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1990 CLC 456 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH Judicial Precedent

Pith and Substance, Rule of Rule of pith and substance is pressed in service where a legislation is impugned on ground of want of competency of legislature to enact in respect of subject which was not directly covered by any item in the list.

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Precedents & Case Laws citing "Pith and Substance, Rule of"

CLC 1990
Constitutional Petition No.594 of 1985, decided on 14th September, 1989.

1990 C L C 456

SAPPHIRE TEXTILE MILLS Ltd.‑‑Petitioner Versus COLLECTOR OF CENTRAL EXCISE AND LAND CUSTOMS,

Court: Karachi
PLD 2026
2025-December-11

P L D 2026 Federal Constitutional Court 29

ATTOCK CEMENT PAKISTAN LTD. — Petitioner Versus PROVINCE OF BALOCHISTAN and another — Respondents

Court: Federal Constitutional Court
PLD 1947
Privy Council Appeal No. 19 of 1946, decided on 11th February 1947, from Federal Court.

P L D 1947 Privy Council 1

PRAFULLA KUMAR MUKHERJEE and others Appellants Versus BANK OF COMMERCE LTD., KHULNA — Respondents

Court:
PLD 1990
Constitutional Petitions Nos.4 and 5 of 1989, decided on 12th September, 1989.

P L D 1990 Quetta 1

USMAN LTD‑‑Petitioner Versus THE COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS (APPRAISEMENT) CUSTOMS

Court: ‑‑‑Fourth Sched., Federal Legislative List, Part 1 & Art.199‑‑‑Finance Ordinance (XII of 1982), S.2 as amended by Finance Ordinance (XIV of 1983)‑‑‑Finance Act (I of 1985), S.5‑‑‑Vires of Finance Ordinance, 1982 and Finance Act, 1985 assailed on the ground of being beyond legislative competence of Federal Legislature‑‑‑Finance Ordinance, 1982 and Finance Act, 1985, were promulgated to secure "additional customs duty" which is undisputedly sanctioned by part I of the Federal Legislative List, attached to Fourth Schedule under the Constitution‑‑‑Both the legislations thus do not suffer from any infirmity, defect or incompetency.
PLD 1970
(On appeal from the judgment and order of the High Court of West Pakistan, Karachi Bench, Karachi, dated the 2nd April 1969, in Petition No. 324 of 1968).

P L D 1970 Supreme Court 253

Syed GHULAM ALI SHAH-Appellant Versus THE STATE THROUGH A. D. M. AND TRIBUNAL, SANGHAR-Respondent

Court:
PTD 1982
Writ Petition No. 885 of 1981, decided on 24th February 1981.

1982 P T D 281

REX CINEMA, BUREWALA Versus MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE, BUREWALA AND ANOTHER

Court: High Court Lahore
PLD 1997
Constitutional Petitions Nos. 2043, 2116, 2310, 2412, 2452, 2471, 2472, 2473, 2474, 2475, of 1996; 2, 130, 131, 323, 377, 415, 420, 456, 457, 4.58, 464, 531, 532, 581, 582, 583, 648, 655, 656, 768, 778 and 784 of 1997, decided on 6th August, 1997.

P L D 1997 Karachi 604

Mian EJAZ SHAFI and others‑‑‑ Petitioners Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN and others‑‑‑ Respondents

Court: ‑‑‑‑S. 18‑B‑ ‑"Service charges ‑‑Meanings ‑Words and phrases
PLC 2021
Civil Appeals Nos. 65-K to 117-K of 2019, decided on 11th March, 2021.

2021 P L C 157

Messrs SHAHBAZ GARMENTS (PVT.) LTD. and others Versus GOVERNMENT OF SINDH through Secretary Labour and Human Resource Department, Karachi and others

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
PLC(CS) 2021
Civil Appeals Nos. 65-K to 117-K of 2019, decided on 11th March, 2021.

2021 P L C 157

Messrs SHAHBAZ GARMENTS (PVT.) LTD. and others Versus GOVERNMENT OF SINDH through Secretary Labour and Human Resource Department, Karachi and others

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
SCMR 2021
Civil Appeals Nos. 65-K to 117-K of 2019, decided on 11th March, 2021.

2021 S C M R 1088

Messrs SHAHBAZ GARMENTS (PVT.) LTD. and others — Appellants Versus GOVERNMENT OF SINDH through Secretary Labour and Human Resource Department, Karachiand others — Respondents

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan