1969 PLP 128 (SCMR)
QADIR BAKHSH‑Petitioner Versus COMMISSIONER, FRONTIER CRIMES REGULATION QUETTA DIVISION AND OTHERS Respondents
| Citation | 1969 PLP 128 (SCMR) |
| Forum / Court | High Court |
| Bench Members | Hamoodur Rahman and Muhammad Yaqub Ali, JJ |
| Parties | QADIR BAKHSH‑Petitioner Versus COMMISSIONER, FRONTIER CRIMES REGULATION QUETTA DIVISION AND OTHERS Respondents |
| Primary Law | Constitution of Pakistan (1962) |
Q1: What are the key laws and sections cited in 1969 PLP 128 (SCMR)?
This judgment primarily cites: Constitution of Pakistan (1962) as referenced in Pakistani case law index.
Q2: Which judicial bench decided the case 1969 PLP 128 (SCMR)?
The case was heard and decided by the High Court bench comprising: Hamoodur Rahman and Muhammad Yaqub Ali, JJ.
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Cite this legal precedent as: 1969 PLP 128 (SCMR) (QADIR BAKHSH‑Petitioner Versus COMMISSIONER, FRONTIER CRIMES REGULATION QUETTA DIVISION AND OTHERS Respondents). Read the full summary and cross-referenced laws free on Pakistan Law Portal.
Laws Cited
Representation
- S. M. Masud, Advocate Supreme Court instructed by Wajid Hussain, Senior Attorney for Petitioner.
- Nemo for Respondents.
- Date of hearing : 21st October 1968.
Headnotes / Summary
(On appeal from the judgment and order of the High Court of West Pakistan, dated the 23rd May 1967, in L. P. A. No. 8 of 1963). --Art. 98 and Frontier Crimes Regulation (III of 1901)‑Sentence of fire passed by District Magistrate under Frontier Crimes Regulation, 1901‑Order whether not amenable to writ jurisdiction of High Court‑Special Leave to Appeal granted by Supreme Court to consider question. Muhammad Akram and others v. The State P L D 1963 S C 373 and Sardar 1Yawab Haji Muhammad Khan v. Additional Commissioner, Quetta and others P L D 1964 Lah. 401 ref.
Judgment & Decree
Muhammad Akram and others v. The State P L D 1963 S C 373 and Sardar 1Yawab Haji Muhammad Khan v. Additional Commissioner, Quetta and others P L D 1964 Lah. 401 ref. S. M. Masud, Advocate Supreme Court instructed by Wajid Hussain, Senior Attorney for Petitioner. Nemo for Respondents. Date of hearing : 21st October 1968. MUHAMMAD YAQUB ALI, J.‑The High Court has following the decision in Muhammad Akram and others v. The State (P L D 1963 S C 373) declined to judicially review the order of the District Magistrate, Quetta, sentencing the petitioner to pay a fine of Rs. 2,000 under the Frontier Crimes Regulation on the view that such an order was not amenable to writ jurisdiction. It is contended that the decision in Muhammad Akram and others v. The State given under the Laws (Continuance in Force) Order, 1958, was not applicable to the facts of the case as held by a Full Bench of the High Court in Sardar Nawab Haji Muhammad Khan v. Additional Commissioner, Quetta and others (P L D 1964 Lah.401). The question raised is of general public importance. Leave is granted. Security‑Rs. 1,000 Leave granted.