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P L D 2026 Lahore 28
Messrs NC ENTERTAINMENT (PVT.) LTD. and another — Petitioners Versus CENTRAL BOARD OF FILM CENSORS (CBFC) and others — Respondents
Decided Date: 2025-September-25
Summary: — Preamble & S. 2 — Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (XL of 2016), S.37(1) — Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight and Safeguards) Rules, 2021, Rr.4 & 5 — Constitution of Pakistan, Arts.4(c), 19, 25 & 199 — Constitu...
P L D 2026 Lahore 457
ABBAS ALI — Petitioner Versus COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS and others — Respondents
Decided Date: Writ Petition No. 57129 of 2022, decided on 9th April, 2026.
Summary: — Ss. 168, 169(4), 169(5), 201 & 139 — Constitution of Pakistan, Art.24 — Constitutional petition — Restoration of seized gold — Effect of melting — Valuation — Scope of departmental powers — Whether the respondents-department, after melting seized g...
P L D 2026 Lahore 436
Mst. SHEHNAZ BIBI — Petitioner Versus MAGISTRATE 1ST CLASS, SAHIWAL and others — Respondents
Decided Date: 2025-April-29
Summary: — S. 176(2) — Disinterment/exhumation/relocation of grave — Scope and object — Magisterial jurisdiction — Scope — Absence of allegation of unnatural death — Effect — Section 176(2), Cr.P.C. empowers a Magistrate to order exhumation, even after burial...
P L D 2026 Lahore 413
MUSHARRAF RASOOL CYAN and others — Petitioners Versus LAWRENCE COLLEGE'S PRESIDENT, BOARD OF GOVERNORS/GOVERNOR OF PUNJAB, LAHORE and 9 others — Respondents
Decided Date: N/A
Summary: — Ss.4, 5, 6 & 11 — Punjab Government Rules of Business, 2011, R.10 — Constitution of Pakistan, Arts.4, 10-A & 199 — Constitutional petition — Lawrence College Murree — De-notification of Board members before expiry of tenure without due process — Le...
P L D 2026 Lahore 404
Syed IMTIAZ HUSSAIN (Deceased) through Legal Heirs and others — Applicants Versus MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN and 35 others — Respondents
Decided Date: 2025-September-8
Summary: — Ss. 96, 115 & O.XLI, R.1 — Final decree in a suit for partition, appeal against — Decree sheet not prepared at the time of filing appeal — Effect on maintainability of appeal — Decree prepared during pendency of appeal — Appeal not being preferred ...
P L D 2026 Lahore 395
VISHAL AHMAD SHAKIR — Petitioner Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN and others — Respondents
Decided Date: 2025-September-10
Summary: — Arts. 10A & 19 — Media trial — Confession before media — Misreporting — Role of media in reporting — Petitioner, in public interest assailed act of media persons displaying confessions of accused persons facing trails — Held: Coerced or publicized ...
P L D 2026 Lahore 388
ABDUL REHMAN — Petitioner Versus The STATE and 5 others — Respondents
Decided Date: 2025-May-30
Summary: — S. 18 — Passports Act (XX of 1974), S. 8 — Power to cancel, impound or confiscate Computerized National Identity Card, Passport and Bank Account — Jurisdiction of Courts — Scope — Petitioner was the complainant of a case FIR and after the investiga...
P L D 2026 Lahore 386
NASEEB MASIH — Petitioner Versus PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN and others — Respondents
Decided Date: 2025-October-21
Summary: — R.6 — Constitution of Pakistan, Art.175-A — Minority quota in superior judiciary — Petition for fixation of 5% representation — Constitutional scheme of judicial appointments — Non-applicability of quota system in superior judiciary — Petitioner fi...
P L D 2026 Lahore 382
MOMAN KHAN — Petitioner Versus The PROVINCE OF PUNJAB through Senior Member Board of Revenue Punjab,
Decided Date: N/A
Summary: — S.2(e) — Constitution of Pakistan, Art.199 — Public graveyard — Sale/purchase of graveyard land — Illegality — Denial of burial by authorities, challenge to — Discrimination on the basis of residence — Public graveyard being a waqf property — Effec...
P L D 2026 Lahore 374
OIL MARKETING ASSOCIATION OF PAKISTAN — Appellant Versus OIL COMPANIES ADVISORY COUNCIL and 2 others — Respondents
Decided Date: 2026-January-29
Summary: — S.21(4) — Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), O.VII, R.10 — Limitation Act (IX of 1908), S.14 — Statutory appeal filed at High Court (Lahore), maintainability of — Impugned order passed at Islamabad — Legality — Territorial jurisdiction of the High C...
P L D 2026 Lahore 367
ABDUL SALAM — Applicant/Appellant Versus H.B.F.C. LIMITED — Respondent
Decided Date: 2025-June-5
Summary: — Vol. V, Chapter 5, Part A — Certified copy, issuance of — Procedure — Conditional order — Non-compliance of condition mentioned in order — Applicant was aggrieved of non-issuance of certified copy of order passed by High Court on the ground that th...
P L D 2026 Lahore 17
AYESHA IFTIKHAR and another — Petitioners Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Finance Division, Islamabad
Decided Date: 2025-May-22
Summary: — S.6 — Constitution of Pakistan, Art.201 — Rules of Business, 1973, R.8(2) — Controller General of Accounts of Pakistan, administrative control and authority of — Matters pertaining to terms and conditions of service of employees of Accounts Departm...
P L D 2026 Lahore 355
FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY — Petitioner Versus MINISTRY OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS and others — Respondents
Decided Date: 2026-February-20
Summary: — Preamble — Scope — Preamble to a statue is, though not an operational part of an enactment but it is a gateway which opens purpose and intent of the Legislature, which necessitated the legislation on the subject and also sheds clear lights on the g...
P L D 2026 Lahore 343
JAMEEL AHMAD — Petitioner Versus The STATE and others — Respondents
Decided Date: 2025-November-14
Summary: — S.376 — Muslim Family Laws Ordinance (VIII of 1961), S.7(3) — Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199 — Constitutional petition — Quashing of FIR — Rape — Necessary ingredients, absence of — Revoking of divorce — Petitioner / accused and respondent / co...
P L D 2026 Lahore 338
MUHAMMAD NAWAZ — Applicant Versus MAQBOOL AHMAD and others — Respondents
Decided Date: administrative side by the Court and not on judicial side unless of course subject to the exception that the Courts deem it appropriate to decide the same on judicial side
Summary: — Vol. V, Chap. I, Pt. A, R. 9 — Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), Ss.115 & 151 — Re-hearing of civil revision, application for — Office objection — Maintainability — Scope — Challenge was laid to the office objection regarding maintainability of an ...
P L D 2026 Lahore 332
Sayed ARSHAD SHAH and others — Petitioners Versus ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE and others — Respondents
Decided Date: N/A
Summary: — S.17 — Constitution of Pakistan, Art.199 — Custody of minor — Minor brought up by foster parents — Guardian court handing over custody to real parents — Legality — Welfare of minor, importance of — 'Voice of the child'/ 'Intelligent preference of c...
P L D 2026 Lahore 328
MUBASHAR ALI — Petitioner Versus TAHIR ISLAM and another — Respondents
Decided Date: 2025-November-11
Summary: — Ss.9 &10 — Limitation Act (IX of 1908), S.4 — Specific Relief Act (I of 1877), S.12 — Specific performance decree — Conditional decree requiring deposit of balance sale consideration within "two months" — Deposit in bank/treasury — Treasury/bank re...
P L D 2026 Lahore 320
SAIMA BATOOL — Petitioner Versus ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE and others — Respondents
Decided Date: 2024-April-30
Summary: — S.12 — Constitution of Pakistan, Art.199 — Suit for specific performance — Rejection of plaint due to non-submission of court fee and balance consideration — Partial balance sale consideration deposited pursuant to Court's direction — Application f...
P L D 2026 Lahore 303
UMER SHEHZAD — Petitioner Versus OMBUDSPERSON (MOHTASIB) PUNJAB and others — Respondents
Decided Date: 2025-October-15
Summary: — Ss.2(n), 4(4) & 8 — Constitution of Pakistan, Art.13 — Harassment at workplace complaint — Occurrence not taking place at workplace, plea of — Jurisdiction of Ombudsman, challenge to — Abuse of authority by supervisor — 'Whatsapp' messages, evident...
P L D 2026 Lahore 262
FAHAD AKRAM BHATTI and another — Petitioners Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN and 3 others — Respondents
Decided Date: 2025-October-2
Summary: — Ss.5A & 5B [as amended through Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils (Amendment) Act (XXIV of 2025)] — Pakistan Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Rules, 1976, Rr.4, 6, 10-B & 175-K — Constitution of Pakistan, Arts.8(2), 25, 97 & 199 — Constitutio...