YLR 2026

2026 PLP 498 (YLR)

Muhammad Amin through his real son — Petitioner Versus Sohail Zafar Chatha, Director General, ACE and others — Respondents

Jurisdiction / Court
Lahore
Decided Date
2025-November-26
Honorable Judges
N/A
Case Reference Summary (AEO Optimized)
Citation 2026 PLP 498 (YLR)
Forum / Court Lahore
Bench Members N/A
Parties Muhammad Amin through his real son — Petitioner Versus Sohail Zafar Chatha, Director General, ACE and others — Respondents
Primary Law Constitution of Pakistan
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This judgment primarily cites: Constitution of Pakistan as referenced in Pakistani case law index.

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Laws Cited

Constitution of Pakistan

Representation

  • Shahid Rafique Mayo for Petitioner.
  • Mudassar Naveed Chatha, Additional Advocate General, Punjab along with Ghulam Mursaleen, Deputy Director, ACE Headquarter, Lahore.
  • 3. Learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab under instructions of aforementioned official and after himself going through report/reply submitted on behalf of respondent No.1 to this petition as well as going through available record today brought by aforementioned official submits that subject matter of this petition was referred by FIA ACC, Lahore to Anti-Corruption Establishment, then same was referred to Regional Directorate of Anti-Corruption Establishment, Lahore-B for necessary action as per law, inquiry bearing No.137/2025-KSR was initiated and entrusted to Deputy Director (Investigation), Anti-Corruption Establishment, Kasur, however, same has been finalized and consigned to the record; learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab has also produced copy of final report in this regard, which has been placed on the record.
  • 4. When confronted with the same, learned counsel for the petitioner does not press this petition while reserving right of the petitioner to avail each and every remedy for redressal of his grievance in accordance with law including moving application to the concerned authority for re-opening as well as change of inquiry. Learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab has raised no objection in this regard. In view of above, instant petition stands disposed of as such.

Headnotes / Summary

Art. 204

Contempt proceedings

Scope

Grievance of the petitioner, seeking contempt proceedings against officials of Anti-Corruption Establishment/ respondents, was that no legal proceedings had been conducted in light of previous order passed in constitutional petition filed by him

Held: Record (including report/reply submitted on behalf of respondents) revealed that subject-matter was referred by FIA to Anti-Corruption Establishment, then same was referred to the concerned Regional Directorate of Anti-Corruption Establishment for necessary action as per law; inquiry was initiated and entrusted to a Deputy Director (Investigation), Anti-Corruption Establishment, however, the same had been finalized and consigned to the record; copy of final report in said regard had also been produced

Petitioner did not press present petition while reserving his right to avail each and every remedy for redressal of his grievance in accordance with law including moving application to the concerned authority for re-opening as well as change of inquiry

Criminal Original Petition was disposed of accordingly.

Judgment & Decree

Farooq Haider, J.

Through instant petition, following prayer has been made:- "It is, therefore, most respectfully prayed that the respondents have disobeyed, disgraced and violated the order dated 10.02.2025 passed by this Honourable Court, therefore, the respondents may kindly be summoned and be punished in accordance with Contempt Laws and under Article 204 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, in the larger interest of justice. Any other relief which this Honourable Court deems fit and appropriate may also be granted.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that constitutional petition bearing Writ Petition No.77590/2024 (titled as "Muhammad Amin v. Director F.I.A., etc.") was disposed of by this Court vide order dated: 10.02.2025; copy of the order is available at Page No.7 of instant petition and relevant portion of the same is hereby scanned below for ready reference:- Learned Assistant Attorney General has submitted report prepared on behalf of repondents Nos.1 and 2, which has been placed on the record.

2. Learned Assistant Attorney General under instructions of police official (present before the Court) and after himself going through aforementioned report submits that inquiry has been transferred to Director General Anti-Corruption Establishment, Punjab, Lahore after getting approval from the competent authority.

3. When confronted with the situation, learned counsel for the petitioner does not press this petition for the time being; which stands disposed of as such. Learned counsel adds that as per Paragraph No.2 of aforementioned order, inquiry was transferred to Director General, Anti-Corruption Establishment, Punjab, Lahore after getting approval from the competent authority, however, any appropriate legal proceedings have not been conducted in said regard hence feeling aggrieved, he has filed instant petition.

3. Learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab under instructions of aforementioned official and after himself going through report/reply submitted on behalf of respondent No.1 to this petition as well as going through available record today brought by aforementioned official submits that subject matter of this petition was referred by FIA ACC, Lahore to Anti-Corruption Establishment, then same was referred to Regional Directorate of Anti-Corruption Establishment, Lahore-B for necessary action as per law, inquiry bearing No.137/2025-KSR was initiated and entrusted to Deputy Director (Investigation), Anti-Corruption Establishment, Kasur, however, same has been finalized and consigned to the record; learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab has also produced copy of final report in this regard, which has been placed on the record.

4. When confronted with the same, learned counsel for the petitioner does not press this petition while reserving right of the petitioner to avail each and every remedy for redressal of his grievance in accordance with law including moving application to the concerned authority for re-opening as well as change of inquiry. Learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab has raised no objection in this regard. In view of above, instant petition stands disposed of as such. MQ/M-210/L Order accordingly.