Laches or delay
Laches or delay legal meaning, translation and judicial precedents.
Meaning & Judicial Interpretation: (اردو مفہوم اور قانونی تشریح)
Where facts of case and dictates of justice demanded, laches of several years could be overlooked or laches of few months might be fatal
Delay would defeat equity
Equity would aid vigilant and not indolent
Superior courts refuse to come to the aid of a party having not been diligent, vigilant and acted in a prudent manner.
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Precedents & Case Laws citing "Laches or delay"
P L D 1983 Peshawar 229
MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM‑ — Petitioner Versus S. H. O. POLICE STATION, MANSEHRA AND ANOTHER‑ — Respondents
Court: ---Art. 9--‑Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 154‑--Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 307/353/333/148/149--‑Writ jurisdiction, invocation--‑ Laches--‑Extraordinary powers of judicial review, held, not exercised in favour of a party guilty of laches or delay in invoking jurisdiction of Court‑--Petitioner not furnishing any explanation for inordinate delay taking place before filing writ petition‑Relief in writ petition being discretionary, High/ Court not condoned delay in circumstances of case.‑Laches.P L D 1968 Lahore 748
NEW KISAN TRANSPORT Co. LTD., LYALLPUR‑ Petitioner Versus (1) MEMBER, BOARD OF REVENUE, WEST PAKISTAN, LAHORE,
Court:2018 P L C (C
Syed SHAMSHAD HUSSAIN and 3 others Versus PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT through Chief Secretary Gilgit-Baltistan and 2 others
Court: Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court2023 P L C (C
RAZIA BANO Versus PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT GILGIT-BALTISTAN through Chief Secretary Gilgit-Baltistan, Gilgit and 5 others
Court: Chief Court Gilgit-Baltistan2003 M L D 719
Prof. MUHAMMAD WALI KHAN and another‑‑‑Petitioners Versus SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF SINDH and others‑‑‑Respondents
Court: Karachi2020 C L C 47
KHALIDA BIBI — Petitioner Versus Mst. SHABNAM UN NISA and 12 others — Respondents
Court: IslamabadP L D 1958 (W
ALLAH WASAYA and another‑Defendants‑Appellants Versus MUHAMMAD SHAKIR‑Plaintiff‑Respondent
Court: High Court1985 C L C 1335
KHUDA BUX — Petitioner Versus DEPUTY SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER and 9 others — Respondents
Court: Karachi1989 P Cr
MUHAMMAD SADIQ‑‑Petitioner Versus ANVER MAJEED and another‑‑Respondents
Court: KarachiP L D 1963 (W
FARID GUL AND ANOTHER‑Petitioners Versus Haji GUL HASSAN AND OTHERS‑ — Respondents
Court: (b) Limitation Act (IX of 1908), Art. 113, Part 2‑Applicable where no definite date for performance had been fixed‑ Agreement to re‑convey property to seller on payment of certain sum "after 16 years" of sale, "or within 16 years" of sale‑Part 2 of Art. 113, held, applicable.