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- Hyderabad Municipal Committee vs Karim Bux and another through L.Rs,1986 MLD 2979 · Sindh High Court · 1986-03-23Read full judgment →
- Hyderabad Municipal Committee vs Jaweed Murtaza Khan1986 MLD 1410 · Sindh High Court · 1986-01-15Read full judgment →
- Hyder Alias Sindhi vs The State and another-1986 P Cr. L J 2524 · Sindh High Court · 1986-03-23Read full judgment →
- Hussaini. vs StatePTCL 1986 CL. 156 · Sindh High Court · 1984-05-23Read full judgment →
- Hussain Ali vs Messrs Noor Ali and others1986 MLD 714 · Sindh High Court · 1984-11-15Read full judgment →
- Humayun W. Malik vs The District Judge, South Karachi and 2 others1986 MLD 1781 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-22Read full judgment →
- Heesab vs Election Authority, Sind at Karachi and 3 OTHERs1986 PLD Karachi 179 · Sindh High Court · 1985-10-16Read full judgment →
Summary & questions settled
This constitutional petition under Article 9 of the Provisional Constitution Order, 1981, challenged an order passed by the Deputy Commissioner and Appellate Authority restoring the nomination papers of respondent No. 3 for local council elections, which had been initially rejected by the Returning Officer on the ground that the respondent was under the age of 25 years. The core legal question concerned the determination of a candidate's age and the evidentiary value of a school certificate, identity card, electoral roll entry, and a radiologist's report in establishing age qualifications for local government elections under the Sind Local Government Ordinance, 1979. The Sindh High Court dismissed the petition, holding that the appellate authority's decision was based on relevant considerations and evidence, including a radiologist's report, and that even an erroneous decision by a tribunal acting within its jurisdiction does not render its order without lawful authority. The key principle laid down is that entries in electoral rolls regarding age are final only for the right to vote and not for determining eligibility as a candidate, and that a tribunal with jurisdiction is competent to decide a matter rightly or wrongly without rendering its decision without lawful authority.
Questions settled- Whether the date of birth given in a primary school certificate is conclusive for the purpose of disqualifying a candidate from membership of an elective body on the ground of age?
- Do entries in the electoral roll regarding age possess finality for the purpose of determining the eligibility and requisite age of a candidate to stand for election to a local council?
- Can a decision of a tribunal having jurisdiction to decide a matter be declared without lawful authority merely because the decision is incorrect or erroneous?
- What is the evidentiary value of a radiologist's medical report regarding the proof of age of a candidate in election disputes?
- Hazoor Bakhsh Samejo vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 71 · Sindh High Court · 1985-10-09Read full judgment →
- Hassan vs The State--Opponent1986 P Cr. L J 1806 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-13Read full judgment →
- Hassan Ali vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 1976 · Sindh High Court · 1985-11-26Read full judgment →
- Hashwani Sales & Services Limited vs Karachi Building Control1986 PLD Karachi 393 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-17Read full judgment →
Summary & questions settled
This petition called in question the vires of regulations framed by the Karachi Building Authority under section 21-A of the Sind Buildings Control Ordinance, 1979, which prohibited the approval of building plans or reconstruction over plots occupied by tenants unless an agreement for alternate accommodation or mutually agreed compensation was reached between the landlord and tenant, and suspended existing permissions lacking such agreements. The core legal questions involved whether the impugned regulations were ultra vires the powers of the Authority, unreasonable, or impliedly repealed by the Sind Rented Premises Ordinance, 1979. The High Court held that the regulations were ultra vires and of no legal effect because they dealt with a subject outside the scope of the enabling statute—namely, regulating landlord-tenant relations rather than building control—and were unacceptably unreasonable by providing a coercive lever and abdicating discretionary authority. The Court laid down the principle that subordinate legislation cannot impose conditions outside the statutory scope, nor can it create impractical, unfair, or unauthorized restrictions alien to the letter and spirit of the parent legislation.
Questions settled- Whether regulations framed under section 21-A of the Sind Buildings Control Ordinance, 1979, requiring agreements between landlords and tenants before approving building plans, are ultra vires the powers of the Karachi Building Authority?
- Can a statutory authority frame subordinate legislation to regulate the civil relationship between landlords and tenants when the parent statute is confined to building planning, construction, control, and demolition?
- Whether subordinate regulations that fail to provide a mechanism for dispute resolution and enable one party to coerce another are legally unreasonable and void?
- Whether the impugned regulations framed under the Sind Buildings Control Ordinance, 1979, stand impliedly repealed by subsection (4) of section 15 of the Sind Rented Premises Ordinance, 1979?
- Hashim vs Messrs Hamida Begum and 6 others1986 MLD 270 · Sindh High Court · 1985-10-08Read full judgment →
- Hashim and another vs Murad1986 MLD 47 · Sindh High Court · 1985-08-04Read full judgment →
- Hasa And Another vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 430 · Sindh High Court · 1985-10-23Read full judgment →
- Haroon vs Abdul Wahid and 8 others1986 MLD 1370 · Sindh High Court · 1986-02-11Read full judgment →
- Harir Am vs Gobindram1986 MLD 224 · Sindh High Court · 1986-02-10Read full judgment →
- Hanif and 2 others vs Mst.Muradan and 2 others1986 MLD 256 · Sindh High Court · 1984-11-05Read full judgment →
- Haleem vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 1646 · Sindh High Court · 1985-07-03Read full judgment →
- Haku Alias Ghulam Muhammad vs The State despondent1986 P Cr. L J 2889 · Sindh High Court · 1986-06-16Read full judgment →
- Hakimuddin vs Mst. Amtul Mateen1986 MLD 1255 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-07Read full judgment →
- Hakimsons Chemical Industries (Private) Ltd. vs Hakimsons Group1986 PLC 1040 · Sindh High Court · 1986-05-11Read full judgment →
- Hakim Abdul Latif vs Abdul Fazal Abdul Hannan1986 MLD 2975 · Sindh High Court · 1986-08-30Read full judgment →
- Haji Wali Muhammad vs Ghous Bakhsh And 2 Others1986 P C r. L J 1982 · Sindh High Court · 1986-02-05Read full judgment →
- Haji vs Maqsoodul Haq And 7 Others1986 P Cr. L J 1814 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-08Read full judgment →
- Haji Muhammad Hassan and 2 others vs Government of Sind and 61986 MLD 214 · Sindh High Court · 1985-11-19Read full judgment →
- Haji Moosa vs Pakistan Defence Officer, Housing Authority1986 MLD 83 · Sindh High Court · 1985-08-05Read full judgment →
- Haider Ali and 9 others vs Deputy Commissioner, Karachi and 3 others1986 MLD 2650 · Sindh High Court · 1986-05-07Read full judgment →
- Haidayat Masih And Others vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 773 · Sindh High Court · 1985-06-02Read full judgment →
- Hafizur Rehman vs J.M. Soklyn1986 MLD 1299 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-14Read full judgment →
- Hafiz Niamat and 4 others vs The Administrator of Auqaf and 2 others1986 M L D1738 · Sindh High Court · 1986-05-24Read full judgment →
- Habibullah Akhtar and another vs Mushtaq Ahmad1986 MLD 704 · Sindh High Court · 1984-02-08Read full judgment →
- Habib Bank Ltd. vs Sind Labour Appellate Tribunal And Others1986 PLC 1060 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-14Read full judgment →
- Habib Bank Ltd. vs Oriental Textile Mills Ltd. and 4 others1986 MLD 43 · Sindh High Court · 1985-08-21Read full judgment →
- Habib Bank Ltd. vs Mussarat Ali Khan1986 MLD 360 · Sindh High Court · 1986-02-15Read full judgment →
- Habib Bank Ltd. vs Modern Sanitarywares and 2 others1986 MLD 271 · Sindh High Court · 1986-02-10Read full judgment →
- Habib Bank Ltd. vs Messrs El-Aril International (Pakistan) Ltd. and 41986 MLD 1531 · Sindh High Court · 1985-12-22Read full judgment →
- Habib Bank Ltd. vs Ark Ocean Lines Ltd1986 MLD 1415 · Sindh High Court · 1985-11-26Read full judgment →
- Habib Bank Limited--Decree-holder vs Inamur Rahman and another1986 MLD 710 · Sindh High Court · 1984-08-06Read full judgment →
- Habib Bank Limited vs Shahsons Fisheries Limited and 4 others1986 MLD 1262 · Sindh High Court · 1986-05-06Read full judgment →
- Habib Alvi Athar vs Hassan and 7 others1986 MLD 1656 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-01Read full judgment →
- Gurdasmal vs Allah Dino1986 MLD 103 · Sindh High Court · 1985-03-31Read full judgment →
- Gulzar Elahi Moonga vs United Bank Ltd.1986 MLD 1660 · Sindh High Court · 1986-03-30Read full judgment →
- Gulzar Ahmed And 2 Other vs Pakistan Water and Power Development1986 PLC (C.S.) 745 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-27Read full judgment →
- Guloo And 3 Others vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 1665 · Sindh High Court · 1985-12-23Read full judgment →
- Gulbar and 3 others vs The State1986 MLD 1565 · Sindh High Court · 1981-03-07Read full judgment →
- Gulab Andanother vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 1297 · Sindh High Court · 1986-01-16Read full judgment →
- Gul vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 478 · Sindh High Court · 1984-05-12Read full judgment →
- Gul Muhammad vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 1624 · Sindh High Court · 1985-09-29Read full judgment →
- Gul Khan and Others vs The State1986 PLD Karachi 629 · Sindh High Court · 1986-06-15Read full judgment →
Summary & questions settled
This matter concerns a bail application filed by under-trial prisoners seeking release under the third proviso to subsection (1) of section 497, Code of Criminal Procedure 1898, due to prolonged detention. The core legal question is the interpretation of the fourth proviso to the same subsection, specifically whether the term "criminal" is restricted to previously convicted offenders or extends to accused persons. The Court held that the term "criminal" is not limited to previous convicts. It reasoned that interpreting it as such would render the phrase "in the opinion of the Court" redundant, as previous convictions are objective facts. Consequently, the Court ruled that it must form an independent opinion regarding whether an accused is a "hardened, desperate or dangerous criminal" based on their antecedents and conduct, rather than relying solely on past convictions. Applying this principle, the Court examined the applicants' history of multiple criminal cases involving violence and unlicensed arms and concluded they fell within the mischief of the fourth proviso, thereby denying bail while setting a timeline for trial completion.
Questions settled- Does the term 'criminal' in the fourth proviso to section 497(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 refer exclusively to previously convicted offenders?
- Is the court required to form an independent opinion on whether an accused is a 'hardened, desperate or dangerous criminal' for the purpose of denying statutory bail?
- Can an accused person be classified as a 'hardened, desperate or dangerous criminal' under section 497(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 without a prior conviction?
- Government of Sind And Another vs Muhammad Attique And 44 Others1986 PLC 941 · Sindh High Court · -Read full judgment →
- Government of Pakistan vs Messrs Sunshine Dairies Ltd.1986 MLD 1306 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-13Read full judgment →
- Gohram vs The State---Opponent1986 P Cr. L J 633 · Sindh High Court · 1985-07-03Read full judgment →
- Girdhari Lal B. Bhattia vs Saeed Ahmad Kazi1986 MLD 396 · Sindh High Court · 1985-12-28Read full judgment →
- Ghulam Rasool vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 347 · Sindh High Court · 1985-01-28Read full judgment →
- Ghulam Rasool And Another vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 1228 · Sindh High Court · 1985-11-05Read full judgment →
- Ghulam Rasool And Another vs The State---Opponent1986 P Cr. L J 120 · Sindh High Court · 1985-04-13Read full judgment →
- Ghulam Rasool And Another vs The State and another1986 P Cr. L J 349 · Sindh High Court · 1985-01-28Read full judgment →
- Ghulam Qadir vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 423 · Sindh High Court · 1985-04-22Read full judgment →
- Ghulam Qadir and 8 others vs The State1986 MLD 2612 · Sindh High Court · 1986-08-02Read full judgment →
- Ghulam Nabi vs Muhammad Ashraf1986 MLD 1445 · Sindh High Court · 1986-03-26Read full judgment →
- Ghulam Nabi vs Abdul Rahman and another1986 MLD 323 · Sindh High Court · 1986-01-19Read full judgment →
- Ghulam Nabi And Another vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 1736 · Sindh High Court · 1985-06-16Read full judgment →
- Ghulam Nabi And 3 Others vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 1658 · Sindh High Court · 1986-01-05Read full judgment →
- Ghulam Mustafa vs The State1986 MLD 2911 · Sindh High Court · 1986-10-28Read full judgment →
- Ghulam Mustafa And Another vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 1635 · Sindh High Court · 1985-12-15Read full judgment →
- Ghulam Murtaza and another vs The State1986 MLD 1220 · Sindh High Court · 1986-05-07Read full judgment →
- Ghulam Muhammad Lutfee vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 1236 · Sindh High Court · 1985-11-06Read full judgment →
Summary & questions settled
This criminal appeal before the Sindh High Court challenges the judgment of the Special Court of Sind (Banks) at Karachi, which convicted the appellant under Sections 408 and 477-A of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860 for criminal breach of trust and falsification of accounts. The principal legal questions before the High Court were whether an altered charge can be sustained without re-examining previously recorded witnesses under Section 231 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898, and whether distinct offences of criminal breach of trust and falsification of accounts involving multiple transactions can be combined into a single joint charge under Section 234 of the Code. The High Court held that the trial court committed grave procedural illegalities by failing to re-examine witnesses following the alteration of the charge and by misjoining separate offences of criminal breach of trust and falsification of accounts. Consequently, the High Court set aside the conviction, allowed the appeal, and remanded the case back to the trial court to re-commence proceedings from the framing of charges strictly in accordance with law.
Questions settled- Whether multiple distinct charges of criminal breach of trust and falsification of accounts can be legally joined together under Section 234 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898?
- Whether witness evidence recorded under an earlier charge can be relied upon without re-examination after the charge is altered or added under Sections 227 and 231 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898?
- What is the legal effect of combining separate instances of criminal breach of trust and falsification of accounts exceeding the statutory limit into a single charge?
- Ghulam Jaffar vs The State1986 MLD 1864 · Sindh High Court · 1985-08-03Read full judgment →
- Ghulam Hyder vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 1831 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-02Read full judgment →
- Ghulam Haider And Another vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 2057 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-09Read full judgment →
- Ghulam Haider alias Haidro and another vs The State1986 MLD 2774 · Sindh High Court · 1986-09-22Read full judgment →
- Ghulam Ali and 4 others vs Kabiruddin1986 MLD 1583 · Sindh High Court · 1986-02-10Read full judgment →
- Ghazanfar Ali and 3 others vs The State1986 MLD 2619 · Sindh High Court · 1986-08-12Read full judgment →
- George Alias Kaka vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 1086 · Sindh High Court · 1985-11-10Read full judgment →
- Geedo And Others vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 2192 · Sindh High Court · 1985-01-30Read full judgment →
- Gamoon And Another vs The State-1986 P C r. L J 6 · Sindh High Court · 1985-09-01Read full judgment →
- Formica Corporation vs Pakistan Formica Ltd.1986 MLD 362 · Sindh High Court · 1986-01-14Read full judgment →
- Federation of Pakistan vs The Standard Insurance Company Ltd., Karachi1986 PLD Karachi 409 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-24Read full judgment →
Summary & questions settled
This winding up petition was filed by the Federation of Pakistan under Sections 162, 163, and 166 of the Companies Act 1913 against The Standard Insurance Company Limited. The petitioner sought winding up based on the respondent's refusal to honor an Insurance Guarantee Advance Payment Bond issued for a highway rehabilitation contract. The petitioner contended that the respondent had undertaken an unconditional obligation to pay upon demand, while the respondent asserted that the guarantee was issued for a joint venture including foreign constituents, whereas the underlying contract was executed exclusively with a local entity, raising substantial triable issues. The High Court observed that winding up proceedings are intended to address commercial insolvency rather than serve as a debt recovery mechanism. The Court held that where a company's denial of liability is raised in good faith and supported by substantial triable grounds, a winding up order cannot be issued. The petition was accordingly dismissed, leaving the petitioner at liberty to pursue appropriate legal remedies for debt recovery.
Questions settled- Whether a petition for winding up can be maintained where the underlying debt is disputed on substantial and bona fide grounds?
- Whether an unconditional insurance guarantee bond can be enforced via winding up proceedings under the Companies Act 1913?
- Under what circumstances will a court refuse to issue a winding up order against a company alleged to be unable to pay its debts?
- Federation of Pakistan and others vs Captain Anwar Khan and another1986 MLD 1800 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-29Read full judgment →
- Fazal Karim And 2 Others vs Muhammad Amin And Another1986 P Cr. L J 1681 · Sindh High Court · 1986-03-16Read full judgment →
- Fazal Ilahi vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 2318(2) · Sindh High Court · 1985-07-21Read full judgment →
- Fatehyab Ali Khan vs Province of Sind And Another1986 P Cr. L J 2938 · Sindh High Court · 1986-09-02Read full judgment →
- Fateh Ali vs Sikandar Ali1986 MLD 1270 · Sindh High Court · 1986-05-03Read full judgment →
- Farzand Ali vs Khadija Begum and 10 others1986 MLD 1284 · Sindh High Court · 1985-03-04Read full judgment →
- Faridul Hassan vs Muhammad Ayub1986 MLD 371 · Sindh High Court · 1986-02-19Read full judgment →
- Faridul Hassan (Farid Ahmad) vs Muhammad Ayub1986 MLD 1989 · Sindh High Court · 1986-02-19Read full judgment →
- Faqir Hussain vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 417 · Sindh High Court · 1985-09-28Read full judgment →
- Fakir Naimat Ali Khan And 2 Others vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 2531 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-19Read full judgment →
- Fakir Muhammad vs Meeran Bux and Another1986 PLD Karachi 633 · Sindh High Court · 1986-08-23Read full judgment →
- Faizanul Haq vs Irfanul Haq and another1986 MLD 2750 · Sindh High Court · 1986-01-20Read full judgment →
- Faiz Muhammad vs Gooindmal And Others1986 P Cr. L J 1222 · Sindh High Court · 1985-10-26Read full judgment →
- Fahmiduzzafar vs The State-1986 P Cr. L J 1274 · Sindh High Court · -Read full judgment →
- F.B. Davis vs Mrs. Shakar Khano Bai represented by Legal Heirs-1986 MLD 1342 · Sindh High Court · 1986-05-12Read full judgment →
- F. Brummel and 3 Others vs The State1986 PLD Karachi 390 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-07Read full judgment →
- Esso Eastern Incorporation vs Ark Navigaticn Company1986 MLD 898 · Sindh High Court · 1978-11-04Read full judgment →
- Eckhardt & Company Marine GMBH, West Germany and Another vs Muhammad Hanif1986 PLD Karachi 138 · Sindh High Court · 1985-12-09Read full judgment →
- E.M. Oil Mills and Industries Ltd. vs Bachu1986 MLD 888 · Sindh High Court · 1984-04-08Read full judgment →
- Dr. Syeda Azra Tasneem Zaidi And Another vs Syed Nazar Hussain1986 P Cr. L J 2239 · Sindh High CourtRead full judgment →
- Dr. Shaukat Bokhari vs S Habib Fatima1986 MLD 1803 · Sindh High Court · 1986-06-21Read full judgment →
- Dr. Shabbir Ahmed vs The State1986 P Cr. L J 2190 · Sindh High Court · 1986-03-26Read full judgment →