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- Azizur Rehman vs Master Plan and Environmental Control1983 CLC 1080 · Sindh High Court · 1982-05-04Read full judgment →
- Azizur Rehman vs Deputy Settlement Commissioner, Na Wabshah and Others1983 CLC 2277 · Sindh High Court · 1982-07-15Read full judgment →
- Aziz Hussain vs Mst. Afifa Khatoon1983 CLC 2368 · Sindh High Court · 1982-05-30Read full judgment →
- Aziz Baig vs Umer Din (Represented by Legal Heirs) and 3 Others1983 CLC 727 · Sindh High Court · 1982-05-23Read full judgment →
- Azeem and 2 Others vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 488 · Sindh High Court · 1982-11-15Read full judgment →
- Aurangzeb Dar vs S. M. Alam1983 CLC 3220 · Sindh High Court · 1983-03-07Read full judgment →
- Ata-Ur-Rahim vs v And Others1983 PLC 1213 · Sindh High Court · -Read full judgment →
- Assadullah Khan vs Abdul Karim1983 CLC 2061 · Sindh High Court · 1982-09-12Read full judgment →
- Aslam vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 1003 · Sindh High Court · 1983-03-05Read full judgment →
- Arifullah Shah and Another vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 267 · Sindh High Court · 1981-05-09Read full judgment →
- Arif Hussain vs Maria Elice Hussain and Another1983 CLC 353 · Sindh High Court · 1982-05-23Read full judgment →
- Arick Alias Ari Alias Harry vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 2337 · Sindh High Court · 1983-02-16Read full judgment →
- Arbitration Between Dampskibsselskabet Nordon Aktieselskale vs Ahmed Shipping Lines Limited, Wallace Road, Karachi1983 PLD Karachi 247 · Sindh High Court · 1982-08-08Read full judgment →
Summary & questions settled
This matter concerns an application to enforce a foreign arbitration award under the Arbitration (Protocol and Convention) Act, 1937. The core legal questions were whether an award rendered by an Umpire, where the underlying charter-party clause specified three arbitrators, was valid, and whether the Umpire possessed the authority to award interest on the damages. The Court held that the award was valid and enforceable. Applying the principle that the validity of a foreign award is governed by the law of the country where it was made, the Court relied on Section 9(1) of the English Arbitration Act, 1950, which mandates that an agreement for three arbitrators be treated as an agreement for an Umpire. Consequently, the Umpire’s decision was upheld. Additionally, the Court affirmed that under English law, arbitrators have the authority to award interest on damages in commercial transactions. The Court rejected the respondents' reliance on Pakistani precedents, emphasizing that the lex loci arbitri governs the procedure and substantive rights of the arbitration, thereby directing the award to be made a rule of the Court.
Questions settled- Does an arbitration clause providing for three arbitrators effectively mandate the appointment of an Umpire under the English Arbitration Act, 1950?
- Is the validity of a foreign arbitration award determined by the law of the country where the award was made?
- Does an arbitrator have the legal authority to award interest on damages in a commercial dispute governed by English law?
- Anwar vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 1024 · Sindh High Court · 1983-01-29Read full judgment →
- Anwar Muhammad vs Inamur Rahim Khan1983 CLC 376 · Sindh High Court · 1982-09-08Read full judgment →
- Anwar Hussain vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 1453 · Sindh High Court · 1983-01-30Read full judgment →
- Anwar Hussain vs Deputy Settlement Commissioner, Larkana and 41983 CLC 851 · Sindh High Court · 1982-11-18Read full judgment →
Summary & questions settled
This revision petition challenged the dismissal of a civil suit by lower courts, which held that the jurisdiction of civil courts was barred regarding a dispute over a Permanent Transfer Deed (PTD) issued by the Settlement Department. The petitioner’s father had purchased a property, paid the consideration, and received a PTD. Subsequently, authorities declared the compensation book used for payment as bogus and threatened to cancel the PTD. The core legal question was whether civil courts possess jurisdiction to review the actions of a Special Tribunal when an order is challenged as illegal, void, or violative of natural justice, and whether settlement authorities retain power to cancel a PTD once issued. The High Court held that civil courts retain jurisdiction to examine whether a Special Tribunal acted within the law, particularly when orders are void or breach fundamental procedural principles. Furthermore, the Court ruled that settlement authorities lack the power to reopen or cancel a PTD once issued, as it confers a vested right. Consequently, the impugned notice and cancellation were declared void.
Questions settled- Does a civil court have jurisdiction to review the actions of a Special Tribunal if the order is alleged to be illegal or void?
- Can a Settlement Authority cancel a Permanent Transfer Deed after it has been issued?
- Is a show-cause notice required before a Settlement Authority can cancel a transfer of property?
- Anjuman-I-Islamia Pakistan vs Province of Sind and Another1983 CLC 394 · Sindh High Court · 1982-02-24Read full judgment →
- Anjuman-E-Falah (Regd.), Orangi Township, Karachi vs The Director1983 CLC 3187 · Sindh High Court · 1983-01-30Read full judgment →
- Amjad Mirza and Another vs Deputy Controller of Buildings, Zone VIII, Karachi and 10 Others1983 PLD Karachi 579 · Sindh High Court · 1983-02-08Read full judgment →
- Amir Ali and 4 Others vs Amanullah and 3 Others1983 CLC 1330 · Sindh High Court · 1982-08-14Read full judgment →
- Aminuddin and 10 Others vs Abdul Salam and 2 Others1983 CLC 3110 · Sindh High Court · 1983-03-30Read full judgment →
- Amar Lal and Another vs Maulvi Muhammad Saeed1983 CLC 1000 · Sindh High Court · 1983-03-01Read full judgment →
- Amanullah and 3 Others vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 544 · Sindh High Court · 1982-09-12Read full judgment →
- Alvia Tablighi Trust vs Federation of Pakistan and Others1983 CLC 2307 · Sindh High Court · 1982-06-23Read full judgment →
- Altaf Hussain and 3 Others vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 1148 · Sindh High Court · 1983-03-30Read full judgment →
- Ally Jang Shah Khan vs Mst. Anwary Begum and 6 Others1983 CLC 1446 · Sindh High Court · 1982-04-12Read full judgment →
- Allied Bank of Pakistan vs M. A. Sattar A. Shakoor & Co. and 7 Others1983 CLC 2644 · Sindh High Court · 1982-02-23Read full judgment →
- Allah Yar vs Custodian of Evacuee Property and 5 Others1983 CLC 1946 · Sindh High Court · 1982-12-13Read full judgment →
- Allah Rakhio Alias More vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 1714 · Sindh High Court · 1983-03-31Read full judgment →
- Allah Ditto and Others vs Deputy Commissioner, Incharge Settlement1983 CLC 2989 · Sindh High Court · 1978-04-01Read full judgment →
- Allah Dino vs Mst. Sabira and 6 Others1983 PLD Karachi 492 · Sindh High Court · 1983-02-19Read full judgment →
- All Pakistan Women's Association, Hyderabad vs Muhammad Aleem1983 CLC 2613 · Sindh High Court · 1982-02-03Read full judgment →
- Alimuddin vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 2457 · Sindh High Court · 1981-12-15Read full judgment →
- Ali Sher and 2 Other vs Registrar, Trade Unions, Sind and ? Others1983 PLC 171 · Sindh High Court · 1982-09-01Read full judgment →
- Ali Muhammad vs Ramzani and 6 OTHERSs1983 P Cr. L J 1086 · Sindh High Court · 1981-10-05Read full judgment →
- Ali Muhammad vs Muhammad Faroq1983 CLC 476 · Sindh High Court · 1982-10-23Read full judgment →
- Ali Muhammad Brohi vs Haji Muhammad Hashim1983 CLC 2052 · Sindh High Court · 1982-04-21Read full judgment →
- Ali Muhammad and Another vs Baboo alias Muhammad Ibrahim1983 CLC 3189 · Sindh High Court · 1983-05-07Read full judgment →
- Ali Muhammad and 2 Others vs Gulfam and Another1983 PLD Karachi 99 · Sindh High Court · 1982-06-11Read full judgment →
Summary & questions settled
This judgment disposes of two connected suits relating to a declaration, cancellation of a conveyance deed, redemption of a mortgage, and possession of a property. The core legal questions involved whether an attorney possessed the implied power to delegate authority to sell or mortgage the principal's property, whether a separate power of attorney executed alongside an equitable mortgage constituted a clog on the equity of redemption, and whether an unauthorized filing of a suit by an agent could be cured through subsequent ratification. The court held that an agent cannot delegate authority without express power under the maxim delegatus non potest delegare, that a mortgagee under an equitable mortgage cannot sell the property privately without the intervention of the court, and that any separate collateral arrangement restricting the right of redemption amounts to a void clog on the equity of redemption, though procedural irregularities like an unauthorized plaint are curable by subsequent ratification. The key principles laid down include the strict construction of powers of attorney, the prohibition against private sale in equitable mortgages, and the validity of subsequent ratification curing procedural filing defects.
Questions settled- Whether an agent or attorney can delegate powers of sale or mortgage without express authority from the principal?
- Does a mortgagee under an equitable mortgage by deposit of title deeds have the right to sell the mortgaged property privately without the intervention of the court?
- Whether a separate power of attorney executed to secure a mortgage loan that bypasses the mortgagor's right to redeem constitutes a clog on the equity of redemption?
- Can the unauthorized institution of a suit and signing of a plaint by an agent be validated through subsequent ratification by the principals?
- Ali Bux and Another S vs Murad and Another1983 P Cr. L J 2479 · Sindh High Court · 1982-08-29Read full judgment →
- Akhtar Saleem Adhami vs MRS. Shela Akhtar Adhami1983 CLC 2725 · Sindh High Court · 1981-11-08Read full judgment →
- Akhtar Hussain Jaffery vs Imtiaz Hussain and 2 Others1983 CLC 1956 · Sindh High Court · 1982-12-11Read full judgment →
- Aijaz Hussain vs Qaisar and ANOTHERs1983 P Cr. L J 129 · Sindh High Court · 1980-05-18Read full judgment →
- Aijaz Ahmad vs Messrs Amin Fabrics Ltd.1983 PLD Karachi 63 · Sindh High Court · 1982-06-26Read full judgment →
Summary & questions settled
This single judgment disposes of three consolidated civil suits filed by commercial agents/exporters against an industrial manufacturing company seeking damages for breach of eleven F.O.B. contracts for the supply of hessian cloth bales intended for export to Iran. The defendants contested the suits on grounds that the contracts were unconcluded, the plaintiffs failed to meet pre-conditions, the contracts were frustrated, and no actual damages were proved. The High Court found that the contracts were fully concluded, noting that the defendants had previously acknowledged their existence by filing applications under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act 1940. It held that alleged non-payment of advance monies was not a condition precedent and that the frustration plea was abandoned. Addressing damages, the court held that while general breach damages are assessed under Section 73 of the Contract Act 1872 based on contract-market price differentials, where goods were specifically bought for resale to foreign principals (falling under Illustration (j)), actual loss sustained must be shown. Because the plaintiffs deliberately withheld evidence of their resale contracts and actual loss, the court awarded only nominal damages.
Questions settled- Does filing an application under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act 1940 constitute an admission of the existence of a concluded contract?
- Whether the failure to pay an advance amount stipulated in a contract automatically excuses non-performance if such payment was not mutually treated as a condition precedent?
- What is the appropriate measure of damages under Section 73 of the Contract Act 1872 when an aggrieved party deliberately withholds evidence of actual loss on resale contracts?
- Can a court award nominal damages for breach of contract when a breach is established but actual monetary loss is not proved?
- Ahsan Ahmad Shah and Another vs The State1983 PCr.LJ 1101 · Sindh High Court · 1983-01-30Read full judgment →
- Ahmad Abdus Salam vs Anwar Elahi and Others1983 CLC 2775 · Sindh High Court · 1982-11-01Read full judgment →
- Aftab Syed vs Mst. Suraya Sarwar1983 CLC 2189 · Sindh High Court · 1982-08-25Read full judgment →
- Aftab Rashid vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 1483 · Sindh High Court · 1982-04-12Read full judgment →
- Afaqur Rehman vs MRS. Rehana Sam11983 CLC 1105 · Sindh High Court · 1982-05-03Read full judgment →
- Adam Hussain and Another vs Muhammad Ayub Defandant1983 CLC 2054 · Sindh High Court · 1982-04-09Read full judgment →
- Adam Abdul Kareem vs M. v. Kaptains Mitsos1983 CLC 1639 · Sindh High Court · 1982-11-02Read full judgment →
- Abu Bakr. vs Mst. Najma Faruqi1983 CLC 2610 · Sindh High Court · 1982-02-03Read full judgment →
- Abid Iqbal Ansari vs Javid Tabasum Opponent1983 CLC 3004 · Sindh High Court · 1982-11-27Read full judgment →
- Abdur Rashid vs K. D. A. and Others1983 CLC 2465 · Sindh High Court · 1982-01-18Read full judgment →
- Abdul Wajid vs Shaikh Fazl Ur Rehman1983 CLC 3018 · Sindh High Court · 1983-05-07Read full judgment →
- Abdul Wahid and 4 Others vs Deputy Commissioner, Sanghar and Others1983 CLC 1412 · Sindh High Court · 1982-03-12Read full judgment →
- Abdul Waheed and 7 Others vs Muhammad Hussain and Another1983 CLC 922 · Sindh High Court · 1982-11-06Read full judgment →
- Abdul Salam Shamsi and Another vs Deputy Commissioner and Another1983 CLC 2633 · Sindh High Court · 1982-05-03Read full judgment →
- Abdul Salam Baig vs Uttam Chand and 2 Others1983 CLC 1617 · Sindh High Court · 1982-09-06Read full judgment →
- Abdul Salaam and 2 Others vs Muhammad Rasheed1983 CLC 1058 · Sindh High Court · 1982-05-22Read full judgment →
- Abdul Rehman vs Vessel "Marianna N.L."1983 PLD Karachi 242 · Sindh High Court · 1982-09-06Read full judgment →
- Abdul Rehman vs Parvez Ahmed Butt and 2 Others1983 CLC 1740 · Sindh High Court · 1982-11-13Read full judgment →
Summary & questions settled
This matter concerns a suit for a declaration and injunction against the Karachi Development Authority (KDA) regarding the cancellation of a layout plan and the subsequent demolition of the plaintiff's construction. The core legal question was whether the KDA’s unilateral withdrawal of the approved layout plan and the demolition of the plaintiff’s property, initiated upon the direction of the Deputy Commissioner, was legal and compliant with due process. The Court held that the KDA’s action was illegal and arbitrary because it was taken without serving a prior show-cause notice or affording the plaintiff an opportunity to be heard. The Court further determined that Section 69 of the Partnership Act 1932 did not bar the suit, as the litigation did not involve enforcing contractual rights against the firm or its members. The key principle laid down is that administrative authorities cannot cancel approved plans or demolish property based on allegations of misrepresentation without first providing the affected party a proper opportunity to defend their position and explain their title, in accordance with the principles of natural justice.
Questions settled- Can a statutory authority cancel an approved layout plan without providing a show-cause notice to the affected party?
- Does Section 69 of the Partnership Act 1932 bar a suit that does not seek to enforce a contract against a firm or its members?
- Is an administrative action taken without an opportunity of hearing legally sustainable?
- Abdul Rehman vs Noor Muhammad and Another1983 CLC 2865 · Sindh High Court · 1983-03-23Read full judgment →
- Abdul Rehman vs Karachi Development Authority and Another1983 PLD Karachi 186 · Sindh High Court · 1982-03-17Read full judgment →
- Abdul Razzak vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 2056 · Sindh High Court · 1983-04-16Read full judgment →
- Abdul Razzak vs Mst. Farkhunda Sultana1983 CLC 122 · Sindh High Court · 1982-07-14Read full judgment →
- Abdul Rasool Aid Another vs The State and ANOTHERs1983 P Cr. L J 1021 · Sindh High Court · 1983-03-01Read full judgment →
- Abdul Rashid vs Muhammad Zakaria Khan1983 CLC 1304 · Sindh High Court · 1982-04-04Read full judgment →
- Abdul Rashid and Another vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 42 · Sindh High Court · 1982-04-18Read full judgment →
Summary & questions settled
This criminal miscellaneous petition seeks the quashment of proceedings pending before a Magistrate under Section 447 of the Pakistan Penal Code relating to a property dispute over a plot of land. The core legal question is whether a mere civil dispute regarding immovable property and taking possession in the absence of the owner, without the specific statutory ingredients of criminal trespass including the requisite intent to intimidate, insult, or annoy a person in possession, constitutes an offence under Section 447 of the Pakistan Penal Code. The Sindh High Court held that mere civil trespass or taking possession without the specific intent required under Section 441 of the Pakistan Penal Code does not amount to criminal trespass, especially where the dispute is civil in nature and subject to pending civil litigation. The Court laid down that to sustain a charge of criminal trespass, the prosecution must specifically state the intent and name the person intimidated, insulted, or annoyed, and that continuing criminal proceedings over a bona fide civil property dispute constitutes an abuse of the process of the court.
Questions settled- Does a mere civil trespass or taking possession of property without consent amount to criminal trespass under Section 447 of the Pakistan Penal Code without proof of specific intent to intimidate, insult, or annoy?
- Can criminal proceedings under Section 447 of the Pakistan Penal Code be sustained when the underlying dispute is essentially of a civil nature concerning immovable property?
- Is it mandatory for a charge of criminal trespass to specifically state the intent with which the entry was made and name the person allegedly intimidated, insulted, or annoyed?
- Abdul Rashid and 2 Others vs Settlement Commissioner, Karachi and 21983 CLC 1733 · Sindh High Court · 1982-12-06Read full judgment →
- Abdul Rasheed vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 105 · Sindh High Court · 1982-05-24Read full judgment →
- Abdul Rasheed Alias Sheedu vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 1091 · Sindh High Court · 1982-11-01Read full judgment →
- Abdul Rahman vs The State and 18 Others-1983 P Cr. L J 484 · Sindh High Court · 1982-11-14Read full judgment →
- Abdul Rahman vs Ghulam Muhammad1983 CLC 2174 · Sindh High Court · 1982-09-15Read full judgment →
- Abdul Rahim vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 2345 · Sindh High Court · 1983-05-24Read full judgment →
- Abdul Rahim vs Abdul Rauf and Another1983 P Cr. L J 1390 · Sindh High Court · 1982-11-22Read full judgment →
- Abdul Rahim 4 and Others vs Province of Sind 3 and Others1983 CLC 1478 · Sindh High Court · 1983-01-09Read full judgment →
- Abdul Rab Shaji vs Aftab Ahmad Hashim Opponent1983 CLC 2660 · Sindh High Court · 1982-05-11Read full judgment →
- Abdul Qadir vs Mst. Parveen and 3 Others1983 CLC 1451 · Sindh High Court · 1982-03-09Read full judgment →
- Abdul Naeem vs Ghulam Moinuddin1983 CLC 925 · Sindh High Court · 1982-12-18Read full judgment →
- Abdul Majeed Khan vs Abdullah and 3 Others1983 CLC 398 · Sindh High Court · 1982-05-24Read full judgment →
- Abdul Karim Jaffrani vs United Bank Ltd. and 2 Others1983 CLC 3130 · Sindh High Court · 1983-01-24Read full judgment →
- Abdul KADER/Tenant vs Saiyid Irtiza HUSSAIN/Landlord1983 CLC 1754 · Sindh High Court · 1983-04-06Read full judgment →
- Abdul Haq vs The State1983 PCr. L J 1610 · Sindh High Court · 1983-02-19Read full judgment →
- Abdul Hamid vs The State1983 P Cr. L J 1435 · Sindh High Court · 1983-02-12Read full judgment →
- Abdul Hamid vs MRS. Parvin Faredoon and 8 Others1983 PLD Karachi 168 · Sindh High Court · 1982-11-10Read full judgment →
Summary & questions settled
This second rent appeal arises from an order of the first appellate authority setting aside the Rent Controller's ejectment order against the respondents on grounds of subletting and unauthorized construction. The core legal questions involve the maintainability of a second rent appeal following the enactment of the Sind Rented Premises Ordinance, 1979, and whether the first appellate authority correctly reversed the finding of subletting based on the evidence. The court held that the right to a second appeal in pending matters was saved under Section 27(2) of the Sind Rented Premises Ordinance, 1979, and that the appellate authority's reversal of the finding of unauthorized subletting was based on a misreading of evidence and unsupported by the record. The key principles laid down are that a substantive right of appeal is not taken away without express words or necessary intendment, and a first appellate court's finding of fact that reverses the trial court without logical basis or due to a misreading of evidence is open to interference in second appeal.
Questions settled- Whether a second appeal is competent against an order passed in a first appeal under the repealed Sind Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance, 1959, after the enactment of the Sind Rented Premises Ordinance, 1979?
- Does the mere unauthorized construction by a tenant constitute a valid ground for eviction under the Sind Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance, 1959, without proof of material impairment to the value and utility of the premises?
- To what extent can a second appellate court interfere with a finding of fact reached by the first appellate authority that is at variance with the trial court's finding?
- Whether long-term occupation of a portion of the premises by a sub-tenant without explicit written permission suffices to establish the landlord's consent to subletting?
- Abdul Hamid vs MRS. Parvin Fardoon and 5 Others1983 PLD Karachi 181 · Sindh High Court · 1982-11-10Read full judgment →
- Abdul Hamid vs Abdul Ghani1983 CLC 1022 · Sindh High Court · 1983-01-22Read full judgment →
- Abdul Hafiz Khan vs The State and ANOTHBRs1983 P Cr. L J 1078 · Sindh High Court · 1983-04-03Read full judgment →
- Abdul Hafeez vs Province of West Pakistan and 3 Others1983 PLD Karachi 40 · Sindh High Court · 1981-12-09Read full judgment →
- Abdul Ghani vs Bachal Khan and 6 Others1983 P Cr. L J 886 · Sindh High Court · 1982-12-14Read full judgment →
- Abdul Ghani vs Ali Muhammad and Another1983 CLC 1982 · Sindh High Court · 1982-10-23Read full judgment →
- Abdul Ghaffar vs Mst. Aisha Bai1983 CLC 1770 · Sindh High Court · 1982-11-27Read full judgment →
- Abdul Bari and 5 Others vs Muhammad Ishaq1983 CLC 2193 · Sindh High Court · 1982-09-01Read full judgment →
- Abdul Aziz vs Abdul Razzak and 3 Others1983 CLC 1738 · Sindh High Court · 1983-04-10Read full judgment →
- Abbasi Textile Mills Ltd, vs Shadab Company and Others1983 CLC 916 · Sindh High Court · 1982-11-28Read full judgment →
- Abbas Bhoy and Another vs Government of Sind and Another1983 CLC 2711 · Sindh High Court · 1982-04-06Read full judgment →
- A. Rahim Zubairi and Another vs Nizamuddin and 5 Others1983 P Cr. L J 467 · Sindh High Court · 1982-06-01Read full judgment →
- A. R. Khan & Sons Ltd. vs Rice Export Corporation of Pakistan1983 PLC 483 · Sindh High Court · 1982-09-26Read full judgment →