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• MUHAMMAD ARSAL Versus SADIQ FEEDS (PVT.) LTD.2025 CLD 1200 · Lahore High Court · 2025-06-03
  corporate mediationAnnual General Meetingcorporate democracymismanagement and oppressionfamily corporate disputewithdrawal of litigationCompanies Act 2017
  Summary & questions settled

  The petitioner, a 25% shareholder and director in respondent company, filed a petition under Sections 286, 287, and 288 of the Companies Act 2017 alleging unlawful removal from the board of directors and corporate mismanagement by family members. The court initially encouraged formal mediation, but after that failed, it directed the parties to convene an Annual General Meeting (AGM) under court supervision in accordance with the Preamble, Sections 4, 5, and 215 of the Act to resolve their disputes in good faith. During the AGM, the parties agreed to unconditionally withdraw all pending litigation and maintain the status quo. Disposing of the petitions, the Lahore High Court upheld 'Mediation through AGM' as an effective dispute resolution mechanism in family corporate matters, reinforcing corporate democracy, protecting minority interests, and fulfilling statutory and constitutional duties under Articles 4, 5(2), 199, and 201 of the Constitution of Pakistan 1973.

  Questions settled

  • Can a corporate dispute among family members be validly resolved through court-facilitated mediation during an Annual General Meeting?
  • Does Section 215 of the Companies Act 2017 impose a mandatory duty on shareholders to act in good faith and avoid disruptive behavior during general meetings?
  • Whether courts can refer corporate and family business disputes under the Companies Act 2017 to mediation as a preferred statutory alternative to litigation?
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• HOUSE BUILDING FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED Versus MUHAMMAD IQBAL2021 CLD 1416 · Lahore High Court · 2021-06-15Read full judgment →
• Mst. ZAHIDA PARVEEN Versus LAMREY CERAMICS (PVT.) LIMITED2021 CLD 1229 · Lahore High Court · 2021-04-29Read full judgment →
• ORIX LEASING PAKISTAN LTD. Versus MUHAMMAD NOOR DAIRIES2021 CLD 1027 · Lahore High Court · 2021-06-15Read full judgment →
• OBAID ASSOCIATES Versus UNITED BANK LIMITED2021 CLD 1019 · Lahore High Court · 2021-05-20Read full judgment →
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• DUBAI ISLAMIC BANK PAKISTAN Versus Mst. SAIMA YASIN2020 CLD 518 · Lahore High Court · 2020-01-16Read full judgment →
• The CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUREAU (NAB) Versus RAMZAN SUGAR MILLS LIMITED2020 CLD 1462 · Lahore High Court · 2020-10-14Read full judgment →
• ABDUL MAJEED AKHTAR Versus MUHAMMAD ZEESHAN SHOUKAT2020 CLD 1424 · Lahore High Court · 2019-03-18Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD JAVED Versus MUHAMMAD RASHID2020 CLD 1392 · Lahore High Court · 2019-11-13Read full judgment →
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• MUHAMMAD IQBAL Versus PAKISTAN FEDERAL SECRETARY2018 CLD 711 · Lahore High Court · 2017-10-11Read full judgment →
• MEHR DASTGIR TEXTILE MILLS LTD. Versus PUBLIC AT LARGE2018 CLD 541 · Lahore High Court · 2017-02-20Read full judgment →
• QASIM ALI Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN2018 CLD 1149 · Lahore High Court · 2018-04-03Read full judgment →
• HILAL CONFECTIONARY (PVT.) LTD. Versus HAROON SWEET FACTORY2018 CLD 1072 · Lahore High Court · 2017-10-16Read full judgment →
• HILAL CONFECTIONARY (PVT.) LTD. Versus NAVEED ENTERPRISES2018 CLD 1 · Lahore High Court · 2017-10-16Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD SHAFI Versus ASHIQ HUSSAIN2017 CLD 1593 · Lahore High Court · 2017-03-21Read full judgment →
• MEHRAN GINNING INDUSTRIES Versus SAJID SHAFIQUE2017 CLD 1165 · Lahore High Court · 2017-05-23Read full judgment →
• ALLIED BANK LIMITED through Maqood Ahmed Versus NASAR RICE MILLS2016 CLD 324 · Lahore High Court · 2015-06-15Read full judgment →
• CRESCENT STAR INSURANCE Versus AL-REHMAN TRADERS2015 CLD 786 · Lahore High Court · 2014-10-30Read full judgment →
• INSTITUTE OF COST AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS OF PAKISTAN Versus GHULAM ABBAS2015 CLD 708 · Lahore High Court · 2015-01-15Read full judgment →
• HAROON TRADERS, BHAUN CHOWK CHAKWAL Versus K.A.S.B. BANK LIMITED2015 CLD 645 · Lahore High Court · 2014-10-13Read full judgment →
• Sheikh MUHAMMAD USMAN Versus JUDGE BANKING COURT NO.1 M. Salman Masood2015 CLD 257 · Lahore High Court · 2014-09-15Read full judgment →
• KAMRAN TAJ Versus MUHAMMAD SHAHZAD JAMIL2015 CLD 2015 · Lahore High Court · 2014-11-21Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD BARAN KHAN Versus JUDGE BANKING COURT NO.3, MULTAN2015 CLD 2000 · Lahore High Court · 2015-07-01Read full judgment →
• Mian WAHEED-UD-DIN Versus ROYAL RICE MILLERS (PVT.) LTD.2015 CLD 1978 · Lahore High Court · 2015-01-16Read full judgment →
• Mian NADEEM AKHTAR Versus JUDGE BANKING COURT NO.III, MULTAN Ch. Asif Ali Sanghera2015 CLD 1969 · Lahore High Court · 2015-06-16Read full judgment →
• ASKARI LEASING LTD. Versus PRESIDING OFFICER2015 CLD 196 · Lahore High Court · 2014-10-20Read full judgment →
• TANVEER IQBAL Versus MCB BANK LIMITED2015 CLD 1957 · Lahore High Court · 2015-01-15Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD MOBEEN Versus A.B.N. AMRO BANK LIMITED2015 CLD 1904 · Lahore High Court · 2014-11-28Read full judgment →
• JAMSHED HASSAN BUTT Versus MCB BANK LIMITED Ms. Tasneem Akhtar Awan2015 CLD 1894 · Lahore High Court · 2014-11-24Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD ALI Versus WALI MUHAMMAD2015 CLD 1820 · Lahore High Court · 2015-04-29Read full judgment →
• STATE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION Versus Mst. SHEHNAZ AKHTAR2015 CLD 1543 · Lahore High Court · 2015-06-24Read full judgment →
• CEPHALON FRANCE Versus HIMONT PHARMACEUTICALS2015 CLD 1400 · Lahore High Court · 2015-03-24Read full judgment →
• KHALIFA AZHAR MUMTAZ Versus GHULAM AKBAR2014 CLD 995 · Lahore High Court · 2013-08-16Read full judgment →
• Sh. ALTAN AZMAT Versus HABIB BANK LIMITED2014 CLD 1636 · Lahore High Court · 2014-09-29Read full judgment →
• GHULAM SAMDANI Versus MUHAMMAD ARSHAD MALIK2014 CLD 1420 · Lahore High Court · 2014-01-21Read full judgment →
• KHALID AND BROTHER Versus PUNJAB PROVINCE through Secretary Housing Urban Development and Public Health Engineering Department, Punjab, Lahore2014 CLD 1410 · Lahore High Court · 2014-03-06Read full judgment →
• NIAGARA MILLS (PVT.) LTD. Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary (Revenue Division), Federation Board of Revenue2014 CLD 1253 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• JUBILEE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY Versus ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSION JUDGE2014 CLD 1122 · Lahore High Court · 2013-11-12Read full judgment →
• Syed TAHIR HUSSAIN SHAH Versus Syed SAEED ANWAR2013 CLD 630 · Lahore High Court · 2012-12-17Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN Versus Malik ALLAH YAR KHAN2012 CLD 1550 · Lahore High Court · 2012-04-24Read full judgment →
• HABIB BANK LIMITED Versus AZAM MAJEED2011 CLD 963 · Lahore High Court · 2011-03-15Read full judgment →
• NADEEM KAMRAN Versus WASEEM AKHTAR TAREEN2011 CLD 533 · Lahore High Court · 2010-11-30Read full judgment →
• AKHTAR ALI Versus MUHAMMAD SHOIAB AHMAD M. Akhtar Ali Chaudhry2011 CLD 1 · Lahore High Court · 2009-09-10Read full judgment →
• Sh. MUHAMMAD SALEEM Versus SAADAT ENTERPRISES2009 CLD 390 · Lahore High Court · 2008-11-11Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD UMER RATHORE Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN2009 CLD 257 · Lahore High Court · 2008-12-23Read full judgment →
• MANZAR LATIF MIAN Versus Ms. MASARRAT MISBAH2009 CLD 247 · Lahore High Court · 2008-10-30Read full judgment →
• ALL PAKISTAN TEXTILE MILLS ASSOCIATION through Secretary Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Commerce, Ministry of Commerce, Islamabad2009 CLD 20091242 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• SME BANK LIMITED Versus MUHAMMAD MEHBOOB Abdul Bashir Qureshi2009 CLD 1493 · Lahore High Court · 2008-10-20Read full judgment →
• UNITED BANK LIMITED Versus NAEEM ULLAH MALIK2009 CLD 1459 · Lahore High Court · 2009-04-15Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD SALEEM Versus State2009 CLD 1425 · Lahore High Court · 2008-10-29
  pre-arrest baildishonoured chequefinancial institutionbanking courtjurisdiction of policerecovery of finances
  Summary & questions settled

  The petitioner sought confirmation of pre-arrest bail in a case registered under Section 489-F of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860, concerning the dishonour of cheques issued to a financial institution for a loan facility. The core legal question was whether the police could register an FIR and investigate an offence involving the dishonour of a cheque issued to a financial institution, or whether such matters fall exclusively under the Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) Ordinance 2001. The Court held that Section 489-F of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860 applies to transactions between individuals, whereas offences involving the dishonest issuance of cheques to financial institutions are governed by Section 20 of the Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) Ordinance 2001. Consequently, the Court ruled that the police lacked the legal competence to register the case or submit a challan, as the law requires a complaint to be filed before a Banking Court. The Court affirmed that the offence under Section 20 of the Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) Ordinance 2001 is bailable, confirming the petitioner's pre-arrest bail.

  Questions settled

  • Does the police have the legal authority to register an FIR for the dishonour of a cheque issued to a financial institution?
  • Is an offence under Section 20 of the Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) Ordinance 2001 bailable?
  • Does Section 489-F of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860 apply to cheque dishonour cases involving financial institutions?
  • Can a trial court take cognizance of an offence based on a police report when the law requires a private complaint?
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• Malik TARIQ MEHMOOD Versus ASKARI LEASING LTD.2009 CLD 1422 · Lahore High Court · 2009-06-05Read full judgment →
• ZAHID AFZAL DAHA Versus HABIB BANK LIMITED Syed Najam-ul-Hassan Kazmi , Wahid Mazhar,Nemo2008 CLD 98 · Lahore High Court · 2007-10-31Read full judgment →
• SULEMAN DAUD Versus LAHORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY through Director General2008 CLD 850 · Lahore High CourtRead full judgment →
• PUNJAB PRIVATIZATION BOARD, GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB through Secretary Versus MUHAMMAD YOUNAS MALIK Khawaja Haris Ahmad , Mian Nisar Ahmad and Ch. M. Ashraf Wahlah2008 CLD 356 · Lahore High Court · 2007-11-01Read full judgment →
• Rana MUHAMMAD IRFAN AKRAM Versus ALLIED BANK LTD. Jamshed Iqbal Khakwani2008 CLD 1281 · Lahore High Court · 2008-05-19Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD AZAD Versus Malik ZAHOOR2008 CLD 1128 · Lahore High Court · 2008-05-05Read full judgment →
• ALTAF HUSSAIN SAJID Versus MUHAMMAD ARIF2008 CLD 1114 · Lahore High Court · 2008-07-02Read full judgment →
• GHULAM MUSTAFA Versus State Mian Saeed-ud-Din Ahmad , Muhammad Shakil Abid, Muhammad Sharif2008 CLD 105 · Lahore High Court · 2007-11-26
  pre-arrest bailcopyright infringementtrademarkmala fidecriminal liabilitybail refusal
  Summary & questions settled

  This matter concerns a petition for pre-arrest bail filed by the petitioner, Ghulam Mustafa, who was accused in an FIR registered under sections 66 and 67 of the Copyright Ordinance, 1962, for allegedly manufacturing ink using a trademark similar to the complainant's. The core legal question was whether the petitioner was entitled to the extraordinary relief of pre-arrest bail given the allegations of trademark infringement and the existence of parallel civil litigation. The Lahore High Court held that the petitioner failed to establish mala fide on the part of the complainant or the police. The Court observed that the petitioner was specifically nominated in the FIR with a distinct role, and prima facie evidence connected him to the offence, noting that the similarity in packaging was sufficient to deceive consumers. Consequently, the Court dismissed the bail petition and recalled the ad interim pre-arrest bail previously granted. The key principle laid down is that pre-arrest bail is not a matter of right and requires the demonstration of mala fide or exceptional circumstances, which are absent when prima facie evidence of the offence exists.

  Questions settled

  • Is pre-arrest bail available where there is prima facie evidence connecting the accused to the alleged offence?
  • Does the existence of parallel civil litigation regarding trademark infringement automatically entitle an accused to pre-arrest bail in a criminal case?
  • What is the effect of a failure to demonstrate mala fide on the part of the complainant in a pre-arrest bail application?
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• SALEEM AHMED Versus ZARAI TARAQIATI BANK LIMITED through Manager2007 CLD 872 · Lahore High Court · 2007-03-07Read full judgment →
• Syed MANSOOR ALI SHAH Versus GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB, through Housing, Physical and Environmental Planning Department,2007 CLD 533 · Lahore High Court · 2006-09-21Read full judgment →
• ABDUL RAUF Versus FAROOQ AHMED2007 CLD 114 · Lahore High Court · 2006-10-02Read full judgment →
• Agha ABBAS HAIDER KHAN Versus ZARAI TARAQIATI BANK LIMITED through Branch Manager2006 CLD 882 · Lahore High Court · 2006-04-10Read full judgment →
• BANK OF PUNJAB through Manager Versus Mrs. MAH TALLAT SULTAN2006 CLD 773 · Lahore High Court · 2006-03-08Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD AKHTAR Versus ZAHAR KHAN2006 CLD 737 · Lahore High Court · 2005-05-18Read full judgment →
• BANKERS EQUITY LIMITED Versus QAND GHAR LIMITED2005 CLD 711 · Lahore High Court · 2004-09-20Read full judgment →
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