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.

• GH Ulam Ra Sool vs Colony Assistant/Collector, Sahiwal and others1984 MLD 408 · Lahore High Court · 1984-06-19Read full judgment →
• General Manager, Pakistan Railways and 2 Others vs Muhammad1984 PLC 273 · Lahore High Court · 1983-12-05Read full judgment →
• Gaulam Far1d vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 827 · Lahore High Court · 1984-11-07Read full judgment →
• Gada Hussain vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2254 · Lahore High Court · 1983-10-25Read full judgment →
• Feroze Din and Others vs Shafqat Ali Chatha and Others1984 CLC 2225 · Lahore High Court · 1983-04-03Read full judgment →
• Fazalurrehman Mahmood and Another vs Additional Settlement1984 CLC 1100 · Lahore High Court · 1983-06-22Read full judgment →
• Fazalur Rehman Khan and 9 others vs Province of Punjab and 2 others1984 MLD 1250 · Lahore High Court · 1984-10-12Read full judgment →
• Fazal Rasool vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2658 · Lahore High Court · 1983-12-06Read full judgment →
• Fazal Masih vs The State1984 MLD 1480 · Lahore High Court · 1983-11-14Read full judgment →
• Fazal Dad and 5 others vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2300 · Lahore High Court · 1983-08-26Read full judgment →
• Fazal Ahmed vs Ramzan Bibi1984 CLC 2196 · Lahore High Court · 1975-01-30
  ejectment proceedingstenancy rightslegal heirsexecution of decreefunctus officioRent Controller jurisdictionobjection petition
  Summary & questions settled

  The matter concerns an appeal against an order restoring possession of a property to the respondent, Mst. Ramzan Bibi, following her successful objection petition under Order XXI, Rule 99/100 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908. The appellant had obtained an ejectment order against the respondent's son, Merajud Din, following the death of the original tenant, Allah Ditta. The core legal questions were whether the Rent Controller had jurisdiction to entertain an objection petition under the Code of Civil Procedure 1908, and whether an ejectment order obtained against one legal heir is binding upon others who were not parties to the proceedings. The Court held that once an eviction order is executed as a decree by a civil court, the Rent Controller becomes functus officio, and the execution proceedings are governed by the Code of Civil Procedure 1908. Furthermore, the Court affirmed that upon the death of a tenant, tenancy rights devolve upon all legal heirs. Consequently, an ejectment order obtained against only one heir cannot be executed against other heirs who were not parties to the ejectment proceedings.

  Questions settled

  • Does a Rent Controller retain jurisdiction to entertain an objection petition under the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 once an eviction order is being executed as a civil court decree?
  • Can an ejectment order obtained against one legal heir of a deceased tenant be executed against other legal heirs who were not parties to the ejectment proceedings?
  • Are execution proceedings for an eviction order governed by the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 when executed by a civil court?
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• Fazal Ahmad vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1635 · Lahore High Court · 1983-03-14Read full judgment →
• Fazal Abbas and 8 others vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2557 · Lahore High Court · 1983-10-23Read full judgment →
• Fateh Muhammad vs District Judge and Another1984 CLC 1399 · Lahore High Court · 1983-01-22Read full judgment →
• Fateh Khan vs Sharaaf Khan1984 PLD Lahore 106 · Lahore High Court · 1983-11-06
  quo warrantocontrolling share or interestdisqualification of candidatestatutory bodylocus standilocal government electionpublic right
  Summary & questions settled

  This is a petition of quo warranto challenging the membership of respondent No. 1 in a Union Council on the ground that he was an employee of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited, wherein the Government of Pakistan held a controlling share or interest, thereby disqualifying him under the relevant electoral and local government laws. The core legal questions involved whether the Government of Pakistan had a controlling share or interest in the company, whether the petitioner had the locus standi as a non-aggrieved person to file a quo warranto petition, and whether the petition suffered from mala fides or lack of alternate remedies. The Lahore High Court held that the government holding over 58 percent shares, coupled with the company's Articles of Association granting voting and requisition powers, constituted a controlling share or interest, making the respondent disqualified. Furthermore, the court held that a writ of quo warranto can be filed by any person even if not an aggrieved party, and no malice is imputed merely for failing to challenge nomination papers earlier. The petition was accepted.

  Questions settled

  • Whether the Government of Pakistan having a majority shareholding in a joint stock company constitutes a controlling share or interest under election laws?
  • Does a petitioner need to be an aggrieved person to maintain a petition for quo warranto under the Provisional Constitution Order 1981?
  • Does the failure of a voter to object to a nomination paper before the Returning Officer render a subsequent quo warranto petition mala fide?
  • Whether an employee of a company in which the government holds a controlling share is disqualified from being a member of a local council?
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• Fateh Khan and Others vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1168 · Lahore High Court · 1982-12-03Read full judgment →
• Fateh Khan and 3 Others vs District Judge, Khushab and 5 Others1984 CLC 2386 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-25Read full judgment →
• Fateh Din and Others vs Member, Board of Revenue (Colonies) and Others1984 CLC 2227 · Lahore High Court · 1983-04-17Read full judgment →
• Fateh Din and Others vs Border Area Committee and Others1984 CLC 1393 · Lahore High Court · 1983-05-21Read full judgment →
• FARIDConvict vs The State1984 PLD Lahore 319 · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-12Read full judgment →
• Faqir Muhammad vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1676 · Lahore High Court · 1982-03-05Read full judgment →
• Faqir Hussain vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2197 · Lahore High Court · 1983-07-22Read full judgment →
• Faqir Bakhsh vs The State1984 MLD 1531 · Lahore High Court · 1984-06-25Read full judgment →
• Falettis Hotel through Its Manager vs Presiding Officer, Labour1984 PLC 169 · Lahore High Court · 1982-02-13Read full judgment →
• Falak Slier vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 755 · Lahore High Court · 1973-07-05Read full judgment →
• Falak Sher vs The State1984 MLD 1537(1) · Lahore High Court · 1983-11-04Read full judgment →
• Faizullah Khan vs Mansoor Ahmad and others1984 MLD 1183 · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-27Read full judgment →
• Faiz Muhammad and 3 Others vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1593 · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-18Read full judgment →
• Faiz and anothers vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2210 · Lahore High Court · 1982-10-04Read full judgment →
• Faiz Ahmad vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1650 · Lahore High Court · 1983-07-10Read full judgment →
• Faiz Ahmad and Another vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 417 · Lahore High Court · 1981-12-06Read full judgment →
• Fahimuddin alias Kala vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2444 · Lahore High Court · 1983-02-22Read full judgment →
• Emmanual Masih vs The Punjab Local Councils Election Authority, Lahore and 3 Others1984 PLD Lahore 125 · Lahore High Court · 1983-11-15Read full judgment →
• Ejaz Yousaf vs Mst. Razia Begum and 2 others1984 MLD 1247 · Lahore High Court · 1984-09-29Read full judgment →
• Ejaz and others vs The State1984 MLD 1537(2) · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-02Read full judgment →
• Ejaz alias Jajja vs The State and Another1984 P Cr. L J 2105 · Lahore High Court · 1983-01-10Read full judgment →
• DR. Khalida Usmani vs DR. M. H. Randhawa and 4 Others1984 CLC 119 · Lahore High Court · 1983-08-14Read full judgment →
• Dr. Karamat Azim vs Muhammad Sharip Bhinder and another1984 MLD 1265 · Lahore High Court · 1983-03-27Read full judgment →
• Dr. Farrukh Hussain Malik vs Messrs Appollo Enterprises Ltd. and another1984 P Cr. L J 2933 · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-10Read full judgment →
• DR. Abdul Warts vs Javed Hanif and Others1984 CLC 691 · Lahore High Court · 1982-12-01Read full judgment →
• Dr. Abdul Ghafoor Raza vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2922 · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-03Read full judgment →
• Dosa and others vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2954 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-28Read full judgment →
• Dosa and 2 Others vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 783 · Lahore High Court · 1984-01-16Read full judgment →
• Farid Bakhsh and Another vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 672 · Lahore High Court · 1982-03-15Read full judgment →
• Din Muhammad vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1601 · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-25Read full judgment →
• Daud Chaudhry vs Admission Board of Admissions to Medical1984 PLD Lahore 20 · Lahore High Court · 1983-11-06Read full judgment →
• Darsons Rubber Works Industries Ltd., Wazirabad and Montgomery FlourPTCL 1984 (CL) 285 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Darson Rubber Works vs Government of Pakistan and 4 others1984 MLD 475 · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-27Read full judgment →
• Custodian Evacuee Property, PunjabALLAH Yar and Others vs Otem1984 CLC 1205 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-27Read full judgment →
• Crescent Textile Mills Ltd., Lyallpur vs Mst. Sakina Bibi and 2 Others1984 PLC 373 · Lahore High Court · 1976-09-22Read full judgment →
• Committee of Administration Foujifoundation vs Assistant1984 CLC 1617 · Lahore High Court · 1983-02-19Read full judgment →
• Commissioner Of Income Tax, Zone a, Lahore. vs Hajvery Agencies, LahorePTCL 1984 (CL.) 314 · Lahore High Court · 1984-01-20Read full judgment →
• Commissioner of Income Tax, Rawalpindi vs Noon Sugar Mills Ltd.1984 PTD 87 · Lahore High Court · 1975-02-21Read full judgment →
• Chuhar vs Mst. Ghulam Fatima and Another1984 PLD Lahore 234 · Lahore High Court · 1983-11-22Read full judgment →
• Chief Officer, Administration & Budget, Pakistanrailways, Lahore and Another vs Punjab Labour Court No. 2, Lahore and 5 Others1984 PLC 1376 · Lahore High Court · 1984-04-25Read full judgment →
• Chief Administrator of Auqaf, Punjab vs Muham Ma D Anwar and Others1984 CLC 3419 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Chhoti Begum vs Riazuddin1984 CLC 689 · Lahore High Court · 1983-02-15Read full judgment →
• Chak Ar vs Muhammad Bashir and Another1984 P Cr. L J 3225 · Lahore High Court · 1977-04-17Read full judgment →
• Ch. Sami Ullah vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1486 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-18Read full judgment →
• Ch. Saif Tahir vs Collector Lahore District, Lahore and Another1984 CLC 2140 · Lahore High Court · 1983-06-06Read full judgment →
• Ch. Nasarullah Khan vs Mst. Qudrat Jan and Others1984 CLC 1169 · Lahore High Court · 1983-04-16Read full judgment →
• Ch. Muhammad Sharif and 5 Others vs Messrs Ramay Industries Ltd., Faisalabad1984 PLD Lahore 415 · Lahore High Court · 1984-05-16Read full judgment →
• Ch. Muhammad Khan vs Election Tribunal, Kharian and 2 Others1984 CLC 1445 · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-25Read full judgment →
• Ch. Muhammad Ilyas vs Muhammad Akram Cheema1984 CLC 1433 · Lahore High Court · 1980-05-23Read full judgment →
• Ch. Muhammad Akram and Another vs District Magistrate, Multan1984 P Cr. L J 117 · Lahore High Court · 1983-07-05Read full judgment →
• Ch. Khalid Hussain vs The President of Cantonment Board and Another1984 CLC 237 · Lahore High Court · 1983-10-24Read full judgment →
• Ch. Ghulam Ullah vs Board of Revenue, West Pakistan, Lahore and Others1984 CLC 3114 · Lahore High Court · 1984-04-28Read full judgment →
• Ch. Ghulam Muhammad vs WAPDA and 2 Others1984 PLC 363 · Lahore High Court · 1984-01-29Read full judgment →
• Ch. Ghulam Mohyuddin vs Muhammad Aslam and 2 others1984 MLD 1235 · Lahore High Court · 1984-12-21Read full judgment →
• Ch. Birjees Ahmad Baig and 2 Others vs WAPDA and 9 Others1984 CLC 3476 · Lahore High Court · 1984-05-11Read full judgment →
• Ch. Allah Ditta vs Abdul Aziz1984 CLC 651 · Lahore High Court · 1983-10-17Read full judgment →
• Ch. Abdul Qadir vs The Election Tribunal and 3 Others1984 PLD Lahore 103 · Lahore High Court · 1983-10-22Read full judgment →
• Ch. Abdul Hameed vs Election Authority and Others1984 CLC 2181 · Lahore High Court · 1983-11-06Read full judgment →
• Builders Associates Ltd. vs The Federation of Pakistan and 6 Others1984 CLC 2372 · Lahore High Court · 1983-10-26Read full judgment →
• Budha (Deceased) and 4 Others vs Ali Bakhsh and 2 Others1984 CLC 1208 · Lahore High Court · 1983-06-28Read full judgment →
• Buddha Manais and Another vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 424 · Lahore High Court · 1982-08-03Read full judgment →
• BOOTAConvict vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 743 · Lahore High Court · 1982-11-15Read full judgment →
• Boora and 2 Others vs Divisional Canalofficer and Another1984 CLC 364 · Lahore High Court · 1983-10-23Read full judgment →
• Binyameen vs The State1984 MLD 1495 · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-19Read full judgment →
• Bholla vs Khurshid Bibi and Others1984 CLC 1124 · Lahore High Court · 1983-10-03Read full judgment →
• Begum Shamim Firdaus vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 22 · Lahore High Court · 1983-06-14Read full judgment →
• Bashir vs The State1984 MLD 1296 · Lahore High Court · 1984-08-18Read full judgment →
• Bashir Hussain and others vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2969 · Lahore High Court · 1984-01-24Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad vs Wajid Ali Shah1984 MLD 493 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-11Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad vs Sardar Muhammad and Others1984 CLC 2158 · Lahore High Court · 1983-06-27
  constitutional petitioncanal and drainagechakbandisuperintending canal officerdivisional canal officerwatercourseinterpretation of statute
  Summary & questions settled

  This constitutional petition under Article 9 of the Provisional Constitution Order, 1981 challenged an order of the Superintending Canal Officer reversing the Divisional Canal Officer's decision regarding the change of water supply source (Chakbandi). The core legal questions involved whether the Superintending Canal Officer gave cogent reasons for his decision, whether the petitioner was denied a hearing, and whether the Superintending Canal Officer was competent under section 20 of the Canal and Drainage Act, 1873 to reverse or modify an order rejecting an application. The Lahore High Court held that the Superintending Canal Officer had provided adequate reasons, that the hearing objection lacked substance, and that the power to 'modify' under section 20 of the Act is broad enough to encompass altering, changing, or varying the lower officer's decision, thereby validating the reversal. The court established that the statutory power of the Superintending Canal Officer to confirm or modify decisions under the Canal and Drainage Act includes the authority to alter or vary a decision regardless of whether the Divisional Canal Officer accepted or rejected the initial application.

  Questions settled

  • Whether the Superintending Canal Officer is competent to reverse an order of the Divisional Canal Officer under section 20 of the Canal and Drainage Act, 1873?
  • What is the scope and legal meaning of the term 'modify' in the context of section 20 of the Canal and Drainage Act, 1873?
  • Does section 20 of the Canal and Drainage Act, 1873 apply only when the Divisional Canal Officer accepts an application, or does it also apply to a rejection?
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• Bashir Ahmad vs Messrs Al-Madad Soap Industry1984 MLD 395 · Lahore High Court · 1984-01-23Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad vs Liaqat Al! and Others1984 P Cr. L J 3045 · Lahore High Court · 1984-04-06Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad and Another vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 352 · Lahore High Court · 1983-06-01Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad and 2 Others vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 663 · Lahore High Court · 1982-01-18Read full judgment →
• Basharat Ali and 4 others vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2958 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-21Read full judgment →
• Barkat vs Member, Board of Revenue and Others1984 CLC 951 · Lahore High Court · 1983-01-18Read full judgment →
• Barkat and another vs Mu H a Mma D S a Leem1984 MLD 920 · Lahore High Court · 1984-04-13Read full judgment →
• Barkat Ali vs The State1984 MLD 1269 · Lahore High Court · 1983-04-19Read full judgment →
• Balucha vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2277 · Lahore High Court · 1983-11-07Read full judgment →
• Bakhtawar vs Sher Muhammad and Others1984 CLC 2248 · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-03Read full judgment →
• Bahawal vs Muhammad Din and Others1984 P Cr. L J 3031 · Lahore High Court · 1984-04-22Read full judgment →
• Bahawal and 3 Others vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 369 · Lahore High Court · 1983-02-22Read full judgment →
• Bahadur vs Collector, Jhang and Another1984 CLC 2955 · Lahore High Court · 1984-05-01
  natural justiceaudi alteram partemallotment cancellationstate landwrit jurisdictiondue processadministrative law
  Summary & questions settled

  This matter concerns a series of writ petitions challenging the unilateral cancellation of state land allotments by the Collector, Jhang, under the Tubewell Scheme. The core legal question was whether the Collector possessed the authority to cancel these allotments without issuing prior notice or affording the allottees an opportunity to be heard. The Court held that the cancellation orders were void and of no legal effect. The ratio of the decision is that administrative authorities, when exercising powers that adversely affect the rights of individuals, are bound by the fundamental principles of natural justice, specifically the rule of audi alteram partem. The Court emphasized that no person can be condemned unheard, and any order passed in violation of this principle is arbitrary and without lawful authority. Consequently, the Court set aside the impugned orders, declaring them void, while clarifying that this does not preclude the authorities from initiating fresh proceedings in accordance with the law, provided that proper notice and an opportunity of hearing are extended to the affected allottees.

  Questions settled

  • Can a Collector cancel an allotment of state land without issuing a prior notice to the allottee?
  • Are the principles of natural justice applicable to administrative orders cancelling land allotments?
  • Is an order passed by an administrative authority without affording an opportunity of hearing void?
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• Badar Din (represented by Legal Heirs) vs Ch. Muhammad Hussain and 31984 MLD 284 · Lahore High Court · 1984-06-11Read full judgment →
• Aziz Ahmad Malik vs Punjab Bar Council and 15 Others1984 PLD Lahore 389 · Lahore High Court · 1984-05-19Read full judgment →