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.

• Khawaja Jalal Din and Others vs Chief Settlement Commissioner, Lahoreand Others1983 CLC 2565 · Lahore High Court · 1973-10-08Read full judgment →
• Khan Zaman Khan vs Muhammad Nawaz1983 CLC 611 · Lahore High Court · 1975-02-11Read full judgment →
• Khan Muhammad vs The State---1983 P Cr. LJ 2190 · Lahore High Court · 1981-09-01Read full judgment →
• Khan Muhammad vs S. H. O., Police Station Mangtanwala, District1983 P Cr. L J 181 · Lahore High Court · 1981-08-30Read full judgment →
• Khalil Ahmad vs S. Karar Hussain1983 CLC 2762 · Lahore High Court · 1982-05-22Read full judgment →
• Khalid Mahmood vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 1387 · Lahore High Court · 1983-02-15Read full judgment →
• Khalid and 4 Others vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 396 · Lahore High Court · 1982-10-31Read full judgment →
• Kh. Ijaz and Another vs Government of Punjab1983 PLC (C. S.) 690 · Lahore High Court · 1980-03-14Read full judgment →
• Kh. Abrar Majal and Others vs The State1983 PCr. L J 1802 · Lahore High Court · 1982-02-15Read full judgment →
• Karim Bakhsh vs The State and OTHERSs1983 P Cr. L J 169 · Lahore High Court · 1981-10-24Read full judgment →
• Karam Khan vs Khuda Bakhsh and Another1983 P Cr. LJ 2004 · Lahore High Court · 1982-02-13Read full judgment →
• Karam Hussain vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 427 · Lahore High Court · 1982-12-03Read full judgment →
• Kandhla (Kandla) vs The State-1983 P Cr. L J 1869 · Lahore High Court · 1983-03-21Read full judgment →
• Kamran Altaf vs Chairman, Board of Intermediate and Secondary1983 CLC 155 · Lahore High Court · 1982-10-31Read full judgment →
• Kamal Khan alias Kamla vs Mst. ZAINABResponddnt1983 PLD Lahore 546 · Lahore High Court · 1981-05-30
  inheritanceMuslim Family Laws Ordinancepredeceased songrandchild successionnotional inheritanceper stirpesIslamic law of inheritance
  Summary & questions settled

  This civil revision petition arises out of concurrent judgments of the lower courts dismissing the petitioner's suit challenging an inheritance mutation in favor of the respondent, who was recognized as the granddaughter of the deceased owner. The core legal question concerns the proper interpretation of section 4 of the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961, specifically whether an orphaned grandchild representing a predeceased parent is entitled to the entire estate of the original propositus or only the share that would devolve upon them through their parent under Islamic law. The Lahore High Court held that the legal fiction under section 4 deems the predeceased parent alive at the succession opening, meaning the parent notionally inherits the estate, and the grandchild subsequently inherits from that parent according to Islamic law rather than capturing the entire estate directly. Consequently, where the predeceased parent was an only son and left only one daughter, that granddaughter is entitled to only one-half of the estate, with the remainder reverting to the collaterals. The key principle laid down is that section 4 does not intend to grant a grandchild a greater share than would be permissible under Islamic law if the predeceased parent had actually survived the propositus.

  Questions settled

  • Whether an orphaned grandchild under section 4 of the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961 is entitled to the entire estate of the original propositus or only the share permissible under Islamic law from the predeceased parent?
  • How does the legal fiction of a predeceased parent being alive at the time of succession operate under section 4 of the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961?
  • Does the principle of per stirpes under section 4 of the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961 allow a sole surviving grandchild to inherit more than their legitimate Islamic share from the predeceased parent?
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• Kaley Khan and Others vs Farman Ali and Others1983 CLC 2145 · Lahore High Court · 1982-01-24Read full judgment →
• Kaley Khan and Another vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 760 · Lahore High Court · 1982-11-16Read full judgment →
• Kale Khan vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 1821 · Lahore High Court · 1981-12-07Read full judgment →
• Kafeel Ahmad vs The State1983 PCr. L J 1648 · Lahore High Court · 1983-05-21Read full judgment →
• Kafayatullah vs Muhammad Inayat1983 CLC 3316 · Lahore High Court · 1980-11-03Read full judgment →
• Jumma Khan and Others vs Settlement and Rehabilitation1983 CLC 566 · Lahore High Court · 1981-12-02Read full judgment →
• Jumma and Another vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 2225 · Lahore High Court · -Read full judgment →
• Juman and Others vs Hakan and Others1983 CLC 1186 · Lahore High Court · 1971-11-10Read full judgment →
• Joseph Masih vs The State1983 PCr.LJ 631 · Lahore High Court · -Read full judgment →
• Jehangir vs Rehmat Ali1983 CLC 2483 · Lahore High Court · 1983-01-08Read full judgment →
• Javed Iqbal vs The State1983 P Cr. LJ 1954 · Lahore High Court · 1982-08-01Read full judgment →
• Javed Aslam Malik and Another vs Returning Officer1983 CLC 2440 · Lahore High Court · 1982-10-03Read full judgment →
• Jamala and 5 Otherss vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 809 · Lahore High Court · 1982-09-26Read full judgment →
• Jamal Din vs Muhammad Yaqoob1983 CLC 286 · Lahore High Court · 1982-09-24
  ex parte proceedingstransfer of suitrendition of accountssubstituted servicepreliminary decreefinal decreeright to notice
  Summary & questions settled

  This regular second appeal challenges a judgment confirming a final decree in a suit for rendition of accounts. The core legal question is whether a defendant, even if previously proceeded against ex parte, is entitled to fresh notice when a case is transferred between courts by administrative order, and whether the failure to provide such notice invalidates subsequent proceedings. The Court held that the trial court erred by proceeding ex parte without issuing fresh notice upon the transfer of the case, as required by law. The Court affirmed that even an ex parte defendant is entitled to notice when a case is transferred by administrative order, and that the provisions of Section 24-A, Code of Civil Procedure 1908, mandate proper communication of transfer orders to parties. Consequently, the final decree was set aside, and the case was remanded for fresh proceedings starting from the appointment of a local commissioner, while the preliminary decree remained undisturbed as it was not appealed.

  Questions settled

  • Is a defendant who has been proceeded against ex parte entitled to fresh notice when a case is transferred from one court to another by administrative order?
  • Can a party challenge the correctness of a preliminary decree in an appeal against the final decree if no appeal was filed against the preliminary decree itself?
  • Does the failure to communicate a transfer order to parties under Section 24-A of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 invalidate subsequent ex parte proceedings?
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• Jalal Din vs District Judge, Sialkot and 13 Others1983 CLC 1444 · Lahore High Court · 1983-03-26Read full judgment →
• Jahangir vs Badruz Zaman1983 CLC 3159 · Lahore High Court · 1983-02-04Read full judgment →
• Jahangir Mahmood vs The State and ANOTHERs1983 P Cr. L J 1298 · Lahore High Court · 1983-04-10Read full judgment →
• Jahangeer vs The State1983 P. Cr. L J 979 · Lahore High Court · 1983-01-24Read full judgment →
• Jahandad vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 2283 · Lahore High Court · 1982-07-01Read full judgment →
• Ishtiaq Ali Alias Naga and 3 Others vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 785 · Lahore High Court · 1982-11-28Read full judgment →
• Irshad Bibi and 3 Others vs Habibullah and Another1983 P Cr. L J 1384 · Lahore High Court · 1983-03-29Read full judgment →
• Iqbal vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 2496 · Lahore High Court · 1981-04-25Read full judgment →
• Inshallah Begum vs Shamim Akhtar1983 CLC 2853 (2) · Lahore High Court · 1978-07-10Read full judgment →
• Inayatullah Bhatti vs Mian Feroze Din and 2 Others1983 CLC 2171 · Lahore High Court · 1982-09-18Read full judgment →
• Inayatullah and Others vs Muhammad Hussain1983 CLC 2764 · Lahore High Court · 1983-01-21Read full judgment →
• Inayat and Others vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 2515 · Lahore High Court · 1982-05-09Read full judgment →
• Inayat and Another vs The State1983 PLD Lahore 639 · Lahore High Court · 1983-07-04Read full judgment →
• Imam Din vs Abdul Majid Khan1983 CLC 2432 · Lahore High Court · 1982-12-04Read full judgment →
• Imam Din and 5 Others vs Mst. Kulsoom and 3 Others1983 CLC 215 · Lahore High Court · 1982-03-28Read full judgment →
• Imam Bux vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 1342 · Lahore High Court · 1983-02-04Read full judgment →
• Ilyas and Others vs Niaz Ahmad and Others1983 CLC 2456 · Lahore High Court · 1982-05-31Read full judgment →
• Illahi Bakhsh and Two Others vs Sardar Muhammad and 4 Others1983 CLC 1933 · Lahore High Court · 1983-02-08Read full judgment →
• Ilam Din and Another vs Karam Elahi and Others1983 CLC 3035 · Lahore High Court · 1974-10-22Read full judgment →
• Ikramul Haq vs The State1983 P Cr. LJ 12 · Lahore High Court · 1981-12-05Read full judgment →
• Ikramul Haq and Another vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 93 · Lahore High Court · 1982-02-14Read full judgment →
• Iftikharuddin and Others vs Chief Settlement Commissioner_Member, Board of Revenue, Punjab, Lahore and Others1983 PLD Lahore 664 · Lahore High Court · 1983-07-05Read full judgment →
• Iftikhar-Ud-Din vs Taj Din and Another1983 CLC 2544 (2) · Lahore High Court · 1980-04-28Read full judgment →
• Iftikhar Ahmad vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 1512 · Lahore High Court · 1982-08-01Read full judgment →
• Ibrahim vs Niaz Ali1983 CLC 1061 · Lahore High Court · 1983-03-08Read full judgment →
• Ibrahim vs Asstistant Commissioner and Others1983 CLC 2967 · Lahore High Court · 1982-11-05Read full judgment →
• Ibrahim and Others vs Umar Din and Others1983 CLC 3176 · Lahore High Court · 1983-02-06Read full judgment →
• Hussain Bakhsh and Others vs Member, Board of Revenue and Others1983 CLC 407 · Lahore High Court · 1982-05-24Read full judgment →
• Hussain Ali. vs Anwar and 7 Others1983 P Cr. L J 2083 · Lahore High Court · 1983-05-21Read full judgment →
• Hayat Khan and 2 Others vs Settlement Commissioner (Land) Lahore1983 CLC 1839 · Lahore High Court · 1983-03-26Read full judgment →
• Hasna vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 172 · Lahore High Court · 1981-12-01Read full judgment →
• Hasham and Others vs The State1983 PCr. LJ 2137 · Lahore High Court · 1981-07-04Read full judgment →
• Hasan Muhammad vs Settlement Commissioner (Land) and 4 Others1983 CLC 2935 · Lahore High Court · 1983-04-12Read full judgment →
• Haq Nawaz and 2 Others vs The State1983 PLD Lahore 682 · Lahore High Court · 1983-07-29Read full judgment →
• Haq Na Waz vs The State.1983 P Cr. L J 287 · Lahore High Court · 1982-10-30Read full judgment →
• Hamida Begum vs Settlement Department and Others1983 CLC 2487 · Lahore High Court · 1982-12-17Read full judgment →
• Hamid Asghar Tair vs Additional Commissioner (Revenue)1983 CLC 1931 · Lahore High Court · 1983-06-24Read full judgment →
• Haji Muhammad Rafiq vs Rent Controller1983 CLC 2423 · Lahore High Court · 1982-05-25Read full judgment →
• Haji Muhammad DTN and 2 Others vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 1930 · Lahore High Court · 1980-05-16Read full judgment →
• Haji Muhammad Aslam & Co. vs Controlling Authority/Deputy1983 CLC 3343 · Lahore High Court · 1983-07-04Read full judgment →
• Haji Muhammad Anwar vs The State1983 P Cr. LJ 2166 · Lahore High Court · 1981-08-28Read full judgment →
• Haji Ghulam Yaseen vs Chairman, Cantonment Board, Gujranwala1983 CLC 3131 · Lahore High Court · 1974-03-05Read full judgment →
• Haji and 2 Others vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 198 · Lahore High Court · 1982-05-10Read full judgment →
• Haji Abdul Karim vs Sadat Ali and Another1983 PLD Lahore 168 · Lahore High Court · 1982-10-31Read full judgment →
• Hafiz Syed Ali Hassan vs The Chief Administrator of Auqaf, Lahore and Another1983 PLD Lahore 677 · Lahore High Court · 1983-06-05Read full judgment →
• Hafiz Imam Bakhsh vs The State1983 P Cr. LJ 2016 (1) · Lahore High Court · -Read full judgment →
• Hafeez Ahmad vs Muhammad Hussain and Another1983 CLC 130 · Lahore High Court · 1982-06-18Read full judgment →
• Habiburrahman vs Faqir Muhammad1983 PLD Lahore 425 · Lahore High Court · 1983-04-15
  rent restrictionpersonal requirementbona fide needsuppression of factslandlord and tenantburden of proofejectment petition
  Summary & questions settled

  This second appeal arose from a rent matter where the appellant-landlord sought the eviction of the respondent-tenant on grounds of default and personal need for his son. While the Rent Controller ordered eviction based on the landlord's personal requirement, the appellate court reversed this decision, finding the landlord's claim lacked bona fides due to the suppression of material facts regarding other business premises already in his possession. The core legal question was whether the landlord's failure to disclose existing properties and his subsequent inability to demonstrate why those properties were unsuitable for his needs negated the bona fide nature of his personal requirement. The High Court dismissed the appeal, holding that a landlord's mere desire for eviction is insufficient; the burden lies on the landlord to satisfy the tribunal that the requirement is made in good faith. The Court affirmed that suppressing relevant facts regarding existing accommodation reflects negatively on a landlord's bona fides, and tribunals are not obligated to blindly accept a landlord's assertion of personal need without proper substantiation.

  Questions settled

  • Does the suppression of facts regarding other available properties by a landlord negate the bona fide nature of a personal requirement claim?
  • Is a landlord's mere desire to evict a tenant on the ground of personal need sufficient to satisfy the requirements of rent law?
  • Does the burden of proving that existing premises are unsuitable for a landlord's needs lie with the landlord in an eviction proceeding?
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• Habib-Ur-Rehman vs Malik Cotton Factory1983 PLC 1279 · Lahore High Court · 1983-01-10Read full judgment →
• Habib Ullah Khan vs The State1983 P Cr. LJ 1572 · Lahore High Court · 1982-11-02Read full judgment →
• Habib Khan vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 1571 · Lahore High Court · 1981-09-22Read full judgment →
• Habib Gul vs The Pakistan Television Corporation, Islamabad1983 PLD Lahore 161 · Lahore High Court · 1982-12-11Read full judgment →
• Habib and Others vs The State1983 P Cr. LJ 2156 · Lahore High Court · 1981-09-01Read full judgment →
• Habib & Sons Ltd and Another vs Chaudhry Chiragh Din1983 CLC 797 · Lahore High Court · 1983-01-18Read full judgment →
• H. M. Ahmad Riaz vs National Bank of Pakistan1983 CLC 2396 · Lahore High Court · 1982-10-31Read full judgment →
• Gulzar Ahmad vs The State and ANOTHERs1983 P Cr. L J 775 · Lahore High Court · 1982-12-07Read full judgment →
• Gulistan and Others vs Muhammad Akram1983 CLC 2808 · Lahore High Court · 1979-05-27Read full judgment →
• Gul Sher vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 1531 · Lahore High Court · 1982-08-15Read full judgment →
• Gul Muhammad vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 2317 · Lahore High Court · 1983-07-26Read full judgment →
• Gul Muhammad and 3 Others vs The State1983 PLD Lahore 681 · Lahore High Court · 1983-09-02Read full judgment →
• Government of the Punjab and Another vs Messrs Abdul Karim and Otheers1983 CLC 828 · Lahore High Court · 1982-11-08Read full judgment →
• Government of the Punjab and 2 others vs Sh. Alauddin and 2 others1983 CLC 176 · Lahore High Court · 1982-11-05Read full judgment →
• Government of Pakistan vs Maulvi Ahmad Saeed1983 CLC 414 · Lahore High Court · 1982-01-10
  land acquisitionmarket valuecompensation enhancementmutation entriesadmissibility of public documentspotential valueburden of proofregular first appeal
  Summary & questions settled

  This is a Regular First Appeal filed against the judgment of the Administrative Civil Judge, Gujranwala, modifying a land acquisition award and enhancing compensation for land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for the purpose of a Defence Clothing Factory. The core legal questions involved the admissibility and evidentiary value of mutation entries as proof of market value, the necessity of examining vendors or vendees to establish bona fides of sale transactions, and the determination of potential value under section 23 of the Act. The Lahore High Court held that certified copies of land mutations are admissible public documents under the Evidence Act, 1872, and that a sale mutation based on a registered deed can validly serve as the basis for determining market value without requiring mandatory examination of parties to the transaction unless suspicious circumstances are shown. Furthermore, the Court affirmed that potential value and future possibilities must be considered alongside present agricultural use. The appeal was consequently dismissed.

  Questions settled

  • Are certified copies of land revenue mutations admissible in evidence as public documents under the Evidence Act, 1872 without further formal proof?
  • Whether the examination of vendors or vendees is an essential legal requirement to establish the bona fides of a sale mutation relied upon for determining land compensation?
  • Must potential uses and future possibilities of land be taken into account when assessing market value under section 23 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894?
  • Does the failure of a party to produce rebutting evidence amount to an acceptance of the opponent's prima facie evidence?
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• Ghulam Yasin vs Muhammad Jahangir1983 CLC 2498 · Lahore High Court · 1982-11-29Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Yasin vs E. A. C. O Etc.1983 CLC 2948 · Lahore High Court · 1982-12-21Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Shabbir vs The State1983 PLD Lahore 649 · Lahore High Court · 1983-06-11Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Shabbir vs Amir Begum and Others1983 CLC 3169 · Lahore High Court · 1983-01-24Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Sarwar vs Abdul Majid1983 CLC 1122 · Lahore High Court · 1981-01-25Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Sarwar and 8 Others vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 741 · Lahore High Court · 1982-12-12Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Rasul and Others vs Yaseen and Others1983 CLC 441 · Lahore High Court · 1982-05-03Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Rasool vs Wakil Ahmad and Others1983 CLC 2470 · Lahore High Court · 1979-11-17Read full judgment →