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P L D 2025 Supreme Court 319
ADIL KHAN BAZAI — Appellant Versus ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN and another — Respondents
Decided Date: 2024-December-12
Summary: — Art. 63A — Disqualification due to defection — Word "may" — Effect — Use of word "may" in granting power to Party Head indicates that its exercise is discretionary, not obligatory — Even if a member defaults undergrounds (a) or (b), the Party Head ...
P L D 2025 Supreme Court 11
Director General, Islamabad — Petitioners Versus EDNAN SYED and others — Respondents
Decided Date: 2024-November-20
Summary: — Art. 199 — Constitutional jurisdiction of the High Court — Scope — High Courts do not have suo motu jurisdiction and as such the constitutional scheme never intended to confer such powers on the High Courts — High Court cannot assume suo motu juris...
P L D 2025 Supreme Court 310
Mst. SIDRA HAMEED and others — Applicants Versus Syed ABDUL MATEEN — Respondent
Decided Date: 2025-January-30
Summary: — S. 5 — Guardians and Wards Act (VIII of 1890), S. 25 — Custody and guardianship of minor — Family Court, jurisdiction of — Scope — Matters of custody and guardianship both are also governed under Family Courts Act, 1964 — Family Court is only bound...
P L D 2025 Supreme Court 302
AHMED ALI TALPUR — Petitioner Versus SUB-REGISTRAR LATIFABAD, HYDERABAD and others — Respondents
Decided Date: 2024-December-24
Summary: — O.VII, R. 11 — Rejection of plaint — Piecemeal rejection — Multiple reliefs — Principle — Law does not permit piecemeal rejection — If even one prayer in plaint is found to be maintainable, plaint cannot be rejected in parts. — O. VII, R. 11(a) — ...
P L D 2025 Supreme Court 280
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Decided Date: N/A
Summary: — S. 2 — Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 191A — Partly heard case, fixing of — Committee to constitute Benches — Jurisdiction — Dispute pertained to withdrawing a partly heard case from regular Bench of Supreme Court and fixing the same before Constit...
P L D 2025 Supreme Court 274
Crl. O. P. No.1 of 2025
Decided Date: 2025-January-22
Summary: — S. 2 — Constitution of Pakistan, Arts. 5, 190, 191A & 204 — Contempt proceedings — Non-fixation of case — Executive and judicial order — Officer of Supreme Court fixed case in question before Constitutional Bench of Supreme Court on the basis of or...
P L D 2025 Supreme Court 262
Dr. FARYAL MAQSOOD and another — Petitioners Versus KHURRAM SHEHZAD DURRANI and others — Respondents
Decided Date: 2024-October-23
Summary: — It is a settled principle of interpreting a contract that a court cannot imply something that is inconsistent with the express terms, and a stipulation not expressed in the written contract can also not be applied merely because it appears to be re...
P L D 2025 Supreme Court 254
The STATE through Prosecutor General Punjab, Lahore — Petitioner Versus Chaudhry MOHAMMAD KHAN and others — Respondents
Decided Date: 2024-September-27
Summary: — S. 154 — Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199 — Quashing of FIR — Constitutional jurisdiction of the High Court — Scope — Jurisdiction in terms of Article 199 of the Constitution for quashing an FIR can only be exercised in exceptional cases — Exerci...
P L D 2025 Supreme Court 251
Raja SHAHZAD AHMED — Petitioner Versus INCHARGE BAGGAGE ROUTING PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE, LAHORE and others — Respondents
Decided Date: 2024-November-18
Summary: — S.28 — Limitation Act (IX of 1908), S. 5 — Consumer Court proceedings — Limitation — Condonation of delay — Complaint filed by petitioner/consumer was barred by 90 days — Plea raised by petitioner/consumer was that delay could have been condoned un...
P L D 2025 Supreme Court 247
Malik MAHMOOD AHMAD KHAN — Petitioner Versus Malik MOAZAM MAHMOOD and others — Respondents
Decided Date: 2024-December-19
Summary: — S. 5, Sched. — Maintenance allowance for minor — Child justice approach — Duty of Courts — Petitioner/father of minor son was aggrieved of fixing of maintenance allowance by the Courts below — Held, that Courts must approach cases involving childre...
P L D 2025 Supreme Court 67
Civil Appeals Nos. 333 and 334 of 2024 and Civil Miscellaneous Applications Nos. 2920, 5913 of 2024 and Civil Petitions Nos. 1612 to 1617 of 2024 and C.M.A. No. 3554 of 2024 in C.P. No. Nil of 2024
Decided Date: 2024-July-12
Summary: — Arts. 51(6)(d), 51(6)(e), 106(3)(c) & 63 — Elections Act (XXXIII of 2017), Ss. 66, 104 & 215(5) — Seats reserved for women and non-Muslims in the National Assembly and the Provincial Assemblies, allocation of — Eligible political parties — Pakistan...
P L D 2025 Supreme Court 63
ALLAH BAKHSH deceased through L.Rs and others — Petitioners Versus MUHAMMAD RIAZ and others — Respondents
Decided Date: 2024-September-11
Summary: — Ss. 188 & 214 — Powers-of-Attorney Act (VII of 1882), S. 2 — Principal-agent relationship — General power of attorney — Transfer of property by the attorney in favour of his sons — Holder of a general power of attorney must obtain special permissio...
P L D 2025 Supreme Court 1
Messrs MUGHALS PAKISTAN (PVT.) LIMITED — Appellant Versus EMPLOYEES OLD AGE BENEFITS INSTITUTION through Director Law, Lahore and others — Respondents
Decided Date: 2024-November-6
Summary: — S. 2(i) — Punjab Alternate Dispute Resolution Act (XVII of 2019), S. 2(b) — Balochistan Alternate Dispute Resolution Act (XXXI of 2022), S. 2(i) — Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Alternate Dispute Resolution Act (XLVIII of 2020), S. 2(a) — Civil Procedure Code ...
P L D 2025 Balochistan 37
Mst. FARZANA (widow) and another — Petitioners Versus ABID KHAN and 2 others — Respondents
Decided Date: 2024-August-19
Summary: — Ss. 9, 115 & O. VII, Rr.10(2), 11(d) — Return of plaint owing to territorial jurisdiction of first court — Presenting the returned plaint before the court having territorial jurisdiction instead of filing a fresh suit — Appearance and participation...
P L D 2025 Balochistan 34
Mst. BIBI RAQEEMA — Petitioner Versus BIBI ZULEKHA and 5 others — Respondents
Decided Date: 2023-December-28
Summary: — Ss.376 & 383 — Police official — Succession certificate — Death on duty — Compensation amount — Tarka — Scope — Petitioner/widow of Shaheed police official was aggrieved of inclusion of name of mother of deceased in succession certificate pertainin...
P L D 2025 Balochistan 28
Syed MATIULLAH AGHA — Appellant Versus Haji MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN alias Haji MUHAMMAD HASSAN — Respondent
Decided Date: 2023-October-24
Summary: — Ss. 5, 6, 30, 72, 73 & 84 — Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), O. XXXVII — Suit for recovery on the basis of negotiable instruments (nine cheques) — Pre-requisites — Presentment of cheque before the bank — Seven out of nine claimed cheques (cheques-...
P L D 2025 Balochistan 25
MUNAWAR KHAN — Petitioner Versus The GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN through Chief Secretary and 8 others — Respondents
Decided Date: 2024-December-17
Summary: — S. 11EE & Fourth Sched. — Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 4 — Affiliation with a proscribed organization, allegation of — Placing of name in the Fourth Sched. to the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 — Right of individuals to be dealt with in accordance with...
P L D 2025 Balochistan 21
SHAZIA JAFFAR and 4 others — Appellants Versus GENERAL PUBLIC and 2 others — Respondents
Decided Date: Succession Appeal No. 01 of 2023, decided on 13th November, 2023.
Summary: — Ss. 265 & 272 — Application for grant of Letter of Administration — Term "District Delegate" — High Court may appoint such judicial officer within any district to act for the District Judge as Delegates to grant Letter of Administration in non-cont...
P L D 2025 Balochistan 18
BIBI FAREEDA — Petitioner Versus JAN BIBI — Respondent
Decided Date: Civil Revision No. 75 of 2024, decided on 27th September, 2024.
Summary: — Ss. 42, 104, 151 & 152 — Powers of courts under S.152, C.P.C. to correct clerical or arithmetical errors — Scope — Petitioner against auction of the property in execution proceedings preferred an appeal, which was allowed in the year 2021 — Applica...
P L D 2025 Balochistan 170
IKRAM-UL-HAQ and others — Petitioners Versus GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN through Chief Secretary, Quetta and others — Respondents
Decided Date: 2025-July-22
Summary: — S.17 — Pakistan Citizenship Rules, 1952, R.23(b) — Constitution of Pakistan, Art.199 — Domicile Certificate and Permanent Resident Certificate, issuance of — Prerequisites and criterion — Continuous residence and supporting ownership or tenancy rec...