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.

• Falak Sher And Others vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 1099(2) · Lahore High Court · 1985-02-15Read full judgment →
• Fajjar Ali vs Punjab Urban Transport Corporation And Another1986 PLC 927 · Lahore High Court · 1982-02-15Read full judgment →
• Faiz Rasool vs Ghulam Rasool1986 MLD 623 · Lahore High Court · 1983-11-15Read full judgment →
• Faiz Muhammad vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 2201 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-14Read full judgment →
• Faiz Muhammad Khan vs The Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal And 31986 PLC 519 · Lahore High Court · 1985-12-07Read full judgment →
• Faiz Muhammad And 2 Others vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 973 · Lahore High Court · 1986-04-27Read full judgment →
• Faiz Bakhsh vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 806 · Lahore High Court · 1984-05-04Read full judgment →
• Faiz Bakhsh And Others vs Muhammad Munir And Other1986 CLC 507 · Lahore High Court · 1985-10-19
  part performancetransfer of propertybona fide purchasernoticepossessionmutationperpetual injunction
  Summary & questions settled

  This Regular Second Appeal arises from a judgment of the District Judge, Bahawalpur, which reversed the trial court's decree in favour of the plaintiffs-appellants in a suit for perpetual injunction. The plaintiffs claimed ownership of the suit land through purchase by means of an unregistered receipt and delivery of possession, having previously been tenants. The core legal question concerned the applicability and scope of the doctrine of part performance under Section 53-A of the Transfer of Property Act 1882, and whether the subsequent purchasers were bona fide purchasers for value without notice so as to override the appellants' prior rights. The Lahore High Court held that the circumstances, including participation in mutation proceedings and inconsistent stands taken by the subsequent purchaser's father, imposed a duty to inquire about the plaintiffs' actual possession and title, thereby precluding the subsequent purchaser from claiming the protection of the proviso to Section 53-A. The appeal was accordingly allowed, setting aside the lower appellate court's judgment and restoring the trial court's decree.

  Questions settled

  • Whether a transferee in possession under an unregistered contract of sale is protected under the doctrine of part performance pursuant to Section 53-A of the Transfer of Property Act 1882?
  • Does a subsequent purchaser have a duty to make inquiries regarding the title of a person in actual possession of the immovable property?
  • When does circumstances compel a purchaser to make further inquiry so as to negate the status of a bona fide purchaser for value without notice?
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• Faiz and 6 others vs The State1986 MLD 2922 · Lahore High Court · 1986-03-01Read full judgment →
• Faiz and 4 others vs The State1986 MLD 1699 · Lahore High Court · 1985-10-18Read full judgment →
• Fahim Ashraf Malik And Another vs Summary Military Court, Lahore1986 P Cr. L J 2378 · Lahore High Court · 1979-05-15Read full judgment →
• Evacuee Trust Property Board vs Mst. Zakia Begum And Other1986 CLC 1716 · Lahore High Court · 1986-03-17Read full judgment →
• Emanual vs The State1986 MLD 1138 · Lahore High Court · 1985-02-10Read full judgment →
• Drilco Ltd. vs Central Board of Revenue and others1986 MLD 2093 · Lahore High Court · 1980-10-06Read full judgment →
• Dr. Riaz Mohsin Bhatti vs Director, Anti-Corruption Establishment, Punjab, Lahore and 3 others1986 MLD 2906 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Dr. Muhammad Anwar Chaudhry vs Municipal Corporation, Sargodha1986 MLD 2788 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-31Read full judgment →
• DR. Abdul Waris vs Javed Hanif. and 6 Others1986 PLD Lahore 381 · Lahore High Court · 1986-01-18Read full judgment →
• Dost Muhammad vs Mst. Ghulam Fatima and others1986 MLD 469 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-09Read full judgment →
• Dost Muhammad vs Mst. Alam Khatoon and 2 others1986 MLD 2583 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-06Read full judgment →
• Doctor Akhlaq Ahmad vs Mst. Kishwar Sultana and another1986 MLD 464 · Lahore High Court · 1984-06-09Read full judgment →
• Din Muhammad vs Settlement Commissioner and others1986 MLD 2075 · Lahore High Court · 1986-02-17Read full judgment →
• Din Muhammad vs Safdar Ali And Other1986 CLC 1045 · Lahore High Court · 1985-10-25Read full judgment →
• Din Muhammad vs District Judge, Dera Ghazi Khan And Other1986 CLC 2363 · Lahore High Court · 1984-10-08Read full judgment →
• Din Muhammad Jaffary vs Managing Director1986 PLC 1166 · Lahore High Court · 1986-07-04Read full judgment →
• Deputy Settlement Commissioner, Sialkot vs Municipal Committee1986 CLC 2055 · Lahore High Court · 1985-12-14Read full judgment →
• Crescent Jute Products vs Muhammad Ramzan and another1986 MLD 2124 · Lahore High Court · 1986-05-04Read full judgment →
• Committee of Administration vs Commissioner of Faisalabad O1vision1986 CLC 834 · Lahore High Court · 1985-10-27Read full judgment →
• Commissioner Of Sales Tax Lahore. vs Climax Engineering Co. Ltd.PTCL 1986 CL. 306 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Commissioner Of Income Tax, Lahore. vs M_S. Noon Sugar Mills Limited, LahorePTCL 1986 CL. 1 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Commissioner of Income Tax vs AssesseePTCL 1986 CL. 315 · Lahore High Court · 1986-01-10Read full judgment →
• Chiragh Din vs Municipal Committee And Other1986 CLC 2392 · Lahore High Court · 1985-09-13Read full judgment →
• Chawa And Others vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 391 · Lahore High Court · 1986-08-14Read full judgment →
• Chanan vs The State1986 MLD 1120 · Lahore High Court · 1985-01-18Read full judgment →
• Chamba vs Rehmat Ali And Other1986 CLC 2791 · Lahore High Court · 1985-10-28Read full judgment →
• Ch. Saeed Ahmad vs Zia Shahid and 2 others1986 MLD 2467 · Lahore High Court · 1985-03-24Read full judgment →
• Ch. Muhammad Aslam, Advocate vs Maj. Mirza Hassab Baig, Advocate1986 MLD 2538 · Lahore High Court · 1986-10-05Read full judgment →
• Ch. Farooq Akram vs Board of Revenue1986 MLD 919 · Lahore High Court · 1984-07-02Read full judgment →
• Ch. Barkat Ali Akhtar vs Mien Muhammad Hanif1986 P Cr. L J 1882 · Lahore High Court · 1986-02-14Read full judgment →
• Ch. Altaf Hussain And Others vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 1421 · Lahore High Court · 1986-01-14Read full judgment →
• Ch. Abdul Majeed vs Election Authority and others1986 MLD 745(2) · Lahore High Court · 1983-11-06Read full judgment →
• Ch. Abdul Latif and others vs Sardar Muhammad1986 MLD 514 · Lahore High Court · 1985-10-26Read full judgment →
• Capt. Muhammad Ashraf Zapar vs Multan Central Cooperative Dank1986 PLD Lahore 131 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Capt. Dr. Abdul Wahab vs Province of Punjab and another1986 MLD 2049 · Lahore High Court · 1986-02-11Read full judgment →
• C Ghulam Nabi vs S.T.a .Qadri1986 MLD 2523 · Lahore High Court · 1986-06-21Read full judgment →
• Building Associates Ltd. vs The Federation of Pakistan and 5 others1986 MLD 1719 · Lahore High Court · 1998-02-15Read full judgment →
• Builders Association Ltd vs The Federation of Pakistan and Others1986 PLD Lahore 171 · Lahore High Court · 1986-02-15
  jurisdiction over foreign companiesnon-resident foreign corporationcause of actionprivity of contractsummary dismissalcivil revisioninternational law
  Summary & questions settled

  This revision petition challenges the orders of the civil court deleting the names of respondents Nos. 2 to 4 (foreign companies) from the array of defendants and dismissing the suit against them. The petitioner had filed a suit for declaration, permanent injunction, and recovery arising out of a contract and bank guarantees. The core legal question concerns whether a municipal court possesses territorial and personal jurisdiction over non-resident foreign corporations, and whether such complex factual questions regarding agency, business operations, and privity of contract can be determined summarily without recording evidence. The Lahore High Court held that the question of jurisdiction over foreign corporations involves a factual inquiry regarding whether they were carrying on business through an agent within the jurisdiction, and that such issues, along with questions of cause of action and privity of contract, cannot be decided summarily through a piecemeal trial. The court laid down the principle that jurisdictional objections involving foreign defendants must be adjudicated after framing issues and affording parties an opportunity to lead evidence, and that it is improper to conflate the questions of jurisdiction with the merits regarding the existence of a cause of action or privity of contract.

  Questions settled

  • Whether a municipal court can summarily dismiss a suit against non-resident foreign companies without affording an opportunity to lead evidence on the question of jurisdiction?
  • Can the question of lack of jurisdiction over a defendant be clubbed together with the merits regarding the non-disclosure of a cause of action and absence of privity of contract?
  • Does the mere assertion that a defendant is a non-resident foreign company suffice to divest a civil court of its jurisdiction when an agent operates within the territorial limits?
  • Whether a piecemeal trial of preliminary objections regarding jurisdiction and cause of action is permissible under the Code of Civil Procedure 1908?
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• Boota and others vs Dost Muhammad1986 MLD 1037 · Lahore High Court · 1986-03-10Read full judgment →
• Boota and another vs Provincial Government and another1986 MLD 2366 · Lahore High Court · 1986-06-13Read full judgment →
• Bilal Hussain vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 910 · Lahore High Court · 1985-12-18Read full judgment →
• Begum Sughra Haq vs Mian Nazir Ahmad And 2 Other1986 CLC 2088 · Lahore High Court · 1985-04-14Read full judgment →
• Begum Gulnaz Jalil Khan vs Morning Star Education Society1986 MLD 1348 · Lahore High Court · 1986-05-31Read full judgment →
• Begum Anwar Sultana and Others vs Mian Fazal Ahmad and Others1986 PLD Lahore 18 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-02Read full judgment →
• Bashir, Nazir & Co. vs Chairman, Market Committee, Multan and others1986 MLD 604 · Lahore High Court · 1983-07-03Read full judgment →
• Bashir vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 1592 · Lahore High Court · 1985-12-02Read full judgment →
• Bashir vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 538 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-22Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ali vs The State1986 MLD 1832 · Lahore High Court · 1986-08-03Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 224 · Lahore High Court · 1985-05-11Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 930 · Lahore High Court · 1984-08-26Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad vs The State and another-1986 P Cr. L J 901 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-18Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad vs Settlement Commissioner1986 CLC 2320 · Lahore High Court · 1986-01-24Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad vs Settlement and Rehabilitation Commissioner and others1986 MLD 1962 · Lahore High Court · 1985-10-29Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad vs Muhammad Hanif Shah and 2 others1986 MLD 2413 (1) · Lahore High Court · 1986-04-17Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad And Others vs Additional Settlement Commissioner1986 CLC 2844 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-16Read full judgment →
• Basharat Alias Fazal Elahi And Others vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 1099 (1) · Lahore High Court · 1984-05-04Read full judgment →
• Barkha And Others vs Member (Revenue), Board of Revenue And Other1986 CLC 1037 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-02Read full judgment →
• Barkat and others vs Chief Settlement Commissioner and others1986 MLD 1943 · Lahore High Court · 1986-02-02Read full judgment →
• Barkat Ali vs Muhammad Shafi1986 CLC 2326 · Lahore High Court · 1986-01-17Read full judgment →
• Barkat Ali And Others vs Muhammad Din And Other1986 CLC 2789 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-30Read full judgment →
• Baqir Shah vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 833 · Lahore High Court · 1985-10-01Read full judgment →
• Bahadur and 2 others vs The State1986 MLD 2833 · Lahore High Court · 1986-08-11Read full judgment →
• Bagh Ali vs Habib J3ank Ltd. and 2 Others1986 PLD Lahore 124 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-24
  summary suitleave to defendLimitation Actcondonation of delayservice of summonsCode of Civil Procedurerecovery suit
  Summary & questions settled

  This civil appeal arises from a judgment and decree passed by a District Judge in a summary suit for the recovery of money under Order XXXVII of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908. The core legal question was whether the trial court erred in dismissing the appellant's application for leave to defend the suit as time-barred and subsequently decreeing the suit, particularly given the appellant's contention regarding the incorrect form of summons issued. The Court dismissed the appeal, holding that since the appellant had not been served with the initial summons, he was required to file his application for leave to defend within ten days of his first appearance in court. Having failed to do so, and having failed to apply for condonation of delay under the Limitation Act 1908, the application was correctly dismissed as time-barred. The judgment affirms that in summary suits, if a defendant fails to obtain leave to defend within the prescribed period, the averments in the plaint are deemed admitted, entitling the plaintiff to a decree. Furthermore, a defendant cannot challenge the form of a summons that was never served upon them.

  Questions settled

  • Can a defendant challenge the form of a summons that was never served upon them?
  • What is the limitation period for filing an application for leave to defend a summary suit when the defendant has not been served with the initial summons?
  • What is the consequence of failing to obtain leave to defend in a summary suit under the Code of Civil Procedure 1908?
  • Is an affidavit mandatory for an application for leave to defend a summary suit under Order XXXVII of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908?
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• Badiullah Shah (Muhammad Badiuz Zaman) vs Settlement1986 MLD 2374 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-06Read full judgment →
• Badiullah Shah (Muhammad Badiuz Zaman) vs Settlement1986 CLC 419 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Badar Munir vs Azmat Ali and others1986 MLD 2490 · Lahore High Court · 1986-07-11Read full judgment →
• Badar Amin and 19 others vs The Assistant Commissioner Exercising1986 MLD 1035 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-19Read full judgment →
• Bagh Ali vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 777 · Lahore High Court · 1985-12-08Read full judgment →
• Babu vs Settlement Commissioner, Lahore And, Other1986 CLC 2339 · Lahore High Court · 1986-01-12Read full judgment →
• Babar And Others vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 1406 · Lahore High Court · 1979-03-03Read full judgment →
• Azmat Sheikh and another vs Zahoor Din Dar and 3 others1986 MLD 1572 · Lahore High Court · 1986-06-21Read full judgment →
• Aziz Ur Rehman vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 2371 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-22Read full judgment →
• Aziz Muhammad and others vs Neka and others1986 MLD 1936 · Lahore High Court · 1985-03-11Read full judgment →
• Aziz Ahmad vs District Judge and others1986 MLD 673 · Lahore High Court · 1983-04-26Read full judgment →
• Azhar Haider Shah vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 1362 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-17Read full judgment →
• Azam Khan vs Azad Khan and 6 Others1986 PLD Lahore 275 · Lahore High Court · 1986-04-27
  civil revisionco-sharerrevenue recordexclusive possessionpartitionpermanent injunctionmutationjoint land
  Summary & questions settled

  This civil revision petition arises from a dispute over the possession of land measuring 2 Kanals, where the plaintiff sought a declaration of his status as a co-sharer in possession and a permanent injunction against the defendants. The trial court dismissed the suit, but the appellate court reversed this decision, decreeing the suit in favor of the plaintiff. The core legal question concerned whether the appellate court erred in its assessment of evidence regarding possession and the validity of a revenue entry (mutation) that purportedly altered the plaintiff's possession. The High Court held that the appellate court correctly determined the plaintiff's possession. The judgment reaffirms the principle that a co-sharer in exclusive possession of a specific parcel of joint land is entitled to maintain that possession until the joint property is partitioned by actual metes and bounds. Furthermore, it establishes that an illegal entry in the revenue record cannot displace a prior lawful entry, and the burden of proving the legality of a new entry rests on the beneficiary of that change.

  Questions settled

  • Can a co-sharer in exclusive possession of a specific parcel of joint land be dispossessed by another co-sharer without a formal partition by metes and bounds?
  • Does an illegal entry in the revenue record automatically supersede a prior lawful entry?
  • Is a co-sharer entitled to maintain possession of joint land until such time as the property is partitioned?
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• Ayaz Muhammad Khan and another vs Assistant Commissioner and another1986 MLD 425 · Lahore High Court · 1985-12-18Read full judgment →
• Aulad Hussain Shah and others vs The State1986 MLD 2861 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Atta Muhammad vs Thestate-1986 P Cr. L J 1436 · Lahore High Court · 1985-12-06Read full judgment →
• Atta Muhammad vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 1789 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-22Read full judgment →
• Atta Muhammad vs Malik Taj Din1986 MLD 2301 · Lahore High Court · 1979-11-12Read full judgment →
• Atta Muha111mad vs Zulfiqar Ali1986 CLC 2086 · Lahore High Court · 1985-10-13Read full judgment →
• Atta Hussain Sheikh vs Additional District Judge and others1986 MLD 876 · Lahore High Court · 1983-12-22Read full judgment →
• Ata-Ul-Haq vs Additional District Judge, Lahore and 2 others1986 MLD 1018 · Lahore High Court · 1986-04-20Read full judgment →
• Ata Muhammad vs Khadija Begum and others1986 MLD 2679 · Lahore High Court · 1986-05-16Read full judgment →
• Asya vs Miss Anwari Begum And Another1986 C L C814 · Lahore High Court · 1985-11-23Read full judgment →
• Asia Bibi vs Abdullah1986 MLD 890 · Lahore High Court · 1984-04-08Read full judgment →
• Ashraf Mahmood vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 1621 · Lahore High Court · 1986-02-14Read full judgment →
• Ashiq Hussain vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 732 · Lahore High Court · 1985-04-29Read full judgment →
• Ashfaq Ahmad vs The State and another-1986 P Cr. L J 226 · Lahore High Court · 1985-06-14Read full judgment →
• Ashfaq Ahmad Pervaiz vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 602 · Lahore High Court · 1985-12-08Read full judgment →
• Asghar Ali vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 2176 · Lahore High Court · 1986-02-17Read full judgment →