Constitutional tort
Constitutional tort legal meaning, translation and judicial precedents.
Meaning & Judicial Interpretation: (اردو مفہوم اور قانونی تشریح)
Whether Municipal Corporation ("Corporation") of the city and Licensing Authority for cinemas could be held liable for improper discharge of statutory functions
Scope.
High Court held cinema owner and Power Board liable to pay compensation at a flat rate of Rs. 18 lakhs for each deceased person aged above 20 years and Rs. 15 lakhs for each deceased person aged below 20 years
High Court also awarded punitive damages of Rs. 2.5 crores against the cinema owner based on the profits he had obtained from installing illegal and unauthorized seats at the cinema
Validity.
"Constitutional tort", Pakistan Law Portal, available at: https://paklawportal.com/words-terms-maxims/124938237
Precedents & Case Laws citing "Constitutional tort"
2012 S C M R 1549
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI — Appellant Versus ASSOCIATION OF VICTIMS OF UPHAAR TRAGEDY and others — Respondents
Court: Supreme Court of IndiaP L D 2024 Supreme Court 1
SUPREME COURT BAR ASSOCIATION OF PAKISTAN through its Secretary, Islamabad and others — Petitioners Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Cabinet Division, Islamabad and others — Respondents
Court: Supreme Court of PakistanP L D 1970 Karachi 577
Plaintiffs Versus STANDARD BANK LTD., KARACHI‑Defendant
Court:1991 S C M R 1697
MUHAMMAD YOUSAF — Petitioner Versus Sayed GHAYYUR HUSSAIN SHAH and others — Respondents
Court: High Court2023 S C M R 1573
JALLA and another — Appellants Versus SHELL INTERNATIONAL TRADING AND SHIPPING CO. LTD. and another — Respondents
Court: Supreme Court of UK*2025 C L D 750
Present: Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Kitchin, Lord Leggatt, Lord Stephens and Lord Richards LIFESTYLE EQUITIES CV and another — Appellants Versus AHMED and another — Respondents
Court: Supreme Court of UK*P
PROMATHA NARAYAN BOSE‑Appellant Versus NOWSHERA LI BEPARI and others‑Respondents
Court:P L D 1963 Supreme Court 627
REHABILITATION, GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN, RAWALPINDI)‑Appellant Versus MUHAMMAD YAQOOB BUTT AND OTHERS‑Respondents
Court:2006 C L D 167
Mehr ASHIQ HUSSAIN — Appellant Versus CITIBANK, N.A. through Chief Manager and another — Respondents
Court: Lahore2017 Y L R Note 303
Mst. ZAFAR BANO and another — Plaintiffs Versus Messrs IFFCO PAKISTAN PVT. LTD. through Managing Director and another — Defendants
Court: Sindh