 9 Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 568 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-21Read full judgment →
• Abdul Ghafoor Alias Ghafoora And 2 Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 2447 · Lahore High Court · 1987-09-26Read full judgment →
• Abdul Ghaffar Khan and others vs Saghir Ahmad Aslam and Others1987 PLD Lahore 358 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-03Read full judgment →
• Abdul Ghaffar Khan And Other vs Saghir Ahmad Aslam And Other1987 PLD Lahore 358 · Lahore High Court · 1987-06-03Read full judgment →
• Abdul GH Afoor and another vs The State1987 MLD 2669 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-23Read full judgment →
• Abdul G H a Foor vs Nazir Ahmad and others1987 CLC 826 · Lahore High Court · 1986-09-17Read full judgment →
• Abdul Bari vs Mst. Nishat Afroze1987 MLD 1098 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-13Read full judgment →
• Abdul Baqi and others vs Khuda Bakhsh and others1987 MLD 2272 · Lahore High Court · 1985-10-12Read full judgment →
• Abdul a:Anan and others vs Sikandar Khan1987 CLC 1022 · Lahore High Court · 1986-05-21Read full judgment →
• Abdul Aziz vs Muhammad Sarwar and 5 others1987 MLD 2219 · Lahore High Court · 1987-08-03Read full judgment →
• Abdul Aziz and others vs Mst. Sakina Bibi1987 CLC 823 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-11Read full judgment →
• Abdul Aziz And 2 Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 163 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-12Read full judgment →
• Abdul Alias Abdali vs The State-1987 P C r. L J 2195(1) · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-16Read full judgment →
• Abbas Shah vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1114 (2) · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-20Read full judgment →
• Abbas Khan And 5 Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 1951 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-13Read full judgment →
• Abbas And Others vs The State-1987 P Cr. L J 2255 · Lahore High Court · 1987-04-04Read full judgment →
• Abadan and others vs Mst. Janna T and another1987 CLC 1048 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-22Read full judgment →
• A SH Iq H U SS Ain vs Mst. Pathani and 2 others1987 CLC 1705 · Lahore High Court · 1987-02-22Read full judgment →
• A BD Ur Ra Him vs Sher Gul and 5 others1987 CLC 1602 · Lahore High Court · 1987-05-05Read full judgment →
• (Mst) Sheema vs The StateK.L.R. 1987 Shariat Cases 42 · Lahore High Court · 1986-12-22Read full judgment →
• Zulfiqar vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 2283 · Lahore High Court · 1986-02-04Read full judgment →
• Zulfiqar vs Muhammad Ilyas and Another1986 PLD Lahore 16 · Lahore High Court · 1985-10-07Read full judgment →
• Zulfiqar and others vs Additional District Judge, Khanewal and others1986 MLD 2272 · Lahore High Court · 1986-01-25Read full judgment →
• Zulfiqar And Another vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 1443 · Lahore High Court · 1985-06-12Read full judgment →
• Zulfiqar Ali vs The State1986 MLD 2627 · Lahore High Court · 1986-06-13Read full judgment →
• Zulfiqar Ali vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 1241 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-15Read full judgment →
• Zulfiqar Ali Alias Kaka vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 1013 · Lahore High Court · 1983-12-11Read full judgment →
• Ziaur Rehman vs The State1986 PLD Lahore 428 · Lahore High Court · 1972-07-06
  constitutional petitionhabeas corpusmartial law regulationsmilitary court trialvalidating provisionsinterim constitutionmala fidecoram non judicedoctrine of necessity
  Summary & questions settled

  This judgment addresses a batch of five connected writ petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Martial Law Regulations, special military court trials, detentions, and convictions handed down during the military regime of General Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan. The core legal questions involve the precise scope and effect of the validating provisions (specifically Articles 280, 281, and 295) of the Interim Constitution of Pakistan 1972 in light of the Supreme Court's ruling in Miss Asma Jilani v. Government of the Punjab (PLD 1972 SC 139), which declared the Yahya Khan regime illegal and its legislation void ab initio. The court held by majority that while the Interim Constitution and its validating clauses are generally valid as an act of the chosen representatives under the doctrine of necessity, Article 281(2) does not bar judicial review of actions tainted with mala fides, coram non judice, or lack of proper jurisdiction, nor does it protect proceedings of a farcical military trial. Consequently, the convictions and sentences of the petitioners were declared without lawful authority and set aside.

  Questions settled

  • Whether Article 281 of the Interim Constitution of Pakistan 1972 ousts the jurisdiction of superior courts to review mala fide or coram non judice actions taken during the martial law regime?
  • Does the validation of laws under Article 281 of the Interim Constitution of Pakistan 1972 protect convictions and sentences rendered by military courts in trials conducted without lawful authority?
  • Whether the Interim Constitution of Pakistan 1972 and its validating clauses override the legal principles enunciated in Miss Asma Jilani v. Government of the Punjab regarding the illegality of the Yahya Khan regime?
  • Are proceedings conducted by a military court during martial law subject to judicial review after the lifting of martial law and the commencement of the Interim Constitution?
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• Ziauddin and 4 Others vs Ghiasuddin and Another1986 PLD Lahore 284 · Lahore High Court · 1986-04-13Read full judgment →
• Ziafat Pinah And Another vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 1850 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-29Read full judgment →
• Zia Ud Din Ahmad vs Deputy Commissioner/Election Tribunal, Sialkot1986 CLC 2535 · Lahore High Court · 1986-04-27Read full judgment →
• Zarif Ahmad Khan and Others vs Province of Punjab and Others1986 PLD Lahore 327 · Lahore High Court · 1984-08-01Read full judgment →
• Zapar Ahmad vs Mst. Hajran Bibi1986 PLD Lahore 399 · Lahore High Court · 1986-07-08
  declaration of titleagreement to sellspecific performanceadverse possessioncivil revisionlimitationimmovable property
  Summary & questions settled

  This civil revision arises from the dismissal of a suit for declaration of title and permanent injunction concerning an evacuee property. The petitioner claimed title based on an alleged agreement to sell and adverse possession. The core legal question was whether a suit for declaration of title is maintainable based solely on an agreement to sell, and whether such an agreement creates a legal interest in immovable property. The Court held that an agreement to sell does not create any right, title, or interest in immovable property and, consequently, cannot support a suit for declaration under Section 42 of the Specific Relief Act 1877. The Court affirmed that the proper legal remedy in such circumstances is a suit for specific performance. Furthermore, the Court rejected the petitioner's claim of adverse possession due to a complete lack of evidence and noted the failure to demonstrate that the suit was filed within the limitation period. The revision was dismissed in limine as the petitioner failed to establish a maintainable cause of action or provide necessary evidentiary support for his claims.

  Questions settled

  • Does an agreement to sell create any right, title, or interest in immovable property?
  • Is a suit for declaration of title maintainable based solely on an agreement to sell?
  • What is the appropriate legal remedy for a party seeking to enforce an agreement to sell?
  • Can a suit for declaration be maintained without the plaintiff establishing a legal character or right to the property?
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• Zakira Begum And Others vs Aziz Ahmad And Other1986 CLC 2410(2) · Lahore High Court · 1978-03-13Read full judgment →
• Zakir Hussain vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 2742 (1) · Lahore High Court · 1986-03-23Read full judgment →
• Zainul Zahideen vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 1022 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-06Read full judgment →
• Zahur Bibi vs Khalil Ahmad and others1986 MLD 2502 · Lahore High Court · 1986-06-09Read full judgment →
• Zahoor Hussain Shah vs Ilahi Bux1986 MLD 678 · Lahore High Court · 1983-01-16Read full judgment →
• Zahoor Ahmad vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 1384 · Lahore High Court · 1986-01-14Read full judgment →
• Zahoor Ahmad vs Ch. Ghula.M Rasool Warraich and 6 others1986 MLD 1179 · Lahore High Court · 1986-05-27Read full judgment →
• Zahoor Ahmad And 2 Others vs Ghulam Nabi1986 CLC 506 · Lahore High Court · 1985-10-07Read full judgment →
• Zahid Ali Khan vs Settlement Commissioner and 63 others1986 MLD 1568 · Lahore High Court · 1986-03-10Read full judgment →
• Zafarullah Khan vs The State1986 PLD Lahore 216 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-16Read full judgment →
• Zafarullah Khan vs Muhammad Siddique Naz and 2 others1986 MLD 1713 · Lahore High Court · 1986-07-14Read full judgment →
• Zafar Iqbal vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 1904 · Lahore High Court · 1986-04-16Read full judgment →
• Zafar Iqbal vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 1417 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-16Read full judgment →
• Zafar Iqbal vs Member, Board of Revenue (Colonies) And Other1986 CLC 1047 · Lahore High Court · 1980-11-29Read full judgment →
• Zafar Iqbal Petitioner vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 2003 · Lahore High Court · 1986-01-12Read full judgment →
• Zafar Iqbal And Others vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 717 · Lahore High Court · 1985-07-06Read full judgment →
• Zafar Iqbal Alias Billa vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 716 · Lahore High Court · 1985-03-23Read full judgment →
• Zafar Iqbal Alias Badru vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 891 · Lahore High Court · 1985-12-22Read full judgment →
• Z Ama N vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 1115 · Lahore High Court · 1985-01-10Read full judgment →
• Z Afar Saleem and 2 others vs Deputy Settlement Commissioner, Sialkot1986 MLD 1945 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-18Read full judgment →
• Yousaf Javaid vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 2000 · Lahore High Court · 1986-02-14Read full judgment →
• Younis Masih vs The State1986 MLD 2416 · Lahore High Court · 1986-09-13Read full judgment →
• Yasin vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 1094 · Lahore High Court · 1984-12-01Read full judgment →
• Yasin vs Central Government and others1986 MLD 777 · Lahore High Court · 1984-06-02Read full judgment →
• Yaroo vs The State1986 MLD 2206 (2) · Lahore High Court · 1983-08-02Read full judgment →
• Yaqub Khan and others vs Additional Deputy Commissioner (C) and others1986 MLD 420 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-19Read full judgment →
• Yameen vs Additional Settlement Commissioner, Gujranwala and 31986 MLD 1002 · Lahore High Court · 1986-02-12Read full judgment →
• Wazir Muhammad and 19 others vs Settlement Commissioner (Lands)1986 MLD 2074 · Lahore High Court · 1986-02-01
  constitutional petitionevacuee propertySettlement Commissionerjurisdiction of Custodianallotment cancellation
  Summary & questions settled

  This constitutional petition was filed by Wazir Muhammad and 19 others seeking to declare the orders of the Additional Settlement Commissioner and the Settlement Commissioner without lawful authority and of no legal effect. The core legal question was whether the Settlement Authorities were competent to determine and alter the nature of disputed land from evacuee property to non-evacuee property. The Lahore High Court held that once land was treated and allotted as evacuee property, the Settlement Authorities lacked the jurisdiction to hold otherwise, as the Custodian alone was legally competent to determine and adjudicate the nature of the property. The petition was consequently allowed, and the impugned orders were set aside as being without lawful authority. The key principle laid down is that the exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether a property is evacuee or not vests in the Custodian, and subordinate settlement authorities cannot unilaterally change the character of such property.

  Questions settled

  • Whether the Settlement Authorities are competent to determine and adjudicate the nature of a property as evacuee or non-evacuee?
  • Can the Additional Settlement Commissioner cancel the confirmation of land allotted as evacuee property on the ground that it was resumed prior to partition?
  • Who possesses the exclusive competency to determine the status of property as evacuee property?
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• Water and Power Development Authority vs Malik Jehangir1986 MLD 2434 · Lahore High Court · 1986-07-05Read full judgment →
• Waryam vs Waryam and another1986 MLD 2431 · Lahore High Court · 1986-05-04Read full judgment →
• Waryam vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 1566 · Lahore High Court · 1986-02-24Read full judgment →
• Waqar Azeem vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 2183 · Lahore High Court · 1986-02-28Read full judgment →
• Wall Dad vs Additional District Judge, Attock And 3 Other1986 CLC 2138 · Lahore High Court · 1985-09-15Read full judgment →
• Wali Muhammad vs Irshad Begum and others1986 MLD 2263 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-05Read full judgment →
• Wali Muhammad vs Dost Muhammad And Another1986 CLC 1220 · Lahore High Court · -
  pre-emptionlimitationphysical possessionundivided sharejoint holdingmutationsecond appeal
  Summary & questions settled

  This second appeal arises from a pre-emption suit concerning agricultural land comprising undivided shares in joint holdings, where the trial court and the first appellate court decreed in favour of the plaintiff. The core legal question was whether a suit for pre-emption of undivided land is barred by limitation under section 30 of the Punjab Pre-emption Act 1913 by reckoning limitation from an earlier alleged date of physical possession derived from a mutation report, rather than from the date of attestation of the mutation. The Lahore High Court dismissed the appeal in limine, holding that a plea involving factual inquiry not raised in the written statement cannot be entertained for the first time at the appellate stage. Furthermore, the Court laid down the principle that undivided shares of joint holdings are intangible property not capable of physical possession, and thus limitation for pre-emption runs from the date of the sanction of the mutation rather than any alleged prior delivery of possession.

  Questions settled

  • Whether a plea involving an inquiry into facts, if not raised in the written statement, can be permitted to be taken for the first time at the appellate stage?
  • Does the sale of land comprising an undivided fractional share of a joint holding constitute tangible property capable of physical possession under section 30 of the Punjab Pre-emption Act?
  • From which date does the period of limitation run for filing a pre-emption suit regarding land that is not capable of physical possession?
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• Wali Muhammad vs Cantonment Board, Lahore And Other1986 CLC 995 · Lahore High Court · 1985-12-06Read full judgment →
• Wali Muhammad through Legal Heirs vs Sheru through Legal Heirs1986 MLD 850 · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-03Read full judgment →
• Wali Dad And Others vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 2400(2) · Lahore High Court · 1986-02-23Read full judgment →