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.

• Pakistan Chemical and Sodium Silicate Industries Versus Lever Brothers (Pak.) Ltd.1987 MLD 1270 · Sindh High Court · 1987-03-15Read full judgment →
• Karachi Development Authority Versus Wali Ahmed Khan1987 MLD 1253 · Sindh High Court · 1987-03-31Read full judgment →
• Tai Brothers Versus Noor Silk Mills Ltd.1987 MLD 113 · Sindh High CourtRead full judgment →
• Fauji Foundation Versus Central Board of Revenue1987 MLD 106 · Sindh High CourtRead full judgment →
• Province of West Pakistan Versus Baboo Khan1986 MLD 987 · Sindh High CourtRead full judgment →
• Saleem Lodhia : in Re Versus Saleem Lodhia : in Re1986 MLD 897 · Sindh High Court · 1984-04-08Read full judgment →
• Roshan Ara Ismail Versus National Bank of Pakistan1986 MLD 3259 · Sindh High CourtRead full judgment →
• Muhammad Shafique Versus State1986 MLD 2919 · Sindh High CourtRead full judgment →
• National Bank of Pakistan Versus Sarfraz Khan1986 MLD 27 · Sindh High CourtRead full judgment →
• Muhammad Irfan Alam Versus State1986 MLD 2613 · Sindh High CourtRead full judgment →
• Abdul Aziz Versus State1986 MLD 2484 · Sindh High Court · 1985-03-18Read full judgment →
• Muh:Immad Rafique Versus State1986 MLD 2358 · Sindh High Court · 1977-01-10Read full judgment →
• Messrs United Bank Ltd. Versus Messrs Ali Vehicles1986 MLD 1924 · Sindh High CourtRead full judgment →
• Muhammad Haneef Versus State1986 MLD 1912 · Sindh High Court · 1986-10-27Read full judgment →
• United Bank Ltd. Versus Lakhani Textile Mills1986 MLD 1894 · Sindh High Court · 1986-05-04Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Abdul Kassim Versus Muslim Commercial Bank Ltd1986 MLD 1892 · Sindh High Court · 1986-05-05Read full judgment →
• Niamat Versus Administrator of Auqaf1986 MLD 1738 · Sindh High Court · 1986-05-25Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Yusuf Versus Krjuda Bakhsh1986 MLD 1678 · Sindh High Court · 1986-05-21Read full judgment →
• Ashraf Khan Versus Gul Muhammad1986 MLD 1602 · Sindh High Court · 1985-10-17Read full judgment →
• Razaul Haq Versus Muhammad Hanif1986 MLD 1592 · Sindh High Court · 1986-02-02Read full judgment →
• Abdul Rehman Versus State1986 MLD 1564 · Sindh High Court · 1986-07-03Read full judgment →
• Playboy Enterprise Inc. Versus Registrar of Trade Marks1986 MLD 1312 · Sindh High Court · 1986-04-22Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Aslam Versus Abdul Hamid Khan1986 MLD 1247 · Sindh High Court · 1986-03-09Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hussain Versus State1986 MLD 1205 · Sindh High Court · 1986-05-04Read full judgment →
• Mrs. Sher Bano Versus Kelli Patel1986 MLD 114 · Sindh High Court · 1985-11-11Read full judgment →
• Farhat Sultan Versus State1986 MLD 1057 · Sindh High Court · 1986-03-11Read full judgment →
• Din Muhammad Versus State1986 MLD 1052 · Sindh High Court · 1986-05-08Read full judgment →
• Israr Ahmad Versus Abdul Aziz1985 MLD 511 · Sindh High Court · 1985-04-10Read full judgment →
• Naushaba Masroor Versus Rasheeda Khatoon1985 MLD 236 · Sindh High Court · 1985-03-03Read full judgment →
• 1985 MLD 15171985 MLD 1517 · Sindh High CourtRead full judgment →
• Ghulam Akbar Mangi Versus MRS. Shah Noor Fazal1984 MLD 946 · Sindh High Court · 1984-02-19Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Kabiruddin Versus Jalil Ahmad1984 MLD 82 · Sindh High Court · 1984-04-01Read full judgment →
• Allah Wasaya Wajid Ali Versus Karachi Municipal Corporation1984 MLD 814 · Sindh High Court · 1984-01-22Read full judgment →
• Hoor Bai Versus Waris Masood1984 MLD 71 · Sindh High Court · 1984-03-01Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Iftikhar Malik Versus Surraiya Sultana1984 MLD 700 · Sindh High Court · 1984-04-29Read full judgment →
• Amir All Zia Versus Senior Civil Judge/Rent Controller1984 MLD 579 · Sindh High Court · 1981-04-14Read full judgment →
• Abdul Karim Versus Abdul Shakoor1984 MLD 559 · Sindh High Court · 1980-09-02Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nafai Versus Muhammad Saifuddin1984 MLD 432 · Sindh High Court · 1983-10-10Read full judgment →
• National Bank of Pakistan Versus Siddiq Munawar1984 MLD 386 · Sindh High Court · 1984-01-09Read full judgment →
• Mian Muhammad Allah Bakhsh Ltd. Versus Revenue Officer, Executive Engineer, Electricity, WAPDA1984 MLD 338 · Sindh High Court · 1984-06-03Read full judgment →
• Syed Muhammad Hassan Ashraf Versus Aijaz-Ur-Rehman1984 MLD 242 · Sindh High Court · 1983-12-11Read full judgment →
• Nikhat Riaz Versus Manzoor Hassan Azmi1984 MLD 213 · Sindh High Court · 1983-11-01Read full judgment →
• Abdul Hamid Versus Allah Nawazo1984 MLD 185 · Sindh High Court · 1983-11-16Read full judgment →
• Suleman Motala Versus Turab Ali1984 MLD 1205 · Sindh High Court · 1984-10-14Read full judgment →
• Abdullah Khan Versus Amtul Begum1984 MLD 1156 · Sindh High Court · 1984-09-30Read full judgment →
• Farid Ahmed Shamsi Versus Kifayatunnisa1984 MLD 1091 · Sindh High Court · 1984-09-26Read full judgment →
• Riaz Ahmad Versus Jamila1984 MLD 1086 · Sindh High Court · 1984-12-11Read full judgment →
• Saleem Khatoon Versus Deputy Commissioner/Authorised Officer1984 MLD 1000 · Sindh High Court · 1984-10-21Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Rasool Versus Mst. Jannat Khatoon2025 CLC 975 · Sindh High Court · 2025-03-24Read full judgment →
• Rubina Lewis Versus Public at Large2025 CLC 2060 · Sindh High Court · 2025-03-05Read full judgment →
• Allah Bux Versus Ali Mohammad2025 CLC 1973 · Sindh High Court · 2024-05-14Read full judgment →
• Abdul Qadir Pathan Versus Nabi Bux Pathan2025 CLC 1936 · Sindh High Court · 2024-02-12Read full judgment →
• Mst. Shaheen Qureshi Versus The Mukhtiarkar, Taluka City Hyderabad2025 CLC 1920 · Sindh High Court · 2025-05-13Read full judgment →
• Chief Commissioner Inland Revenue Corporate Tax Office-FBR Versus Federal Secretary / Revisional Authority Ministry of Eligious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony-Islamabad2025 CLC 1875 · Sindh High Court · 2025-05-27Read full judgment →
• Syed Zafar Iqbal Versus Sardar Wali Khan2025 CLC 1860 · Sindh High Court · 2025-02-27Read full judgment →
• Saif Enterprises Versus Province of Sindh2025 CLC 1826 · Sindh High Court · 2025-03-13Read full judgment →
• Hafeezullah Abdul Rehman Versus Province of Sindh through Principal Secretary Chief Minister2025 CLC 1818 · Sindh High Court · 2024-05-29Read full judgment →
• Ali Akbar Versus Abdul Jabbar2025 CLC 1791 · Sindh High Court · 2025-02-18Read full judgment →
• Rasool Bux Versus The Province of Sindh through Secretary Revenue Department, Karachi2025 CLC 1744 · Sindh High Court · 2025-03-28Read full judgment →
• Worldcall Cable (Private) Limited Versus The Federation of Pakistan through Secretary Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Islamabad2025 CLC 1733 · Sindh High Court · 2024-08-22Read full judgment →
• Faisal Amjad Versus Province of Sindh2025 CLC 1664 · Sindh High Court · 2024-09-07Read full judgment →
• Sui Southern Gas Company Limited Versus Tajuddin Waqar Shaikh2025 CLC 1629 · Sindh High Court · 2025-05-14Read full judgment →
• Nizar Ali Fazwani Versus Federation of Pakistan through Secretary of Interior, Islamabad2025 CLC 1607 · Sindh High Court · 2025-03-26Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Anis Versus Pak Gulf Leasing Company Limited2025 CLC 1552 · Sindh High Court · 2025-02-26Read full judgment →
• Meezan Bank Limited Versus Eduljee Dinshaw (Pvt.) Limited2025 CLC 1510 · Sindh High Court · 2025-04-30Read full judgment →
• Najeebul Haq Versus Works Cooperative Housing Society, Ltd2025 CLC 1472 · Sindh High Court · 2024-12-18Read full judgment →
• Mst. Shamshad Begum Versus Shahid Ali2025 CLC 1418 · Sindh High Court · 2025-04-21Read full judgment →
• Waqar Ali Rahujo Versus Dileep Kumar2025 CLC 1394 · Sindh High Court · 2025-04-07Read full judgment →
• Saeed Ahmed Versus Shabbir Ahmed2025 CLC 1369 · Sindh High Court · 2025-03-25Read full judgment →
• National Telecommunication Corporation Versus Zahra Communications2025 CLC 1260 · Sindh High Court · 2024-12-16Read full judgment →
• Pakistan Defence Officers Housing Authority Versus Province of Sindh2025 CLC 1237 · Sindh High Court · 2024-12-19Read full judgment →
• ICI Pakistan Ltd. Versus Al Abid Silk Mills Ltd.2025 CLC 1224 · Sindh High Court · 2025-02-17Read full judgment →
• Khan Bahadur Lund Versus Federation of Pakistan through Chairman, NADRA, Islamabad2025 CLC 1206 · Sindh High Court · 2025-03-11Read full judgment →
• Oilboy (Pvt.) Ltd. Versus Pak Qatar Investment (Pvt.) Ltd.2025 CLC 1175 · Sindh High Court · 2025-03-20Read full judgment →
• Cedar (Pvt.) Limited Versus Soneri Bank Limited2025 CLC 1131 · Sindh High Court · 2024-01-23Read full judgment →
• Cedar Private Limited Versus Senior Civil Judge-II/Rent Controller Karachi South2025 CLC 1116 · Sindh High Court · 2024-09-09Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Rasool Versus Chief Election Commissioner through Provincial Election Commissioner Sindh2025 CLC 1096 · Sindh High Court · 2023-08-22Read full judgment →
• Abdul Sami Kehar Versus Amanullah Dasti2025 CLC 1083 · Sindh High Court · 2024-11-27Read full judgment →
• Mehmood Brothers Versus Yousuf Ali2025 CLC 1054 · Sindh High Court · 2025-02-20Read full judgment →
• Fazul Hussain (deceased) Versus Mukhtiar Ahmed2025 CLC 1018 · Sindh High Court · 2024-05-31Read full judgment →
• Najam-Ur-Rehman Versus Masooma Hassan2023 CLC 991 · Sindh High Court · 2021-10-15Read full judgment →
• Abdul Waheed Versus Syed Akbar Hussain Wasti2023 CLC 592 · Sindh High Court · 2022-02-28Read full judgment →
• Mohsin Ghayur Haider Versus Iind Senior Civil Judge/RC2022 CLC 970 · Sindh High Court · 2018-09-19Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Mustafa Khan Versus Ali Sher2022 CLC 953 · Sindh High Court · 2021-11-26Read full judgment →
• Marie Stopes Society Versus Federation of Pakistan2022 CLC 880 · Sindh High Court · 2022-01-28Read full judgment →
• Niaz Ahmed Versus Zain-Ul-Abedin2022 CLC 1772 · Sindh High Court · 2020-09-29Read full judgment →
• MRS. Geeta Naryana Shahani Versus Shyam Prem Shahani2022 CLC 1160 · Sindh High Court · 2022-01-10Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Usman Versus State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan Constituted and Established2021 CLC 796 · Sindh High Court · 2020-09-07Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ramzan Versus Nanoo2021 CLC 732 · Sindh High Court · 2020-02-03Read full judgment →
• Vertiv Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. and Vertiv (Singapore) Versus NTG Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd.2021 CLC 377 · Sindh High Court · 2018-05-31Read full judgment →
• Cdr (Retd.) Muhammad Sharif Versus Lt. Col. (Retd.) Ghulam Farid2021 CLC 1856 · Sindh High Court · 2020-05-29Read full judgment →
• Mrs. Sakina Suleman Versus Muhammad Arif Janjua2021 CLC 1527 · Sindh High Court · 2021-05-31Read full judgment →
• Chaudhry Muhammad Younus Versus Maqsood Alam2021 CLC 1193 · Sindh High Court · 2020-03-12Read full judgment →
• Faysal Bank Limited Versus Banking Mohtasib2020 CLC 822 · Sindh High Court · 2019-06-26Read full judgment →
• Sajjad Ahmed Chandio Versus State2020 CLC 632 · Sindh High Court · 2019-07-24Read full judgment →
• Mst. Muniba Raheel Versus Raheel Taufiq Feroz2020 CLC 1353 · Sindh High Court · 2019-12-04Read full judgment →
• Inayat Ali Versus Afsar Hussain Ph.D2019 CLC 915 · Sindh High Court · 2018-04-24Read full judgment →
• Dr. Suleman Versus Higher Education Commission of Pakistan2019 CLC 601 · Sindh High Court · 2017-06-14
  plagiarismPh.D. degreeacademic autonomyrejection of plaintbar of jurisdictionuniversity syndicatehigher educationnatural justice
  Summary & questions settled

  This matter arose from a suit filed by a Vice-Chancellor seeking a declaration that his Ph.D. degree in Economics awarded by the University of Karachi was valid, legal, and free from plagiarism, alongside an injunction against the University's Syndicate from enforcing its decision to cancel his degree. The Defendant University moved an application under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 for rejection of the plaint, citing Section 51 of the University of Karachi Act 1972 which bars court jurisdiction.

  The core legal question before the High Court was whether civil courts should interfere in the academic autonomy and internal evaluative determinations of universities—specifically decisions recalling a doctorate degree on grounds of academic plagiarism.

  The High Court allowed the Defendant's application and rejected the plaint. The Court held that there are no vested rights in maintaining a Ph.D. degree facing plagiarism challenges, and courts must maintain a minimalistic approach, refraining from substituting their judgment for academic subject experts and university syndicates on matters of academic research integrity.

  Questions settled

  • Does a statutory bar on jurisdiction under university legislation preclude civil courts from interfering in academic determinations regarding plagiarism?
  • Can a court substitute its own judgment for that of academic subject-matter experts and a university syndicate in revoking a Ph.D. degree?
  • Does a doctorate degree holder possess a vested right to prevent a university from recalling a degree on grounds of alleged plagiarism?
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• Mst. Nafeesa Siddiqui Versus Danish Rafique2019 CLC 1739 · Sindh High Court · 2018-10-16Read full judgment →
• Hafiz Muhammad Abdullah Versus Hafiz Muhammad Adnan2018 CLC 827 · Sindh High Court · 2017-06-05Read full judgment →