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Questions our most-cited judgments settle

A sample. Each links to the judgment that decides it.

• Does the failure to send the correct sample parcel to the Chemical Examiner entitle the accused to the benefit of the doubt?1995 SCMR 1345 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1995
• What are the considerations for cancellation of bail once granted by a competent court?1995 PLD Supreme Court 34 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1995
• Can an Officer on Special Duty, acting under a rehabilitation scheme, unilaterally cancel entitlement certificates based on verification orders of Claims Authorities?1973 PLD Supreme Court 236 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1973
• Can the legislature impose a presumptive income tax on turnover under Entry 47 and Entry 52 of the Constitution?1997 PLD Supreme Court 582 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1997
• Is the Interim Constitution of Pakistan 1972 a valid and competently enacted document?1973 PLD Supreme Court 49 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1973
• Can the government discriminate between pensioners based solely on their date of retirement when granting pension enhancements?1991 SCMR 1041 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1991
• Can a conviction be sustained on the testimony of eyewitnesses who have made dishonest improvements to align their statements with medical evidence?2018 SCMR 772 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2018
• What principles guide the Supreme Court when considering an appeal against acquittal?1985 PLD Supreme Court 11 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1985
• Whether Section 2-A of the Service Tribunals Act, 1973, is ultra vires the Constitution of Pakistan?2006 PLD 602 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2006
• Whether the prosecution is obliged to prove its case against the accused beyond any reasonable doubt?2002 PLD Supreme Court 1048 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2002
• Does an ouster clause in the Constitution prevent superior courts from reviewing actions taken without jurisdiction, mala fide, or coram non judice?1974 PLD Supreme Court 151 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1974
• Whether the provisions of pre-emption laws are repugnant to the Injunctions of Islam as laid down in the Holy Quran and Sunnah?1986 PLD 360 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1986
• Can hearsay evidence be relied upon for conviction?2008 SCMR 1221 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2008
• Whether Article 270-A of the Constitution of Pakistan 1973 renders laws enacted during the martial law period immune from being challenged on the ground of inconsistency with Fundamental Rights?1988 PLD 416 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1988
• Is the power of an appellate court to dismiss an appeal in default under Order XLI, Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 mandatory or discretionary?1975 PLD 678 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1975
• Can a High Court, in its writ jurisdiction, set aside a tribunal's order solely on equitable considerations?1974 PLD Supreme Court 139 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1974
• Does a tribunal of limited or special jurisdiction possess the inherent power to suo motu recall or rescind an order obtained by fraud?1975 PLD 331 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1975
• What is the true constitutional import and legal effect of the words 'after consultation' in Articles 177 and 193 of the Constitution of Pakistan 1973 regarding the appointment of superior court judges?1996 PLD 324 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1996
• Are the provisions of the Control of Narcotic Substances (Government Analysts) Rules, 2001 mandatory or directory?PLJ 2019 SC (Cr.C.) 90, 2018 P.S.C. (Crl.) 1089, 2018 SCMR 2039, 2018 SCP 1313 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2018
• Can a Constitutional Court exercise jurisdiction over contractual disputes involving public functionaries where statutory obligations are breached?1998 SCMR 2268 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1998
• Can a police officer legally assume dual functions as a complainant and an Investigating Officer?1997 PLD Supreme Court 408 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1997
• Whether a judgment rendered in a writ petition regarding land allotment claims is a judgment in rem or a judgment in personam?1987 PLD Supreme Court 145 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1987
• Can a writ petition be entertained by the High Court when an appeal under the relevant statute is pending, if the challenge is to the authority's jurisdiction or alleges mala fide?1972 PLD Supreme Court 279 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1972
• Whether the Criminal Law (Special Provisions) Ordinance, 1968 violates Articles 9, 25, 175, and 203 of the Constitution?1993 PLD Supreme Court 341 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1993