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 Munir and ANOTHERConvict vs The State1978 PLD Lahore 938 · Lahore High Court · 1978-03-25Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Munir and Another vs The State1978 PLD Lahore 938 · Lahore High Court · 1978-03-25Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Mahmood Sultan vs The State1978 P Cr. L J 104 · Lahore High Court · 1977-08-12Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Latif and 5 Other vs The Border Area Committee Lahore, and Another1978 PLD Lahore 762 · Lahore High Court · 1978-03-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Latif and 5 Other vs Tee Border Area Committee Lahore and Another1978 PLD Lahore 762 · Lahore High Court · 1978-03-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Khan vs Inspector General of Police, Punjab, Civil1978 PLD Lahore 731 · Lahore High Court · 1975-08-29
  further investigationinterim challanpolice investigationexecutive interferencecriminal procedurewrit petitionjudicial cognizance
  Summary & questions settled

  This petition challenged the refusal of the Inspector General of Police to comply with a directive from the Chief Minister of Punjab to conduct a fresh investigation into a murder case after a challan had already been submitted to the court. The core legal question was whether the executive government possesses the authority to direct or interfere with police investigations under the Code of Criminal Procedure. The court held that the executive lacks any statutory power to order such investigations, as the authority to investigate is vested solely in the police under the Code. The court further clarified that while the police may conduct further investigation even after a report is submitted, such action cannot be mandated by political executives. Additionally, the court ruled that the practice of filing "interim challans" to stall judicial proceedings is legally unwarranted; once a report is filed, the court must proceed with the trial, and any subsequent police report can only be admitted as additional evidence under the law.

  Questions settled

  • Does the executive government have the legal authority to direct the police to conduct a fresh investigation after a challan has been submitted to the court?
  • Is the practice of filing an 'interim challan' to delay trial proceedings recognized or warranted by the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898?
  • Can the police conduct further investigation after a final report has been submitted to the court under Section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898?
  • Does the general superintendence of the police by the Provincial Government under the Police Act 1861 empower the executive to interfere with specific police investigations?
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• Muhammad Jamil Shah vs The State1978 P Cr. L J 754 · Lahore High Court · 1978-04-18Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ismail vs Muhammad Arshad Virk and 2 Others1978 PLD Lahore 792 · Lahore High Court · 1978-02-14Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ismail vs Muhammad Arshad Virk and 2 Other1978 PLD Lahore 792 · Lahore High Court · 1978-02-14Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ismail vs La L Din1978 PLD Lahore 1076 · Lahore High Court · 1977-11-08Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ismail and 5 Others vs Muhammad Sarwar and Another1978 PLD Lahore 1461 · Lahore High Court · 1978-10-07Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ismail and 5 Other vs Muhammad Sarwar and Another1978 PLD Lahore 1461 · Lahore High Court · 1978-10-07Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Isma1l vs Lal Din1978 PLD Lahore 1076 · Lahore High Court · 1977-11-18Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Rashid vs Iyaz Khan and Other1978 PLD Lahore 919 · Lahore High Court · 1973-11-25Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ishaq vs The State1978 P Cr. L J 257 · Lahore High Court · 1977-10-18Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ishaq vs District Magistrate, Sheikhupura1978 PLD (Lahore 223 · Lahore High Court · 1977-03-17Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ishaq and 4 Others vs Ch. Sanaullah1978 P Cr. L J 793 · Lahore High Court · 1978-03-17Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal vs The State1978 P Cr. L J 802 · Lahore High Court · 1977-02-20Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal vs The State and Another1978 P Cr. L J 573 · Lahore High Court · 1977-09-12Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal and Another vs The State1978 PLD Lahore 1157 · Lahore High Court · 1978-06-28Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal and Another vs Member. Board of Revenue (Colonies), Punjab, Lahore and 2 Other1978 PLD Lahore 372 · Lahore High Court · 1977-07-04Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal and Another vs Member, Board of Revenue1978 PLD Lahore 372 · Lahore High Court · 1977-07-04Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iqbal and Another vs Die State1978 P Cr. L J 670 · Lahore High Court · 1973-05-01
  murder appealdeath sentence confirmationocular evidencemedical evidencebenefit of doubtinterested witnessescriminal jurisprudence
  Summary & questions settled

  This matter concerns a joint appeal against the conviction and death sentences imposed by the trial court for the murder of Muti-ur-Rasul, along with the reference for confirmation of those sentences. The prosecution's case rested on alleged motives, ocular evidence from three related witnesses, and medical evidence. The court examined the consistency of the prosecution's narrative, specifically the alleged motive and the eyewitness accounts. The court found the motive unconvincing and the eyewitness testimony inherently unreliable, noting that the witnesses were related to the deceased and that their account of the incident was contradicted by medical evidence regarding the distance of the shot fired. The court held that where ocular evidence is contradicted by medical evidence, the latter must prevail. Furthermore, the court emphasized that the benefit of any doubt arising from inconsistencies in the prosecution's case must be given to the accused. Consequently, the court held that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt, set aside the convictions, and acquitted the appellants.

  Questions settled

  • Does medical evidence regarding the distance of a gunshot wound prevail over conflicting ocular testimony?
  • Should the benefit of doubt arising from inconsistencies in the prosecution's case be given to the accused?
  • Can the testimony of related witnesses be rejected if it lacks inherent worth and is contradicted by physical evidence?
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• Muhammad Inayat Etc. vs The State1978 P Cr. L J 865 · Lahore High Court · 1977-09-12Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ilyas vs The State1978 P Cr. L J 668 · Lahore High Court · 1978-02-25Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hussain vs Mubarik Ali1978 PLD Lahore 311 · Lahore High Court · 1977-03-14Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hussain and 9 Others vs The State1978 P Cr. L J 226 · Lahore High Court · 1977-05-22Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Haw vs The State1978 P Cr. L J 67 · Lahore High Court · 1975-10-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hassan Alias Hassan Din vs The State1978 PLD Lahore 1347 · Lahore High Court · 1978-08-08Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hassan alia Hassan Din vs The State1978 PLD Lahore 1347 · Lahore High Court · 1978-08-08Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Haroon vs Water and Power Development Authority1978 PLD Lahore 1108 · Lahore High Court · 1977-03-10
  suspension from servicecause of actionrejection of plaintcivil court jurisdictionpublic servantsrevision petition
  Summary & questions settled

  The petitioner, an employee of the Water and Power Development Authority, filed a civil suit challenging his order of suspension as illegal and malicious. The trial court ordered the return of the plaint for lack of jurisdiction, holding that the matter fell under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Services Tribunal. On appeal, the District Judge held that the civil court had jurisdiction but rejected the plaint under Order VII Rule 11(a) of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 on the ground that it disclosed no cause of action. The petitioner filed a revision petition before the Lahore High Court. The core legal question was whether a suspension order constitutes a penalty or affects the terms and conditions of service so as to provide a cause of action for a civil suit. The High Court dismissed the revision petition, holding that mere suspension from service is a temporary administrative measure and not a penalty, and thus does not furnish a cause of action to challenge it in a court of law.

  Questions settled

  • Does an order of suspension from service constitute a penalty that gives a public employee a cause of action to approach a civil court?
  • Whether a plaint can be rejected under Order VII Rule 11(a) of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 when an employee challenges a temporary suspension order?
  • Does the executive authority possess the inherent power to temporarily suspend a public employee pending an inquiry without affecting the terms and conditions of service?
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• Muhammad Hafeez and Another vs The State1978 P Cr. L J 57 · Lahore High Court · 1977-05-18Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ejaz Alam and Another vs Controller of Examinations, Punjab University1978 PLD Lahore 1130 · Lahore High Court · 1977-11-26Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Booth And5 Others vs The State1978 P Cr. L J 300 · Lahore High Court · 1977-07-11Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Boota vs The State1978 P Cr. L J 367 · Lahore High Court · 1977-11-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Bibi vs Ghulam Muhammad Etc.1978 PLD Lahore 483 · Lahore High Court · 1974-05-21Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Bibi vs Ghulam Muhammad Erc.1978 PLD Lahore 483 · Lahore High Court · 1974-05-21Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Bakhsh vs Nizam Din1978 PLD Lahore 31 · Lahore High Court · 1977-08-30
  dissolution of partnershiprendition of accountslimitation periodLocal Commissionerdelegation of judicial powersecondary evidencecopying agencycivil procedure
  Summary & questions settled

  This appeal arose from a suit for dissolution of partnership and rendition of accounts. The core legal questions concerned the computation of the limitation period for filing an appeal when the copying agency fails to provide a specific date for delivery of copies, and the extent to which a court may delegate its fact-finding powers to a Local Commissioner. The court held that where a copying agency fails to provide a specific date for the delivery of copies, the time spent obtaining the copy is calculated until the actual date of delivery, not the date of preparation. Furthermore, the court held that a trial court cannot delegate the determination of material issues to a Local Commissioner; a Commissioner's report is merely evidence for the court's consideration, not a final finding. The court affirmed that the trial court must independently evaluate evidence and cannot rely on inadmissible secondary evidence, such as unverified photostat copies. The appeal was dismissed, and the trial court was directed to decide the matter on its merits without further reliance on improper delegation of judicial functions.

  Questions settled

  • Does the time spent obtaining a copy for an appeal include the period until actual delivery if the copying agency fails to provide a specific date for preparation?
  • Can a trial court delegate the determination of material issues in a suit to a Local Commissioner?
  • Is a photostat copy of a photostat copy of a certified copy admissible as secondary evidence under the Evidence Act 1872?
  • Must a trial court independently evaluate evidence rather than treating a Local Commissioner's report as a final finding?
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• Muhammad Bakhsh vs Din Muhammad Etc.1978 P Cr. L J 749 · Lahore High Court · 1973-06-18Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ayub Etc. vs The State1978 P Cr. L J 889 · Lahore High Court · 1978-04-12Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam Bodla and 5 Others vs Government of Pakistan and Another1978 PLD Lahore 323 · Lahore High Court · 1977-06-09Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam Bodla and 5 Other vs Government of Pakistan and Anoother1978 PLD Lahore 323 · Lahore High Court · 1977-06-09Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam and 6 Othlrs vs The State1978 P Cr. L J 597 · Lahore High Court · 1978-03-09Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam and 6 Others vs The State1978 PLD Lahore 796 · Lahore High Court · 1978-03-09Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam and 6 Other vs The State1978 PLD Lahore 796 · Lahore High Court · 1978-03-09Read full judgment →
• Muhammad ASHRAFConvict vs The State1978 PLD Lahore 1087 · Lahore High Court · 1978-06-05Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ashraf vs The State1978 PLD Lahore 1452 · Lahore High Court · 1978-08-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ashraf vs Provincial Governtaent of Punjab and 3 Other1978 PLD Lahore 214 · Lahore High Court · 1977-08-02Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ashraf vs Provincial Government of Punjab and 3 Others1978 PLD Lahore 214 · Lahore High Court · 1977-08-02Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Rashid vs Iyaz Khan and Others1978 PLD Lahore 919 · Lahore High Court · 1973-11-25Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ashraf vs Mian Habibur Rehman1978 PLD Lahore 990 · Lahore High Court · 1977-10-31Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ashraf Etc. vs Muhammad Sarwar Etc.1978 PLD Lahore 1247 · Lahore High Court · 1978-01-31Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ashraf Etc vs Muhammad Sarwar Etc.1978 PLD Lahore 1247 · Lahore High Court · 1978-01-31Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Asghar Convict vs The Tate1978 P Cr. L J 729 · Lahore High Court · 1976-09-25Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Arshad vs The State1978 P Cr. L J 657 · Lahore High Court · 1978-01-10Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Anwar vs Muhammad Suleman1978 PLD Lahore 1330 · Lahore High Court · 1978-07-23Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Anwar Khan vs Additional District Judge, Rawalpindi Etc.1978 PLD Lahore 716 · Lahore High Court · 1973-03-10
  court-feeFamily Courtad valoremmemorandum of appealstatutory interpretationdower and maintenancecivil court
  Summary & questions settled

  This petition challenged an order by a District Judge requiring the payment of ad valorem court-fee on a memorandum of appeal filed against a Family Court decree for dower and maintenance. The petitioner argued that the nominal court-fee of one rupee, applicable to plaints under Section 19 of the West Pakistan Family Courts Act 1964, should extend to appeals. The Court held that the exemption provided in Section 19 is strictly limited to the 'plaint' and does not encompass the 'memorandum of appeal.' Applying the principle of expressio unius est exclusio alterius, the Court reasoned that the legislature’s explicit mention of 'plaint' necessarily excluded appeals from the concession. Furthermore, the Court determined that a Family Court functions as a civil court, and appeals filed before a District Court are subject to the general provisions of the Court Fees Act 1872. Consequently, the memorandum of appeal must be stamped ad valorem according to Article 1 of Schedule I of the Court Fees Act 1872, as the legislature intended to discourage vexatious litigation after the initial decree.

  Questions settled

  • Does the nominal court-fee of one rupee prescribed for plaints in Family Courts under Section 19 of the West Pakistan Family Courts Act 1964 apply to memoranda of appeal?
  • Is a Family Court considered a civil court for the purposes of the Court Fees Act 1872?
  • Does the principle of expressio unius est exclusio alterius apply to the interpretation of Section 19 of the West Pakistan Family Courts Act 1964?
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• Muhammad Amin vs Regional Transport Authority1978 PLD Lahore 926 · Lahore High Court · 1977-02-09Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Amin and 10 Others vs Commissioner, Lahore Division, Lahore and 2 Others1978 PLD Lahore 1020 · Lahore High Court · 1978-05-08Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Amin and 10 Other vs Commissioner, Lahore Division, Lahore1978 PLD Lahore 1020 · Lahore High Court · 1978-05-08Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Altaf and 2 Others vs Siddique Shah and 2 Others1978 P Cr. L J 744 · Lahore High Court · 1978-05-02Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Alias Mammi Etc vs The State1978 PLD Lahore 1060 · Lahore High Court · 1973-02-04Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aliand 12 Other vs District Magistrate, Faisalabad and 31978 PLD Lahore 1325 · Lahore High Court · 1978-07-17Read full judgment →
• Muhammad alia Mammi Etc. vs The State1978 PLD Lahore 1060 · Lahore High Court · 1973-02-04Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ali and 5 Others vs The State1978 P Cr. L J 73 · Lahore High Court · 1977-09-18Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ali and 12 Others vs District Magistrate, Faisalabad and 31978 PLD Lahore 1325 · Lahore High Court · 1978-07-17Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ali alias Mammi vs The State1978 P Cr. L J 859 · Lahore High Court · -Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Akram alias Bhola vs The State1978 P Cr. L J 901 · Lahore High Court · 1978-08-14Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ahmad vs The State1978 P Cr. L J 864 · Lahore High Court · 1977-11-05Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Afzal vs The State and 2 Others1978 P Cr. L J 891 · Lahore High Court · 1978-06-19Read full judgment →
• Muhammad ,Nawaz and Other vs Sultan Khan1978 PLD Lahore 923 · Lahore High Court · 1977-03-01Read full judgment →
• Muhamma Anwar Etc. vs The State1978 P Cr. L J 811 · Lahore High Court · 1977-07-03Read full judgment →
• Muham Mad Iq B Al vs The State1978 P Cr. L J 507 · Lahore High Court · 1974-10-24Read full judgment →
• Muhabbat vs The State1978 P Cr. L J 72 · Lahore High Court · 1976-10-10Read full judgment →
• Mue Harmann Pharmaceutical Laboratories (Regd.), Lahore vs Government of Pakistan through Secretary, Ministry Op Health & Population Planning (Health Division), Islamabad and 2 Others1978 PLD Lahore 445 · Lahore High Court · 1977-12-18Read full judgment →
• Mt. Zeenat Bibi and 3 Others vs Mehr Din and Anothers1978 PLD Lahore 249 · Lahore High Court · 1977-07-01Read full judgment →
• Mt. Razia Begum vs Mst. Sardar Begum and others1978 PLD Lahore 696 · Lahore High Court · 1974-12-22Read full judgment →
• Mt. Rahila vs The State and 2 Others1978 PLD Lahore 1281 · Lahore High Court · 1978-07-09Read full judgment →
• Mt. Musarrat Bibi vs Mst. Saira Bibi1978 PLD Lahore 932 · Lahore High Court · 1977-04-10Read full judgment →
• Mt. Mehrai vs Mat Noor Bhari and Another1978 PLD Lahore 771 · Lahore High Court · 1977-10-25Read full judgment →
• Mt. Mahajani vs Mat. Mehtabi and 4 Others1978 PLD Lahore 22 · Lahore High Court · 1975-01-26Read full judgment →
• Mt. Jamila Begum vs Awamunna SS and 15 Others1978 PLD Lahore 1376 · Lahore High Court · 1978-08-05Read full judgment →
• Mt. Irshad Bibi vs Bashir Ahmad1978 PLD Lahore 518 · Lahore High Court · 1978-04-13Read full judgment →
• Mt. Iqbal Begum vs Sh. Ashraf Pervaiz and 3 Others1978 PLD Lahore 1252 · Lahore High Court · 1978-07-04Read full judgment →
• Mt. Inayat Bibi vs Abdul Aziz and 4 Others1978 PLD Lahore 1435 · Lahore High Court · 1978-07-01Read full judgment →
• Mt. Ijaz Fatima vs Deputy Settlement Commissionerii and Another1978 PLD Lahore 769 · Lahore High Court · 1978-03-21Read full judgment →
• Mt. Hamida Begum vs Siraj Din1978 PLD Lahore 1128 · Lahore High Court · 1977-11-04Read full judgment →
• Mt. Fatima and Another vs S. H. O. Police Station, Golra Sharif and 21978 PLD Lahore 1436 · Lahore High Court · 1978-07-03Read full judgment →
• Mt. Begum Zubida Haq vs Messrs Eastern Federal Insurance Co. Ltd.1978 PLD Lahore 264 · Lahore High Court · 1977-11-08Read full judgment →
• Mt. Bashiran Bibi vs Station House Officer Police Station, Shorkot and Another1978 PLD Lahore 1323 · Lahore High Court · 1978-07-18Read full judgment →
• Mt. Akhtar Sultana vs DR. Abdur Rauf Nagi1978 PLD Lahore 347 · Lahore High Court · 1977-09-25Read full judgment →
• Mst. Zubeda and 6 Others vs Ghulam Ahmad1978 P Cr. L J 123 · Lahore High Court · 1977-01-26Read full judgment →
• Mst. Zeenat Bibi and 3 Other vs Mehr Din and Another1978 PLD Lahore 249 · Lahore High Court · 1977-07-01Read full judgment →
• Mst. Razia Begum vs Mst. Sardar Bbgum and Other1978 PLD Lahore 696 · Lahore High Court · 1974-12-22Read full judgment →
• Mst. Rashida vs Muhammad Akram and 2 Others1978 P Cr. L J 818 · Lahore High Court · 1976-10-31Read full judgment →
• Mst. Rashi Da Begum and Another vs Muhammad Saeed and 4 Others1978 P Cr. L J 160 · Lahore High Court · 1977-09-20Read full judgment →
• Mst. Rahila vs The State and 2 Other1978 PLD Lahore 1281 · Lahore High Court · 1978-07-08Read full judgment →
• Mst. Nasim Akhtar vs The District Magistrate, S Argodha and Another1978 P Cr. L J 83 · Lahore High Court · 1977-06-02Read full judgment →
• Mst. Musarrat Bibi vs Mst. Saira Bibi1978 PLD Lahore 932 · Lahore High Court · 1977-04-10Read full judgment →
• Mst. Mehrai vs Mst. Noor Bhari and Another1978 PLD Lahore 771 · Lahore High Court · 1977-10-25Read full judgment →