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.

• SABAZ ALI Versus SAEEDA KHATOON1979 CLC 166 · Lahore High Court · 1979-05-13Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD SIDDIQUE Versus MUHAMMAD SHAFI1979 CLC 164 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• ALI HASAN Versus BASHIR AHMAD1979 CLC 159 · Lahore High Court · 1979-05-23Read full judgment →
• NOOR DIN Versus SARDAR MUHAMMAD1979 CLC 155 · Lahore High Court · 1979-04-01Read full judgment →
• ABDUR REHMAN Versus SAHIB JAN1979 CLC 147 · Lahore High Court · 1979-03-26Read full judgment →
• ABDUL REHMAN Versus MUHAMMAD TUFAIL1979 CLC 143 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• NASIR AHMAD,CONTROLLER ADMINISTRATION, PAKISTAN BROADCASTING CORRORATION Versus FEDERAL MINISTER, INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING, GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN ISLAMABAD1979 CLC 133 · Lahore High Court · 1979-06-25Read full judgment →
• ABDUL KHALIQ QURESHI Versus SAEED HASSAN SHAH1979 CLC 118 · Lahore High Court · 1979-02-25Read full judgment →
• BASHIR AHMAD KHAN Versus MUMTAZ BEGUM1979 CLC 114 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• ZUBAIDA BEGUM Versus MEHRAJ DIN1979 CLC 109 · Lahore High Court · 1979-04-09Read full judgment →
• IBRAR HUSSAIN Versus ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (GENERAL) ISLAMABAD2025 CLC 2020 · Islamabad High Court · 2025-03-19Read full judgment →
• INDUS MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Ministry of Industries and Production2025 CLC 1951 · Islamabad High Court · 2025-08-21Read full judgment →
• BIO LEADS (PVT.) LIMITED Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice2025 CLC 1715 · Islamabad High Court · 2021-08-31Read full judgment →
• Mst. KANIZ FATIMA Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Ministry of Interior2025 CLC 1682 · Islamabad High Court · 2025-04-07Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD DIN SHAHID Versus MAQBOOL HUSSAIN AWAN2025 CLC 1636 · Islamabad High Court · 2025-05-22Read full judgment →
• NADEEM ABBAS Versus CHIEF COMMISSIONER, ICT, ISLAMABAD2025 CLC 1585 · Islamabad High Court · 2021-08-13Read full judgment →
• Mst. AREEJ SIDDIQUA KHAN Versus CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY through Chairman2025 CLC 1516 · Islamabad High Court · 2025-01-27Read full judgment →
• Mrs. ANJUM MALIK Versus Mst. NEELOFER MALIK2025 CLC 1490 · Islamabad High Court · 2025-03-28Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD QADIR Versus NATIONAL DATABASE AND REGISTRATION AUTHORITY (NADRA)2025 CLC 1435 · Islamabad High Court · 2025-04-10Read full judgment →
• AFZAAL AHMED Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary of Interior, Islamabad2025 CLC 1389 · Islamabad High Court · 2025-04-14Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD IQBAL HUSSAIN Versus MINISTRY OF INTERIOR2025 CLC 1328 · Islamabad High Court · 2025-04-29Read full judgment →
• NAHEED SHOUKAT MALIK (LATE) Versus Malik MOHSIN RAZA2025 CLC 1298 · Islamabad High Court · 2025-05-08Read full judgment →
• KARSAZ (PVT.) LIMITED Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Commerce2025 CLC 1281 · Islamabad High Court · 2025-04-09Read full judgment →
• FARHAT NAZIR Versus FAWAD AHMAD2025 CLC 1070 · Islamabad High Court · 2025-03-13Read full judgment →
• M. B. JAVED AWAN Versus MUHAMMAD TAHIR NIZAMI2025 CLC 1036 · Islamabad High Court · 2024-12-02Read full judgment →
• RELIANCE IT SOLUTIONS (PRIVATE) LIMITED Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN2022 CLC 1206 · Islamabad High Court · 2022-01-17Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD ANWAR Versus The CHANCELLOR FEDERAL URDU UNIVERSITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PRESIDENT SECRETARIAT, PRESIDENT HOUSE, ISLAMABAD2021 CLC 718 · Islamabad High Court · 2020-11-11Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD AKRAM NADEEM Versus CHAIRMAN, ARBITRATION COUNCIL/ADLG, ISLAMABAD2021 CLC 1947 · Islamabad High Court · 2021-02-24Read full judgment →
• HASSAN AZIZ Versus MERAJ-UD-DIN2021 CLC 1821 · Islamabad High Court · 2021-02-19Read full judgment →
• WAZIR KHAN Versus NAZAR JAFFAR2020 CLC 917 · Islamabad High Court · 2019-12-12Read full judgment →
• CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (CDA) Versus EJAZ MEHMOOD2020 CLC 1219 · Islamabad High Court · 2020-03-09Read full judgment →
• EXCEL TECHNO SOLUTIONS FZE, UAE Versus OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED2019 CLC 416 · Islamabad High Court · 2018-12-07Read full judgment →
• FEDERAL EMPLOYEES COOPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY Versus DIRECTOR GENERAL, FEDERAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY, ISLAMABAD2019 CLC 347 · Islamabad High Court · 2018-10-19
  cooperative housing societyjurisdiction of FIACo-operative Societies Actcriminal investigationbar of jurisdictionpublic servantembezzlementmaster plan violation
  Summary & questions settled

  This writ petition was filed by the Federal Employees Cooperative Housing Society (FECHS) assailing the inquiries initiated against it by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). The core legal question addressed by the court was whether the exclusive jurisdiction of the Registrar Co-operative Societies under the Co-operative Societies Act, 1925 bars the FIA from investigating criminal offences, corruption, and financial misappropriation committed by the officers or members of a cooperative housing society. Holding that the Co-operative Societies Act, 1925 and the Federal Investigation Agency Act, 1974 operate in distinct fields with different objectives, the court dismissed the petition and held that while the Registrar has exclusive domain over civil remedies, internal management disputes, and specific statutory offences under the 1925 Act, this does not oust the jurisdiction of law enforcement agencies like the FIA to investigate criminal offences under the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 or the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.

  Questions settled

  • Does the exclusive jurisdiction of the Registrar under the Co-operative Societies Act, 1925 bar the FIA from investigating criminal offences committed by society members?
  • Are officers and members of a cooperative housing society considered public servants for the purposes of the Federal Investigation Agency Act, 1974?
  • Does Section 63 and Section 70-A of the Co-operative Societies Act, 1925 preclude criminal prosecution and inquiry by anti-corruption establishments or the FIA?
  • What is the scope of inquiry by the Registrar Co-operative Societies vis-a-vis the investigative mandate of the FIA?
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• Mst. NASREEN Versus Raja MUHAMMAD SHAHID BASHIR2019 CLC 1213 · Islamabad High Court · 2019-01-18Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD RASHID Versus MAZHAR HUSSAIN MIRZA2019 CLC 1148 · Islamabad High Court · 2015-07-09Read full judgment →
• FAIZ AHMED CHEEMA Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through M/o Interior Islamabad2018 CLC 856 · Islamabad High Court · 2016-10-31Read full judgment →
• SAEED ULLAH KHAN Versus MUHAMMAD KHALID2018 CLC 648 · Islamabad High Court · 2017-11-22Read full judgment →
• Chaudhry MUHAMMAD KHAN Versus CIVIL JUDGE, 1ST CLASS (EAST) ISLAMABAD2018 CLC 1505 · Islamabad High Court · 2018-03-29Read full judgment →
• CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, through Chairman, CDA Secretariat, Islamabad Versus Sufi MUHAMMAD SAGHEER KHAN2018 CLC 1387 · Islamabad High Court · 2018-01-15Read full judgment →
• FARRUKH NAWAZ BHATTI Versus FEDERAL GOVERNMENT through Prime Minister of Pakistan2018 CLC 1275 · Islamabad High Court · 2017-12-29
  quo warrantoregulatory autonomystatutory interpretationconflict of interestde facto doctrinepublic officemerit-based appointment
  Summary & questions settled

  This petition sought a writ of quo warranto challenging the Federal Government's notification appointing the Mayor of the Metropolitan Corporation, Islamabad, as the Chairman of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) on a part-time basis. The core legal question was whether this appointment complied with the Capital Development Authority Ordinance, 1960, and whether it violated the principles of autonomy and merit-based selection for regulatory bodies. The Court held that the impugned notifications were illegal and ultra vires. It ruled that the appointment violated the statutory scheme, which mandates fixed terms and merit-based selection for Board members, and created a conflict of interest. The Court emphasized that the CDA must function as an independent, autonomous regulatory body, free from executive overreach. Key principles laid down include the necessity of transparent, merit-based selection processes for key regulatory positions, the inquisitorial nature of quo warranto jurisdiction, and the requirement that statutory appointments must strictly adhere to the governing legislation. While the appointments were set aside, past acts were protected under the de facto doctrine.

  Questions settled

  • Does the appointment of a Mayor as Chairman of the Capital Development Authority violate the Capital Development Authority Ordinance, 1960?
  • Is the jurisdiction of a High Court in a writ of quo warranto inquisitorial or adversarial in nature?
  • Does the appointment of a person with a potential conflict of interest to a regulatory body violate the disqualification criteria under the Capital Development Authority Ordinance, 1960?
  • Can the Federal Government appoint a person to a regulatory body on a part-time basis when the governing statute mandates a fixed term?
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• FAIZ AHMAD CHEEMA Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN2018 CLC 1160 · Islamabad High Court · 2016-10-31Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD AFZAL KHAN Versus CHAIRMAN ARBITRATION COUNCIL2018 CLC 1125 · Islamabad High Court · 2017-12-29Read full judgment →
• Mst. AZRA GULZAR Versus MUHAMMAD FAROOQ2018 CLC 1056 · Islamabad High Court · 2017-09-29Read full judgment →
• NASEEM AHMED KHAN Versus Syed FAHAD ALI2017 CLC 839 · Islamabad High Court · 2016-11-14Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD AJAIB Versus ZAHIDA ARSHAD2017 CLC 48 · Islamabad High Court · 2016-07-27Read full judgment →
• WILSON'S PHARMACEUTICALS Versus DRUG REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF PAKISTAN2017 CLC 1632 · Islamabad High Court · 2017-06-08Read full judgment →
• Syed USMAN KHALID Versus ATTA MOHAMMAD2017 CLC 1242 · Islamabad High Court · 2017-04-03Read full judgment →
• KHUSHNOOD AHMAD Versus ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE, ISLAMABAD2017 CLC 1043 · Islamabad High Court · 2016-10-03Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD NASEER ABBASI Versus CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY2016 CLC 343 · Islamabad High Court · 2015-11-25Read full judgment →
• Mst. RUKHSANA KANWAL Versus ABDUL JABBAR2016 CLC 313 · Islamabad High Court · 2015-09-15Read full judgment →
• NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Versus LILLEY INTERNATIONAL (PRIVATE) LIMITED2016 CLC 1757 · Islamabad High Court · 2015-08-12Read full judgment →
• WAHEED AHMED Versus BABAR KHAN2016 CLC 1732 · Islamabad High Court · 2016-04-26Read full judgment →
• ATLAS CABLES (PVT.) LIMITED Versus ISLAMABAD ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED2016 CLC 1677 · Islamabad High Court · 2016-05-16Read full judgment →
• Makhdoom M. NIAZ INQLABI Versus ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN2013 CLC 714 · Islamabad High Court · 2013-02-02Read full judgment →
• Sardar MUHAMMAD YAQOOB KHAN NASAR Versus ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD2013 CLC 1364 · Islamabad High Court · 2013-05-23Read full judgment →
• OCEAN PAKISTAN LTD. Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN2013 CLC 1036 · Islamabad High Court · 2013-02-19Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD TAJ Versus MUHAMMAD YOUNIS KHILJI2008 CLC 1666 · Islamabad High Court · 2008-08-06Read full judgment →
• AYESHA BATOOL Versus JOINT ADMISSION COMMITTEE FOR ADMISSION IN MEDICAL COLLEGES OF AJ&K2025 CLC 1990 · High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2024-03-11Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD SHAFIQUE Versus NAZIA QAMAR2025 CLC 1918 · High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2025-06-03Read full judgment →
• NAYYER ZAHOOR Versus PUBLIC AT LARGE2025 CLC 1620 · High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2024-11-21Read full judgment →
• GHAYOOR HUSSAIN SHAH Versus DISTRICT JUDGE BAGH, DISTRICT BAGH, AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR2023 CLC 1290 · High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2022-04-12Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD SIDDIQUE Versus DISTRICT JUDGE, JHELUM VALLEY, AZAD KASHMIR2021 CLC 751 · High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2020-10-19Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD RAFIQUE Versus MUHAMMAD ROSHAN2019 CLC 901 · High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2019-01-28Read full judgment →
• TALAT FAROOQ Versus ZESHAN SHEHZAD2019 CLC 2046 · High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2019-05-25Read full judgment →
• MOHAMMAD AKHLAQ ABBASI Versus ABDUL HAMEED2018 CLC 349 · High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2017-10-18Read full judgment →
• REGISTRAR, COOPERATIVE DEPARTMENT AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR, MUZAFFARABAD Versus MUHAMMAD MAQSOOD BUTT2018 CLC 313 · High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2017-05-26Read full judgment →
• AZAD GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR Versus Syed FAIZ ALI SHAH2018 CLC 217 · High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2017-10-20Read full judgment →
• ASKARI BANK LTD. Versus BUKHARI TRAVELS, MIRPUR2017 CLC 225 · High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2016-11-01Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD ZAMAN TABASSUM Versus MEHMOOD2017 CLC 1221 · High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2017-03-28Read full judgment →
• Sardar JAVED NAZ, ADVOCATE SUPREME COURT Versus AZAD GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR2016 CLC 947 · High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2015-08-06
  quo warrantoShariat Courtpromulgation of OrdinanceRules of BusinessCabinet approvalde facto doctrinejudicial independencejudicial appointments
  Summary & questions settled

  The High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir heard a constitutional writ petition filed by members of the legal fraternity challenging the vires of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Shariat Court (Amendment) Ordinance XVIII of 2014 and the subsequent appointment notifications dated March 27, 2015, appointing private respondents as Judges of the Shariat Court. The petitioners asserted that the Ordinance was promulgated in violation of previous Supreme Court directions requiring constitutional cover for the Shariat Court, contravened Section 41 of the AJ&K Interim Constitution Act 1974 by being promulgated right after an Assembly session, and bypassed mandatory Cabinet approval under the AJ&K Rules of Business 1985. The court held that a writ of quo warranto is maintainable against judges of superior courts. It concluded that Ordinance XVIII of 2014 was ultra vires to the Constitution and invalid for non-compliance with Rule 23 of the AJ&K Rules of Business 1985 regarding Cabinet approval. Consequently, the court quashed the appointments of respondents Nos. 5 and 6, declaring the posts vacant, while validating past judicial acts under the de facto doctrine.

  Questions settled

  • Is a writ of quo warranto maintainable against the appointment of a judge of a superior court?
  • Does the failure to obtain mandatory Cabinet approval under the Rules of Business invalidate an Ordinance and actions taken thereunder?
  • Can an Ordinance be validly promulgated when its text was already introduced as a Bill in an Assembly session that prorogued immediately before promulgation?
  • Whether procedural defects in affidavits or the non-attestation by a licensed Oath Commissioner render a constitutional writ petition non-maintainable?
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• HABIB BANK LIMITED Versus AZAD GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR2015 CLC 1754 · High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2015-05-28Read full judgment →
• ABDUL REHMAN Versus Syed ARIF HUSSAIN SHAH2015 CLC 1711 · High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2015-05-22Read full judgment →
• ABDUL RAHEEM Versus EHSAN2015 CLC 1433 · High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2015-02-19Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD ALAM Versus HAQ NAWAZ KHAN2013 CLC 1752 · High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2013-06-12Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD SADIQ Versus ALLAH DITTA2012 CLC 495 · High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2012-01-02Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD NAWAZ KHAN Versus MEMBER, REVENUE BOARD, AJ&K, MUZAFFARABAD2009 CLC 16 · High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2008-07-23Read full judgment →
• ABDULLAH.KHAN Versus CUSTODIAN EVACUEE PROPERTY (AJ&K) Sardar Abdul Hameed Khan , Syed Habib Hussain Shah and Sardar M.A. Khaliq2008 CLC 366 · High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2007-12-14Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD SHARIF KHAN Versus MUHAMMAD AZIZ KHAN Sardar Muhammad Ejaz Khan , Sardar Muhammad Suleman Khan2008 CLC 131 · High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2007-08-06Read full judgment →
• NIGHAT REAZ Versus RENT CONTROLLER, MUZAFFARABAD Raja Akhlaq Hussain Kiani , Muhammad Idrees Mughal and Ashfaque Hussain Kiani2008 CLC 110 · High Court of Azad Jammu and KashmirRead full judgment →
• Syeda MARIA GILLANI Versus NOMINATION BOARD OF AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR through Secretary, Muzaffarabad,2008 CLC 1061 · High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2008-04-18Read full judgment →
• DAOOD AHMED KIANI Versus REHMAT DIN2007 CLC 297 · High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2006-12-08Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD ISHTIAQ Versus AZAD GOVERNMENT through Chief Secretary, Muzaffarabad2007 CLC 1206 · High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2007-03-21Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD RAZAQ KHAN Versus Mst. SHAMIM AKHTAR2006 CLC 697 · High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2006-02-23Read full judgment →
• AMINULLAH Versus JOHAR ALI2017 CLC 285 · Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court · 2016-06-03Read full judgment →
• PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT through Secretary Kashmir Affairs Division, Islamabad Versus ALL RESIDENT OF MOUZA SAKWAR2016 CLC 615 · Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court · 2015-04-29Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD AKRAM BALOCH Versus AKBAR ASKANI2014 CLC 878 · Election Tribunal · 2013-12-23Read full judgment →
• Dr. SHAUKAT ILAHI Versus Ch. MUBASHAR HUSSAIN Ch. Mushtaq Ahmed Khan , Mubeen-ud-Din Qazi and Syed Najaf Hussain Shah2008 CLC 341 · Election Tribunal · 2007-12-11Read full judgment →
• ABDUL RAHIM KHOSO Versus Mir HAZAR KHAN BIJRANI2004 CLC 77 · Election Tribunal · 2003-06-20Read full judgment →
• Malik NAUSHER KHAN LANGERIAL Versus KHALID MAHMOOD CHOHAN2004 CLC 1249 · Election Tribunal · 2003-12-29Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD ALI Versus HAQ NAWAZ2025 CLC 1807 · Board of Revenue, Punjab · 2025-08-28Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD TARIQ Versus MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM2025 CLC 1775 · Board of Revenue, Punjab · 2025-08-05Read full judgment →
• GHOUS MUHAMMAD Versus MUHAMMAD ZAFAR ULLAH KHAN2025 CLC 1614 · Board of Revenue, Punjab · 2025-04-14Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD PERVAIZ SULTAN Versus MUHAMMAD SHAFIQ2025 CLC 1447 · Board of Revenue, Punjab · 2025-04-09Read full judgment →
• MOAZZAM IQBAL Versus The STATE / Mst. SAMAN JAVAID2025 CLC 1153 · Board of Revenue, Punjab · 2025-01-09Read full judgment →
• ABDUL SATTAR Versus ALTAF HUSSAIN2016 CLC 669 · Board of Revenue, Punjab · 2014-07-04Read full judgment →
• Malik SHAH NAWAZ Versus FARAQAT ALI2015 CLC 742 · Board of Revenue, Punjab · 2014-07-23Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD RAMZAN Versus HAMAD RAZA2015 CLC 526 · Board of Revenue, Punjab · 2014-10-23Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD AKRAM Versus Mst. FAZLAN MAI2015 CLC 424 · Board of Revenue, Punjab · 2014-01-09Read full judgment →
• GHULAM HASSAN Versus State2015 CLC 273 · Board of Revenue, Punjab · 2014-06-24Read full judgment →
• ZAHOOR MAI Versus ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER (REVENUE)2015 CLC 1613 · Board of Revenue, Punjab · 2015-02-25Read full judgment →