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.

• Muhammad Sadiq vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 2632 · Lahore High Court · 1984-04-09Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sadiq vs Noor Alam and others1986 MLD 619 · Lahore High Court · 1984-11-23Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sadiq vs Muhammad Sharif And Another1986 CLC 1435 · Lahore High Court · 1986-02-09Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sadiq vs Allah Rakhi and others1986 MLD 2572 · Lahore High Court · 1986-01-25Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sadiq Gondal vs Additional District Judge And Other1986 CLC 326 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-16
  special oathpower of attorneyconsent decreerent restrictioncompetency of appealejectmentagent authority
  Summary & questions settled

  This writ petition challenged an appellate order of an Additional District Judge which had set aside a Rent Controller's decision based on a special oath. The core legal questions were whether an attorney, empowered to prosecute cases, possesses the inherent authority to bind their principal to a special oath settlement without express permission, and whether an appeal is competent against a consent order passed by a Rent Controller. The Court held that an attorney authorized only to prosecute cases lacks the authority to agree to an unusual mode of settlement, such as a special oath, without express authorization from the principal. Furthermore, the Court held that an appeal against a consent order is maintainable when the appellant challenges the validity of the consent itself, specifically alleging that the agent lacked the authority to enter into the compromise. The key principle established is that a consent decree is only valid if consented to by the party or a duly authorized agent; if the authority of the agent is challenged, the appellate court must adjudicate that issue rather than dismissing the appeal as incompetent.

  Questions settled

  • Does an attorney authorized to prosecute cases have the inherent authority to bind a principal to a special oath settlement?
  • Is an appeal maintainable against a consent order if the appellant challenges the validity of the consent or the authority of the agent?
  • Does Section 96(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 bar an appeal where the appellant claims they were not a party to the compromise?
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• Muhammad Sadiq and others vs The State1986 MLD 2489 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-05Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Sadiq And Another vs Bashir Ahmad And Other1986 CLC 849 · Lahore High Court · -Read full judgment →
• Muhammad S a Leem vs Muhammad Aslam1986 MLD 663 · Lahore High Court · 1984-06-02Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Razzaq vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 2710 · Lahore High Court · 1986-05-03Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Rashid vs Muhammad Khalid And Others1986 P Cr. L J 2848 · Lahore High Court · 1986-03-07Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Rashid Ahmad vs Mst. Nusrat Jehan Begum and others1986 MLD 1010 · Lahore High Court · 1986-01-26Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ramzan vs The State1986 MLD 414(2) · Lahore High Court · 1984-08-28Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ramzan vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 1371 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-24Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ramzan and others vs The State1986 MLD 1156 · Lahore High Court · 1985-06-09Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ramz an and others vs Muhammad Nawaz and others1986 MLD 1951 · Lahore High Court · 1986-03-11Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Rafique and Another vs The State and Another1986 PLD Lahore 107 · Lahore High Court · 1985-10-22Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Rafique and 8 others vs Syed Ijaz Hussain Shah and others1986 MLD 545 · Lahore High Court · 1986-02-24Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Rafiq vs Summary Military Court, Rawalpindi1986 P Cr. L J 2405 · Lahore High Court · 1979-09-21Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Rafiq vs Muhammad Ali And Another1986 P Cr. L J 401 · Lahore High Court · 1985-02-22Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Rafiq vs Chairman, Arbitration Council And Other1986 CLC 1722 · Lahore High Court · 1986-04-18Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Rafiq Malik vs Sher Muhammad and others1986 P Cr. L J 2411 · Lahore High Court · 1986-03-01Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Rafiq alias Baggu and others vs The State1986 MLD 2584 · Lahore High Court · 1986-03-17Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Rafi and others vs Khalid Rauf Ahmad and another1986 MLD 722 · Lahore High Court · 1983-12-03
  writ petitionlandlord and tenantejectmentunregistered rent notecollateral purposesdenial of tenancyforfeiture of defense
  Summary & questions settled

  This writ petition challenges an appellate order passed by the Additional District Judge, Gujrat, which reversed the Rent Controller's dismissal and ordered the eviction of the petitioners-tenants from the disputed shop. The core legal questions involved whether a fresh ejectment petition is barred after the dismissal in default of a previous one, whether an unregistered rent note is admissible for collateral purposes to establish the nature of possession, and whether the wanton and willful denial of the landlord-tenant relationship by the tenants results in the forfeiture of their defense on other grounds such as personal need and reconstruction. The Lahore High Court held that the dismissal of a previous petition in default does not preclude a fresh petition for recurring causes of action like personal need and reconstruction, that an unregistered rent note can be used for collateral purposes to show the nature of possession, and that a tenant who falsely and wantonly denies the landlord-tenant relationship forfeits the right to contest remaining grounds of ejectment. The court dismissed the petition in limine.

  Questions settled

  • Does the dismissal in default of a previous ejectment petition preclude a landlord from filing a fresh petition on recurring grounds such as personal need and reconstruction?
  • Can an unregistered rent note be used for collateral purposes to establish the nature of a tenant's possession?
  • Does the wanton and willful denial of the landlord-tenant relationship by a tenant result in the forfeiture of their defense on other eviction grounds?
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• Muhammad Pervaiz Akhtar vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 1740 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-23Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Pehlwan vs Ali Akhtar and others1986 MLD 1958 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nzir vs District Magistrate, Gujrat1986 MLD 1934 · Lahore High Court · 1986-07-05Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nazir vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 2375 · Lahore High Court · 1986-02-07Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nazir Cheema vs Asadullah Muneer And Others1986 P Cr. L J 2852 · Lahore High Court · 1986-04-04Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nazir And Others vs Abdur Rahman And Other1986 CLC 2116 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-05Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nazeer And Others vs Additional District Judge, Kasur And Other1986 CLC 2350 · Lahore High Court · 1986-03-12Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nazeer And Others vs Additional District Judge And Other1986 CLC 2795 · Lahore High Court · 1986-03-11Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nawaz vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 1393 · Lahore High Court · 1965-10-28Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nawaz vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 2264 · Lahore High Court · 1986-01-26Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nawaz vs The District Magistrate, Mianwali and 2 others1986 P Cr. L J 1111 · Lahore High Court · 1982-01-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nawaz vs Mst. Nazeer Elahi1986 CLC 514 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-17Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nawaz Khan vs Naiful Islam Alias Kaifi And Another1986 P Cr. L J 2631 · Lahore High Court · 1986-05-26Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nawaz and Others vs Sultan1986 PLD Lahore 50 · Lahore High Court · 1985-12-09Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nawaz and others vs Government of the Punjab and others1986 MLD 2397 · Lahore High Court · 1986-06-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nawaz And 7 Others vs Muhammad Ibrahim And 5 Other1986 CLC 1680 · Lahore High Court · 1986-04-15
  ejectmentpersonal requirementdeath of landlordsurvival of cause of actionexecution of ejectment orderconstitutional jurisdictionsuccessor-in-interestlandlord and tenant
  Summary & questions settled

  This constitutional petition arises from rent proceedings where the landlord obtained ejectment orders against his tenants from the Rent Controller and the appellate authority on the ground of personal requirement for a shop. During the pendency of the constitutional petition in the High Court, the landlord passed away. The core legal question was whether the death of a landlord after obtaining a final ejectment order under the rent law, but during judicial review, affects the rights of his successors to execute the order and recover possession. The High Court held that where an ejectment order based on personal need has attained finality during the lifetime of the landlord, the right vests and becomes part of the deceased's estate, and the execution proceedings do not abate upon the landlord's death. The legal representatives can execute the ejectment order as they step into the shoes of the deceased landlord and are included within the statutory definition of landlord. The constitutional petition was accordingly dismissed.

  Questions settled

  • Does the death of a landlord after the final conclusion of rent proceedings affect the rights of his legal representatives to execute an ejectment order?
  • Whether an order of ejectment passed on the ground of personal requirement abates upon the death of the landlord occurring during judicial review?
  • Can the legal representatives of a deceased landlord execute an ejectment order obtained for personal use of non-residential premises?
  • Are successors of a deceased landlord included in the definition of landlord under the rent law for the purpose of executing an eviction order?
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• Muhammad Nawaz And 5 Others vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 2787 · Lahore High Court · 1986-04-19Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nawaz And 3 Others vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 493 · Lahore High Court · 1985-07-06Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Naeem and anothers vs The State1986 MLD 2719 · Lahore High Court · 1985-10-23Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Mushtaq vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 1031 · Lahore High Court · 1984-06-25Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Mushtaq vs The State-1986 P C r. L J 1869 · Lahore High Court · 1985-10-02Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Munir vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 1763 · Lahore High Court · 1985-12-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Muneer Ud Din Bhatti vs Ashfaq Mirza And Others1986 P Cr. L J 744 · Lahore High Court · 1985-05-19Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Mumtaz vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 2413 · Lahore High Court · 1986-04-04Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Manzur and 2 others vs The State1986 MLD 1693 · Lahore High Court · 1986-08-05Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Mansha vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 758 · Lahore High Court · 1984-09-02Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Mansha vs The Punjab Labour Court No. 1 Lahore And 21986 PLC 517 · Lahore High Court · 1985-09-30Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Mahmood Akhtar And 3 Others vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 2011 · Lahore High Court · 1986-04-25Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Maalik Alias Mikki vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 2254 · Lahore High Court · 1985-12-03Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Luqman vs Assistant Director, Local Government and others1986 MLD 533 · Lahore High Court · 1984-12-18Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Latif vs The State1986 MLD 1708 · Lahore High Court · 1986-07-01Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Latif vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 1920 · Lahore High Court · 1986-04-20Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Latif vs Member, Board of Revenue And Other1986 CLC 1052 · Lahore High Court · 1985-10-19Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Latif Ran DH Awa vs Executive Committee, Punjab Bar1986 CLC 2447 · Lahore High Court · 1985-09-27Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Latif and others vs Abdul Karim and others1986 MLD 584 · Lahore High Court · 1985-06-17Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Latif and another vs Hafeez-Ur-Rehman and anothers1986 MLD 2885 · Lahore High Court · 1985-12-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Khan vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 102 · Lahore High Court · 1982-11-24Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Khan And Others vs State and others-1986 P Cr. L J 2615 · Lahore High Court · 1986-05-31Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Khan and 5 OTHERSConvicts vs The State1986 PLD Lahore 1 · Lahore High Court · 1985-09-30Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Khalid vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 381 · Lahore High Court · 1985-05-19Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Khalid And 2 Others vs Muhammad Ashfaq And Another1986 P Cr. L J 115 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-01Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Mustaqeem vs Settlement Commissioner and others1986 MLD 2290 · Lahore High Court · 1985-12-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Jamil vs Judge, Family Court, Sahiwal And Other1986 CLC 2410(1) · Lahore High Court · 1982-11-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Jamil And Others vs Deputy Settlement Commissioner And Other1986 CLC 2425 · Lahore High Court · 1985-05-20Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Jamil And Another vs The State- Respondent1986 P Cr. L J 2029 · Lahore High Court · 1986-04-19Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ismail vs Province of Punjab1986 CLC 340 · Lahore High Court · 1985-09-16Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ismail vs Mst. Brag Bibi and another1986 MLD 2576 · Lahore High Court · 1986-03-03Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Islam vs Muhammd Fazil and others1986 MLD 2215 · Lahore High Court · 1983-04-11Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ishaque vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 1381 · Lahore High Court · 1986-01-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ishaque and others vs Mst. Kapuri and others1986 MLD 1042 · Lahore High Court · 1986-04-05Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ishaq vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 2067 · Lahore High Court · 1986-05-26Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ishaq vs Settlement Commissioner, Multan and others1986 MLD 1978 · Lahore High Court · 1986-01-31Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ishaq vs Abdul Jabbar And Another1986 PCrLJ 1575 · Lahore High Court · 1985-10-26Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Irshad vs The State1986 P C r. L J 1105 · Lahore High Court · 1986-01-03Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Irshad And Others vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 788 · Lahore High Court · 1985-06-04Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Irfan And Others vs Deputy Settlement Commissioner1986 CLC 2329 · Lahore High Court · 1986-01-13Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal Zia and 3 others vs National Council for Tib, Islamabad and 3 others1986 MLD 489 · Lahore High Court · 1985-12-22Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 1002 · Lahore High Court · 1984-09-03Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 1425 · Lahore High Court · 1985-12-01Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal vs Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal, Lahore And Another1986 PLC 51 · Lahore High Court · 1985-09-14Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal vs Fand1986 P Cr. L J 906(1) · Lahore High Court · 1985-09-25Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal and others vs Mst. Sultana Begum and others1986 MLD 2305 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-04Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal and others vs Deputy Settlement Commissioner and others1986 MLD 2573 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal And Another vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 954 · Lahore High Court · 1986-11-28Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal And 9 Others vs Member, Federal Land Commission1986 CLC 207 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal And 10 Others vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 244 · Lahore High Court · 1985-07-01Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal Alias Muhammad Zafar Iqbal vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 181 · Lahore High Court · 1985-10-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Inayat vs The State1986 MLD 1771 · Lahore High Court · 1986-05-19Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ilyas vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 2575 · Lahore High Court · 1986-02-07Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ilyas vs Shahab Din and 10 others1986 MLD 415 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-16Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ilyas End Others vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 2647 · Lahore High Court · 1986-04-11Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ilya S Khan and 4 others vs Province of Punjab and others1986 MLD 686 · Lahore High Court · 1982-01-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ijaz And 3 Others vs M. Khurshid Malik And 4 Other1986 CLC 2270 · Lahore High Court · 1986-05-26
  consent decreecivil revisionspot inspectionright of appealpermanent injunctionnuisance
  Summary & questions settled

  This civil revision petition arises out of a suit for permanent injunction and removal of a latrine spout, which the trial court decreed after the parties agreed to be bound by the court's spot inspection. The petitioner appealed, but the lower appellate court dismissed the appeal holding that the decision constituted a non-appealable consent decree. The Lahore High Court examined whether a decree based on an agreed procedure of court inspection operates as a consent decree barring an appeal under section 96(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908. The High Court held that where parties voluntarily agree to abandon the ordinary course of evidence and bind themselves to the decision of the court following a spot inspection, the resulting decree is a consent decree from which no appeal lies. The petition was accordingly dismissed in limine.

  Questions settled

  • Whether a decree passed on the basis of a court's spot inspection, accepted by the parties as binding, constitutes a consent decree?
  • Does an appeal lie against a consent decree under section 96(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908?
  • Can parties resile from an agreement to abide by a court's decision following a local inspection?
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• Muhammad Iftikhar Ahmad vs Punjab Labour Court N0. 3 Sheikhupura1986 PLC 605 · Lahore High Court · 1986-03-17Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Idrees Alias Din Muhammad vs The State and 23 others--1986 P Cr. L J 1679 · Lahore High Court · 1986-04-19Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ibrahim vs The State1986 MLD 1699 · Lahore High Court · 1986-06-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ibrahim vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 1782 · Lahore High Court · 1986-01-17Read full judgment →