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.

• Nazir Ahmad and 3 others vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2190 · Lahore High Court · 1979-06-11Read full judgment →
• Nazir Ahmad and 2 others vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2057 · Lahore High Court · 1985-02-05Read full judgment →
• Nazim vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 1951 · Lahore High Court · 1982-02-27Read full judgment →
• Nazeer Hussain Bhatti vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 860 · Lahore High Court · 1985-01-20Read full judgment →
• Nazeer Ahmad vs The State1985 MLD 773 · Lahore High Court · 1984-09-18Read full judgment →
• Nazeer Ahmad and 5 others vs The State1985 MLD 882 · Lahore High Court · 1985-05-28Read full judgment →
• Nazar Muhammad vs The State1985 MLD 888 · Lahore High Court · 1984-10-15Read full judgment →
• Nazar Muhammad and others vs The ST Ate1985 P Cr. L J 1746 · Lahore High Court · 1984-08-01Read full judgment →
• Nazar Muhammad @ Nazra and others vs The State1985 MLD 1304 · Lahore High Court · 1984-01-22Read full judgment →
• Nazar Hussain vs The State1985 MLD 1386 · Lahore High Court · 1984-11-19Read full judgment →
• Nazar Ali and others vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 560 · Lahore High Court · 1984-11-12Read full judgment →
• Nawazish Ali and 2 others vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 1712 · Lahore High Court · 1985-02-26Read full judgment →
• Nawaz Khan vs The State1985 MLD 801 · Lahore High Court · 1985-05-10Read full judgment →
• Nawab vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 753 · Lahore High Court · 1984-11-23Read full judgment →
• Nawab Khan and ANOTHERs vs The State1985 PLD Lahore 211 · Lahore High Court · 1984-12-08Read full judgment →
• Nawab alias Nawabi vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2217 · Lahore High Court · 1985-04-13Read full judgment →
• Nausher and others vs Member, Board of Revenue and others1985 CLC 1918 · Lahore High Court · 1985-01-29Read full judgment →
• Nausher and 2 others vs The State1985 MLD 633 · Lahore High Court · 1984-04-02Read full judgment →
• National Fertilizer Marketing Ltd. vs Munawar Ahmad Sadiq and others1985 PLC 315 · Lahore High Court · 1984-04-06Read full judgment →
• National Bank of Pakistan vs The Additional District Judge, Lahore1985 PLD Lahore 327 · Lahore High Court · 1985-02-19Read full judgment →
• National Bank of pAKISTAN vs Taj Muhammad1985 CLC 2932 · Lahore High Court · 1985-03-24Read full judgment →
• National Bank of Pakistan vs Messrs CH. Ilam Din & Co. and OTHERSDefendants1985 PLD Lahore 117 · Lahore High Court · 1984-09-26
  recovery suitleave to defendpledged goodsmortgaged propertystatement of accountspenal interestbanking company
  Summary & questions settled

  The National Bank of Pakistan instituted a recovery suit against the defendants for Rs. 12,53,493.82 based on loan facilities, demand promissory notes, and pledge/mortgage securities. The defendants sought leave to appear and defend the suit, raising contentions regarding incorrect statements of accounts, alleged misappropriation of pledged goods by the bank, unauthorized penal interest, insurance charges, and staff salaries, and argued that unconditional leave should be granted because the loan was secured by a mortgage. The Lahore High Court held that the defendants failed to disclose a plausible defense, as the loan amounts and execution of documents were undisputed, balances were repeatedly confirmed in writing, repayment schedules were submitted, and no prior complaints or legal proceedings regarding misappropriation had ever been initiated. The court further held that the mere existence of a mortgage does not automatically entitle a defendant to unconditional leave to defend under the applicable recovery laws. Consequently, the application for leave to defend was rejected, and the suit was decreed in favor of the plaintiff, excluding the unagreed penal interest.

  Questions settled

  • Whether the mere existence of a mortgage as security for a loan entitles a defendant to unconditional leave to defend a recovery suit?
  • Can a bank claim penal interest in the absence of an express agreement between the parties?
  • Does a certified statement of accounts under the Bankers Books Evidence Act carry a rebuttable presumption of correctness?
  • Whether an application for leave to defend can be sustained on bare assertions disputing the correctness of statements of accounts when loan documents and balance confirmations are undisputed?
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• Nathu Khan vs The State-1985 MLD 641 · Lahore High Court · 1985-06-07Read full judgment →
• Nathe Khan vs Personnel Manager, Kohi-i-Noor Oil Mills Kala Shah1985 MLD 990 · Lahore High Court · 1982-05-18Read full judgment →
• Nasreen Akhtar vs Munir Ahmad1985 MLD 1006 · Lahore High Court · 1983-12-18Read full judgment →
• Nasra alias Nasaraullah of Ahmad vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2487 · Lahore High Court · 1985-02-02Read full judgment →
• Nasir Beg vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 524 · Lahore High Court · 1984-11-05Read full judgment →
• Nasir Ahmad vs The State1985 MLD 59 · Lahore High Court · 1984-07-10Read full judgment →
• Nasir Ahmad vs Rehmat Ali and others1985 P Cr. L J 218 · Lahore High Court · 1984-08-04Read full judgment →
• Nasim Ahmad vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2700 · Lahore High Court · 1985-07-05Read full judgment →
• Nasib Khan vs The State1985 MLD 1329 · Lahore High Court · 1985-07-17Read full judgment →
• Naseer Mehdi and anothers vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 417 · Lahore High Court · 1984-10-12Read full judgment →
• Naseer Khan vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2530 · Lahore High Court · 1985-06-17Read full judgment →
• Naseer Baig vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2513 · Lahore High Court · 1985-06-24Read full judgment →
• Naseer Ahmad vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2089 · Lahore High Court · 1985-01-28Read full judgment →
• Naseer Ahmad vs Member, Board of Revenue and others1985 MLD 1277 · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-16Read full judgment →
• Nasarullah and 5 others vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2765 · Lahore High Court · 1984-05-20Read full judgment →
• Nasar Hussain vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2045 · Lahore High Court · 1984-09-18Read full judgment →
• Nasar a Hma D vs Punjab Public Service Commission,Lahore and another1985 CLC 1538 · Lahore High Court · 1985-03-02Read full judgment →
• Naja and 2 Others vs Shamand and 4 Others1985 PLD Lahore 607 · Lahore High Court · 1985-09-01
  bona fide purchaserco-sharersmutation entryKhasra Girdawaripossessionoustercivil revisionlimitation
  Summary & questions settled

  This civil revision arose from a suit for declaration instituted by respondents Nos. 1 to 4 claiming 2/3rd share in land left by the deceased co-sharer, which had been transferred in third succession following an illegal mutation made entirely in favor of the deceased's mother. The trial court decreed the suit, holding the respondents to be co-sharers and rejecting the defendants' plea of being bona fide purchasers for value without notice, as well as their limitation defense. The District Judge affirmed these findings in appeal. The Lahore High Court dismissed the civil revision in limine, affirming the concurrent findings of fact. The High Court held that a mutation entry is merely evidence of a transaction and cannot substitute independent proof of payment of consideration to establish bona fide purchaser status. Furthermore, unsupported entries in Khasra Girdawari do not create estoppel or displace concurrent findings of fact regarding possession, and possession of one co-sharer endures to the benefit of all co-sharers absent proof of ouster.

  Questions settled

  • Whether a mutation entry by itself serves as sufficient proof of payment of consideration to establish a plea of bona fide purchaser for value?
  • Whether unsupported entries in a Khasra Girdawari are sufficient to displace concurrent factual findings regarding co-sharership and possession?
  • Whether the possession of one co-sharer in joint property endures for the benefit of all other co-sharers in the absence of proof of ouster?
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• Naik Muhammad and another vs Additional District Judge, Vehari and 51985 CLC 1969 · Lahore High Court · 1985-01-23Read full judgment →
• Nafees-Ud-Din vs Mst. Saban and others1985 MLD 1523 · Lahore High Court · 1985-07-08Read full judgment →
• Nadir vs Mirza1985 MLD 1010 · Lahore High Court · 1983-11-15Read full judgment →
• Nabi Bakhsh and others vs Niaz Din and others1985 MLD 465 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-14Read full judgment →
• Muslim Commercial Bank Progressive Union vs Muslim Commercial1985 PLC 759 · Lahore High Court · 1984-10-30Read full judgment →
• Muslim Commercial Bank Ltd. vs Maj. (Rtd.) Saeed Akhtar Hassan and others1985 MLD 504 · Lahore High Court · 1983-10-31Read full judgment →
• Musiitaq Ahmad vs The Government of Punjab and others1985 CLC 2771 · Lahore High Court · 1984-06-19Read full judgment →
• Mushtaq Hussain vs The State1985 MLD 1395 · Lahore High Court · 1984-11-12Read full judgment →
• Mushtaq Ahmad vs The State1985 MLD 666 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-10Read full judgment →
• Mushtaq Ahmad Khokhar and ANOTHERs vs Ishfaq Ahmad and ANOTHERs1985 PLD Lahore 418 · Lahore High Court · 1985-04-26Read full judgment →
• Mushtaq Ahmad Khokhar And Another vs Ishfaq Ahmad And AnotherPTCL 1985 (CL.) 419 · Lahore High Court · 1985-04-26Read full judgment →
• Musa vs Muhammad Ashraf and 3 others1985 MLD 996 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-20Read full judgment →
• Musa and others vs Faqiria and others1985 CLC 2929 · Lahore High Court · 1985-05-04Read full judgment →
• Murid Hussain vs Raza Ali and others1985 P Cr. L J 1957 · Lahore High Court · 1984-06-05Read full judgment →
• Murad and others vs Mst. Izzat and others1985 CLC 2848 · Lahore High Court · 1983-01-10Read full judgment →
• Murad and others vs Habib and others1985 MLD 352 · Lahore High Court · 1985-03-18Read full judgment →
• Munshi vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 1677 · Lahore High Court · 1985-03-23
  criminal revisionoutraging modestyexamination of accusedmandatory certificateillegal omissionretrial
  Summary & questions settled

  This criminal revision petition arises from the conviction and sentencing of the petitioner under Section 354 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860 for assaulting a woman to outrage her modesty, which was upheld in appeal. The core legal question is whether the failure of the trial court to append the requisite certificate under Section 364 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 to the statement of the accused recorded under Section 342/364 vitiates the trial. The Lahore High Court held that the omission to provide the mandatory certificate is not a mere curable irregularity but an illegality that cannot be sustained. Consequently, the Court accepted the revision, set aside the conviction and sentence, and remanded the matter back to the trial court for retrial commencing from the stage of examining the accused in accordance with law.

  Questions settled

  • Does the failure of a trial court to give the requisite certificate under Section 364 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 render the conviction unsustainable?
  • Is the omission to provide the certificate under Section 364 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 a curable irregularity or an illegality?
  • What is the appropriate order when a trial court fails to properly record the statement of the accused under Section 342 and Section 364 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898?
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• Munshi Abdul Aziz and others vs Mst. Noor Mai1985 CLC 2546 · Lahore High Court · 1984-12-01Read full judgment →
• Munir Ahmad vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 80 · Lahore High Court · 1984-07-10Read full judgment →
• Munir a Hmad vs Fateh Muhammad and 2 others1985 CLC 1648 · Lahore High Court · 1985-03-16Read full judgment →
• Municipal Committee, Sialkot vs Mu H a MM a D SH a Fi1985 CLC 50 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-17Read full judgment →
• Municipal Committee, Bahawalpur vs Ghulzar Akhtar1985 CLC 2385 · Lahore High Court · 1985-04-02Read full judgment →
• Munawar vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 1932 · Lahore High Court · 1983-10-10Read full judgment →
• Mumtaz Khan and others vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2751 · Lahore High Court · 1985-05-24Read full judgment →
• Mumtaz Hussain Shah and anothers vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 1019 · Lahore High Court · 1985-01-25Read full judgment →
• Mumtaz Hussain and others vs Member (Colonies), Board of Revenue1985 MLD 211 · Lahore High Court · 1983-11-13Read full judgment →
• Mumtaz Ali vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 1445 · Lahore High Court · 1985-01-29Read full judgment →
• Mukhtar and 2 others vs The State1985 MLD 881 · Lahore High Court · 1985-03-16Read full judgment →
• Mukhtar alias Mokhi vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 1511 · Lahore High Court · 1980-02-28Read full judgment →
• Mukhtar Ahmad vs The State1985 MLD 775(2) · Lahore High Court · 1984-09-16Read full judgment →
• Mukhtar Ahmad vs Muhammad Ismail and others1985 MLD 418 · Lahore High Court · 1984-10-09Read full judgment →
• Mukhtar Ahmad and 3 others vs The State1985 MLD 843 · Lahore High Court · 1985-01-13Read full judgment →
• Mukht Ar Hussain vs Senior Civil Judge, Sialkot and others1985 CLC 2496 · Lahore High Court · 1984-10-08Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMADConvict vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 649 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-06Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Zaman vs The State1985 MLD 850 · Lahore High Court · 1985-03-08Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Zaka Ullah vs Mst. Rashidan Bibi and 2 others1985 CLC 484 · Lahore High Court · 1984-10-13Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yousuf and 3 others vs The State1985 MLD 637 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-14Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yousaf vs Yaqoob Khan and another1985 MLD 1491 · Lahore High Court · 1985-03-16Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yousaf vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2446 · Lahore High Court · 1985-04-28Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yousaf vs Muhammad Abbas1985 CLC 2248 · Lahore High Court · 1983-01-31Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yousaf vs Ali Jhang and 5 others1985 MLD 664 · Lahore High Court · 1984-04-14Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yousaf and anothers vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2399 · Lahore High Court · 1985-05-14Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yousaf and another vs Nighat Fayyaz1985 CLC 2609 · Lahore High Court · 1985-05-19Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Younis vs Muhammad Ramzan1985 CLC 2849 · Lahore High Court · 1985-02-09Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Younas vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2554 · Lahore High Court · 1985-01-27Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yaseen Khan and 6 others vs Deputy1985 MLD 565 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-19Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yar alias Allah Yar vs The State1985 MLD 1361 · Lahore High Court · 1985-06-03Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yaqub vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2406 · Lahore High Court · 1985-03-23Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yaqub Khan vs S. Muhammad Mumtaz Hussain and others1985 CLC 2705 · Lahore High Court · 1982-11-13Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yaqub Ali vs The State1985 PLD Lahore 48 · Lahore High Court · 1984-10-27
  post-arrest bailbanking offencesscheduled offenceSpecial Courtfurther inquirycriminal breach of trustouster of jurisdiction
  Summary & questions settled

  This matter arose from a post-arrest bail petition filed by the petitioner, an Assistant at a bank, who was facing trial for alleged criminal breach of trust and falsification of accounts under Sections 409 and 477-A of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860. Following the promulgation of the Offences in Respect of Banks (Special Courts) Ordinance 1984, the case was transferred to the Special Court, causing the petitioner's prior bail to stand cancelled by operation of law. His subsequent bail application before the Special Court was dismissed under Section 5(6) of the Ordinance. The High Court considered whether Section 5(6) creates an absolute bar against granting bail and whether the High Court retains jurisdiction under Section 497 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 to grant bail in cases pending before the Special Court. The High Court held that the Special Court is an inferior court subject to the High Court's appellate and ancillary jurisdiction, and Section 5(6) is an enabling provision that does not impose an absolute prohibition on bail. Granting bail, the Court found the case warranted further inquiry as the disputed credit entry was rectified prior to FIR registration without proof of personal misappropriation.

  Questions settled

  • Does the High Court retain jurisdiction under Section 497 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 to grant bail in cases pending trial before a Special Court constituted under the Offences in Respect of Banks (Special Courts) Ordinance 1984?
  • Is a Special Court constituted under the Offences in Respect of Banks (Special Courts) Ordinance 1984 a court inferior to the High Court?
  • Does Section 5(6) of the Offences in Respect of Banks (Special Courts) Ordinance 1984 impose an absolute bar on the grant of bail to an accused charged with a scheduled offence?
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• Muhammad Yaqoob vs Mahmood and others1985 CLC 2993 · Lahore High Court · 1984-10-28Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yaqoob and another through his legal heirs vs Muhammad1985 MLD 414 · Lahore High Court · 1984-10-01Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yamin vs The State1985 MLD 827 · Lahore High Court · 1985-04-05Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yamin vs Mst. Asghari and 2 others1985 MLD 247 · Lahore High Court · 1984-06-18Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yahya Khan vs Settlement Commissioner and others1985 MLD 107 · Lahore High Court · 1985-05-10Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Waseem vs Additional Sessions Judge, Dera Ghazi Khan1985 P Cr. L J 244 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-14
  discharge of accusedpolice investigationrevisional jurisdictionadministrative orderremandSection 63 Cr.P.C.
  Summary & questions settled

  This petition challenges an order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Dera Ghazi Khan, which set aside a Magistrate's order discharging the petitioner under Section 63 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898. The petitioner had been arrested for theft, but the Magistrate, finding no incriminating material, ordered his discharge and directed proceedings against the complainant under Section 182, Pakistan Penal Code 1860. The Additional Sessions Judge reversed this, holding the Magistrate lacked competence to discharge the accused before the police submitted a final report. The core legal question was whether a discharge order under Section 63 terminates police investigation and whether such an order is subject to revision. The High Court held that an order under Section 63 is purely administrative, merely releasing the accused from custody without terminating the police investigation. Consequently, such an order is not susceptible to revision. The Court affirmed that while a Magistrate may release an accused under Section 63, they cannot interfere with the ongoing police investigation, which must proceed until a final report is submitted under Section 173, Code of Criminal Procedure 1898.

  Questions settled

  • Does an order of discharge under Section 63 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 terminate the police investigation?
  • Is an order of discharge passed under Section 63 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 subject to revision by the Sessions Court?
  • Can a Magistrate direct action under Section 182 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860 against a complainant before the police investigation is concluded?
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• Muhammad Walayat vs Abdul Majeed and others1985 CLC 2765 · Lahore High Court · 1985-01-23Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Wahid and anothers vs Superintendent of Police, City1985 P Cr. L J 1747 · Lahore High Court · 1984-08-01Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Usman vs The State1985 MLD 864 · Lahore High Court · 1983-12-30Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Umer Mirza vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2020 · Lahore High Court · 1985-04-13Read full judgment →