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. 46,805 judgments in total from the Sindh High Court.

• Abdul Aziz and 6 others vs The State1987 MLD 1557 · Sindh High Court · 1987-04-08Read full judgment →
• Abdul Aziz and 4 others vs Karim Bux1987 MLD 642 · Sindh High Court · 1986-08-27Read full judgment →
• Abdul Aleem and another vs The State1987 MLD 2253 · Sindh High Court · 1987-07-23Read full judgment →
• Abbas Ali and 3 others vs Glamour and another1987 CLC 689 · Sindh High Court · 1986-10-29Read full judgment →
• Abba Umer Kasbati and others vs Chairman, Evacuee Trust Property1987 MLD 1106 · Sindh High Court · 1983-10-25Read full judgment →
• A.R. Muhamm D Siddiq vs Eastern Federal Union Insurance Company, Ltd., Karachi1987 MLD 1265 · Sindh High CourtRead full judgment →
• A. Hai Usmani vs Qamar Jehan1987 MLD 2110 · Sindh High Court · 1985-12-10Read full judgment →
• A. Habib Ahmad vs The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation1987 CLC 1919 · Sindh High Court · 1987-07-02Read full judgment →
• A Lim Khan vs Muhammad Yaseen Khan1987 CLC 2305 · Sindh High Court · 1981-09-01Read full judgment →
• (Messrs) Shamshi Cloth & General Mills Ltd. vs Shamshi Cloth &K.L.R. 1987 Labour and Services Cases 26 · Sindh High Court · 1986-10-08Read full judgment →
• Zehri Khan vs Syed Warasat Hussain and 10 others1986 MLD 90 · Sindh High Court · 1985-07-08Read full judgment →
• Zeal Pak Cement Factory Ltd. and another vs Farid Enterprises and 51986 MLD 1882 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-22Read full judgment →
• Zamirul Hassan Taqvi and another vs National Bank of Pakistan, Hyderabad1986 MLD 150 · Sindh High Court · 1985-06-15Read full judgment →
• Zamir Ahmad Siddiqui vs Islamic Republic of Pakistan through the Ministry of Labour and Manpower and Overseas Pakistan (Manpower Division), Islamabad and 2 others1986 MLD 200 · Sindh High Court · 1985-11-30Read full judgment →
• Zahoor Muhammad Qureshi vs Sadruddin1986 MLD 279 · Sindh High Court · 1985-12-22Read full judgment →
• Zahoor Ahmad vs Additional Settlement Commissioner, Central:1986 MLD 1389 · Sindh High Court · 1986-03-31Read full judgment →
• Zahida Khanum and another vs Rifatullah Khan and another1986 MLD 1462 · Sindh High Court · 1955-01-09Read full judgment →
• Zafarullah vs Muhammad Akbar and another1986 MLD 1755 · Sindh High Court · 1986-05-20Read full judgment →
• Zafaru Ddin vs Mst. Qaiser Jahan alias Noor Jahan1986 MLD 1621 · Sindh High Court · 1986-05-04Read full judgment →
• Zafar Zaid Ahmad vs Advisory Committee of Karachi Port Trust, Karachi And 2 Others1986 PLC (C.S.) 730 · Sindh High CourtRead full judgment →
• Zafar and Associates vs Muhammad Rafiq And 6 Others1986 PLC 1048 · Sindh High Court · 1986-05-07Read full judgment →
• Zafar and Associates vs Mian Karam Ellahi And 2 Others1986 PLC 396 · Sindh High Court · 1985-11-27Read full judgment →
• Yousuf Ali vs Central Board of Revenue and 2 others1986 MLD 970 · Sindh High Court · 1985-10-11Read full judgment →
• Younus Khan vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 1693 · Sindh High Court · -Read full judgment →
• Yaseen Ahmed vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 729 · Sindh High Court · 1985-03-09Read full judgment →
• Yaqoob vs Mst. Zammarud Bano1986 MLD 1398 · Sindh High Court · 1985-03-26Read full judgment →
• Wing Commander (Rtd.) Ebrahim Ghazali vs Shujaat Hussain and another1986 MLD 1335 · Sindh High Court · 1986-03-02Read full judgment →
• Wilayat Shah vs Deputy Settlement Commissioner and 2 others1986 MLD 222 · Sindh High Court · 1984-11-04Read full judgment →
• West Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation vs Central1986 MLD 1521 · Sindh High Court · 1985-01-23Read full judgment →
• Wazir Hussain vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 230 · Sindh High Court · 1984-10-10Read full judgment →
• Wazir and ANOTHERs vs The State1986 PLD Karachi 646 · Sindh High Court · 1986-06-15Read full judgment →
• WAPDA Through Its Chairman, Area Electricity Board, Hyderabad vs Saeeduddin Ahmed And 2 Others1986 PLC 891 · Sindh High Court · 1986-03-26Read full judgment →
• Wali Muhammad vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 2748 · Sindh High Court · 1984-10-27Read full judgment →
• Wali Muhammad through Legal Heirs vs Mst. Janna T1986 MLD 1314 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-22Read full judgment →
• Wahid Akhtar Kyani vs Holy Family Hospital Society1986 MLD 1744 · Sindh High Court · 1986-05-30Read full judgment →
• W. Woodward (Pakistan) Ltd. vs Sind Labour Appellate Tribunal, Karachi And Others1986 PLC 34 · Sindh High Court · 1985-08-14Read full judgment →
• Uzin Export Import Enterprises vs M. IfTIKHAR & Company Ltd.1986 PLD Karachi 1 · Sindh High Court · 1985-10-23
  Arbitration Actstay of suitstep in the proceedingsready and willingchoice of forumcounter-claimtemporary injunction
  Summary & questions settled

  This High Court Appeal arises from an order dismissing the appellant's application under section 34 of the Arbitration Act for stay of a suit to enable arbitration. The core legal questions involve whether a plaintiff who initiates a suit and subsequently participates in proceedings and compromises can later seek a stay under section 34, and whether such conduct amounts to taking steps in the proceedings and demonstrates a lack of readiness and willingness to go to arbitration from the commencement. The Sindh High Court held that by choosing to file a suit instead of invoking arbitration, and by actively participating in court proceedings, consenting to amendments, and seeking remedies from the court, the appellant made a binding choice of forum, exhausted the arbitration agreement, and took steps in the proceedings. The court established the key principles that initiating legal proceedings constitutes an abandonment of the right to arbitration, and that any subsequent conduct showing submission to the court's jurisdiction disentitles a party from seeking a stay under section 34.

  Questions settled

  • Whether a party who initiates a civil suit instead of invoking an arbitration clause can subsequently seek a stay of proceedings under section 34 of the Arbitration Act?
  • Does the conduct of a plaintiff in a suit, including seeking interim injunctions and consenting to amendments of a counter-claim, amount to taking 'steps in the proceedings'?
  • Is a party who files a suit considered ready and willing to go to arbitration from the commencement of the legal proceedings as required by section 34 of the Arbitration Act?
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• Uzin Export Import Enterprises for Foreign Trade vs Messrs Asia Steel1986 MLD 1356 · Sindh High Court
  appointment of receivertemporary injunctionattachment before judgmentsub-contractorprivity of contractbalance of conveniencemoney suitinterim relief
  Summary & questions settled

  This matter arises from two intra-court appeals filed against an order of a learned Single Judge regarding interlocutory applications in a recovery suit. The plaintiff, a specialized sub-contractor for mechanical erection and steel structures, filed a suit for a multi-million rupee money decree, delivery of machinery, declarations, and injunctions against the principal contractor, foreign trade enterprise, owner, and other entities. The Single Judge had refused temporary injunctions and attachment before judgment but appointed the court Nazir as a receiver of the plaintiff's machinery, subject to a security requirement which could discharge the receivership. The core legal question concerned whether interim relief, specifically the appointment of a receiver or attachment, was legally justified where damages were quantifiable in money terms, no privity of contract existed between the sub-contractor and the foreign enterprise, and the balance of convenience heavily favoured the project's continuity. The Sindh High Court held that the impugned order appointing a receiver could not be sustained, as the plaintiff failed to establish a prima facie case, the damages were ascertainable in money, and the balance of convenience and colossal potential loss to the main project weighed heavily against such relief. The court laid down the principle that in a suit primarily for a money decree where damages can be compensated financially, and where the plaintiff has failed to make out a case under specific procedural provisions, extraordinary interim remedies like the appointment of a receiver or demands for security should not be granted, especially when doing so would paralyze a major public or industrial project.

  Questions settled

  • Whether a receiver can be appointed in a suit primarily filed for a money decree where damages are capable of assessment in pecuniary terms?
  • Does the absence of privity of contract between a sub-contractor and the principal employer disentitle the sub-contractor from seeking equitable interim reliefs against the employer?
  • Whether the appointment of a receiver and the imposition of security are justified when the balance of convenience heavily favours the continuation of a major industrial project?
  • Can inherent powers under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 be invoked to grant interim reliefs or demand security when the specific conditions of Order XXXVIII or Order XL are not met?
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• Usman vs Karimdad Khan1986 MLD 1426 · Sindh High Court · 1985-03-30Read full judgment →
• Uris vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 1449 · Sindh High Court · 1986-02-01Read full judgment →
• United Distributors Ltd.s vs Monopoly Control Authority and 21986 PLD Karachi 452 · Sindh High CourtRead full judgment →
• United Bank Ltd. vs Fairfax Textile Ltd. and others1986 MLD 1965 · Sindh High Court · 1986-02-01Read full judgment →
• Union Bank of the Middle East Ltd. vs Adamjee Industries Limited and 141986 MLD 1317 · Sindh High Court · 1986-05-06Read full judgment →
• Umer Farooq And Others vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 1589 · Sindh High Court · 1985-11-16Read full judgment →
• U. Naimat Moulvi Advocate vs Khalid M. Ishaq, Advocate And 6 Others1986 P Cr. L J 1033 · Sindh High Court · 1985-09-07Read full judgment →
• Tufail Ahmed vs Government of Sind and others1986 MLD 2205 · Sindh High Court · 1985-05-27Read full judgment →
• Tirathdas vs Additional Settlement Commissioner and 2 others1986 MLD 1455 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-02Read full judgment →
• The Trustees of the Port of Karachi vs Marathon Shipping and Trading Co. Ltd1986 MLD 1454 · Sindh High Court · 1986-01-23Read full judgment →
• The Treasurer of Charitable Endowments for Pakistan vs Central1986 MLD 1731 · Sindh High Court · 1986-05-29Read full judgment →
• The State vs Syed Mustafa Abbas and 5 others1986 P Cr. L J 1283 · Sindh High Court · 1986-02-03Read full judgment →
• The State vs Muhammad Sulleman And Another1986 P Cr. L J 131 · Sindh High Court · 1985-10-27Read full judgment →
• The State vs Muhammad Iqbal1986 P Cr. L J 2730 · Sindh High Court · 1986-03-05Read full judgment →
• The State vs Hajjan And Another1986 P Cr. L J 93 · Sindh High Court · 1985-09-30Read full judgment →
• The State vs Ghulam Qadir1986 P Cr. L J 90 · Sindh High Court · 1986-09-30Read full judgment →
• The State vs Abdul Wahid1986 PLD Karachi 347 · Sindh High Court · 1984-10-01Read full judgment →
• The Muslim Commercial Bank Ltd., Hyderabad vs Agha Shahabuddin and 7 others1986 MLD 952 · Sindh High Court · 1986-02-06Read full judgment →
• The Muslim Commercial Bank Ltd. vs Junejo Ziauddin Ahmad and another1986 MLD 176 · Sindh High Court · 1985-10-17Read full judgment →
• The Mechanised Construction of Pakistan vs The Presiding Officer, Sind Labour Court No. 6, Hyderabad And 25 Others1986 PLC 893 · Sindh High Court · 1986-01-30Read full judgment →
• The Kathiawar Co-Operative Housing Society Ltd. vs Assistant1986 MLD 1322 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-24Read full judgment →
• The Karachi Stevedors Conference Ltd. And 20 Other vs Karachi1986 PLC 894 · Sindh High Court · 1986-02-16Read full judgment →
• The Karachi Stevedores Conference Ltd. vs Sind Labour Appellate1986 PLC 113 · Sindh High Court · 1985-11-10Read full judgment →
• The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation vs Naseer Ahmad1986 P Cr. L J 1684 · Sindh High Court · 1986-03-09
  Section 249-A Cr.P.C.acquittaltheft of electricitycriminal revisionremandElectricity Act 1910framing of charge
  Summary & questions settled

  This revision application was filed by the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (K.E.S.C.) challenging a Special Magistrate's order that acquitted the respondent, Naseer Ahmed, under Section 249-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898. The respondent had been charged with theft of electricity under Section 39 of the Electricity Act 1910. The trial court acquitted the accused based on a supplementary electricity bill produced by the defense, which the court interpreted as evidence that the dispute was civil in nature and that the criminal prosecution was merely a pressure tactic. The High Court held that the trial court erred by acquitting the accused without conducting a trial or allowing the prosecution to address the document. The Court established the principle that a Magistrate cannot rely on documents not part of the police report or formally introduced into evidence to grant an acquittal under Section 249-A, especially after a charge has already been framed. Consequently, the acquittal order was set aside, and the case was remanded for trial in accordance with the law.

  Questions settled

  • Can a Magistrate acquit an accused under Section 249-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 based on a document not part of the police report or formally introduced into evidence?
  • Is a Magistrate required to provide reasons when passing an acquittal order under Section 249-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898?
  • Does the framing of a charge create a presumption that a prima facie case exists against the accused?
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• The Employees' Old-Age Benefit Institution vs National Industrial1986 PLC 899 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-15Read full judgment →
• The Commissioner of Income Tax vs Atta Muhammad Faiz East Zone, KarachiPTCL 1986 CL. 91 · Sindh High CourtRead full judgment →
• Taus Khan vs Messrs Wellcome Pakistan Limited And 2 Others1986 PLC 352 · Sindh High Court · 1985-10-30Read full judgment →
• Tassaduq Hussain vs Muhammad Shabbir And Another1986 P Cr. L J 2951 · Sindh High Court · 1986-08-27Read full judgment →
• Tariq And Another vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 2807 · Sindh High Court · 1986-03-11Read full judgment →
• Tanzil-ur-Rehman, J Muhammad Umar vs Board of Revenue and 2 others1986 MLD 1604 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-14Read full judgment →
• Tanveer Mehboob and another vs Salah Bhai Abdul Hussain Tapal1986 MLD 1641 · Sindh High Court · 1986-05-29Read full judgment →
• Taj Muhammad Alias Tajuk vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 1752 · Sindh High Court · 1985-11-06Read full judgment →
• Taj Industries vs The Registrar of Trade Marks and another1986 MLD 1316 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-23Read full judgment →
• Tahir Sheikh vs Muhammad Kamil Qureshi represented by Legal Heirs1986 MLD 1368 · Sindh High Court · 1986-05-12Read full judgment →
• Syeda Shams Zehra Naqvi vs Miss Soofia Lateef and another1986 MLD 991 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-12Read full judgment →
• Syed Zakir Hussain vs Sind Labour Court N0. IV, Karachi And 2 Others1986 P LC 268 · Sindh High Court · 1985-10-15Read full judgment →
• Syed Tasnimul Hassan and another vs Government of Pakistan1986 MLD 1477 · Sindh High Court · 1985-05-21Read full judgment →
• Syed Tahir Hassan Gardezi vs Abid Hussain Qureshi1986 MLD 2980 · Sindh High Court · 1986-09-28Read full judgment →
• Syed Suleman Shah vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 2809 · Sindh High Court · 1986-03-16Read full judgment →
• Syed Shaukat Hussain Fatimi vs Federation of Pakistan, Islamabad and 13 others1986 MLD 2645 · Sindh High CourtRead full judgment →
• Syed Shamshad Razi vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 212 · Sindh High Court · 1985-06-30Read full judgment →
• Syed Shamimul Hassan Naqvi vs Niaz Muhammad1986 MLD 905 · Sindh High Court · 1984-04-18Read full judgment →
• Syed Saleh Muhammad Shah vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 2772 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-12Read full judgment →
• Syed Qamrul Hasan vs The State1986 MLD 2216 · Sindh High Court · 1986-03-01Read full judgment →
• Syed Qaisar Abbas And Another vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 581 · Sindh High Court · 1985-12-10Read full judgment →
• Syed Nazir Hussain vs Government of Pakistan and another1986 MLD 231 · Sindh High Court · 1986-02-17Read full judgment →
• Syed Nazir Haider vs Amanullah1986 MLD 347 · Sindh High Court · 1985-12-22Read full judgment →
• Syed Nadir Hussain vs Government of Pakistan and 2 others1986 MLD 16 · Sindh High Court · 1985-10-16Read full judgment →
• Syed Munawar Ali vs Murtaza Qureshi1986 MLD 1289 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-19Read full judgment →
• Syed Muhammad Shah alias Mahmood Shah and 3 others vs Messrs1986 MLD 1773 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-10Read full judgment →
• Syed Muhammad Rashid vs Fakhruddin1986 MLD 1662 · Sindh High Court · 1986-03-30Read full judgment →
• Syed Muhammad Abbas Zaidi vs The State1986 MLD 2728 · Sindh High Court · 1986-09-23Read full judgment →
• Syed Masood Hussain vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 1834 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-07Read full judgment →
• Syed Khadim Hussain Abdi vs Mst. Geti Ara Begum1986 PLD Karachi 184 · Sindh High Court · 1985-11-19
  default in rentburden of proofrent controllerevictionutility chargesrent receiptsSind Rented Premises Ordinance
  Summary & questions settled

  This appeal under Section 21 of the Sind Rented Premises Ordinance, 1979 challenged an eviction order passed by the Rent Controller on the grounds of default in rent, electricity, and gas charges, and nuisance. The core legal question concerned the burden of proof regarding the payment of rent and utility charges when receipts were disputed, and whether the landlord had successfully established default. The Sindh High Court held that the landlord discharged the initial burden of proving non-payment of rent by testifying on oath, after which the onus shifted to the tenant to prove affirmative payment, which the tenant failed to do through any oral or documentary evidence. The court laid down the principle that a landlord's sworn statement of non-payment sufficiently discharges the initial burden for a negative fact, shifting the onus to the tenant to substantiate payment, and that utility charges unpaid under the statutory definition of rent also constitute a valid ground for eviction.

  Questions settled

  • Does the landlord discharge the initial burden of proving non-payment of rent simply by stating on oath that rent has not been received?
  • Whether unpaid electricity and gas charges fall within the definition of rent under the Sind Rented Premises Ordinance, 1979 to warrant eviction?
  • Does the burden shift to the tenant to prove payment once the landlord makes a statement on oath regarding non-payment of rent?
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• Syed Intisar Ali vs Ahmad Din Khan1986 MLD 1374 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-22Read full judgment →
• Syed Imtiaz vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 2530 · Sindh High Court · 1986-01-04Read full judgment →
• Syed Hamid Rahmani vs Chief Settlement Commissioner and 3 others1986 MLD 315 · Sindh High Court · 1986-02-09Read full judgment →
• Syed Gul Alam vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 1816 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-28Read full judgment →
• Syed Fasahat Ali Zaidi And 8 Other vs Government of Sind Through The Secretary1986 PLC (C.S) 740 · Sindh High Court · 1985-03-18Read full judgment →
• Syed Baleeghur Rehman vs Pakistan Through Secretary, Establishment1986 PLC (C. S.) 728 · Sindh High Court · 1985-08-04Read full judgment →
• Syed Aziz Akhtar vs The State1986 MLD 2541 · Sindh High Court · 1986-08-22Read full judgment →
• Syed Asif Ali vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 467 · Sindh High Court · 1985-09-03Read full judgment →