Seen
Seen legal meaning, translation and judicial precedents.
Meaning & Judicial Interpretation: (اردو مفہوم اور قانونی تشریح)
In common parlance when one says "I see" he means "I agree" and if he does not agree, he shows it either by gesture or says something to convey disagreement.
When word "seen" is written in official documents it normally means that the authority has agreed to what has been put up
Beneficial construction of document is a rule
Interpretation depriving a subject of his right requires explicit and express language
Where on a file it was noted that "Chief Minister has seen", that would mean that he had approved the same, otherwise he would have simply said no or rejected.
Implies approval. M. Anwar and Malik Muhammad Akram, Advocates Supreme Court, instructed by Muhammad Tufail, Attorney for Appellant.
"Seen", Pakistan Law Portal, available at: https://paklawportal.com/words-terms-maxims/15717
Precedents & Case Laws citing "Seen"
2003 M L D 902
KHALID MASIH and others — Appellants Versus THE STATE — Respondent
Court: Lahore2016 S C M R 2123
MUHAMMAD MUSHTAQ — Appellant Versus MUSTANSAR HUSSAIN and others — Respondents
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan2020 P Cr
MOHAMMAD IDRESS — Appellant Versus The STATE — Respondent
Court: Sindh2017 P Cr
AHMAD MIR ALIA (HUDA) and 2 others — Petitioners Versus The STATE — Respondent
Court: Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court2007 SCMR 778
BINYAMIN alias KHARI and others — Petitioners Versus THE STATE — Respondent
Court: Shariat Appellate JurisdictionP L D 1991 Supreme Court 718
GHULAM MUSTAFA alias ZIAU — Appellant Versus THE STATE — Respondent
Court:2019 Y L R 2281
The STATE — Appellant Versus RAJ DAD and 2 others — Respondents
Court: Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court1982 P Cr
WALI MUHAMMAD‑Appellant Versus THE STATE‑Respondent
Court: KarachiP L D 2018 Supreme Court 813
MUHAMMAD ABID — Appellant Versus THE STATE and another — Respondents
Court: High Court