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.

• Shah Muhammad and Another , vs Jurio and 2 Others1984 CLC 3505 · Sindh High Court · 1984-04-28Read full judgment →
• Shafiq Niazi vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2895 · Sindh High Court · 1984-04-04Read full judgment →
• Shabrati vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2817 · Sindh High Court · 1980-10-12Read full judgment →
• Shabir Shah alias Shabir Hussain Shah vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 3147 · Sindh High Court · 1984-06-18Read full judgment →
• Shabbir Hussain vs Moiz Abbas1984 MLD 397 · Sindh High Court · 1983-10-19Read full judgment →
• Sh. Muhammad Rafiq Akhtar vs Sqn/Ldr. (Rtd.) Sh. Ghulam Sadiq1984 MLD 806 · Sindh High Court · 1983-04-06Read full judgment →
• Sh. Ejaz Ahmed vs Muhammad Abdul Latif1984 CLC 2596 · Sindh High Court · 1983-11-26Read full judgment →
• Sh. Abdul Aziz vs Karachi Development Authority through its Chairman1984 CLC 2629 · Sindh High Court · 1983-08-31Read full judgment →
• SH It Ab vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2893 · Sindh High Court · 1984-02-18Read full judgment →
• Seven Star Enter Prises vs Karachi Metropolitan Corporation and 21984 CLC 2643 · Sindh High Court · 1983-02-28Read full judgment →
• Seth Keshomal and Anothers vs The Settlement Commissioner and 21984 CLC 2022 · Sindh High Court · 1983-12-05Read full judgment →
• Sayed Haji Shah vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 347 · Sindh High Court · 1983-08-10Read full judgment →
• Sarwar Mahmood vs Jamil Ahmed Khan1984 MLD 1159 · Sindh High Court · 1984-09-29Read full judgment →
• Sarwar Ali Khan vs Muhammad Ali--Responden1984 MLD 753 · Sindh High Court · 1984-05-26Read full judgment →
• Sardar Ali vs Raja Muhammad Amin1984 CLC 2641 · Sindh High Court · 1983-04-04Read full judgment →
• Sanwal Khan and 2 Others vs Haji Muhammad Saifal1984 CLC 1116 · Sindh High Court · 1980-10-05Read full judgment →
• Sami Nasir Hussain vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1553 · Sindh High Court · 1984-04-01Read full judgment →
• Salimsons Ltd. vs MRS. K. M. Ahmad1984 CLC 431 · Sindh High Court · 1982-04-03Read full judgment →
• Salim Akbar vs The Government of Sind through the 'Secretary1984 PLD Karachi 358 · Sindh High Court · 1983-10-04
  retrospective operationvested rightssubordinate legislationexemption notificationpending proceedingsrent restrictionsubstantive law versus procedural law
  Summary & questions settled

  This judgment disposes of seven rent appeals arising under section 21 of the Sind Rented Premises Ordinance, 1979, which raised common questions of law regarding the retrospective application of an exemption notification. The appellant-landlords had previously filed eviction applications against the Government of Sindh and other public bodies under the Sind Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance, 1959. During the pendency of these proceedings, the Government issued a notification under section 3(2) of the 1979 Ordinance exempting certain government and school properties from the operation of the Ordinance. The Rent Controller dismissed the applications, holding that he lacked jurisdiction due to the notification. The core legal question was whether an executive notification issued under a statutory exemption power could operate retrospectively to affect and abate pending legal proceedings and substantive rights. The Sindh High Court held that subordinate legislation and executive notifications cannot operate retrospectively to impair vested or substantive rights or affect pending proceedings unless the statute expressly or by necessary intendment permits it. The Court ruled that filing a rent application to enforce a statutory right of eviction creates a vested right of action, which cannot be taken away by a subsequent exemption notification. Consequently, the High Court set aside the impugned orders of the Rent Controller and remanded the cases for decision in accordance with law.

  Questions settled

  • Whether an exemption notification issued under section 3(2) of the Sind Rented Premises Ordinance, 1979 operates retrospectively so as to affect pending eviction proceedings?
  • Does a landlord acquire a vested or substantive right upon filing an eviction application under rent restriction laws?
  • Can an executive authority in the exercise of subordinate legislative power make a notification take effect retroactively to impair existing rights?
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• Saleh vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2821 · Sindh High Court · 1982-05-02Read full judgment →
• Saleh Muhammad vs Mst. Halima and Others1984 CLC 916 · Sindh High Court · 1983-02-05
  landlord and tenant relationshiprent appealburden of proofejectment applicationfragmentary decisionspreliminary issueWest Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance
  Summary & questions settled

  This matter involves four consolidated rent appeals challenging an order by the Additional District Judge, which reversed a Rent Controller’s finding that no landlord-tenant relationship existed between the parties. The core legal question was whether the respondent had successfully established the tenancy, and whether the appellate court correctly reversed the Rent Controller's dismissal of the ejectment applications. The High Court held that the burden of proof lies heavily on the alleged landlord to establish the tenancy through evidence of high order, noting that mere oral assertions are insufficient, especially when contradicted by other evidence. The Court found the Additional District Judge’s order perverse for failing to properly analyze the evidence. Furthermore, the Court reaffirmed that fragmentary appeals against preliminary findings, such as the existence of a landlord-tenant relationship, are procedurally inconvenient and discouraged. Instead, such issues should be challenged in a final appeal after the entire case is disposed of. Consequently, the High Court set aside the appellate order and restored the Rent Controller's original decision dismissing the ejectment applications for lack of proof of tenancy.

  Questions settled

  • Does the burden of proof lie on the landlord to establish the existence of a tenancy relationship?
  • Is it permissible to file an appeal against a preliminary finding of a Rent Controller before the final disposal of the ejectment case?
  • Can a landlord-tenant relationship be established solely by the oral testimony of the alleged landlord?
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• Saleem Ahmad Khan vs MRs, Jamila Latif1984 MLD 734 · Sindh High Court · 1984-04-16Read full judgment →
• Salam Ullah vs The State1984 PLD Karachi 73 · Sindh High Court · 1983-11-07Read full judgment →
• Salahuddin and 8 Others vs Province of Sind through Secretary, Transport and 4 Others1984 CLC 1989 · Sindh High Court · 1984-02-05Read full judgment →
• Sajjan vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1276 · Sindh High Court · 1983-12-06Read full judgment →
• Sajid Husain and 8 others vs Jaffar Ali1984 MLD 707 · Sindh High Court · 1984-08-29Read full judgment →
• Saifuddin and Anothers vs Member, Federal Land Commission and 191984 CLC 737 · Sindh High Court · 1983-11-17Read full judgment →
• Saifee Wool House vs Rent Controller and Another1984 CLC 1381 · Sindh High Court · 1974-12-16Read full judgment →
• Saifal and anothers vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2293 · Sindh High Court · 1983-02-26Read full judgment →
• Sahibzada Mir Haji Ghulam Hussain Khan vs The Chairman, Federal Land1984 CLC 2020 · Sindh High Court · 1984-01-24Read full judgment →
• Saharanpur Cooperative Housing Society Ltd. vs Tamizul Hasan1984 CLC 2067 · Sindh High Court · 1984-01-09Read full judgment →
• Saeedur Rehman vs Abdul Matin1984 MLD 156 · Sindh High Court · 1983-09-25Read full judgment →
• Saeed Mian Ansari and Anothers vs Ixth Senior Civil Judge & Rent1984 CLC 1889 · Sindh High Court · 1983-08-30Read full judgment →
• Saeed Ahmed Kazi and Another vs National Industrial Relations1984 PLC 397 · Sindh High CourtRead full judgment →
• Saeed Ahmad Kazi vs Chairman, National Industrial Relations1984 PLC 1480 · Sindh High Court · 1983-11-15
  unfair labour practiceindustrial relationsstay ordercollective bargaining agenttransfer of employeesNIRC Regulations
  Summary & questions settled

  This constitutional petition challenged an order of stay issued by the National Industrial Relations Commission (NIRC) which suspended the transfer orders of several bank employees. The employees, alleging unfair labor practice due to their union activities, had filed both a complaint under Section 53 of the Industrial Relations Ordinance 1969 and an application under Regulation 32 of the NIRC Regulations seeking a stay of the transfers. The core legal question was whether a collective bargaining agent could simultaneously pursue a complaint for an unfair labor practice already committed and an application for a stay against the same act. The Court held that these were inconsistent positions. Relying on its previous jurisprudence, the Court ruled that while a complaint under Section 53 addresses an unfair labor practice already committed, an application under Regulation 32 is exclusively for preventing a threatened unfair labor practice. Because the employees sought to stay the same transfers they were complaining about as already committed, the stay order was legally impermissible. The Court set aside the stay order and quashed the Regulation 32 proceedings, while preserving the Section 53 complaint.

  Questions settled

  • Can a collective bargaining agent simultaneously file a complaint for an unfair labour practice already committed and an application for a stay against the same act?
  • Is an application under Regulation 32 of the NIRC Regulations maintainable against an unfair labour practice that has already been committed?
  • Can a stay order be granted against a transfer order that has already been executed?
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• Sadruddin vs The Mayor, Karachi Municipal Corporation and another1984 CLC 2583 · Sindh High Court · 1983-08-14Read full judgment →
• Sadiq and others vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2334 · Sindh High Court · 1983-08-20Read full judgment →
• Sadaat Khan vs Messrs Sterlling Products Pakistan Ltd, and 2 Others1984 PLC 708 · Sindh High Court · 1984-01-17Read full judgment →
• Sachu alais Sacheedino vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 647 · Sindh High Court · 1983-11-15Read full judgment →
• Sabauddin Mujahid and 2 others vs S.Abbas Haider Tirmizi1984 MLD 409 · Sindh High Court · 1984-03-28Read full judgment →
• S.Wasi Haider vs Qamar Muhammad Khan1984 MLD 158 · Sindh High Court · 1983-12-11Read full judgment →
• S.M. Yousaf vs Girdharimal and another1984 MLD 944 · Sindh High Court · 1984-10-24Read full judgment →
• S.M. Taqi vs Karachi Development Authority and others1984 MLD 102 · Sindh High Court · 1984-04-04Read full judgment →
• S.Khalid Shafqat vs Settlement Commissioner and others1984 CLC 2701 · Sindh High Court · 1971-02-28Read full judgment →
• S.Ismail Bafakiya and 3 others vs Muhammad Bilal1984 MLD 1144 · Sindh High Court · 1984-09-01Read full judgment →
• S.G.Rauf & Company vs Assistant Director, Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation (Customs and Excise) and 2 others1984 MLD 279 · Sindh High Court · 1983-12-18Read full judgment →
• S.Aziz Ahmed vs Abdul Qadir1984 CLC 2669 · Sindh High Court · 1984-04-01Read full judgment →
• S. Tafawat Husain vs Sind Labour Appellate Tribunal and 3 Others1984 PLC 175 · Sindh High Court · 1983-10-10Read full judgment →
• S. Nazir Shamsi Appellant vs Ghulam Muhammad1984 MLD 976 · Sindh High Court · 1984-10-31Read full judgment →
• S. Munawar Ali vs Muhammad Mustafa1984 MLD 1030 · Sindh High Court · 1984-12-22Read full judgment →
• S. M. Waqi vs The State and Another1984 P Cr. L J 764 · Sindh High Court · 1984-08-30Read full judgment →
• S. M. Rasheed (Abdul Rasheed) vs Mst. Qaiser Jehan and another1984 MLD 88 · Sindh High Court · 1984-01-25Read full judgment →
• S. M. Lutfullah (through His Legal Heirs) vs Government of Pakistan1984 CLC 1897 · Sindh High Court · 1981-08-10Read full judgment →
• S. M. Hayat vs Commodore (Reid.) Ikramul Haq Malik and Another1984 CLC 3176 · Sindh High Court · 1984-04-11
  personal requirementejectmentlandlord and tenant relationshiptitle disputerent restrictionres judicataSection 13-A notice
  Summary & questions settled

  This appeal arises from an ejectment order passed by a Rent Controller against the appellant on the ground of personal requirement. The core legal questions involved whether the Rent Controller was competent to decide the issue of title in an ejectment proceeding, whether the application was barred by res judicata due to a previously withdrawn application, and whether the lack of notice under Section 13-A of the Rent Restriction Ordinance, 1959, vitiated the proceedings. The Court held that the Rent Controller acted correctly in determining the title, as the evidence established the respondent's ownership and the appellant's failure to fulfill the purchase agreement. The Court affirmed that non-service of notice under Section 13-A only precludes claims based on default, not those based on personal requirement. Furthermore, the Court clarified that when evidence clearly establishes title, the Rent Controller need not refer the parties to a civil court. The principle laid down is that in title-involving cases, the Rent Controller may decide the issue if the landlord's title is established beyond reasonable doubt, and personal requirement claims remain maintainable despite procedural defects regarding default notices.

  Questions settled

  • Can a Rent Controller decide the issue of title in an ejectment application when the relationship of landlord and tenant is disputed?
  • Does the non-service of notice under Section 13-A of the Rent Restriction Ordinance, 1959, invalidate an ejectment application based on personal requirement?
  • Does the withdrawal of a previous ejectment application without permission to file a new one bar a subsequent application based on different grounds?
  • Is an ejectment application filed by joint owners competent when the premises are required by only one of them?
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• S. G. T. C. Ltd. vs Ahmed Mian and Another1984 PLC 711 · Sindh High Court · 1984-02-21Read full judgment →
• S. Fazal Ahmed Karim Fazli and 6 others vs Member, Board of Revenue1984 MLD 50 · Sindh High Court · 1984-01-05Read full judgment →
• S. Aziz Ahmad vs Willayat Hussain1984 CLC 3028 · Sindh High Court · 1984-10-22Read full judgment →
• S. A. K. Hashmi vs Syed Zafar Ahmad1984 CLC 2325 · Sindh High Court · 1971-12-13Read full judgment →
• S. a . Mirz a vs Nisar Ahmed Qureshi1984 MLD 23 · Sindh High Court · 1984-04-07Read full judgment →
• S .M . Ask a Ri vs Deputy Commissioner and Additional Settlement1984 MLD 109 · Sindh High Court · 1984-01-15Read full judgment →
• Rust Amji Dinshaw Sachinwala vs Muhammad Ibrahim1984 CLC 258 · Sindh High Court · 1983-09-12Read full judgment →
• Ru Kunuddin vs Abdul Wahid and Another1984 CLC 511 · Sindh High Court · 1983-01-08Read full judgment →
• Roshan vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1785 · Sindh High Court · 1983-11-26Read full judgment →
• Riyazurrahim vs Syed Akhtar Hussain Rizvi1984 CLC 2731 · Sindh High Court · 1984-03-24Read full judgment →
• Riaz Ahmad vs Muhammad Hussain1984 CLC 841 · Sindh High Court · 1983-11-07Read full judgment →
• Riasat Ali vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 1295 · Sindh High Court · 1983-12-26Read full judgment →
• Riasat Ali vs Family Court and Another1984 CLC 1325 · Sindh High Court · 1983-04-10Read full judgment →
• Rehmatullah vs Ikramullah and Another1984 CLC 886 · Sindh High Court · 1983-03-14Read full judgment →
• Rehamatullah vs Ghulam Muhammad Khan and 3 others1984 MLD 1094 · Sindh High Court · 1984-10-20Read full judgment →
• Razik Dino vs Commissioner and 3 Others1984 CLC 3121 · Sindh High Court · 1984-03-13Read full judgment →
• Rasool Bux vs Haji Khudad1no and 3 others1984 MLD 628 · Sindh High Court · 1984-01-11Read full judgment →
• Rasool Bux and 4 others vs Muhammad Paryal and 5 others1984 MLD 1162 · Sindh High Court · 1984-09-11Read full judgment →
• Rashidur Rehman Khan vs Chief Land Commissioner, Sind and 4 others1984 MLD 1152 · Sindh High Court · 1984-10-07Read full judgment →
• Rashidullah Khan vs Government of Sind and 3 Others1984 CLC 2002 · Sindh High Court · 1983-11-07Read full judgment →
• Ramzan Mu Hammad vs Alhaj Chaudhry Muhammad Jamil and another1984 MLD 508 · Sindh High Court · 1984-05-21Read full judgment →
• Ramzan Ali vs Karachi Electric Supply Corporation and 3 Others1984 PLD Karachi 401 · Sindh High Court · 1983-12-10Read full judgment →
• Rajab Ali vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2865 · Sindh High Court · 1983-11-29Read full judgment →
• Rajab Ali vs Darius B. Kandawalla and Another1984 PLD Karachi 14 · Sindh High Court · 1983-09-07
  ejectmentpersonal requirementgood faithlandlord and tenant relationshipestoppel by conductjoint ownershipSind Rented Premises Ordinance 1979
  Summary & questions settled

  Four rent appeals were filed by tenants challenging separate ejectment orders passed by the Rent Controller under the Sindh Rented Premises Ordinance, 1979 in favour of the respondent landlords. The landlords sought eviction of four tenements comprising an entire double-storey bungalow on grounds of personal bona fide requirement for use by respondent No. 2, her ailing husband, and unmarried daughter. Certain appellants contested the existence of the landlord-tenant relationship alleging the property was a trust, while all challenged the bona fides and necessity of requiring all four tenements. The High Court dismissed the appeals, holding that appellant Rajab Ali, having long acknowledged tenancy under the respondent, was estopped from denying the relationship. The Court held that residing in an adult child's commodious property does not negate a landlord's natural and legitimate desire to occupy their own property in good faith. Furthermore, the landlord is the sole judge of suitability and accommodation needs according to social status, and tenants cannot dictate partial occupation or allege extravagance to defeat eviction.

  Questions settled

  • Can a tenant who has historically recognized and paid rent to an owner be estopped from later disputing the landlord-tenant relationship on grounds that the property is trust property?
  • Whether a landlord currently living in a house owned by their son is entitled to seek eviction of tenants from their own property on the ground of personal bona fide requirement in good faith?
  • Can jointly owned rented premises be ordered for vacation solely for the personal use and occupation of one of the co-owners?
  • Does a tenant have the legal right to object to an ejectment application on the ground that the entire building sought exceeds the landlord's reasonable accommodation needs or amounts to extravagance?
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• Raja Saleem Akhtar vs Habibullah and 2 others1984 CLC 2604 · Sindh High Court · 1983-08-23Read full judgment →
• Rais Ahmad Barqi vs Shaikh Abdul Qayyum1984 CLC 1057 · Sindh High Court · 1983-10-14Read full judgment →
• Rahim vs Khairunnisa Begum1984 CLC 2566 · Sindh High Court · 1983-11-12Read full judgment →
• Rahim Bux vs Muhammad Iqbal and 5 Others1984 P Cr. L J 1559 · Sindh High Court · 1983-07-16Read full judgment →
• Raheem vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 371 · Sindh High Court · 1983-01-30Read full judgment →
• Ragoo alias Bagan vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2713 · Sindh High Court · 1980-08-05Read full judgment →
• Rafique Ahmad vs Syed Atique Hussain and 4 others1984 CLC 2504 · Sindh High Court · 1984-01-09Read full judgment →
• Rabia, vs Abdul Gbafoor and others1984 MLD 634 · Sindh High Court · 1984-01-22Read full judgment →
• Rab Rakhio and 2 Others vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 847 · Sindh High Court · 1983-10-05Read full judgment →
• Ra Zza K vs Tasadiq Muhammad1984 MLD 598 · Sindh High Court · 1984-01-08Read full judgment →
• Qurban vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2216 · Sindh High Court · 1983-02-05Read full judgment →
• Quality Steel Works Ltd. vs Mst. Nasreen Muhammad Naseem and 41984 CLC 2071 · Sindh High Court · 1983-10-18Read full judgment →
• Qazi Zaheer Ahmad vs Amjad Ali Shaikh1984 MLD 1080 · Sindh High Court · 1984-09-03Read full judgment →
• Qazi T. Zaman vs Dr. Abdul Rashid1984 MLD 91 · Sindh High Court · 1984-03-24Read full judgment →
• Qamaruddin and Anothers vs State Life Insurance Corporation1984 CLC 1559 · Sindh High Court · 1984-02-07Read full judgment →
• Qamar Khan vs Rehmatullah1984 CLC 1924 · Sindh High Court · 1983-10-08Read full judgment →
• Qalandar Ali Shah vs The State1984 P Cr. L J 2275 · Sindh High Court · 1983-11-05Read full judgment →
• Qaimuddin vs Ghulam Sarwar and 3 Others Opponents1984 P Cr. L J 1973 · Sindh High Court · 1983-11-12Read full judgment →
• Provincial Industrial Deve-Lopment Corporation. vs Pakistan And AnotherPTCL 1984 (CL) 204 · Sindh High Court · 1983-08-08Read full judgment →
• Pir Muhammad Jatoi and others vs Province of Sind through the Secretary, Department of Revenue, Government of Sind; Karachi and others1984 MLD 222 · Sindh High Court · 1983-12-03Read full judgment →
• Pir Bux-- Appellant vs Muhammad Ibrahim1984 MLD 828 · Sindh High Court · 1983-05-01Read full judgment →
• Piaro vs The State and Another1984 P Cr. L J 149 · Sindh High Court · 1983-05-18
  cancellation of bailmurderfurther enquiryplea of alibidelay in F.I.R.statutory periodabuse of bail
  Summary & questions settled

  This application for cancellation of bail was filed by the complainant against the respondent who, along with other co-accused, was facing trial for murder. The respondent had been granted bail by the Additional Sessions Judge, Larkana. The complainant contended that the bail was granted in disregard of legal principles and the material on record, arguing that the incident occurred in broad daylight and the F.I.R. was promptly lodged. The High Court observed that the police had dropped two co-accused, one of whom raised a plea of alibi supported by medical records, which created inconsistency in the ocular evidence and necessitated further enquiry. Additionally, the Court noted that the F.I.R. was delayed, the prosecution witnesses were interested, and there was no ballistic report linking the recovered gun to the crime. Furthermore, the respondent had enjoyed the concession of bail for nearly three years without abusing it, and had previously undergone over two years of statutory detention. Consequently, the High Court dismissed the application, holding that once bail is granted, it should not be cancelled unless the concession is abused.

  Questions settled

  • Whether the exclusion of certain co-accused by the police during investigation makes the case against the remaining accused one of further enquiry under Section 497 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898?
  • Can bail once granted be cancelled in the absence of evidence showing that the accused has abused the concession of bail?
  • What is the effect of an unexplained delay in lodging an F.I.R. on an application for cancellation of bail?
  • Does a private complainant's delay in filing an application for cancellation of bail affect its maintainability?
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