Act of State
Act of State legal meaning, translation and judicial precedents.
Meaning & Judicial Interpretation: (اردو مفہوم اور قانونی تشریح)
"Act of State", connotation of.
"Acts of State"-Meaning in its wider sense.
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Precedents & Case Laws citing "Act of State"
1989 C L C 129
B.G. FRANCIS and others‑‑Petitioners Versus GOVERNMENT OF NETHERLAND and others‑‑Respondents
Court: LahoreP L D 1982 Supreme Court 367
Civil Appeal No. 128/78 Versus Brig. ‑HIS HIGHNESS NAWAB MUHAMMAD ABBAS KHAN ABBASI AND others‑Respondents
Court: ‑‑ Position of Ruler and regulation of succession to Gaddi and of property of state.‑Bahawalpur State.P L D 1966 Supreme Court 357
MIR AHMAD NAWAZ KHAN BUGHTI‑Appellant Versus SUPERINTENDENT, DISTRICT JAIL, LYALLPUR AND OTHERS‑Respondents
Court:P L D 1964 (W
Malik RAMIZ AHMAD‑Plaintiff — Appellant Versus PUNJAB PROVINCE‑Defendant — ‑Respondent
Court: Tort‑-Negligence‑-Damages, claim for, due to tortious acts of Government servants‑Doctrine of "act of State" or "sovereign act"‑Not applicable where Government acts in relation to its own nationals under Municipal law‑Maintenance of roads by Highway Authority or Government under Municipal law‑Cannot be treated as "sovereign act"‑Such authority or Government not absolved of responsibility in respect of negligent acts of its servants‑Negligent conduct of employees within scope of their employment‑ Liability of Government does not cease even if such conduct amounts to an offence Public bodies given statutory authority to create obstruction of highways‑Distinction between absolute and conditional statutory authority‑Whether such statutory authority absolute or conditional‑Question of construction of statute Obstruction to highways‑Generally indictable and actionable at law‑West Punjab Highways Act, 1948 replaced by West Pakistan Highways Ordinance (XXXII of 1959) ‑Confers no absolute autho rity in Highway Authority to act in manner causing nuisance or other injurious consequences with immunity‑Highway Authority repairing highways‑Duty cast on Authority to so stack bajri (gravel) on road as to prevent obstruction becoming danger to traveling public‑P. W. D. Chief Engineers Technical Memo. No. 1, 1933, p. 11‑West Punjab‑ Highways Act (VI of 1948), Ss. 12 & 25‑West Pakistan Highways Ordinance (XXXII of 1959), Ss. 12 & 25.P L D 1978 Lahore 1166
BRIGADIIR His HIGHNESS NAWAB MUHAMMAD ABBAS KHAN ABBASI, AMEER OF BAHAWALPUR- Petitioner Versus GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN THROUGH -THE JOINT SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF STATES AND FRONTIER REGIONS, RAWALPINDI AND 23 OTHERS-Respondents
Court: -- Art. 225(1)(2)-Acceding States (Property) Order, 1961 (P. O. No. 12 of 1961)-vires of Legislation--Supreme Court in P L D 1972 S C 139 though holding Military rule imposed on country on and from 24-3-1969 to be entirely illegal yet at same time recognised and gave full effect to 1962 Constitution - Validity of acts dune thereunder no longer open to challenge-President's Order No. 12 of 1961, had, continued in force as on existing law framed by a competent Legislature-Contention that such order having been promulgated by an usurper was invalid, repelled.- Vires of Legislation.P L D 1953 Lahore 339
WEST PUNJAB GOVERNMENT‑Appellant Versus PINDI‑JHELUM VALLEY TRANSPORT LTD., RAWALPINDI AND SIX OTHERS‑Respondents
Court: Case‑law discussed.P L D 1968 Karachi 276
CARL ZEISS STIFTUNG TRADING AS CARL ZEISS, OF HEIDENHIM, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY‑Appellant Versus CARL ZEISS STIFTUNG, JENA, EAST GERMANY
Court: (b) Trade Marks Act (V of 1940), S. 14(1)‑Acceptance of application of foreign corporation by Registrar by application of principle of Conflict, of Laws‑‑‑Not exceptionable‑Principles as stated in r. 21(2) and r. 78 respectively of Dicey's Conflict of Laws, Ed. VII, .viz. that Court has no jurisdiction where an act of State is a ground of action and that law of domicile of a corporation governs it in respect of its constitution.2013 C L D 748
PAKISTAN OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT PROMOTERS ASSOCIATION (POEPA) — Applicant Versus G.C.C. APPROVED MEDICAL CENTERS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE (GAMCA) AND GCC APPROVED MEDICAL CENTERS — Respondents
Court: Competition Commission of PakistanP L D 1984 Supreme Court 67
Present : Muhammad Haleem, C. J., Nasim Hasan Shah, Shafiur Rahman, Zqffar- Hussain Mirza and Mian Burhanuddin Khan, JJ Versus THE GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN AND OTHf;RS-Respondents
Court: -- Art. 188-Supreme Court Rules, 1980, O. XXVI, r. 1--Review by Supreme Court-No error of fact or law apparent on face of record in impugned judgment as may be said to be self-evident, floating on surface, which Court should not allow to stand in record-Power of review enjoyed by Court, held, not attracted.-Review by Supreme Court.P L D 1974 Karachi 254
MESSRS DADA LTD., KARACHI‑ — Plaintiffs Versus SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN,
Court: ---S. 7‑Provisions of S. 7 operative to legalise retrospectively levy of price differential surcharge‑Surcharge levied and collected in pursu ance of Notification No. S. R. O. 49 (R)/66 dated 23‑4‑66 and Public Notice dated 25‑4‑66‑Validated by S. 7‑Rules for assessment and collection of price equalization surcharge‑Not condition precedent to exercise of powers conferred under pct for ascertainment of price equalization surcharge and its recovery‑Adamjee Jute Mills Ltd. v, Controller of Imports & Exports P L D 1968 Dacca 894 dissented from.