Latest Judgments

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• NADEEM POWER GENERATION (PVT.) LTD. Versus2023 CLD 652 · Sindh High Court · 2022-12-12Read full judgment →
• AWWAL MODARABA MANAGEMENT LIMITED Versus2023 CLD 644 · Sindh High Court · 2023-03-02Read full judgment →
• PAKISTAN BEVERAGE LIMITED Versus STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN2023 CLD 125 · Sindh High Court · 2022-10-12Read full judgment →
• RAZAK LATIF Versus ACE SECURITIES (PVT.) LIMITED2021 CLD 794 · Sindh High Court · 2020-04-20Read full judgment →
• MASHOOQ ALI RAJPAR Versus Raja ABDUL HAMEED2021 CLD 783 · Sindh High Court · 2020-11-04Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD HANIF GOHAR Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN2021 CLD 756 · Sindh High Court · 2020-12-07
  constitutional petitionwrit jurisdictionalternative remedytrade organization electiondual membershipstatutory interpretationelection dispute
  Summary & questions settled

  This constitutional petition challenged the election results of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) for 2020, specifically contesting the eligibility of a candidate who acted as a nominee for two different trade associations and cast two votes. The petitioner sought to set aside various orders passed by the Regulator of Trade Organizations that allowed this dual representation. The core legal questions were whether the High Court should exercise its extraordinary writ jurisdiction under Article 199 of the Constitution when statutory appellate remedies under the Trade Organizations Act 2013 remain unexhausted, and whether Section 20 of the 2013 Act prohibits an individual from holding membership in multiple trade organizations. The Court held that the petition was not maintainable because the petitioner failed to exhaust the statutory appellate hierarchy provided by the 2013 Act. Furthermore, the Court ruled that Section 20 of the 2013 Act does not explicitly restrict membership to a single trade organization. The key principle laid down is that constitutional jurisdiction is not a substitute for available, efficacious statutory appellate remedies, and courts will not interfere in election disputes where a specialized regulatory framework exists.

  Questions settled

  • Is a constitutional petition maintainable under Article 199 of the Constitution when a statutory appellate remedy under the Trade Organizations Act 2013 has not been exhausted?
  • Does Section 20 of the Trade Organizations Act 2013 prohibit a person from being a member of more than one trade organization?
  • Can the High Court interfere in election disputes where the Regulator of Trade Organizations has already exercised its statutory powers?
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• Qazi NASEER UDDIN Versus SHAHAB UDDIN2021 CLD 737 · Sindh High Court · 2020-08-17Read full judgment →
• DUBAI ISLAMIC BANK PAKISTAN LIMITED Versus MOHAMMAD IBRAHIM2021 CLD 692 · Sindh High Court · 2020-11-27Read full judgment →
• ZARAI TARAQIATI BANK LIMITED Versus INAM2021 CLD 1425 · Sindh High Court · 2021-10-06Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD ARSHAD LATIF Versus State2021 CLD 1252 · Sindh High Court · 2020-10-08
  wilful loan defaultNational Accountability Ordinanceaccountability appealfinancial institutionstatutory noticelease finance facility
  Summary & questions settled

  The appellants filed separate criminal accountability appeals against the judgment of the Accountability Court convicting and sentencing them under section 9 of the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 for wilful loan default. The core legal questions involved whether the reference was rightly tried under the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 rather than the Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) Ordinance, 2001, whether mandatory notices under section 31-D were duly served, and whether the prosecution established the ingredients of wilful default. The Sindh High Court dismissed the appeals, holding that the prosecution successfully proved the charge of wilful default beyond reasonable doubt, that the reference was properly instituted under the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999, and that the appellants intentionally avoided statutory notices. The key principle laid down is that failure to repay a financial facility from the very first month coupled with deliberate avoidance of statutory notices constitutes wilful default under section 5(r) of the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999, and the sale of pledged security by a bank following default does not amount to a breach of agreement shielding the borrower from liability.

  Questions settled

  • Whether a wilful loan default case initiated under the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 prior to amendments in the Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) Ordinance, 2001 is validly tried by an accountability court?
  • Does a bank's auction of pledged security at an undervalue constitute a wilful breach of agreement exempting a borrower from the charge of wilful default under section 5(r) of the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999?
  • Whether service of statutory notices sent to the last known address of a defaulting company satisfies the mandatory requirements under section 31-D of the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 when the accused intentionally avoids receipt?
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• TREND INTERNATIONAL Versus MUSTAFA REHMAN2021 CLD 1142 · Sindh High Court · 2019-11-25Read full judgment →
• BANK ALFALAH LIMITED Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Revenue Division2020 CLD 634 · Sindh High Court · 2019-11-13Read full judgment →
• Al-Haj Sheikh ABDUL HAFEEZ Versus SUHAIL ZAMAN2020 CLD 505 · Sindh High Court · 2019-11-18Read full judgment →
• Sheikh ADEEL IMTIAZ Versus FAYSAL BANK LIMITED2020 CLD 1478 · Sindh High Court · 2019-12-05Read full judgment →
• ALI ASGHAR DAWOOD BHOY Versus IBRAHIM2020 CLD 1466 · Sindh High Court · 2020-01-27Read full judgment →
• PARAMOUNT SPINNING MILLS LIMITED AND OTHERS Versus2020 CLD 1443 · Sindh High Court · 2019-10-25Read full judgment →
• AMAN ELLAHI Versus The REGISTRAR OF TRADE MARKS2018 CLD 823 · Sindh High Court · 2018-01-12Read full judgment →
• ORO INDUSTRIES through Managing Partner Versus MUHAMMAD HANIF2018 CLD 546 · Sindh High Court · 2017-06-13Read full judgment →
• PAKISTAN KUWAIT INVESTMENT COMPANY (PVT.) LIMITED Versus THREE STAR HOSIERY MILLS (PVT.) LTD.2017 CLD 546 · Sindh High Court · 2016-11-25Read full judgment →
• TRADING CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN Versus RAHAT AND COMPANY2017 CLD 1761 · Sindh High Court · 2017-01-18Read full judgment →
• BANK ALFALAH LIMITED Versus INTERGLOBE COMMERCE PAKISTAN (PVT.) LTD.2017 CLD 1428 · Sindh High Court · 2017-03-07Read full judgment →
• HASSAN ALI & CO. COTTON (PVT.) LTD Versus TRADING CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN (PVT.) LTD.2016 CLD 2283 · Sindh High Court · 2016-08-08Read full judgment →
• PREMIER INSURANCE COMPANY OF PAKISTAN Versus KARACHI SHIPYARD AND ENGINEERING WORKS LTD.2016 CLD 1983 · Sindh High Court · 2016-05-02Read full judgment →
• DOLLAR INDUSTRIES PAKISTAN through Authorised Attorney Versus BROTHERS INDUSTRIES2016 CLD 1962 · Sindh High Court · 2016-04-12Read full judgment →
• PAKISTAN DEFENCE OFFICERS HOUSING AUTHORITY Versus SINDH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY2015 CLD 772 · Sindh High Court · 2014-10-17Read full judgment →
• ALLIED BANK OF PAKISTAN LIMITED Versus SULTAN ALI J. LILANI2015 CLD 759 · Sindh High Court · 2014-12-18Read full judgment →
• CRESCENT STEEL AND ALLIED PRODUCT LIMITED Versus SUI SOUTHERN GAS CO. LIMITED2015 CLD 745 · Sindh High Court · 2014-04-10Read full judgment →
• BANK ALFALAH LIMITED Versus CALLMATE TELIPS TELECOM LTD.2015 CLD 691 · Sindh High Court · 2014-12-22Read full judgment →
• HAMDARD LABORATORIES (WAQF) PAKISTAN Versus MUHAMMAD FAHIM2015 CLD 512 · Sindh High Court · 2014-09-25Read full judgment →
• GADOON TEXTILE MILLS LIMITED Versus2015 CLD 2010 · Sindh High Court · 2015-06-04Read full judgment →
• NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN Versus NAJMA SUGAR MILLS LIMITED2015 CLD 1990 · Sindh High Court · 2015-04-23Read full judgment →
• PACIFIC PLASTIC COTTAGE INDUSTRY Versus ASKARI BANK LTD.2015 CLD 1964 · Sindh High Court · 2015-04-15Read full judgment →
• Syed WAJAHAT HUSSAIN ZAIDI Versus STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN2015 CLD 1897 · Sindh High Court · 2015-05-05Read full judgment →
• ABID ALI Versus BAZAR-E-FAISAL BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS2015 CLD 1257 · Sindh High Court · 2015-01-23Read full judgment →
• Mrs. HUSNA RIZVI Versus Mrs. KIRAN ASIF ALI CHUDHARY2014 CLD 1398 · Sindh High Court · 2014-07-11Read full judgment →
• IGI INVESTMENT BANK LIMITED Versus ADMORE GAS (PVT.) LTD.2014 CLD 1354 · Sindh High Court · 2014-02-06Read full judgment →
• TRADING CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN (PVT.) LTD. Versus M.V. "AVIONA"2014 CLD 1327 · Sindh High Court · 2013-11-22Read full judgment →
• ENGRO FERTILIZERS LIMITED Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Industries, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad2014 CLD 132 · Sindh High Court · 2013-10-21Read full judgment →
• HABIB METROPOLITAN BANK LTD. Versus HAY'S (PVT.) LTD.2014 CLD 1255 · Sindh High Court · 2014-04-08Read full judgment →
• BOC PAKISTAN LIMITED Versus NATIONAL GASES (PVT.) LIMITED2013 CLD 898 · Sindh High Court · 2013-01-18Read full judgment →
• ZULFIQUAR HUSSAIN Versus BAMBINO (PVT.) LIMITED2013 CLD 34 · Sindh High Court · 2012-05-29Read full judgment →
• Mst. ISHRAT JEHAN Versus Syed ANIS-UR-REHMAN2013 CLD 276 · Sindh High Court · 2012-10-12Read full judgment →
• Syed MUHAMMAD FURQAN Versus State2013 CLD 1273 · Sindh High Court · 2012-04-18
  post-arrest bailcorporate fraudbrokerage housefurther inquiryvicarious liabilitysecurities regulationunauthorized pledging of shares
  Summary & questions settled

  The applicant, a Director of a brokerage house, sought post-arrest bail in a criminal case involving the unauthorized pledging of clients' shares by the company, leading to financial losses. The core legal question was whether the applicant, who held a negligible shareholding and claimed to be a mere employee, could be denied bail despite the lack of direct evidence linking him to the alleged fraudulent transactions. The Court held that the applicant was entitled to bail, noting that he was not named in the F.I.R., no incriminating documents bore his signature, and the Investigating Officer admitted that no witnesses implicated him personally. The Court emphasized that the applicant's status as a Director, without evidence of active involvement or specific criminal intent, was insufficient to deny bail in the face of a lack of direct evidence. Consequently, the Court found that the applicant's case required further inquiry into his guilt, satisfying the criteria for bail under the relevant criminal procedure provisions, and admitted him to bail subject to furnishing surety.

  Questions settled

  • Does the mere status of being a Director of a company, without evidence of active participation or signing of incriminating documents, constitute sufficient grounds to deny post-arrest bail?
  • Is a case fit for further inquiry under the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 when the Investigating Officer admits that no witnesses implicate the accused and no incriminating documents bear the accused's signature?
  • Can an accused be denied bail solely based on the allegations against co-accused persons when there is no specific evidence against the applicant?
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• SAUDI PAK INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT COMPANY (PVT.) LIMITED Versus NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN2012 CLD 71 · Sindh High Court · 2011-05-31Read full judgment →
• ABID IQBAL Versus EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES AUTHORITY2012 CLD 267 · Sindh High Court · 2011-05-04Read full judgment →
• HABIB BANK LIMITED Versus BAHJANI SCRAP TRADING COMPANY LLC2011 CLD 733 · Sindh High Court · 2011-02-14Read full judgment →
• PAKISTAN REFINERY LIMITED Versus MASKATIYA INDUSTRIES (PVT.) LIMITED2011 CLD 550 · Sindh High Court · 2010-12-07Read full judgment →
• KASB BANK LIMITED Versus Mirza GHULAM MUJTABA2011 CLD 461 · Sindh High Court · 2010-12-15Read full judgment →
• NELOFAR SAQIB Versus SAIBAN BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS2011 CLD 341 · Sindh High Court · 2010-08-19Read full judgment →
• S.A.H. ENTERPRISES Inc. Versus EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES AUTHORITY2011 CLD 275 · Sindh High Court · 2010-11-10Read full judgment →
• SAEED ABBAS Versus AGAR INTERNATIONAL (PVT.) LTD.2011 CLD 1757 · Sindh High Court · 2011-08-03Read full judgment →
• A. KHALID ANSARI Versus Mir SHAKIL UR RAHMAN2011 CLD 1196 · Sindh High Court · 2011-05-20Read full judgment →
• M. MUHAMMAD SHAFI & CO. Versus A. REHMAN ENTERPRISES2010 CLD 920 · Sindh High Court · 2010-06-28Read full judgment →
• STANDARD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (PVT.) LTD. through Chief Executive Officer Versus PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Communication, Islamabad2010 CLD 360 · Sindh High CourtRead full judgment →
• KHYBER TEXTILE MILLS LTD. Versus INVESTMENT CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN2010 CLD 1529 · Sindh High Court · 2010-02-24Read full judgment →
• SONERI BANK LTD. Versus DEWAN SUGAR MILLS LTD.2010 CLD 151 · Sindh High Court · 2009-09-03Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD TAHIR Versus EMIRATES BANK INTERNATIONAL PJSC2010 CLD 1057 · Sindh High Court · 2010-07-23Read full judgment →
• EXIDE PAKISTAN LTD. through Finance Director and Company Secretary Versus Malik ABDUL WADOOD2009 CLD 716 · Sindh High Court · 2009-02-20Read full judgment →
• MAJID Versus QUALITY STEEL WORKS LIMITED Muhammad Saleem Mangrio , Asalm Butt2009 CLD 713 · Sindh High Court · 2003-10-09Read full judgment →
• M. AYUB Versus FEDERATION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Government of Pakistan2009 CLD 616 · Sindh High Court · 2009-01-27Read full judgment →
• UNITED BANK LTD. Versus Mrs. JAMEELA MUMTAZ2009 CLD 513 · Sindh High Court · 2009-01-20Read full judgment →
• CLIFFORD CHANCE Versus ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF TRADE MARKS2009 CLD 339 · Sindh High Court · 2008-12-03Read full judgment →
• H & B GENERAL TRADING COMPANY through Director Versus INTERNATIONAL MARKETING COMPANY through Proprietor2009 CLD 318 · Sindh High Court · 2008-11-20Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD UMAR Versus YAR MUHAMMAD through Legal Heirs2009 CLD 305 · Sindh High Court · 2008-12-01Read full judgment →
• DADA STEEL MILLS Versus METALEXPORT2009 CLD 1524 · Sindh High Court · 2009-07-27Read full judgment →
• Mst. ANWAR BEGUM through Attorney Versus ZARAI TARQIATI BANK OF PAKISTAN through Manager2009 CLD 133 · Sindh High Court · 2008-10-10Read full judgment →
• PAKISTAN INSULATIONS (PVT.) LTD. Versus RANHILL ENGINEERS AND CONSTRUCTORS DDFC GROUP OF COMPANIES through General Pakistan Operations Manager2009 CLD 1077 · Sindh High Court · 2009-04-29Read full judgment →
• Messrs YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (YMCA) through President Versus GOVERNMENT OF SINDH through Secretary Social Welfare and Women Development Department Karachi2009 CLD 1013 · Sindh High Court · 2009-01-30Read full judgment →
• CLIMAX PRINTERS through Proprietor and another Versus HABIB BANK LTD.2008 CLD 761 · Sindh High Court · 2008-02-15Read full judgment →
• TANYA KNITWEAR (PVT.) LTD Versus FIRST WOMEN BANK LTD Raja Qasit Nawaz Khan , Khawaja Naveed Ahmed2008 CLD 75 · Sindh High Court · 2007-10-23Read full judgment →
• KLB-E-HYDER AND COMPANY (PVT.) LTD. through Chief Executive Versus NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN through President2008 CLD 576 · Sindh High Court · 2008-03-27Read full judgment →
• Syed AIJAZ HUSSAIN Versus Syed ABDUL AZEEM Wajahat Abbas , Nemo2008 CLD 51 · Sindh High Court · 2007-10-24Read full judgment →
• INDUS BATTERY INDUSTRIES (PVT.) LTD. Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN Haseeb Jamali , Rizwan Ahmed Siddiqi, D.A.-G., Aqeel Ahmad Abbasi and Ghulam Ahmed Khan2008 CLD 177 · Sindh High Court · 2007-10-11Read full judgment →
• EXIDE PAKISTAN LIMITED through Finance Director and Company Secretary Versus Malik ABDUL WADOOD2008 CLD 1258 · Sindh High Court · 2008-08-19Read full judgment →
• ABDUL WAHAB ABBASI Versus GUL MUHAMMAD HAJANO2008 CLD 1230 · Sindh High Court · 2008-08-07Read full judgment →
• RAEES GHULAM SARWAR Versus MANSOOR SADIQ ZAIDI2008 CLD 1056 · Sindh High Court · 2008-05-29Read full judgment →
• ABDUL GHANI Versus ABDUL RASHID2008 CLD 1009 · Sindh High Court · 2008-06-23Read full judgment →
• SHEHRI C.B.E. Versus GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN2007 CLD 783 · Sindh High Court · 2006-10-25Read full judgment →
• Messrs DEWAN SUGAR MILLS (PVT.) LTD. Versus M. B. ABBASI and others2007 CLD 1610 · Sindh High Court · 2006-08-09Read full judgment →
• KASB BANK LIMITED Versus Messrs TRANS LIMA PRIVATE LIMITED2007 CLD 1407 · Sindh High Court · 2007-07-27Read full judgment →
• MUBARAK ALI Versus FIRST PRUDENTIAL MODARABA through Chief Executive2006 CLD 927 · Sindh High Court · 2006-04-21Read full judgment →
• HABIB BANK LTD. Versus KARACHI PIPE MILLS LTD.2006 CLD 842 · Sindh High Court · 2006-03-31Read full judgment →
• Messrs IRISMA INTERNATIONAL Versus UNITED BANK LIMITED, KARACHI2006 CLD 832 · Sindh High Court · 2005-12-13Read full judgment →
• SMITH KLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION Versus PHARMA EVO (PVT.) LTD.2006 CLD 716 · Sindh High Court · 2006-02-16Read full judgment →
• Messrs PAKLAND CEMENT LIMITED Versus Messrs AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK N.A.2006 CLD 494 · Sindh High Court · 2005-09-20Read full judgment →
• METROPOLITAN STEEL CORPORATION LTD. Versus MACSTEEL INTERNATIONAL U.K. LTD.2006 CLD 1491 · Sindh High CourtRead full judgment →
• GHULAM HAIDER Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Islamabad2005 CLD 737 · Sindh High Court · 2005-02-02Read full judgment →
• HABIB BANK LTD. Versus ALI MUHAMMAD2005 CLD 491 · Sindh High Court · 2004-11-04Read full judgment →
• SHAHAMATULLAH QURESHI Versus HI-TECH CONSTRUCTION (PVT) LTD2004 CLD 640 · Sindh High Court · 2004-02-06Read full judgment →
• NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN Versus Messrs MAHMOOD (PVT.) LIMITED and others2004 CLD 1472 · Sindh High Court · 2004-06-10Read full judgment →
• ACER, INC. Versus ACER COMPUTERS2004 CLD 1131 · Sindh High Court · 2003-10-20Read full judgment →
• ADAMJEE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Versus MUSLIM COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED, ISLAMABAD2003 CLD 463 · Sindh High Court · 2002-08-22Read full judgment →
• SHIPYARD K. DAMEN INTERNATIONAL Versus KARACHI SHIPYARD AND ENGINEERING WORKS LTD.2003 CLD 309 · Sindh High Court · 2002-05-09Read full judgment →
• AEROFLOT RUSSIAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES Versus GERRY'S INTERNATIONAL (PRIVATE) LTD.2003 CLD 211 · Sindh High Court · 2002-08-06Read full judgment →
• HABIB BANK LIMITED Versus AL-JALAL TEXTILE MILLS LTD2003 CLD 1007 · Sindh High Court · 2001-09-18Read full judgment →
• STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN Versus Syed AKBAR HUSSAIN RIZVI2002 CLD 805 · Sindh High Court · 1992-05-05
  illegal bankingBanking Companies Ordinancemens reacriminal liabilitycorporate directorsproduction of documentsacquittalState Bank of Pakistan
  Summary & questions settled

  This matter concerns a criminal complaint filed by the State Bank of Pakistan against the directors of a private limited company for allegedly failing to produce records and documents regarding their business activities, which were suspected of constituting illegal banking in violation of Section 27(1) of the Banking Companies Ordinance, 1962. The core legal question was whether the accused, as directors, had willfully failed to comply with the directives issued by the State Bank of Pakistan under Section 43-A of the Ordinance, thereby incurring liability under Section 83(1-C). The court held that while the accused were indeed directors of the company and the State Bank had reasonable grounds to initiate an inquiry, the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused had failed to comply with the directives. The court noted that the accused had provided responses and documents, and the State Bank failed to specifically request further information or exercise its power to seize records. Consequently, the court acquitted the accused, emphasizing that mens rea is an essential ingredient of a criminal offence unless expressly excluded by statute.

  Questions settled

  • Does the presumption of truth attach to official corporate records such as Form 29-A regarding the directorship of a company?
  • Is mens rea an essential ingredient of a criminal offence under the Banking Companies Ordinance 1962?
  • Can a conviction for failing to produce documents be sustained when the prosecution fails to prove that the accused willfully ignored specific directives or when the regulator failed to exercise its power to seize records?
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• MESSRS MUSLIM COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED Versus MESSRS HAWKESBAY SPORTSWEAR INC.2002 CLD 242 · Sindh High Court · 2001-11-21Read full judgment →
• MS. AFSHAN AHMED Versus MESSRS HABIB BANK LIMITED2002 CLD 137 · Sindh High Court · 2001-04-10Read full judgment →
• KOHINOOR SOAP AND DETERGENTS (PRIVATE) LTD. Versus BASRA SOAP FACTORY2002 CLD 1223 · Sindh High Court · 2002-03-15Read full judgment →
• INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF PAKISTAN Versus Messrs HYDERALI BHIMJI & CO.2002 CLD 1207 · Sindh High Court · 2002-04-08Read full judgment →