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 Javed and 2 others vs The State1985 MLD 673 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-11Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Jamil vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 1263 · Lahore High Court · 1985-01-27Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Jameel vs Muhammad Sharif1985 CLC 2353 · Lahore High Court · 1984-12-04
  pre-emptiontenant pre-emptorcantonment limitsburden of proofbest evidence ruleconstitutional petitionPunjab Pre-emption Act
  Summary & questions settled

  This civil matter arises from a pre-emption suit filed by a tenant claiming a superior right of pre-emption over agricultural land sold via a registered sale deed. The vendee resisted the suit, asserting that the land was situated within cantonment limits and was therefore not pre-emptible under section 8 of the Punjab Pre-emption Act 1913, and raising a plea of estoppel. The trial court decreed the suit, finding the land was not utilized for defence purposes and that the price was genuinely fixed. On appeal, the Additional Commissioner dismissed the suit, holding that cantonment areas were excluded from pre-emption, a view upheld in revision by the Board of Revenue. The plaintiff challenged these orders through a constitutional petition. The High Court examined the evidence regarding the cantonment limits and held that a certificate from the Cantonment Executive Officer and a revenue patwari note, without producing the official notification, site plan, or author of the certificate, constituted 'no evidence'. The Court ruled that while Martial Law Regulation 115 of 1972 grants tenants a preferential right of pre-emption, the basic right and pre-emptibility of the transaction are regulated by the Punjab Pre-emption Act 1913. The constitutional petition was allowed, the appellate and revisional orders were set aside, and the matter was remanded for a fresh finding on the issue of cantonment limits after fresh evidence.

  Questions settled

  • Whether a certificate issued by a Cantonment Executive Officer and a patwari's note in the revenue record are sufficient evidence to prove that land is situated within cantonment limits for the purposes of exemption under section 8 of the Punjab Pre-emption Act 1913?
  • Does paragraph 25(3)(d) of Land Reforms Regulation (Martial Law Regulation 115) of 1972 create an independent right of pre-emption or does it merely provide a preferential status to tenants within the framework of the Punjab Pre-emption Act 1913?
  • What is the nature and extent of proof required to establish that agricultural land falls within exempted cantonment limits so as to bar a suit for pre-emption?
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• Muhammad Jaffar vs S.H.O., Police Station City, Okara and others1985 P Cr. L J 1437 · Lahore High Court · 1979-04-03Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ismail vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2272 · Lahore High Court · 1985-04-19Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ismail vs Muhammad Hussain and others1985 CLC 2012 · Lahore High Court · 1984-11-30Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ismail and others vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2874 · Lahore High Court · 1985-06-21Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Islam vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 849 · Lahore High Court · 1982-05-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ishaque and Others vs Muhammad Yousaf Zaki and Others1985 PLD Lahore 448 · Lahore High Court · 1985-05-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ishaq and others vs Secretary to Government of Punjab1985 PLC (C.S.) 1077 · Lahore High Court · 1984-11-24Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Irshad Khan vs Malik Sultan Mahmood1985 P Cr. L J 2940 · Lahore High Court · 1983-04-12Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal vs The State1985 PLD Lahore 134 · Lahore High Court · 1984-11-09Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal vs He State1985 P Cr. L J 577 · Lahore High Court · 1984-11-26Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal Rafi vs The Province of Punjab and others1985 MLD 956 · Lahore High Court · 1984-09-25Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal Chatha vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2207 · Lahore High Court · 1985-05-21Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal and others vs The State1985 MLD 1320 · Lahore High Court · 1985-04-09Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal and others vs Settlement Commissioner, Lands and others1985 CLC 575 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal and others vs Settlement Commissioner and others1985 MLD 309 · Lahore High Court · 1985-04-16Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal and others vs Muhammad Ibrahim1985 CLC 1977 · Lahore High Court · 1984-12-04Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal and anothers vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2774 · Lahore High Court · 1984-07-02Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Inayat vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 1258 · Lahore High Court · 1985-01-25Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Inayat and others vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 469 · Lahore High Court · 1984-10-23
  procedural irregularitytrial de novoSection 342 CrPCSection 364 CrPCvalidity of judgmentmiscarriage of justiceremand of case
  Summary & questions settled

  This appeal challenged the convictions of eight appellants under sections 148, 307, and 149 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860, primarily on procedural grounds. The appellants contended that the trial was vitiated by two major irregularities: the failure to properly record statements under section 342 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898, including the absence of the mandatory certificate under section 364 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898, and the absence of the original judgment on the record, as the trial Magistrate had signed a 'rough' copy in court and a retyped version later. The High Court found that the trial Magistrate failed to record the accused's statements in his own hand, omitted necessary questions, and failed to append the required certificate, which constituted an incurable illegality. Furthermore, the court held that the existence of two separate judgments—one signed in court and another retyped and signed later—rendered the conviction legally unsustainable. Consequently, the court set aside the convictions and remanded the case for a fresh trial, directing the trial court to properly record the statements of the accused and allow for the recall of prosecution witnesses.

  Questions settled

  • Does the failure to append the certificate required by Section 364 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 to the statement of the accused constitute an incurable illegality?
  • Is a judgment valid if the trial magistrate signs a 'rough' draft in court but later signs a retyped version outside of court?
  • Must the statements of the accused under Section 342 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 be recorded in the handwriting of the trial magistrate?
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• Muhammad Imtiaz Afzal vs Pakistan Railways and others1985 MLD 385 · Lahore High Court · 1985-05-04Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ilyas vs The State1985 MLD 838 · Lahore High Court · 1985-04-14Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ilyas vs Muhammad Siddique and others1985 MLD 926 · Lahore High Court · 1984-12-21Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ilyas vs Election Tribunal and others1985 MLD 87 · Lahore High Court · 1985-05-12Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ijaz vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2941 · Lahore High Court · 1982-05-18Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Idris vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 1722 · Lahore High Court · 1985-02-16Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Idrees vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 865 · Lahore High Court · 1984-07-09Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ibrahim vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 1227 · Lahore High Court · 1984-11-02Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ibrahim vs District Judge Appellate Authority Vehari and others1985 CLC 2644 · Lahore High Court · 1985-03-16
  constitutional petitionrelationship of landlord and tenantdocumentary evidenceRegister Haqdaran ZaminejectmentRent Controller
  Summary & questions settled

  This is a constitutional petition directed against the orders of the lower forums directing the ejectment of the petitioner from a plot on the ground of default in payment of rent and personal necessity, after finding the preliminary issue of the relationship of landlord and tenant in favour of the respondent. The core legal question was whether the courts below were justified in relying upon a document, namely a copy of Register Haqdaran Zamin, which was never formally tendered in evidence or made part of the record. The Lahore High Court held that although the strict provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure and the Evidence Act do not apply to rent proceedings, a document cannot be treated as evidence or relied upon against an opposite party unless it is produced and brought on the file in accordance with law. The court concluded that the impugned orders suffered from a serious error of law by relying on evidence not properly part of the record, thereby setting aside the concurrent findings and remanding the matter to the Rent Controller for a fresh decision.

  Questions settled

  • Can a court or Rent Controller rely on a document that has not been formally tendered in evidence?
  • Does the reliance on evidence not forming part of the record vitiate concurrent findings of lower forums?
  • What is the scope of High Court interference in constitutional jurisdiction regarding orders based on improperly admitted evidence?
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• Muhammad Ibrahim and others vs Murad Ali and others1985 CLC 53 · Lahore High Court · 1984-04-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hussain vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 970 · Lahore High Court · 1985-02-03Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hussain Jaffari vs Mst. Maryam Bibi and 2 others1985 CLC 451 · Lahore High Court · 1984-04-08Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hussain Bhatti vs The District Magistrate, Gujrat and others1985 MLD 563 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-27Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hussain Bhatti vs District Magistrate, Gujrat1985 P Cr. L J 301 · Lahore High Court · 1984-09-22
  religious processionsMuharramlicencePolice Act 1861constitutional petitionsectarian tensionfreedom of assemblybreach of peace
  Summary & questions settled

  This constitutional petition challenged an order of the District Magistrate, Gujrat, refusing the petitioner's application for a licence to take out 'Zuljinah' and 'Alam' processions during Muharram-ul-Haram. The core legal question was whether the licensing authority under Section 30 of the Police Act, 1861, can totally prohibit or refuse a licence for a religious procession merely due to sectarian tension and apprehension of a breach of the peace. The Lahore High Court held that the licensing power under Section 30 contemplates regulation rather than total prohibition, and the likelihood of a breach of the peace cannot be used to completely ban a procession unless there is proof of lack of bona fides or ulterior motives on the part of the applicant, as settled by the Supreme Court in Sarfraz Hussain Bokhari's case. The court concluded that the District Magistrate's refusal lacked lawful authority, set aside the impugned order, and directed the issuance of the licence subject to appropriate regulatory conditions.

  Questions settled

  • Can the District Magistrate completely refuse a licence to take out a religious procession solely on the ground of sectarian tension and apprehension of a breach of the peace?
  • Does Section 30 of the Police Act, 1861, empower authorities to impose a total prohibition on public processions?
  • What is the scope of the powers of the District Superintendent of Police and District Magistrate regarding the regulation of public assemblies and processions under Section 30 of the Police Act, 1861?
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• Muhammad Hussain and others vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 1978 · Lahore High Court · 1985-04-09Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hussain and others vs Panu Khan and others1985 CLC 2966 · Lahore High Court · 1985-03-24Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hussain and others vs Additional Settlement Commissioner1985 MLD 350 · Lahore High Court · 1985-05-08Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hussain and others vs A.C./Assistant Settlement1985 CLC 2935 · Lahore High Court · 1985-04-08Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hayat vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2268 · Lahore High Court · 1985-04-12Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hayat Khan vs The State and 5 others1985 P Cr. L J 1622 · Lahore High Court · 1985-03-19Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hayat and others vs Dost Muhammad and others1985 MLD 936 · Lahore High Court · 1984-12-03Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hayat and 5 others vs The State1985 MLD 1602 · Lahore High Court · 1985-09-06Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hayat alias Hayat vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2184 · Lahore High Court · 1985-01-26Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hassan vs The State1985 MLD 770 · Lahore High Court · 1984-09-18Read full judgment →
• Munawar and others vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2195 · Lahore High Court · 1985-03-16Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hanif vs The State1985 MLD 9 · Lahore High Court · 1984-05-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hanif Shah vs Election Tribunal and others1985 MLD 374 · Lahore High Court · 1985-03-16Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hanif Masood vs The State1985 MLD 1587 · Lahore High Court · 1984-10-14Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hanif and others vs The State1985 MLD 1338 · Lahore High Court · 1985-03-23Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hafeez vs Ismail1985 MLD 502 · Lahore High Court · 1984-01-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hafeez Riaz vs Khalid Anwar and another1985 MLD 791 · Lahore High Court · 1984-01-21Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Feroze vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 1513 · Lahore High Court · 1980-04-08Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Feroze Khan vs Ch. Waheed Ahmad Advocate and another1985 MLD 811 · Lahore High Court · 1985-02-19Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Fazil vs Sheikh Muhammad Yusuf and another1985 CLC 614 · Lahore High Court · 1984-11-14
  bona fide personal needrent evictionconstitutional jurisdictionappellate interferencelandlord and tenantconjectural findingsstatutory safeguards
  Summary & questions settled

  This petition challenged an appellate order reversing a Rent Controller’s decision that granted eviction of a tenant on grounds of the landlord’s bona fide personal requirement. The core legal question was whether the appellate court erred in reversing a finding of fact based on conjectures and extraneous considerations, such as the landlord's lack of business experience or alleged desire for higher rent. The High Court held that the appellate court’s decision was legally flawed, as it relied on superficial reasoning and ignored the statutory safeguards provided under the rent laws to prevent mala fide eviction claims. The Court emphasized that while constitutional jurisdiction is limited, it is appropriate to intervene when findings of fact are capricious, arbitrary, or based on non-existent evidence. The principle established is that a landlord’s stated need, supported by oath, must be evaluated objectively, and the existence of statutory provisions penalizing false claims serves as a check against mala fide, rendering the appellate court's dismissal of the claim on speculative grounds unsustainable. The case was remanded for fresh adjudication.

  Questions settled

  • Can a High Court interfere with a finding of fact by an appellate court in rent matters under its constitutional jurisdiction?
  • Does the existence of statutory safeguards against mala fide eviction claims support the genuineness of a landlord's personal need?
  • Is a landlord's lack of prior business experience a valid ground to reject a claim for bona fide personal use of premises?
  • Can an appellate court reverse a Rent Controller's finding of fact based on conjectures and extraneous considerations?
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• Muhammad Din vs The Additional Settlement Commissioner (Lands), District Gujranwala and another1985 MLD 298(1) · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Muhammad Din and others vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2418 · Lahore High Court · 1985-04-06Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Din and 10 others vs Border Area Allotment Committee, Lahore and another1985 CLC 519 · Lahore High Court · 1984-10-03Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Bukhsh vs Haji Rasul Bukhsh1985 CLC 2538 · Lahore High Court · 1984-11-24Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Boota vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2717(2) · Lahore High Court · 1985-06-07Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Bashir vs The State1985 MLD 1 · Lahore High Court · 1984-05-19Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Bashir vs Mst. Shama Begum alias Shama Perveen1985 CLC 2250 · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-05Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Bashir and others vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2407 · Lahore High Court · 1985-04-20Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Bakhsh vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 1252 · Lahore High Court · 1984-12-17Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Bakhsh vs Registrar, Co-Operative Societies, Lahore and others1985 MLD 1295 · Lahore High Court · 1983-07-05Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Baboo Khan vs The State1985 MLD 1015 · Lahore High Court · 1984-07-08Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Azeem vs Muhammad Yousaf and others1985 CLC 2912 · Lahore High Court · 1985-02-04Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ayyub and 2 others vs The State1985 MLD 1224 · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-23Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ayub vs The Additional District Judge, Lahore and others1985C L C 2922 · Lahore High Court · 1985-04-28Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ayub vs Additional District Judge, Gujranwala and 21985 CLC 1744 · Lahore High Court · 1985-04-13Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ayub and others vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 412 · Lahore High Court · 1984-11-27Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2821 · Lahore High Court · 1984-11-02Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam vs Muhammad Latif Piracha and another1985 MLD 1216 · Lahore High Court · 1984-01-31Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam Shad vs The State1985 MLD 753 · Lahore High Court · 1983-12-06Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam and anothers vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2738 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-21Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam and 4 others vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2449 · Lahore High Court · 1985-05-13Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam and 10 others vs Sessions Judge, Faisalabad and anothers1985 P Cr. L J 2890 · Lahore High Court · 1984-11-11Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam alias Achha vs The State1985 MLD 802 · Lahore High Court · 1985-03-02Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Asif vs The State1985 PLD Lahore 33 · Lahore High Court · 1984-10-12Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ashraf vs The ST Ate1985 P Cr. L J 2531 · Lahore High Court · 1985-01-13Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ashraf Falahi vs E.A. Evans and 2 others1985 CLC 1963 · Lahore High Court · 1984-12-11Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ashraf alias Sarwar vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 1491 · Lahore High Court · 1984-11-09Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ashiq vs The State1985 MLD 726 · Lahore High Court · 1984-01-20Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Asghar Malik vs Maj. (Retd.) Abdul Karim Rana1985 MLD 1608 · Lahore High Court · 1974-05-31Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Asghar and anothers vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2294 · Lahore High Court · 1985-04-13Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Arshad vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 1743 · Lahore High Court · 1985-03-24Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Arshad vs District Magistrate, Jhelum and anothers1985 P Cr. L J 2159 · Lahore High Court · 1984-12-04Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Arif and Others vs Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal and 21985 PLC 733 · Lahore High Court · 1980-05-05Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Anwar vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 1054 · Lahore High Court · 1984-12-17Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Anwar vs The Deputy Commissioner Delimitation Officer, Faisalabad and 2 others1985 MLD 1154 · Lahore High Court · 1984-06-18Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Anwar and ANOTHERs vs Wali Muhammad1985 PLD Lahore 489 · Lahore High Court · 1985-05-07Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Anwar and anothers vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 1531 · Lahore High Court · 1984-06-24Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Anwar and 2 others vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2655 · Lahore High Court · 1985-06-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ansar Khan vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2928 · Lahore High Court · 1981-08-28Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Anis vs The State1985 MLD 18 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-10Read full judgment →
• Muhammad and others vs Motalli and others1985 MLD 154 · Lahore High Court · 1985-06-01Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Amjad vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 1270 · Lahore High Court · 1985-01-25Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Amir vs The State1985 P Cr. L J 2232 · Lahore High Court · 1985-04-28Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Amir Qasm1 vs Ch. Muhammad Azhar Shaheen1985 PLD Lahore 234 · Lahore High Court · 1984-11-30Read full judgment →