Municipality
Municipality legal meaning, translation and judicial precedents.
Meaning & Judicial Interpretation: (اردو مفہوم اور قانونی تشریح)
Meaning. Municipality means a legally incorporated or duly authorised association of inhabitants of limited area for Local Governmental or other public purposes, a body politic created by the incorporation of the people of a prescribed locality invested with subordinate powers of legislation to assist in the Civil Government of the State and to regulate and administer local and internal affairs of the community; a city, borough, town, township or village, also, the body of officers taken collectively, belonging to a city, who are appointed to manage its affairs and, defend its interests.
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Precedents & Case Laws citing "Municipality"
1997 P L C (C
MUHAMMAD GHAFFAR and 37 others Versus GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB through Secretary,
Court: Lahore High CourtP L D 1969 Karachi 242
AIJAZ AHMAD‑Appellant Versus KARACHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION‑Respondent
Court:1994 P L C (C
ALLAH BAKHSH Versus GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB and others
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan1993 S C M R 2104
ALLAH BAKHSH‑‑‑Appellant Versus GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB and others‑‑‑Respondents
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan1999 Y L R 1032
MUMTAZ ALI ‑‑‑Petitioner Versus MAYOR, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, MIRPUR and 13 others‑‑‑Respondents
Court: Supreme Court (A J & K)2006 P L C 562
UNITED MUNICIPAL WORKERS UNION (REGD.) CITY DISTRICT & TOWN PESHAWAR through Deputy General Secretary Versus DISTRICT GOVERNMENT OF PESHAWAR through Director Coordination Office, Peshawar and 3 others
Court: National Industrial Relations CommissionP L D 1964 Supreme Court 434
THE STATE‑Appellant Versus MUHAMMAD RIAZ‑UL‑HAQ‑Respondent
Court:2004 C L C 1287
SHARIFUDDIN‑‑‑Appellant Versus BHAWANMAL and 3 others‑‑‑Respondents
Court: KarachiP L D 1964 Supreme Court 397
Mst. SARDARAN AND 75 OTHERS‑‑ — Appellants Versus THE MUNICIPALITY, LYALLPUR‑Respondent AND
Court: (b) Fundamental right‑Freedom to carry on profession of prostitute‑Municipality's resolution specifying localities front which prostitutes were excluded‑Such localities taken together comprising "whole" of Municipal area excluding agricultural or vacant land or land vesting in Government or Custodian of Evacuee Property‑Municipality as defendant in suit by prostitutes, taking the stand that resolution was meant not to drive practising prosti tutes out of town but "to end their profession"‑Municipality's plea might have raised question whether "such an intention expressed without qualification" was contrary to a fundamental right given by the Constitution"‑Question, however, not placed in issue or decided by lower Courts‑Point did not require to be decided in Supreme Court‑Constitution of Pakistan, 1962, Art. 5, 6th Principle of law‑making‑Punjab Municipal Act (III of 1911), S. 152.P L D 1978 Karachi 449
SIND FINE TEXTILE MILLS LTD., KARACHI‑Petitioner Versus PEOPLE'S MUNICIPALITY, SHIKARPUR AND 2 OTHERS
Court: ‑‑ S. 9 read with Sind Government Notification No. 1 (48)‑11/72, dated 21‑3‑1973 and Government Notification dated 7‑5‑1973 gazetted on 17th May 1973 (including certain survey numbers within municipal limits‑Notice‑Opportunity of hearing‑Public notice issued by Deputy Commissioner on 29‑11‑1972, much before issuance of first notification dated 21‑3‑1973, specifically stating survey numbers in dispute being proposed to be included within limits of municipality concerned‑Such notice directed to be given wide publicity but no objections received from any person‑Requirements of S. to as to inviting objections and giving opportunity of being heard, held, complied with before Issue of amending notification dated 7‑5‑1973.‑Notice.