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.

• Sheikh Azad Hussain vs Sheikh Imdad Hussain and another1984 MLD 497 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-19Read full judgment →
• Sheikh Ahmad Din and 78 Others vs Member Colonies, Board of Revenue and Another1984 CLC 3304 · Lahore High Court · 1984-04-24
  development schememarket shiftingpublic auctiontown improvementlocus standischeme modificationconstitutional petition
  Summary & questions settled

  This intra-court appeal challenged the dismissal of a writ petition regarding the disposal of plots in a developed market scheme in Faisalabad. The core legal questions involved whether the appellants, existing merchants, had a vested legal right to be allotted plots or shop-sites in the newly established market, and whether the successor authority was competent to modify the original Karyana Market scheme into a General Market and dispose of plots via public auction under the Punjab Development of Cities Act, 1976. The Lahore High Court held that the scheme did not confer any enforceable right upon the appellants to claim allotment or preferential purchase of the plots, and that the development authority, with the approval of the Provincial Government, lawfully exercised its powers to modify the scheme and conduct open auctions. The court established that development schemes continued under deeming provisions of repeal statutes carry the necessary statutory flexibility for amendment or modification by the competent authority in the public interest, and that adjacent merchants hold no proprietary or preferential right over State-acquired land unless expressly granted by the scheme.

  Questions settled

  • Whether a development scheme framed under the Town Improvement Act, 1922 and continued under the Punjab Development of Cities Act, 1976 can be modified by the competent authority?
  • Do merchants operating in an old market acquire a vested legal right to be allotted plots in a newly established relocation scheme?
  • Can a development authority dispose of commercial plots through public auction instead of private treaty with specific claimants?
  • Whether the Provincial Government can lawfully approve the conversion of a Karyana Market scheme into a General Market scheme?
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• Sheikh 'Abdul Hameed. vs Punjab Local Councils Election Authority1984 CLC 993 · Lahore High Court · 1983-12-19Read full judgment →
• Shaukat Masih vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2511 · Lahore High Court · 1983-11-04Read full judgment →
• Shaukat Ali vs Brooke-Bond (Pakistan) Ltd. and Others1984 PLC 38 · Lahore High Court · 1983-06-06Read full judgment →
• Sharafuddin and Others vs Ghulam Mahboob Subhani1984 CLC 1141 · Lahore High Court · 1983-02-21Read full judgment →
• Sharafat Ullah vs The State1084 P Cr. L J 1939 · Lahore High Court · 1984-04-06Read full judgment →
• Sharaf Khan vs The State1984 MLD 1426 · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-24Read full judgment →
• Shamroz Khan vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2599 · Lahore High Court · 1982-09-19Read full judgment →
• Shamasuddin vs Ali Jan1984 CLC 1456 · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-24Read full judgment →
• Shakooran Bibi and Others vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1875 · Lahore High Court · 1981-03-23Read full judgment →
• Shakeel Anjum vs The State1984 PLD Lahore 459 · Lahore High Court · 1984-06-19Read full judgment →
• Shahmand vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1919 · Lahore High Court · 1983-05-15Read full judgment →
• Shahbaz Ahmad and 2 Others vs Muhammad Shafi and 4 07 Hers1984 CLC 1275 · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-17Read full judgment →
• Shahadat Ali Khan and others vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2776 · Lahore High Court · 1984-01-10Read full judgment →
• Shah Muhammad vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2290 · Lahore High Court · 1983-11-06Read full judgment →
• Shah Muhammad vs Election Tribunal and 3 others1984 MLD 470 · Lahore High Court · 1984-06-09Read full judgment →
• Shah Muhammad and Others vs Muhammad Yaqub and Others1984 CLC 678 · Lahore High Court · 1975-05-06Read full judgment →
• Shah Ghulam and anothers vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2644 · Lahore High Court · 1982-09-14Read full judgment →
• Shah Din and Others vs The State1984 PLD Lahore 137 · Lahore High Court · 1983-12-06
  post-arrest bailfurther enquiryZinaabductionNikah Registrarsui jurisHudood laws
  Summary & questions settled

  The petitioners sought post-arrest bail in a case involving charges under the Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance, 1979, read with the Pakistan Penal Code 1860. The prosecution alleged that the petitioners abducted the complainant, a major, and subjected her to rape over a period of captivity. The petitioners contended that the FIR was delayed by fifty days, that the complainant had voluntarily entered into a Nikah with one of the petitioners, and that prosecution witnesses provided contradictory statements. The core legal question was whether the petitioners were entitled to bail given the claim of a valid marriage and the evidentiary discrepancies. The Court held that because the complainant was sui juris and the validity of the marriage remained a disputed factual issue, the case constituted one of 'further enquiry' under the law. Consequently, the Court admitted the petitioners to bail. The judgment emphasizes the sacred duty of Nikah Registrars under the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961, to verify the competency, age, and free will of parties before authenticating marriages, especially in suspicious circumstances.

  Questions settled

  • Does the production of a registered Nikahnama by an accused in an abduction and rape case constitute grounds for bail on the basis of further enquiry?
  • What is the scope of the duty of a Nikah Registrar under the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961, when authenticating a marriage?
  • Can bail be granted when the complainant is sui juris and the voluntariness of the marriage is a disputed question of fact?
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• Shah Ali and Another vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1918 · Lahore High Court · 1983-03-30Read full judgment →
• Shafqat Ali Chatha vs The State1984 MLD 1481 · Lahore High Court · 1977-10-08Read full judgment →
• Shafique Ahmad vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1617 · Lahore High Court · 1983-01-16Read full judgment →
• Shafia and Others vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 673 · Lahore High Court · 1982-03-09Read full judgment →
• Shabbir Ahmad and another vs The ST Ate1984 MLD 1459 (2) · Lahore High Court · 1984-04-10Read full judgment →
• Sh. Salim Ali Chairman, Allay Bros And Co., Ltd. Lahore. vs The StatePTCL 1984 (CL.) 7 · Lahore High Court · 1979-07-23Read full judgment →
• Sh. Muhammad Rafique vs Kh. Fauj Ehsan and Others1984 CLC 492 · Lahore High Court · 1983-12-20Read full judgment →
• Sh. Khushi Muhammad vs Bagh Ali and Others1984 CLC 677 · Lahore High Court · 1975-05-25Read full judgment →
• Sh. Khurshid Mahboob Alam vs Muhammad Sharif and Others1984 CLC 938 · Lahore High Court · 1983-01-06Read full judgment →
• Sh. Abdur Rashid and Anothers vs Muhammad Jamil Saddique and 91984 CLC 1762 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-06Read full judgment →
• Sh. Abdul Sattar and Others vs Haji Ghulam Rasool and Others1984 CLC 687 · Lahore High Court · 1983-02-18Read full judgment →
• Sh. Abdul Hamid vs President, Cantonment Board and Others1984 CLC 592 · Lahore High Court · 1983-12-06Read full judgment →
• SH a H Ama ND vs Resident Magistrate, Rabwah and others1984 MLD 1408 · Lahore High Court · 1984-05-27Read full judgment →
• Sewa vs Mst. Santi and Others1984 CLC 1159 · Lahore High Court · 1983-03-05Read full judgment →
• Sarwar Zia and Others vs Bagh Din1984 CLC 3517 · Lahore High Court · 1984-01-23Read full judgment →
• Sarwar Khan vs Major (Rm.) Hashim Khan and Another1984 CLC 1413 · Lahore High Court · 1979-12-21Read full judgment →
• Sarfraz and Others vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1670 · Lahore High Court · 1982-12-12Read full judgment →
• Sardar Nazeer Ahmad vs Ghulam Nabi1984 CLC 358 · Lahore High Court · 1983-10-04Read full judgment →
• Sardar Muhammad vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2632 · Lahore High Court · 1982-09-19Read full judgment →
• Sardar Muhammad Hussain vs A. C./Returning Officer and 2 Others1984 CLC 1286 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-25Read full judgment →
• Sardar Muhammad and Others vs Meraj Din1984 CLC 4767 · Lahore High Court · 1983-11-27Read full judgment →
• Sardar Muhammad and 2 OTHORSs vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 657 · Lahore High Court · 1980-03-09Read full judgment →
• Sardar Khan vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1026 · Lahore High Court · 1984-01-24Read full judgment →
• Sardar Hussain vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2097 · Lahore High Court · 1983-05-10Read full judgment →
• Sardar Bibi vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1407 · Lahore High Court · 1983-04-17Read full judgment →
• Sardar Abdul Hamid vs The State1984 MLD 1406 · Lahore High Court · 1982-11-12Read full judgment →
• Sanaullah vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1713 · Lahore High Court · 1984-04-24Read full judgment →
• Sana Ullah and Another vs Muhammad Anwar Ali Khan and Another1984 CLC 2284 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-04Read full judgment →
• Sana Shah and others vs The State1984 MLD 1320 · Lahore High Court · 1980-02-04Read full judgment →
• Saleh Muhammad vs Mst. Nasreen Akhtar1984 CLC 3501 · Lahore High Court · 1984-05-06Read full judgment →
• Salahuddin Khawaja vs Karim Bakhsh and Another1984 P Cr. L J 3010 · Lahore High Court · 1984-04-21Read full judgment →
• Sajjad Hussain Shah and another vs The State1984 MLD 1520 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-27Read full judgment →
• Saifullah vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1996 · Lahore High Court · 1984-01-28Read full judgment →
• Said Ahmad and others vs The State1984 MLD 1498 · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-26Read full judgment →
• Sahibzada Sharafuddin and 15 Others vs Town Committee, Pindigheb1984 CLC 1517 · Lahore High Court · 1984-05-09
  civil revisiontemporary injunctionparking feelocal government taxstatutory interpretationmotor vehicles rulesregional transport authorityirreparable lossbalance of convenience
  Summary & questions settled

  This Civil Revision challenged the refusal of a temporary injunction against the levy of a parking fee by a Town Committee for a bus-stand. The petitioners contended that the fee could not be levied without the approval of the Regional Transport Authority, citing Section 137 of the Punjab Local Government Ordinance, 1979, which permits tax levy "subject to the provisions of any other law," and Rule 253 of the Motor Vehicles Rules, 1969, requiring such approval. The lower courts had refused the injunction, deeming it a money matter with reparable loss. The Lahore High Court held that Section 137, being a later and specific provision, prevails over Section 4 of the Punjab Local Government Act, 1979, which generally gives the Act supremacy over other laws. Consequently, the levy was subject to Rule 253 of the Motor Vehicles Rules, 1969, and without the Regional Transport Authority's approval, it suffered from legal infirmity. The Court granted the temporary injunction, staying the recovery of the fee, finding that the levy was prima facie illegal and could cause inconvenience beyond mere monetary loss.

  Questions settled

  • Can a Town Committee levy a parking fee for a bus-stand without the approval of the Regional Transport Authority?
  • Does Section 137 of the Punjab Local Government Ordinance, 1979, which allows tax levy "subject to the provisions of any other law," prevail over Section 4 of the Punjab Local Government Act, 1979, which generally makes the Act prevail over other laws?
  • Under what circumstances can a temporary injunction be granted in matters involving the payment of taxes?
  • Is the levy of a parking fee by a Town Committee for an unapproved bus-stand legally infirm?
  • Can a High Court interfere with a discretionary order of lower courts in a civil revision under Section 115, C.P.C.?
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• Safdar Javid and Others vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1886 · Lahore High Court · 1982-09-13Read full judgment →
• Safdar & Co. and 4 others vs National Industrial Cooperative Finance1984 MLD 135 · Lahore High Court · 1984-05-21Read full judgment →
• Saeed M U Hammad vs Judge Family Court and Others1984 CLC 908 · Lahore High Court · 1983-02-05Read full judgment →
• Sadiq Muhammad vs Haji Muhammad and another1984 MLD 488 · Lahore High Court · 1983-10-02Read full judgment →
• Sadiq Hussain vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2179 (2) · Lahore High Court · 1983-05-16Read full judgment →
• Saddar Din vs Allah Rak Has1984 CLC 1258 · Lahore High Court · 1983-10-07
  limitation actexclusion of timewithdrawal of suitpermission to file fresh suitdefect of jurisdictionadverse possessionrevision petition
  Summary & questions settled

  This revision petition arises from the concurrent judgments of the lower courts holding the respondent-plaintiff's suit for mandatory injunction and possession to be within time. The core legal question is whether the benefit of section 14 of the Limitation Act 1908 can be extended to a plaintiff who voluntarily withdrew a previous suit under Order XXIII Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 with permission to file a fresh suit. The Lahore High Court held that section 14 applies only where a suit fails due to a defect of jurisdiction or other cause of a like nature ejusdem generis, and does not apply where a suit is withdrawn under Order XXIII Rule 1, as rule 2 expressly binds the plaintiff to the law of limitation as if the first suit had never been instituted. Consequently, the High Court set aside the impugned judgments, accepted the revision petition, and dismissed the suit as barred by time.

  Questions settled

  • Whether the benefit of section 14 of the Limitation Act 1908 can be claimed when a previous suit is withdrawn under Order XXIII Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908?
  • Does the expression 'other cause of a like nature' in section 14 of the Limitation Act 1908 include the voluntary withdrawal of a suit with permission to file a fresh one?
  • Is a plaintiff who institutes a fresh suit after withdrawing a previous suit bound by the law of limitation as if the first suit had not been instituted?
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• Sabira Begum vs Khan Mir Ajam Khan and Others1984 CLC 927 · Lahore High Court · 1983-04-29Read full judgment →
• Sabir Hussain vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 315 · Lahore High Court · 1963-05-30Read full judgment →
• S. Muhammad Din vs Punjab Employees' Social Security Institution1984 PLC 162 · Lahore High Court · 1982-10-16Read full judgment →
• S. Muhammad Baqir Shah vs Fateh Khatoon1984 CLC 1395 · Lahore High Court · 1983-03-04Read full judgment →
• S. M. Almas Ali vs Additional Settlement Commissioner (Industries) and Others1984 CLC 1627 · Lahore High Court · 1983-03-30Read full judgment →
• Rizwan Ellahi vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 91 · Lahore High Court · 1983-09-11Read full judgment →
• Risaldar Ghazi Khan and Anoters vs Abdur Rehman and Another1984 CLC 1615 · Lahore High Court · 1984-04-28Read full judgment →
• Riffat Mahmood vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 21 · Lahore High Court · 1983-10-08Read full judgment →
• Rifat Mahmood' vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1378 · Lahore High Court · 1983-03-06Read full judgment →
• Riaz vs The State1984 MLD 1282 · Lahore High Court · 1984-07-09Read full judgment →
• Riaz Hussain vs Muhammad Azhar, Commissioner, Sargodha Division, Sargodha and 11 Others1984 CLC 2132 · Lahore High Court · 1983-06-06Read full judgment →
• Riaz Ahmad vs The State1984 MLD 1291 · Lahore High Court · 1984-10-27Read full judgment →
• Riasat Ali and 4 Others vs Muhammad Shafi1984 CLC 2384 · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-12Read full judgment →
• Ria Z a Hmad vs The State1984 MLD 1547 · Lahore High Court · 1983-02-22Read full judgment →
• Rehmat vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1345 · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-16Read full judgment →
• Rehmat Khan vs Muhammad Rafique1984 CLC 371 · Lahore High Court · 1983-10-03Read full judgment →
• Rehmat Ali vs The State1984 MLD 1540(1) · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-05Read full judgment →
• Rehmat Ali and Anothers vs Seth Muhammad Wajid and Another1984 CLC 1693 · Lahore High Court · 1983-09-25Read full judgment →
• Rehman and 3 others vs Mauj Din (deceased) and 6 others1984 MLD 465 · Lahore High Court · 1984-04-29Read full judgment →
• Rasool Khan vs The State1984 MLD 1307 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-28Read full judgment →
• Rashid vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1138 · Lahore High Court · 1981-04-07Read full judgment →
• Ranjha vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2771 · Lahore High Court · 1983-05-27Read full judgment →
• Rana Muhammad Ajmal vs Board of Intermediate and Secondary1984 CLC 378 · Lahore High Court · 1983-06-18Read full judgment →
• Rana Khurshid Ahmad vs Additional District Judge, Rawalpindi and 21984 PLD Lahore 169 · Lahore High Court · 1984-01-28Read full judgment →
• Ramzan vs Muhammad1984 CLC 590 · Lahore High Court · 1983-12-13Read full judgment →
• Rajanay Khan and Anothers vs Pater Muhammad alias Kooroo1984 CLC 2175 · Lahore High Court · 1983-05-31Read full judgment →
• Rajab and others vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2637 · Lahore High Court · 1981-10-27Read full judgment →
• Raja S. Akhtar and anothers vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2291 · Lahore High Court · 1983-12-30Read full judgment →
• Raja Noor Muhammad vs Raja Muhammad Sadiq and Another1984 PLD Lahore 239 · Lahore High Court · 1984-01-31Read full judgment →
• Raja Munawar Ahmad vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 3098 · Lahore High Court · 1984-07-04Read full judgment →
• Raja Muhammad Amir and 40 Others vs Province of Punjab and 21984 PLD Lahore 295 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-25Read full judgment →
• Railway Workers' Union (Regd.) Open Line Establishment vs National1984 PLC 327 · Lahore High Court · 1984-01-10Read full judgment →
• Rafiq Ahmad and another vs The State1984 MLD 1411 · Lahore High Court · 1984-06-24Read full judgment →
• Rab Nawaz vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2098 · Lahore High Court · 1983-05-17Read full judgment →
• Rab Nawaz vs Additional District Judge and others1984 P Cr. L J 2440 · Lahore High Court · 1983-03-08Read full judgment →
• Rab Nawaz and others vs Ch. Faiz Ahmad and others1984 CLC 2663 · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-18Read full judgment →
• Rab Nawaz and 8 Others vs Member (Colonies) Board of Revenue, Punjab, Lahore and 4 Others1984 PLD Lahore 244 · Lahore High Court · 1984-01-22Read full judgment →
• R Iaz Hussain and 4 Others vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1611 · Lahore High Court · 1984-04-02Read full judgment →
• Qutab Ali alias Qutba vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1877 · Lahore High Court · 1982-01-11Read full judgment →