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. 232594 judgments in total.

• 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 →
• 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 →