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.

• Abrar Hussain Versus Viith Additional District Judge, South Karachi2018 CLC 664 · Sindh High Court · 2017-11-24Read full judgment →
• Al-Riaz (Pvt.) Ltd. Versus Muhammad Ismail2018 CLC 596 · Sindh High Court · 2017-07-14Read full judgment →
• M/s. Herbertsons Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd Versus The IIIrd Rent Controller and Senior Civil Judge West Karachi2018 CLC 1885 · Sindh High Court · 2018-05-18Read full judgment →
• Luqman Versus Province of Sindh2018 CLC 1838 · Sindh High Court · 2018-04-17Read full judgment →
• Saifuddin Versus Zainuddin2017 CLC 1741 · Sindh High Court · 2016-03-04Read full judgment →
• Faridullah Khan Versus Masood Asghar Mian2017 CLC 1736 · Sindh High Court · 2016-03-29Read full judgment →
• Manzoor Ahmed Versus Shoukat Paper Mart2017 CLC 1727 · Sindh High Court · 2016-04-20Read full judgment →
• Mst. Muneeza Waqar Versus Civil and Family Judge at Karachi East2017 CLC 1718 · Sindh High Court · 2016-06-01Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Irfan Ghazi Versus Izo (Spa)2017 CLC 1697 · Sindh High Court · 2016-01-11Read full judgment →
• Shabbir Alibhai Versus Pakistan Employees' Co-Operative Housing Society2017 CLC 1683 · Sindh High Court · 2016-05-26Read full judgment →
• Procon (Pvt.) Ltd. Versus Federation of Pakistan through Secretary Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources2017 CLC 1660 · Sindh High Court · 2016-06-01Read full judgment →
• Haji Khan Bhatti Versus Province of Sindh2017 CLC 1650 · Sindh High Court · 2016-06-03Read full judgment →
• General (R) Pervez Musharraf Versus Election Commission of Pakistan2016 CLC 657 · Sindh High Court · 2013-04-18Read full judgment →
• Pakistan State Oil Company (Pvt.) Ltd. Versus Zulekha Khanum2016 CLC 1850 · Sindh High Court · 2016-06-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Asif Khan Versus Mst. Zubaida Khanum2015 CLC 180 · Sindh High Court · 2014-09-11Read full judgment →
• Shahnawaz Mallah Versus Raza Muhammad Brohi2013 CLC 792 · Sindh High Court · 2012-09-19Read full judgment →
• Hilal Trading Company Versus Swami Narain Temple Estate Trust Building2013 CLC 1727 · Sindh High Court · 2013-02-12Read full judgment →
• Abdul Qadir Patel Versus Chief Election Commissioner2013 CLC 1712 · Sindh High Court · 2013-04-26Read full judgment →
• Master Enterprises (Pvt.) Ltd. Versus Additional District and Sessions Judge, Karachi South2012 CLC 1532 · Sindh High Court · 2012-01-11Read full judgment →
• Ahmed Kuli Khan Khattak Versus Creek Marina (Singapore) Pvt. Ltd.2012 CLC 1040 · Sindh High Court · 2012-02-24Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Arshad Lodhi Versus2011 CLC 855 · Sindh High Court · 2011-02-21Read full judgment →
• Mrs. Imrana Taufiq Versus2011 CLC 82 · Sindh High Court · 2010-05-31Read full judgment →
• Abdul Rehman Versus Zia-Ul-Haque Makhdoom2010 CLC 99 · Sindh High Court · 2009-08-13Read full judgment →
• Mst. Noor Jehan Versus City District Government, Karachi through District Coordination Officer2010 CLC 669 · Sindh High Court · 2010-02-23Read full judgment →
• Mst. Zarina Fatima Versus Syed Abdul Mussawwir Shah2010 CLC 661 · Sindh High Court · 2010-03-10Read full judgment →
• Hameed Versus Jitendra2010 CLC 561 · Sindh High Court · 2009-12-31Read full judgment →
• Anwar-Ud-Din Versus Fahmida Akhtar2010 CLC 532 · Sindh High Court · 2010-01-13Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hasham Ansari Versus Board of Secondary Education, Karachi through Secretary2010 CLC 527 · Sindh High Court · 2010-01-22Read full judgment →
• Gandhara Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd. Versus Pakistan Defence Officer's Housing Authority, Karachi2010 CLC 506 · Sindh High CourtRead full judgment →
• R.N.A. International through Partner Versus Federation of Pakistan through Federal Secretary, Ministry of Defence Naveed Ahmed Khan , Ashraf Ali Butt2010 CLC 492 · Sindh High Court · 2008-02-12Read full judgment →
• Qamaruddin Arain Versus Federation of Pakistan through President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Islamabad2010 CLC 432 · Sindh High Court · 2009-12-17Read full judgment →
• Bashir Dawood Versus Haji Suleman Goawala & Sons Ltd.2010 CLC 191 · Sindh High Court · 2009-05-25Read full judgment →
• Hafiz Mansoor Ahmed Versus Vth Additional District Judge, Karachi South2010 CLC 159 · Sindh High Court · 2009-11-16Read full judgment →
• Textainer Equipment Management Limited Versus Megafeeder (Pvt.) Limited2010 CLC 141 · Sindh High CourtRead full judgment →
• Abdul Khaliq Shaikh Versus Seema Masood2009 CLC 131 · Sindh High Court · 2008-10-13Read full judgment →
• Iftikhar Ahmed Jatt Versus Muhammad Javed2009 CLC 113 · Sindh High Court · 2008-10-07
  death compensationsuccession certificateworkmen compensationdeposit of amountlegal heirs
  Summary & questions settled

  This matter arises from a petition filed by the employer of a deceased employee challenging the proper forum for depositing death compensation amounting to Rs. 2,00,000 as directed by the Commissioner Workmen's Compensation Authority under the Payment of Wages Act. The core legal question concerned the appropriate authority or court before which the awarded death compensation and legal dues ought to be deposited when a Succession Certificate had already been granted by the District Judge in respect of the estate of the deceased. The Sindh High Court held that the deposited cheque for the compensation amount should be forwarded to the relevant District Judge's court to be distributed among the legal heirs of the deceased in accordance with the previously granted Succession Certificate. The key principle laid down is that death compensation and legal dues payable by an employer should be remitted to the executing or issuing court of the Succession Certificate for lawful distribution to the entitled legal heirs.

  Questions settled

  • Where should an employer deposit death compensation directed by the Commissioner Workmen's Compensation Authority when a Succession Certificate has already been granted?
  • Can the High Court direct the transmission of a deposited compensation cheque to the District Court for distribution to legal heirs?
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• Rizwan Versus Muhammad Rafiq2008 CLC 869 · Sindh High Court · 2008-02-06Read full judgment →
• Al-Abdullah Constructors (Pvt.) Ltd Versus Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority through Chief Engineer2008 CLC 798 · Sindh High Court · 2008-03-03Read full judgment →
• Khawaja Muhammad Rafi Versus Nauman Muhammad Iqbal Khanzada2008 CLC 606 · Sindh High Court · 2007-03-08Read full judgment →
• Asad Pathan Versus Shaukat Ali , M.G. Dastagir, Nemo2008 CLC 398 · Sindh High Court · 2007-11-29Read full judgment →
• Iqbal Hussain Versus Province of Sindh through Secretary for Housing and Town planning Government of Sindh, Karachi Mustafa Lakhani2008 CLC 373 · Sindh High Court · 2006-06-02Read full judgment →
• Saif Nadeem Kawasaki Ltd Versus American Express Bank Ltd Habib-ur-Rehman , Kazim Hassan2008 CLC 236 · Sindh High Court · 2007-04-27Read full judgment →
• Ejaz Ahmed Versus Riaz Ahmed2008 CLC 1659 · Sindh High Court · 2008-03-11Read full judgment →
• Mst. Ishrat Jehan Versus Muhammad Zakir Hussain Sami Ahsan , Intikhab Ahmad2008 CLC 1637 · Sindh High Court · 2008-01-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ghazi Qureshi Versus Muhammad Mudasir2008 CLC 1629 · Sindh High Court · 2008-03-12Read full judgment →
• Aftab Khalil Versus Shaukat Hussain2008 CLC 1592 · Sindh High Court · 2003-05-07Read full judgment →
• Al-Hamd Edible Oil Industries (Pvt.) Limited through Chief Executive Versus Syed Waseem Hyder2008 CLC 1578 · Sindh High Court · 2007-09-24Read full judgment →
• Mrs. Suraiya Munir Versus City District Government, Karachi Muhammad Shahid2008 CLC 1455 · Sindh High Court · 2007-04-12Read full judgment →
• Rauf Textile and Printing Mills (Pvt.) Ltd. Versus Government of Sindh Mian Mushtaq Ahmed , Manzoor Ahmed2008 CLC 1440 · Sindh High Court · 2007-03-15Read full judgment →
• Ibraheem Khan Versus Abul Mohsin2008 CLC 1129 · Sindh High Court · 2008-03-10Read full judgment →
• Messrs Sarwat Ali & Sons Versus General Manager T&T, W.T.R. Quetta2007 CLC 1499 · Sindh High Court · 2007-06-20Read full judgment →
• Abdul Haque Versus Sukhial2006 CLC 286 · Sindh High Court · 2001-09-10Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hajra Khan Versus Government of Sindh through Chief Secretary2006 CLC 235 · Sindh High Court · 2005-01-28Read full judgment →
• Miss Khadeeja Khan Khandhari Versus Principal and Chairman, Academic Council, Sindh Medical College2006 CLC 1691 · Sindh High Court · 2004-05-18Read full judgment →
• Manager, Muslim Commercial Bank Limited Versus Babar2006 CLC 1309 · Sindh High Court · 2006-03-21Read full judgment →
• Habib-Ur-Rehman Versus Samandar Khan2006 CLC 1213 · Sindh High Court · 2006-02-06Read full judgment →
• Asghar Hussain Versus Mst. Tauheed Begum2005 CLC 633 · Sindh High Court · 2004-12-23Read full judgment →
• Aftab Ahmed Saeed Versus Faisal Shahzad2005 CLC 1668 · Sindh High Court · 2005-01-31Read full judgment →
• Nizar Ali Versus Karachi Water and Sewerage Board2004 CLC 578 · Sindh High Court · 2003-10-17Read full judgment →
• Lithuanian Airlines Versus Bhoja Airlines (Pvt.) Ltd2004 CLC 544 · Sindh High Court · 2003-10-20Read full judgment →
• Maqbool Cooperative Housing Society through Member of the Managing Committee Versus Karachi Building Control Authority through Chief Controller and others2004 CLC 1567 · Sindh High Court · 2004-06-03Read full judgment →
• International Merchandise (Private) Limited through Chief Executive Versus Charles Anteby and 3 others2004 CLC 1407 · Sindh High Court · 2004-05-24Read full judgment →
• Pakistan Employees' Cooperative Housing Society Versus Awami Constructions Co. Ltd2003 CLC 607 · Sindh High Court · 2002-08-29Read full judgment →
• Munawar Isani Versus Barkat Isani2003 CLC 288 · Sindh High Court · 2002-08-06Read full judgment →
• Liaquat Ali Versus Mst. Hayat Bi2002 CLC 808 · Sindh High Court · 2001-10-11Read full judgment →
• Mst. Aqeela Majeed Khan Versus Abdul Jabbar Khan2002 CLC 647 · Sindh High Court · 2001-09-26Read full judgment →
• Shahjehan Khan Versus Muhammad Tariq2002 CLC 571 · Sindh High Court · 2001-09-26Read full judgment →
• Syed Afzal Hussain Versus Muhammad Amin2002 CLC 533 · Sindh High Court · 2001-09-21Read full judgment →
• Abdullah Versus Muhammad Haroon2002 CLC 1419 · Sindh High Court
  Limitation ActJudicial orderRevenue recordRevisional jurisdictionCivil revisionLand revenueDeclaratory suit
  Summary & questions settled

  This revision application challenges an appellate court judgment that dismissed a suit for declaration and injunction regarding agricultural land on the ground of limitation. The core legal question was whether an order passed by a Member, Board of Revenue in exercise of revisional jurisdiction under the Sindh Land Revenue Act, 1967, constitutes an "act or order of an officer of the Government" under Article 14 of the Limitation Act 1908, thereby attracting a one-year limitation period. The Court held that such revisional orders, involving the exercise of judicial discretion and determination of facts upon evidence, are "judicial orders" rather than executive or administrative acts. Consequently, Article 14 is inapplicable to such orders. The Court established the principle that for a forum to be characterized as judicial, it must involve the presentation of a case, ascertainment of facts through evidence, submission of legal arguments, and a decision disposing of the matter. The judgment set aside the appellate court's decision and remanded the case for a fresh determination on the merits.

  Questions settled

  • Is an order passed by a Member, Board of Revenue in exercise of revisional jurisdiction a judicial order or an executive act?
  • Does Article 14 of the Limitation Act 1908 apply to judicial orders passed by revenue authorities?
  • What are the essential requisites for a forum to be characterized as judicial?
  • Does the failure to file certified copies of all documents with a civil revision petition invariably lead to its dismissal?
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• Loung Versus Allah Ditto2002 CLC 1307 · Sindh High Court · 2002-02-08Read full judgment →
• Messrs Regal Ceramics Limited Versus Customs, Sales Tax and Central Excise Appellate Tribunal, Karachi2002 CLC 1095 · Sindh High Court · 2001-08-31Read full judgment →
• Kohinoor Fibres Limited Versus First U.D.L. Modaraba2001 CLC 87 · Sindh High Court · 1999-11-16Read full judgment →
• Shabih Haider Zaidi Versus Muhammad Zahoor Uddin2001 CLC 69 · Sindh High Court · 2000-06-19Read full judgment →
• Abdul Farid Versus N. E. D. University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi2001 CLC 347 · Sindh High Court · 2000-06-12Read full judgment →
• Abdul Waheed- Khan Versus Aleemuddin Khan2001 CLC 333 · Sindh High Court · 2000-10-24Read full judgment →
• Shaukat Versus Mst. Shamas Rafiq2001 CLC 251 · Sindh High Court · 2000-04-24Read full judgment →
• Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Versus Saghir Ahmad Ansari2001 CLC 227 · Sindh High Court · 2000-08-31Read full judgment →
• Karachi Water and Sewerage Board Versus Muhammad, Moosa2001 CLC 221 · Sindh High Court · 2000-07-10Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ismail Khan Versus The State2001 CLC 2001 · Sindh High Court · 2000-08-07Read full judgment →
• Zahid Baloch Versus The State2001 CLC 1966 · Sindh High Court · 2001-03-20Read full judgment →
• Abdul Jabbar Versus The State2001 CLC 1956 · Sindh High Court · 2001-03-26Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Akram Versus The State2001 CLC 1951 · Sindh High Court · 2001-02-15Read full judgment →
• Aisha Versus Baber2001 CLC 1850 · Sindh High Court · 2001-05-03Read full judgment →
• Sajjad Hussain Bhatti Versus The State2001 CLC 1808 · Sindh High Court · 2001-03-15Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ayoob Awan Versus Akhtar Lodhi, S.H.O., Police Station Shahrah-E-Faisal, Karachi2001 CLC 1799 · Sindh High CourtRead full judgment →
• Muhammad Rafiq Versus The State2001 CLC 1599 · Sindh High Court · 2001-04-06Read full judgment →
• Sobdar Khan Versus The State2001 CLC 1559 · Sindh High Court · 2000-08-08
  writ jurisdictionconstitutional petitioncontractual obligationspublic limited companyprofessional misconductmaintainabilityutility arrears
  Summary & questions settled

  This constitutional petition challenged a demand for arrears issued by Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGC) following the discovery of a defective gas meter. The core legal question was whether SSGC, a public limited company, is amenable to the High Court’s writ jurisdiction under Article 199 of the Constitution of Pakistan 1973, and whether the petitioner could enforce contractual obligations through such proceedings. The Court held that the petition was not maintainable, ruling that SSGC is neither a government department nor a local authority. Consequently, its employees are not public servants for the purposes of writ jurisdiction. The Court established that writ jurisdiction cannot be invoked to enforce purely contractual obligations between a consumer and a utility company. Furthermore, the Court clarified that legal proceedings must be initiated against legal entities, not mere official designations. Finding the petition vexatious and the counsel’s legal research deficient, the Court dismissed the petition in limine and ordered the petitioner's counsel to pay costs personally for professional negligence.

  Questions settled

  • Is a public limited company, such as Sui Southern Gas Company Limited, considered a government department or local authority amenable to writ jurisdiction under Article 199 of the Constitution of Pakistan 1973?
  • Can a petitioner enforce purely contractual obligations against a utility company through a constitutional petition?
  • Does the inclusion of Section 2-A in the Service Tribunals Act, 1973, render employees of a government-controlled company 'public servants' for the purpose of invoking the High Court's writ jurisdiction?
  • Can legal proceedings be maintained against official designations or titles rather than legal persons?
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• Sayyed Engineering Versus Tristar Industries (Pvt.) Ltd.2001 CLC 1368 · Sindh High Court · 2001-04-10Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ismail Versus Province of Sindh2001 CLC 1280 · Sindh High Court · 2001-02-27Read full judgment →
• Shahid Mian Versus State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan2000 CLC 965 · Sindh High Court · 1998-12-23Read full judgment →
• Shanti Versus Karachi Transport Corporation2000 CLC 595 · Sindh High Court · 2000-01-22Read full judgment →
• Pakistan Tobacco Company Ltd. Versus Government of Sindh1999 CLC 765 · Sindh High Court · 1998-12-04Read full judgment →
• Hanif Brothers Versus Federation of Pakistan1999 CLC 520 · Sindh High Court · 1998-10-20Read full judgment →
• State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan Versus Bibojee Services Limited1999 CLC 483 · Sindh High Court · 1998-04-14Read full judgment →
• Khalid Rashid Qureshi Versus Institution of Engineers, Pakistan , Akhtar Hussain1999 CLC 288 · Sindh High Court · 1998-08-20Read full judgment →
• Qasim International Container Terminal Pakistan Limited Versus Federation of Pakistan1999 CLC 2065 · Sindh High Court · 1998-03-04Read full judgment →
• Durdana Akbar Versus Government of Sindh1999 CLC 1846 · Sindh High Court · 1998-06-13Read full judgment →
• Sasi (Pvt.) Limited Versus State. Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan1999 CLC 1090 · Sindh High Court · 1998-09-10Read full judgment →
• Zamir Ahmed Versus 'Abdus Sattar1998 CLC 997 · Sindh High Court · 1997-11-26Read full judgment →
• Adam Limited, Karachi Versus Arif1998 CLC 989 · Sindh High Court · 1997-03-26Read full judgment →