Constitutional dictate
Constitutional dictate legal meaning, translation and judicial precedents.
Meaning & Judicial Interpretation: (اردو مفہوم اور قانونی تشریح)
Article 51(6)(a) of the Constitution declared that the representatives of the people "shall be elected by direct and free vote, in accordance with law", which identified 'elections' as the first and an integral step in effectuating the said constitutional dictate.
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Precedents & Case Laws citing "Constitutional dictate"
P L D 1997 Karachi 309
Mst. GULZARAN ‑‑‑ Petitioner Versus AMIR BAKHSH and 6 others‑‑‑Respondents
Court: High CourtP L D 2012 Supreme Court 681
WORKERS' PARTY PAKISTAN through Akhtar Hussain, Advocate, General Secretary and 6 others — Petitioners Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN and 2 others — Respondents
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan1996 C L C 1785
HEADMASTER, GOVERNMENT ZIA‑UL‑ALOOM HIGH SCHOOL, RAJA BAZAR, RAWALPINDI and others‑‑‑Petitioners Versus CHAIRMAN, EVACUEE TRUST PROPERTY BOARD and others‑‑‑Respondents
Court: Lahore1995 P L C (C
MUHAMMAD BASHIR Versus PROVINCE OF PUNJAB through Secretary Finance, Lahore and 2 others
Court: Lahore High CourtP L D 2015 Lahore 463
Syed RIAZ ALI ZAIDI — Petitioner Versus GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB through Chief Secretary, Lahore and 3 others — Respondents
Court: High Court2022 P L C (C
SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, ISLAMABAD and others Versus TAYYABA HALIM SUBHANI and others
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan2022 S C M R 77
SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, ISLAMABAD-and others — Appellants/Petitioners Versus TAYYABA HALIM SUBHANI and others — Respondents
Court: Supreme Court of PakistanP L D 2025 Peshawar 125
SHAZIA TEHMAS KHAN and others — Petitioners Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN and others — Respondents
Court: High CourtP L D 2014 Supreme Court 668
ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary — Appellant Versus PROVINCE OF PUNJAB through Chief Secretary and others — Respondents
Court: High Court2015 P L C (C
Syed RIAZ ALI ZAIDI Versus GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB through Chief Secretary, Lahore and 3 others
Court: Lahore