Hisba
Hisba legal meaning, translation and judicial precedents.
Meaning & Judicial Interpretation: (اردو مفہوم اور قانونی تشریح)
Hisba is an Arabic word, which, in the plain language, means "to Count" or "accountability" or "to prohibit from evil things", as per available literary sources
Institution of office of "Hisba"did not exist at the time of Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.) and Khulafa-e-Rashideen
Initially the office of "Anvil al-Suk" was created by "Umayyads" to regulate markets, however; later on it was expanded into the office of "Mohtasib" by the "Abbasids".
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Precedents & Case Laws citing "Hisba"
2007 S C M R 817
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Court: Supreme Court of PakistanP L D 2019 Sindh 624
Messrs MUSLIM COMMERCIAL BANK LTD. through Lawful Attorney — Petitioner Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN and 2 others — Respondents
Court: High Court2020 C L D 829
Messrs MUSLIM COMMERCIAL BANK LTD. through Lawful Attorney — Petitioner Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Director, (Legal-II), President's Secretariat and 2 others — Respondents
Court: Sindh2018 C L D 587
UNITED BANK LIMITED — Petitioner Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN and others — Respondents
Court: LahoreP L D 2018 Lahore 322
UNITED BANK LIMITED — Petitioner Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN and others — Respondents
Court: Case-law referredP L D 2021 Supreme Court 825
47. The overall examination of the opinions rendered by this Court on the References made by the then Governor General and the President shows that most diverse questions have been sent for opinion of this Court, which questions were of law and of public importance. The consensus of these opinions show that whenever question or questions are sent to this Court for opinion, the Court has always given its opinion. However, where the question does not admit of opinion, the Court has answered it accordingly. As to what the opinion of the Court would be, the same can only be decided on examining the material placed before the Court for seeking of the opinion. In our view, the present Reference and the question posed before the Court is within the domain of Article 186 of the Constitution.
Court: Supreme Court of PakistanP L D 2024 Supreme Court 985
Presidential Reference No.2 of 2022
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan2015 M L D 1029
SUI NORTHERN GAS PIPELINE LTD. through Authorized Attorney — Petitioner Versus WAFAQI MOHTASIB and 3 others — Respondents
Court: Lahore2007 C L D 1
FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Finance and others — Appellants Versus Haji MUHAMMAD SADIQ and others — Respondents
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan