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.

• Abdul Wahid and 9 Others vs Mst. Ohulam Ghaus1a and 2 Others1984 CLC 3385 · Lahore High Court · 1984-08-15Read full judgment →
• Abdul Wahab and 4 Others vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1921 · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-24Read full judgment →
• Abdul Shakoor vs Siraj Din1984 CLC 1151 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• Abdul Salam vs The StatePTCL 1984 (CL) 29 · Lahore High Court · 1981-05-17Read full judgment →
• Abdul Rehman vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2543 · Lahore High Court · 1983-07-02Read full judgment →
• Abdul Rehman vs Member, Board of Revenue and Others1984 CLC 3052 · Lahore High Court · 1984-04-14Read full judgment →
• Abdul Razzaq vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 3231 · Lahore High Court · 1983-12-03Read full judgment →
• Abdul Rashid vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1494 · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-17Read full judgment →
• Abdul Rashid vs Sharifuddin1984 CLC 1175 · Lahore High Court · 1983-04-09Read full judgment →
• Abdul Rashid vs Khawaja Hamad Hussain1984 MLD 914 · Lahore High Court · 1984-02-04Read full judgment →
• Abdul Rashid Nizami and Others vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 923 · Lahore High Court · 1982-05-25Read full judgment →
• Abdul Rashid Nizami and 2 Others vs Mst. Bushra1984 CLC 719 · Lahore High Court · 1983-11-06Read full judgment →
• Abdul Rashid and others vs Abdul Salam and others1984 MLD 167 · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-16Read full judgment →
• Abdul Rash Id vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2299 · Lahore High Court · 1983-02-15Read full judgment →
• Abdul R Azzaq and 3 Others vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1708 · Lahore High Court · 1982-02-09Read full judgment →
• Abdul Qayyum vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 571 · Lahore High Court · 1983-11-27Read full judgment →
• Abdul Qayyum alias Kalu vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2251 · Lahore High Court · 1983-10-23Read full judgment →
• Abdul Manna N vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1615 · Lahore High Court · 1981-12-15Read full judgment →
• Abdul Malik vs The State and 3 Others1984 P Cr. L J 3049 · Lahore High Court · 1984-04-15Read full judgment →
• Abdul Malik vs Saeed Ahmad1984 P Cr. L J 386 · Lahore High Court · 1983-09-02Read full judgment →
• Abdul Majid vs Board of Directors, Khyber Vegetable Ghee Mills1984 CLC 2392 · Lahore High Court · 1983-10-03Read full judgment →
• Abdul Majeed vs Ghulam Haider and others1984 MLD 1555 · Lahore High Court · 1984-04-16Read full judgment →
• Abdul Jabbar vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 3191 · Lahore High Court · 1981-04-28Read full judgment →
• Abdul Hamid vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2774 · Lahore High Court · 1983-10-18Read full judgment →
• Abdul Hamid and 31 Others vs Chairman, District Council, Sialkot and Others1984 PLC (C. S.) 132 · Lahore High Court · 1983-06-08Read full judgment →
• Abdul Hameed vs Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal and Others1984 PLC 160 · Lahore High Court · 1977-06-07Read full judgment →
• Abdul Hameed vs Muhammad Iqbal1984 CLC 1391 · Lahore High Court · 1983-04-15Read full judgment →
• Abdul Hameed Butt vs Punjab Election Authority and 2 other1984 CLC 224 · Lahore High Court · 1983-10-25Read full judgment →
• Abdul Ha Mid vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1089 · Lahore High Court · 1983-03-25Read full judgment →
• Abdul Ghani vs Settlement and Rehabilitation Commissionerand1984 CLC 901 · Lahore High Court · 1983-05-31Read full judgment →
• Abdul Ghani vs Aurangzeb and Others1984 CLC 424 · Lahore High Court · 1982-12-05Read full judgment →
• Abdul Ghafoor vs Member, Board of Revenue and Others1984 CLC 674 · Lahore High Court · 1983-05-08Read full judgment →
• Abdul Ghafoor vs Chairman, Punjab Labour Appellatetribunal and 31984 PLC 138 · Lahore High Court · 1983-10-21Read full judgment →
• Abdul Ghafoor Gill vs Mst. Mussarat Khan1984 PLD Lahore 332 · Lahore High Court · 1984-05-04Read full judgment →
• Abdul Ghafoor and Others vs The State1984 PLD Lahore 441 · Lahore High Court · 1984-06-18
  approver testimonyaccomplice evidenceindependent corroborationmurderrecovery of weaponstender of pardonrule of prudence
  Summary & questions settled

  This criminal appeal arose from the conviction and death sentences of three appellants under Sections 302/34 and 201 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860, for the murder of a co-worker. The prosecution's case rested primarily on the testimony of an approver and the recovery of the deceased's personal effects and weapons from the appellants. On appeal, the Lahore High Court scrutinized the reliability of the approver's testimony and the corroborative evidence. The Court observed that the approver's statements contained material contradictions, and the recoveries of the deceased's belongings lacked proper identification. Furthermore, the recoveries of the weapons occurred long before the approver's statement was recorded, rendering them ineffective as independent corroboration. The Court reiterated the rule of prudence requiring independent corroboration of an accomplice's testimony on material points linking the accused to the crime. Finding the prosecution's evidence tainted and uncorroborated, the Court accepted the appeal, set aside the convictions, and acquitted the appellants.

  Questions settled

  • Can the recovery of blood-stained weapons and personal effects serve as independent corroboration of an approver's testimony if those recoveries occurred prior to the recording of the approver's statement?
  • Is a person who merely assists in disposing of a dead body under threat, without being privy to the conspiracy or commission of the murder, considered an accomplice?
  • What are the legal requirements and guiding principles for a Sessions Judge when granting a pardon to an accomplice under the law?
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• Abdul Ghaffar and Others vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1413 · Lahore High Court · 1982-06-26Read full judgment →
• Abdul Ghaffar alias Bhara vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2044 · Lahore High Court · 1984-03-26Read full judgment →
• Abdul Aziz vs The State1984 MLD 1280 · Lahore High Court · 1984-09-17Read full judgment →
• Abdul Aziz Janjua vs Mst. Ghulam Fatima and 2 others1984 CLC 2681 · Lahore High Court · 1983-06-03Read full judgment →
• Abdul Aziz and others vs Naeem-Ur-Rehman and others1984 MLD 505 · Lahore High Court · 1984-08-07Read full judgment →
• Abdul Aziz and others vs Muhammad Bak HSH and another1984 P Cr. L J 2168 · Lahore High Court · 1983-06-14Read full judgment →
• Abdul Am vs Hafiz Muhammad Abdullah and Others1984 CLC 300 · Lahore High Court · 1983-11-07Read full judgment →
• A Mir and Another vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1182 · Lahore High Court · 1982-12-05Read full judgment →
• Zulfiquar and Others vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 1306 · Lahore High Court · 1983-02-14Read full judgment →
• Zulfiquar Ali vs Thestate1983 P Cr. L J 422 · Lahore High Court · 1982-11-14Read full judgment →
• Zulfiqar Haider and 127 Other vs Railway Board through I 17S1983 PLC 887 · Lahore High Court · 1983-02-23Read full judgment →
• Zulfiqar Ali vs Muhammad Moazam1983 CLC 2285 · Lahore High Court · 1983-02-22Read full judgment →
• Zohran Mai vs Mst. Siftan and Others1983 CLC 2559 · Lahore High Court · 1980-04-05
  inheritanceShia sectSunni sectpresumption of lawPirsuccessiondeclaratory suit
  Summary & questions settled

  This second appeal arises from a dispute over the inheritance of the estate of Said Ali, who died without issue. The core legal question was whether the deceased was a Shia or a Sunni, as this determination dictated the inheritance rights of his sister versus his collaterals. The trial court initially found the deceased to be a Shia, but the Additional District Judge reversed this finding. Upon review, the High Court upheld the appellate decision, holding that the deceased was a Sunni. The court affirmed the established legal principle that there is an initial presumption that a Muslim is a Sunni unless proven otherwise. Furthermore, the court emphasized that the deceased’s status as a 'Pir'—an institution generally recognized as foreign to the Shia sect—coupled with his long-term residence among a Sunni-majority population and his religious activities, provided sufficient evidence to support the presumption of his Sunni faith. Consequently, the court dismissed the appeal, ruling that the evidence sufficiently established the deceased's Sunni identity for the purposes of succession.

  Questions settled

  • Is there an initial legal presumption that a deceased Muslim belongs to the Sunni sect in inheritance disputes?
  • Does the status of a deceased person as a 'Pir' serve as evidence to rebut the presumption of being a Shia?
  • Can the religious sect of a deceased person be inferred from their social environment and religious practices?
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• Zohra Bibi and 6 Others vs Additional Settlement Commissioner, Sheikhupura and 3 Others1983 CLC 768 · Lahore High Court · 1983-02-15Read full judgment →
• Ziaul Haq and Others vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 1469 · Lahore High Court · 1982-02-28Read full judgment →
• Zia Ul Hassan vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 918 · Lahore High Court · 1982-03-06Read full judgment →
• Zareena Bibi vs Zahoor Ahmad1983 CLC 2798 · Lahore High Court · 1983-01-14Read full judgment →
• Zahur Elahi vs Muhammad Bashir and Others1983 P Cr. LJ 2013 · Lahore High Court · 1982-11-29Read full judgment →
• Zahur Ahmed and Others vs Asst. Khurshid Bibi and Others1983 CLC 1238 · Lahore High Court · 1983-01-22Read full judgment →
• Zahoor Hussain vs Chairman, Evacuee Trust Property Board and Another1983 CLC 1829 · Lahore High Court · 1982-10-20Read full judgment →
• Zahoor Alias Zahoor Hussain and 9 Others vs Tile State1983 P Cr. L J 992 · Lahore High Court · -Read full judgment →
• Zahoor Ahmad vs The State1983 P Cr. LJ 2168 · Lahore High Court · 1981-07-26Read full judgment →
• Zahid Hussain vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 420 · Lahore High Court · 1982-11-13Read full judgment →
• Zahid Ali vs The State1983 P Cr. LJ 2153 (2) · Lahore High Court · 1981-08-31Read full judgment →
• Zaheer Ahmad vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 2600 · Lahore High Court · 1981-03-01Read full judgment →
• Zaheer Ahmad and 6 Others vs Allah Ditta and 15 Others1983 PLD Lahore 256 · Lahore High Court · 1982-10-01
  civil court jurisdictionconsolidation proceedingsfraud and misrepresentationrejection of plaintmala fidenullitystatutory bar
  Summary & questions settled

  This revision petition challenged the dismissal of an application under Order VII, Rule 11, Code of Civil Procedure 1908, which sought the rejection of a plaint alleging fraud and forgery in consolidation proceedings. The core legal question was whether Section 26 of the West Pakistan Consolidation of Holdings Ordinance 1960, which bars civil court jurisdiction over matters determinable by consolidation authorities, precludes a civil suit alleging that a decision was procured through fraud and misrepresentation. The High Court held that civil courts possess plenary jurisdiction to examine whether a decision of a special tribunal was obtained by fraud or mala fides. The Court reasoned that fraud vitiates all proceedings, rendering an order a nullity, and that statutory bars on jurisdiction do not protect orders procured through fraud or acts where the statute is used as a cloak for mala fide conduct. Consequently, the Court affirmed that allegations of fraud in consolidation proceedings are justiciable by civil courts, and the revision petition was dismissed.

  Questions settled

  • Does Section 26 of the West Pakistan Consolidation of Holdings Ordinance 1960 bar a civil suit alleging that a consolidation order was obtained through fraud?
  • Can a civil court examine the validity of an order passed by a special tribunal if it is alleged to be a nullity due to fraud?
  • Is a revision petition before the High Court competent against an order of a Civil Judge dismissing an application under Order VII, Rule 11, Code of Civil Procedure 1908?
  • Does the jurisdiction of a civil court extend to declaring an act mala fide even when the statute provides for the finality of orders?
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• Zafarullah vs Mobashir Ahmed and Another1983 P Cr. L J 1480 · Lahore High Court · 1982-06-11Read full judgment →
• Zafar Iqbal vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 1949 · Lahore High Court · 1981-04-02Read full judgment →
• Zafar Hussain Shah and Others vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 2211 · Lahore High Court · 1983-01-08Read full judgment →
• Yara and Another vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 8 · Lahore High Court · 1982-04-24Read full judgment →
• Yaqub and 13 Others vs Member (Colonies), Board of Revenue, West1983 CLC 2524 · Lahore High Court · 1976-04-08Read full judgment →
• Yaqoob vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 2276 · Lahore High Court · 1982-02-03Read full judgment →
• Yaqoob vs Mst. Hasso and Otheirs1983 CLC 580 · Lahore High Court · 1979-05-05Read full judgment →
• Water. and Power Development Authority vs Miss Akhtar Roseline and Another1983 PLC 895 · Lahore High Court · 1982-09-21Read full judgment →
• WAPDA vs Ramzan Muhammad Ahd 3 Others1983 PLC 1035 · Lahore High Court · 1983-06-18Read full judgment →
• WAPDA and 3 Others vs Abaidur Rehman and 3 Others1983 CLC 1066 · Lahore High Court · 1983-02-07Read full judgment →
• Wali Muhammad and Others vs Malik Manzoor Ahmad and Another1983 CLC 3140 · Lahore High Court · 1980-11-24Read full judgment →
• Wali Muhahmad vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 1 · Lahore High Court · 1982-05-01Read full judgment →
• Wajid Ali and 2 Others vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 183 · Lahore High Court · 1965-02-23Read full judgment →
• Utma vs Punjab Local Councils Election Authority1983 CLC 2479 · Lahore High Court · 1980-12-20Read full judgment →
• Umrao Ali and Others vs Noor Elahi and Others1983 CLC 1528 · Lahore High Court · 1983-01-16Read full judgment →
• Umar Hayat and 2 Others vs The State1983 PCr. LJ 2247 · Lahore High Court · 1981-03-10Read full judgment →
• Umar Din vs Muhammad Boota1983 CLC 156 · Lahore High Court · 1982-11-19Read full judgment →
• The State vs Rana Muhammad Akram.1983 P Cr. L J 188 · Lahore High Court · -Read full judgment →
• The State vs DR. M. Munir Ahmad and Another1983 P Cr. L J 2410 · Lahore High Court · 1980-06-03Read full judgment →
• The State vs Ashraf and Others1983 P Cr. L J2566 · Lahore High Court · 1982-04-23Read full judgment →
• The Divisional Superintendent, Pakistan Railways, Multan vs Sardar1983 PLD Lahore 291 · Lahore High Court · 1982-12-21Read full judgment →
• The Accountantgeneral, Punjab and ANOTHERs vs Ch. Qadir Bakhsh1983 PLD Lahore 246 · Lahore High Court · 1983-01-18
  limitationcondonation of delaypensionwrit petitionjurisdiction of service tribunalterms and conditions of service
  Summary & questions settled

  This judgment addresses an intra-court appeal filed by the Accountant-General, Punjab and the Provincial Government against a single judge's decision in a writ petition, which directed the implementation of a government memo regarding pension benefits for a pensioner. The core legal questions involved whether the intra-court appeal was barred by time due to delays in filing and refiling without sufficient explanation, whether a constitutional writ petition was barred under Article 212 of the Constitution read with the Punjab Service Tribunals Act, 1974, and whether an executive memo's clear terms could be altered by departmental interpretation. The court held that the appeal was hopelessly barred by limitation as government departments cannot claim special indulgence for inefficiency, that the writ petition was fully competent because the dispute was between a pensioner and the Accountant-General rather than a civil servant and his departmental employer regarding service terms, and that government decisions cannot be varied by departmental interpretation. The court dismissed the appeal both on the ground of limitation and on merits, affirming the pensioner's right to the revised benefits.

  Questions settled

  • Whether an intra-court appeal filed beyond the period of limitation without a prompt application for condonation of delay and with unexplained further delays is liable to be dismissed?
  • Does a constitutional petition by a pensioner against the Accountant-General for non-payment of pension fall within the bar of Article 212 of the Constitution read with section 4 of the Punjab Service Tribunals Act, 1974?
  • Can an explicit decision or memo issued by the Provincial Government be varied or modified by the subsequent interpretation of an officer in the Finance Department?
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• Tasneem Sana vs And Taxation Officer, Rawalpindi and 3 2 others1983 PLD Lahore 339 · Lahore High Court · 1981-02-01Read full judgment →
• Tasaddaq Hussain vs Hamiduddin Haider and 2 others1983 CLC 197 · Lahore High Court · 1982-11-05Read full judgment →
• Tariq Masih vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 325 · Lahore High Court · 1982-10-29Read full judgment →
• Tariq Alias Tahira vs Haji Allah Ditta and Another1983 P Cr. L J 1088 · Lahore High Court · 1983-04-05Read full judgment →
• Taleh Muhammad vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 910 · Lahore High Court · 1982-12-13Read full judgment →
• Taj Muhammad and Another vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 1794 · Lahore High Court · 1979-12-16Read full judgment →
• Syed Zia Ul Hassan vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 424 · Lahore High Court · 1982-10-30Read full judgment →
• Syed Yousaf Mahmud and Others vs Abdul Hadi Khan through DR. M. A.1983 CLC 3319 · Lahore High Court · 1979-07-11Read full judgment →
• Syed Salamat Ali Shah vs National Bank of Pakistan1983 CLC 193 · Lahore High Court · 1982-10-29Read full judgment →
• Syed Nazir Hussain Shah vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 182 (2) · Lahore High Court · 1973-08-15Read full judgment →
• Syed Nazar Abbas vs Commissioner, Sargodha Division Sargodha and 30 Others1983 PLD Lahore 482 · Lahore High Court · 1983-12-05Read full judgment →
• Syed Mukhtar Hussain and Another vs Secretary to the Government1983 PLD Lahore 310 · Lahore High Court · 1983-02-13Read full judgment →
• Syed Muhammad Ishaque (Represented by Legal Heirs) vs Deputy1983 CLC 908 · Lahore High Court · 1982-11-23Read full judgment →
• Syed Maqsoodul Hassan vs Deputy Commissioner, Mianwali1983 CLC 2140 · Lahore High Court · 1982-04-25Read full judgment →
• Syed Khalid Masood alias' Khashnood. Alam and Another vs Additional Settlement Commissioner (Industries) Lahore and 2 Others1983 PLD Lahore 495 · Lahore High Court · 1983-03-30Read full judgment →
• Syed Kazim Hussain vs Muhammad1983 CLC 2475 · Lahore High Court · 1982-03-25Read full judgment →
• Syed Israr Hussain Shah vs Deputy Commissioner, Lahore1983 CLC 26 · Lahore High Court · 1982-09-26Read full judgment →