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. 14,893 judgments in total from the Peshawar High Court.

• Mt. Dilshad Begum vs Member, Federal Land Commission, Rawalpindi1978 PLD Peshawar 112 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-03-15Read full judgment →
• Mst. Nasim Akhtar vs Noor Rehman and 2 Other1978 PLD Peshawar 36 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-05-17Read full judgment →
• Mst. Dilshad Begum vs Member, Federal Land Commission, Rawalpindi1978 PLD Peshawar 112 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-03-15Read full judgment →
• Misal Khan vs The State1978 P Cr. L J 98 · Peshawar High Court · 1974-04-24Read full judgment →
• Mir Hassan and 2 Others vs Raja1978 PLD Peshawar 123 · Peshawar High Court · 1978-02-14Read full judgment →
• Mir Hassan and 2 Other vs Raja1978 PLD Peshawar 123 · Peshawar High Court · 1978-02-14Read full judgment →
• Majorgeneral Fazaliraziq, Chairman, WAPDA, Lahore vs Ch. Riaz Ahmad1978 PLD Lahore 1082 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-12-18Read full judgment →
• Land Acquisition Collector and Another. vs Haji Muhammad Afzal1978 PLD Peshawar 109 · Peshawar High Court · 1976-04-26Read full judgment →
• Land Acquisition Collector and Another vs Haji Muhammad Afzal and Other1978 PLD Peshawar 109 · Peshawar High Court · 1976-04-26Read full judgment →
• Khaista Muhammad vs The State1978 P Cr. L J 605(2) · Peshawar High Court · 1977-11-24Read full judgment →
• Gul Zada vs Haji Muhammad Umar and 7 Others1978 PLD Peshawar 170 · Peshawar High Court · 1978-10-07Read full judgment →
• Gul Zada vs Haji Muhammad Umar and 7 Other1978 PLD Peshawar 170 · Peshawar High Court · 1978-10-07Read full judgment →
• Gul Haider and 11 Others vs Asat and 15 Others1978 PLD Peshawar 157 · Peshawar High Court · 1978-05-09Read full judgment →
• Gul Haider and 11 Other vs Asat and 15 Other1978 PLD Peshawar 157 · Peshawar High Court · 1978-05-09Read full judgment →
• Government of Pakistan and Another vs Muhammad Nawaz Khan1978 PLD Peshawar 10 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-04-18Read full judgment →
• Government of N.W. F. P. 'through Secretary, Maliat (Revenue), Peshawar vs Shamsher Ali and 18 Others1978 PLD Peshawar 34 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-05-30Read full judgment →
• Government of N. -W. F. P. through Seretary, Maliat (Revinue), Peshawar vs Shamsher Ali and 18 Other1978 PLD Peshawar 34 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-05-30Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Qadir Alias Kharai vs The State1978 PLD Peshawar 160 · Peshawar High Court · 1978-10-15Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Qadir alia KHARAIAccued vs The State1978 PLD Peshawar 160 · Peshawar High Court · 1978-10-15Read full judgment →
• Charsadda Sugar Mills Lto., Charsadda vs Federation of Pakistan1978 PLD Peshawar 23 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-06-28Read full judgment →
• Charsadda Sugar Mills Ltd., Charsadda vs Federation of Pakisban1978 PLD Peshawar 23 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-06-28Read full judgment →
• Bakhsheesh and Others vs Jaffer and Others1978 PLD Peshawar 6 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-04-19Read full judgment →
• Bakhsheesh and Other vs Jaffer Add Other1978 PLD Peshawar 6 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-04-19Read full judgment →
• Asfandyar Walt vs The State1978 PLD Peshawar 38 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-07-12Read full judgment →
• Asfandyar Wali vs The State1978 PLD Peshawar 38 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-07-12Read full judgment →
• Akram Khan and 3 OTHERSAccued vs The State1978 PLD Peshawar 150 · Peshawar High Court · 1978-05-14Read full judgment →
• Akbar Ali and Anotheraccused/Appellant vs The State1978 PLD Peshawar 105 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-12-05Read full judgment →
• Akbar Ali and Another vs The State1978 PLD Peshawar 105 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-12-05Read full judgment →
• Akbar Ali and Another Accuseds vs The State1978 P Cr. L J 593 · Peshawar High Court · 1971-12-05Read full judgment →
• Abdur Rehman Etc. vs The State1978 P Cr. L J 620 · Peshawar High Court · 1978-03-17Read full judgment →
• Sub. Major (Rm.) Anar Badshah vs Mohsin Ali Khan1977 PLD Peshawar 33 · Peshawar High Court · 1975-06-16Read full judgment →
• Shaista Gul and 9 Others vs Qaza Khan and Another1977 PLD Peshawar 74 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-05-25Read full judgment →
• Said Anwar vs The State1977 PLD Peshawar 64 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-05-16
  retracted confessionabscondenceExplosive Substances ActDefence of Pakistan Rulesvoluntariness of confessioncorroborationpolice custodyidentification parade
  Summary & questions settled

  The High Court heard an appeal by Said Anwar against his conviction and five-year sentence under Sections 3 and 6 of the Explosive Substances Act and Rule 43 of the Defence of Pakistan Rules, relating to a bomb explosion in a post office letter box. The conviction rested primarily on the appellant's retracted confessional statement and his subsequent abscondence. The court examined the reliability and voluntariness of the retracted confession in light of material discrepancies between it and the eyewitness testimony, as well as the unexplained seven-day delay by the police in recording the confession while the appellant was held in custody. The court held that a retracted confession requires independent corroboration and cannot form the sole basis of conviction when its voluntariness and truthfulness are doubtful. Furthermore, abscondence alone is a weak corroborative circumstance consistent with both guilt and innocence. Finding reasonable doubt, the High Court allowed the appeal, set aside the conviction, and acquitted the appellant.

  Questions settled

  • Can a retracted confessional statement serve as the sole basis for a conviction without reliable independent corroboration?
  • Does an unexplained delay in producing an accused before a Magistrate to record a confession undermine its voluntariness?
  • Can the abscondence of an accused person independently prove guilt in the absence of trustworthy primary evidence?
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• Qudrat Rahim vs Ghufran and Another1977 PLD Peshawar 15 · Peshawar High Court · 1976-11-11Read full judgment →
• Nur. Nawaz and 3 Others vs Muhammad Pio and 31 Others1977 PLD Peshawar 70 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-05-18Read full judgment →
• Nasir KHANAccused vs The State1977 P Cr. L J 886 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-03-30Read full judgment →
• Muslim Shah vs The State1977 P Cr. L J 838 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-05-20Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yousuf vs The State1977 PLD Peshawar 17 · Peshawar High Court · 1976-11-11Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yaqoob vs Chairman, Election Tribunal and Others1977 PLD Peshawar 50 · Peshawar High Court · 1973-05-23Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Jan vs Fazal Ahmad1977 PLD Peshawar 52 · Peshawar High Court · 1976-06-17Read full judgment →
• Mst. Sewan Aktar (Represented by Her Heirs vs Collector (Land1977 PLD Peshawar 45 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-05-12Read full judgment →
• Mst. Kashmira Jan vs Mahtab Shah and 2 Others1977 PLD Peshawar 27 · Peshawar High Court · 1976-11-14Read full judgment →
• Mir Kalam Khan and Others vs The State1977 P Cr. L J 759 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-05-09Read full judgment →
• Manawar Din vs Gul Zaman and Another1977 PLD Peshawar 59 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-06-23Read full judgment →
• Kakai and Another vs The State1977 PLD Peshawar 38 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-04-13Read full judgment →
• K Ak Ai and Another vs Tee State1977 P Cr. L J 608 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-04-13Read full judgment →
• Isaid Anwar vs The State1977 P Cr. L J 942 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-05-16Read full judgment →
• Haq Nawaz vs Ilyas and 2 arms1977 P Cr. L J 1113 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-02-22Read full judgment →
• Gul Said vs The State1977 P Cr. L J 607 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-04-17Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Qadir and 2 Others vs Payao Khan and 2 Others1977 PLD Peshawar 30 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-01-20Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Murtaza and Another vs Custodian of Evacuee Property and 2 Others- Respondents1977 PLD Peshawar 19 · Peshawar High Court · 1976-11-08Read full judgment →
• Capt. (Miro.) Sardar Jan Gul Khan vs Mst. Sahib Sultan and 4 Others1977 PLD Peshawar 61 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-04-28Read full judgment →
• Badar & Brothers (Arms & Ammunitions Dealers), Peshawar vs Muhammad Aslam and 2 Others1977 PLD Peshawar 80 · Peshawar High Court · 1977-07-20
  constitutional petitionejectmentpersonal requirementdemolition and reconstructionCantonments Rent Restriction Actmisreading of evidencewrit of certiorari
  Summary & questions settled

  This constitutional petition was brought by a firm dealing in arms and ammunition against orders of the Rent Controller and the District Judge, Peshawar, which rejected its application for the ejectment of a tenant from a shop. The petitioner sought eviction on the grounds of default in rent, personal requirement, subletting, and the need to demolish and reconstruct the premises to suit its specialized business. The Rent Controller and Appellate Authority dismissed the application, holding that the petitioner owned other property, that personal requirement and reconstruction pleas were mutually destructive, and that the petitioner failed to attach an approved building plan. The Peshawar High Court held that the tribunals misread the evidence regarding the petitioner owning other property and erred in law by holding that personal requirement and reconstruction pleas cannot be taken simultaneously under the Cantonments Rent Restriction Act, 1963. The High Court further held that attaching an approved building plan is not a statutory prerequisite under section 17(2)(vi) of the Act. Consequently, the petition was accepted, the impugned orders were set aside, and the case was remanded to the Rent Controller to frame an issue on reconstruction and decide the matter afresh.

  Questions settled

  • Whether a landlord can simultaneously seek the ejectment of a tenant on the grounds of personal requirement and reconstruction of the premises?
  • Is it mandatory under the Cantonments Rent Restriction Act, 1963, to attach an approved building plan along with an ejectment application seeking demolition and reconstruction?
  • Does the requirement that a landlord should not be in occupation of another building suitable for his needs extend to cover rented premises?
  • To what extent can the High Court interfere with concurrent findings of fact by rent tribunals in exercise of its constitutional jurisdiction?
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• Amir Hussain Shah and 3 Others vs The State1977 PLD Peshawar 1 · Peshawar High Court · 1976-10-31Read full judgment →
• Mesas Khyber Tobacco Co. Ltd. Mardan vs Labour Union and Another1976 PLD Peshawar 8 · Peshawar High Court · 1975-12-09
  statutory bonusStanding Order 10-Ccollective agreementindustrial disputewrit jurisdictiondeferred wages
  Summary & questions settled

  This petition under Article 199 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan challenged an order of the Labour Court, which had accepted the application of the Khyber Tobacco Labour Union under section 34 of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969, directing the employer company to pay a statutory bonus under Standing Order 10-C(1) of the West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance, 1968. The core legal questions involved whether a collective settlement substituting a bonus in lieu of the statutory bonus under Standing Order 10-C was valid, whether prior contractual bonuses formed part of wages, and whether the application was competent under section 34 of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969. The Peshawar High Court held that the settlement was void to the extent it deprived workers of their statutory rights or was less favorable, and that prior contractual bonuses paid irrespective of profits constituted part of wages. The court further held that discretionary writ jurisdiction should not be exercised to perpetuate an injustice. The petition was accordingly dismissed.

  Questions settled

  • Whether a collective agreement can waive or deprive workers of the statutory bonus guaranteed under Standing Order 10-C of the West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance, 1968?
  • Whether bonus payments made prior to the introduction of Standing Order 10-C, which were not linked to company profits, constitute a part of the workers' wages?
  • Whether an application by a collective bargaining agent seeking the payment of statutory bonus is maintainable under section 34 of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969?
  • Whether the High Court can refuse to exercise its discretionary writ jurisdiction under Article 199 of the Constitution when setting aside an order would result in manifest injustice to the workers?
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• Maulvi Abdul Hanan vs Khizar Hayat and 14 Others1976 PLD Peshawar 36 · Peshawar High Court · 1975-06-26Read full judgment →
• Maulvi Abdul Hanan vs Khizar Hayat and 14 Other1976 PLD Peshawar 36 · Peshawar High Court · 1975-06-26Read full judgment →
• Land Acquisition Collectorii Tarbela Dam Resettlement Organisation, WAPDA and 2 Others vs Haji Hakim Khan and 41 Others1976 PLD Peshawar 50 · Peshawar High Court · 1975-12-23Read full judgment →
• Land Acquisition Collector-II Tarbela Dam Resettlement1976 PLD Peshawar 50 · Peshawar High Court · 1975-12-23Read full judgment →
• Hajimud Din vs The State1976 P Cr. L J 1418 · Peshawar High Court · 1976-06-06Read full judgment →
• Gul Rauf Khan and Another vs Alaptagin and Another.1976 PLD Peshawar 64 · Peshawar High Court · 1976-02-05Read full judgment →
• Gul Rauf Khan and ANoTHER vs Alaptagin and Another1976 PLD Peshawar 64 · Peshawar High Court · 1976-02-05Read full judgment →
• Government of N.W.F.P. through Home Secretary Ama 2 Others vs Khizar Hayat and Another1976 PLD Peshawar 29 · Peshawar High Court · 1975-07-17Read full judgment →
• Government of N.-W.F.P. through Home Secretary and 2 Other vs Khizar Hayat and Another1976 PLD Peshawar 29 · Peshawar High Court · 1975-07-17Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Rasul and Another vs The State1976 PLD Peshawar 144 · Peshawar High Court · 1976-06-06Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Ghose vs The StatePLD i976 Peshawar 132 · Peshawar High Court · 1976-06-06Read full judgment →
• Ghul Am Rasul and Another vs The State1976 PLD Peshawar 144 · Peshawar High Court · 1976-06-06Read full judgment →
• Conservator of Forests, Hazara Circle and 2 Others vs Haji Lal Khan1976 PLD Peshawar 118 · Peshawar High Court · 1976-07-07Read full judgment →
• Conservator of Forests, Hazara Circle and 2 Other vs Haji Lal Khan1976 PLD Peshawar 118 · Peshawar High Court · 1976-07-07Read full judgment →
• Colony Sarhad Textile Mills Ltd., Nowshehra vs Secretarycumdirector Labour, Directorate of Labour, N.W. F. P., Peshawar and 3 Others1976 PLD Peshawar 114 · Peshawar High Court · 1976-04-07Read full judgment →
• Colony Sarhad Textile Mills Ltd., Nowshehra vs Secretary Cum1976 PLD Peshawar 114 · Peshawar High Court · 1976-04-07Read full judgment →
• Colony Sarhad Textile Mills Ltd. Nowshehra vs Secretary-Cum-1976 PLC 612 · Peshawar High Court · 1976-04-07Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmad Bilour vs Municipal Committee, Peshawar through Its1976 PLD Peshawar 1 · Peshawar High Court · 1975-10-24Read full judgment →
• Azizur Rahman and Another vs Atai Khan (Represented by His Heirs)1976 PLD Peshawar 60 · Peshawar High Court · 1976-01-14Read full judgment →
• Azizur Rahman and Another vs Atai Khan (Represented by His Heirs) and 6 Other1976 PLD Peshawar 60 · Peshawar High Court · 1976-01-14Read full judgment →
• Abdul Karim and 2 Others vs The State1976 PLD Peshawar 148 · Peshawar High Court · 1976-06-07Read full judgment →
• Abdul Karim and 2 Other vs The State1976 PLD Peshawar 148 · Peshawar High Court · 1976-07-07Read full judgment →
• Shamroz Khan vs The Settlement & Rerabilitation Commissioner, Peshawar Division, Peshawar and 4 Other1974 PLD Peshawar 44 · Peshawar High CourtRead full judgment →
• Sh. Muhammad Sadiq- vs Muhammad Zarin Khan and 2 Other1974 PLD Peshawar 49 · Peshawar High Court · 1974-05-08Read full judgment →
• Noqr Hassan vs Safdar Ali Khan1974 PLD Peshawar 63 · Peshawar High Court · 1974-05-30Read full judgment →
• Noor Muhammad vs Commissioner, Peshawar Division, Peshawar and 2 Other1974 PLD Peshawar 1 · Peshawar High Court · 1973-10-02Read full judgment →
• Naim Jan Qazi and Another vs Mst. Wazirzadgai and 2 Other1974 PLD Peshawar 74 · Peshawar High Court · 1974-07-03Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ishaq vs Islamic Republic of Pakistan1974 PLD Peshawar 90 · Peshawar High Court · 1974-06-13Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ghafoor vs Government of N. W. F. P. through Secretary, Home and Tribal Affairs Department1974 PLD Peshawar 28 · Peshawar High Court · 1974-01-16Read full judgment →
• Mst. Hussainzadgai and 2, Other vs Mst. Bibi Rohana and 3 Other1974 PLD Peshawar 7 · Peshawar High Court · 1973-11-25Read full judgment →
• Mst. Chano Bibi vs Muhammad Shaft and Anothep S1974 PLD Peshawar 4 · Peshawar High Court · 1973-11-01Read full judgment →
• Mohammad Araf vs The State1974 PLD Peshawar 33 · Peshawar High Court · 1974-02-13Read full judgment →
• Mohabat Shah vs Government of N: W. F. P. through Secretary, Home1974 PLD Peshawar 24 · Peshawar High Court · 1974-01-17Read full judgment →
• Mir Ahmad vs Karam Khan1974 PLD Peshawar 42 · Peshawar High Court · 1974-04-07Read full judgment →
• Mian Musarat Shah vs Government of West Pakistan and Another1974 PLD Peshawar 18 · Peshawar High Court · 1973-12-05Read full judgment →
• Malik Inayatullah vs The Chief Settlement and Rehabilitation1974 PLD Peshawar 68 · Peshawar High Court · 1974-05-06Read full judgment →
• LT: Col. S. M. Jahandur vs Settlement and Rehabilitation Commissioner1974 PLD Peshawar 58 · Peshawar High CourtRead full judgment →
• Caps. Mumtaz-Ul-Haq Abbasy vs Deputy Settlement Commissioner, Mardan and Other1974 PLD Peshawar 38 · Peshawar High Court · 1974-03-18Read full judgment →
• Bashir vs THS State1974 PLD Peshawar 113 · Peshawar High Court · 1974-05-22Read full judgment →
• Vali Mohammad and Another vs The State1973 PLD Peshawar 135 · Peshawar High Court · 1973-05-02Read full judgment →
• Umar Bakhsh vs Mst. Zamrut Jan and 9 Other1973 PLD Peshawar 63 · Peshawar High Court · 1973-02-08
  unregistered dower deedpart performancetransfer of propertycompulsory registrationpartition suitadmissibility of documentstitle transfer
  Summary & questions settled

  This second appeal arose from the dismissal of a suit seeking partition of a 1/5th share in immovable property. The appellant claimed title through a gift deed executed by the first respondent, who purportedly acquired the share via an unregistered dower deed (kabinnama). The core legal question was whether an unregistered dower deed conveying interest in immovable property exceeding one hundred rupees could confer valid title, and whether Section 53-A of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, could be invoked to establish ownership. The Court held that the unregistered dower deed was inadmissible to prove title under Sections 17 and 49 of the Registration Act, 1908. Furthermore, the Court clarified that Section 53-A of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, serves solely as a defensive shield for a transferee in possession to protect against the transferor’s claims; it does not confer title or ownership. Consequently, as the first respondent acquired no valid interest, she could not transfer any share to the appellant. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the lower courts' findings.

  Questions settled

  • Does an unregistered dower deed conveying interest in immovable property of the value of one hundred rupees or more create valid title?
  • Can Section 53-A of the Transfer of Property Act 1882 be used to establish ownership of property?
  • Is an unregistered document affecting immovable property admissible as evidence to prove title?
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• The State through the Additional Advocate General, West Pakistan, Peshawar vs S. A. Sadiq and Another-Accuseds1973 P Cr. L J 100 · Peshawar High Court · 1972-07-17Read full judgment →
• Syed Jahanzeb Shah and 2 Other Defendants vs Haji Abdur Rahman and 4 Other1973 PLD Peshawar 19 · Peshawar High Court · 1972-11-27Read full judgment →
• State through the Advocate-General, N.-W. F. P. vs Lal Mohammad and Another Accused1973 PLD Peshawar 131 · Peshawar High CourtRead full judgment →
• Sheikh Mohammad Yusuf vs Mst. Zohran Bibi1973 PLD Peshawar 186 · Peshawar High Court · 1973-09-23
  ejectmentrent restrictionreconstructionbona fide requirementsecond rent appealdilapidated premises
  Summary & questions settled

  This second rent appeal arises from an ejectment order passed against the appellant-tenant by the District Judge, affirming the Rent Controller's decision. The respondent-landlord sought the appellant's ejectment from a shop on multiple grounds, including personal need and reconstruction, though the lower courts decided the personal need issue against her. The Rent Controller and District Judge nevertheless ordered ejectment for reconstruction, relying on a Supreme Court precedent regarding building reconstruction. The core legal question was whether the landlord established a genuine, bona fide requirement for reconstruction, particularly when her personal requirement claim failed and the key municipal witness's testimony was uncorroborated. The High Court held that the landlord failed to prove her genuine need for reconstruction, especially as her personal requirement and reconstruction pleas were mutually destructive and the primary witness's testimony was rendered worthless without his subordinate's corroborating evidence. The appeal was allowed, and the lower courts' judgments were set aside, establishing that contradictory pleas of personal use and reconstruction, coupled with insufficient proof, defeat an ejectment petition under rent restriction laws.

  Questions settled

  • Whether an application for ejectment on the ground of reconstruction can succeed when the landlord's personal requirement and reconstruction pleas are mutually destructive?
  • Does the failure to produce a subordinate witness whose inspection report forms the basis of a municipal official's testimony render that testimony worthless?
  • Whether the requirement of reconstruction must be reasonable and bona fide under the West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance 1959?
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