Codify
Codify legal meaning, translation and judicial precedents.
Meaning & Judicial Interpretation: (اردو مفہوم اور قانونی تشریح)
Codify means a systematic collection or digest of tire laws of a country or of those relating to a particular subject.
"Codify", Pakistan Law Portal, available at: https://paklawportal.com/words-terms-maxims/21334
Precedents & Case Laws citing "Codify"
1985 P Cr
EID WALI‑‑Appellant Versus THE STATE‑‑Respondent
Court: Supreme Court (A J & K)1983 P Cr
MUHAMMAD REHMAN-Appellant Versus THE STATE-Respondent
Court: Supreme Court (A J & K)1999 C L C 1854
MUHAMMAD YOUSAF‑‑‑Petitioner Versus ALLAH YAR KHAN and 2 others‑‑‑Respondents
Court: LahoreP L D 2010 Supreme Court 1048
NAZIR HUSSAIN and others — Appellants Versus MUSHTAQ AHMAD through Legal Heirs and others — Respondents
Court: High CourtP L D 1994 Supreme Court 607
Dr. MAHMOOD‑UR‑RAHMAN FAISAL ‑‑‑Appellant Versus GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN through Secretary,
Court: ‑‑‑‑Art. 203‑B(c)‑‑‑Expression "Muslim Personal Law" used in Art. 203‑B(c) of the Constitution‑‑‑Interpretation and scope‑‑‑Expression "Muslim Personal Law" used in Art. 203‑B(c) of the Constitution while defining "law" does not mean all codified and statute law or provision of a law which exclusively applies to Muslim population of the country as a class‑‑‑Interpretation of the expression "Muslim Personal Law" in a manner which reduces the effective role of Federal Shariat Court contemplated under the Constitution, in the process of Islamisation of laws, will be contrary to the necessary intendment of the Constitution‑‑‑Expression "Muslim Personal Law" has to be interpreted in a manner which would enhance the scope of scrutiny of all codified and statute laws not strictly falling within the meaning of "Muslim Personal Law"‑‑ Expression "Muslim Personal Law" used in Art. 203‑B(c) of the Constitution means the personal law of each sect of Muslim based on the interpretation of Qur'an and Sunnah by that sect‑‑‑Constitutional scheme of Islamization of laws is intended to keep personal law of each sect of Muslims outside the scope of scrutiny of Federal Shariat Court under Art. 203‑D of the Constitution‑‑‑Mere fact that a codified law or statute law applied only to Muslim population of the country, would not place it in the category of "Muslim Personal Law" envisaged by Art. 203‑B(c) of the Constitution of Pakistan‑‑‑Constitution forces a greater and effective role by Federal Shariat Court and Supreme Court in the process of Islamization of laws‑‑‑Provisions of the Constitution conferring jurisdiction on the Federal Shariat Court to examine whether or not any law or provision of the law is opposed to the Injunctions of Islam, are to be interpreted in a manner which would give full effect to, the process of Islamization of laws‑‑ Such an interpretation will be more harmonious with the spirit and letter of the Constitution.‑‑‑Words and phrases.2025 P L C (C
Capt. MUHAMMAD ALI KHAN Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary for Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Government of Pakistan Islamabad and 4 others
Court: Sindh High CourtP L D 2016 Lahore 865
KHALIDA SHAMIM AKHTAR — Petitioner Versus GHULAM JAFFAR and another — Respondents
Court: High Court2025 S C M R 690
ZAFAR IQBAL and another — Petitioners Versus Syed RIAZ HUSSAIN SHAH and others — Respondents
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan1995 C L C 1924
RASHID AHMAD‑‑‑Appellant Versus BASHIR AHMAD through Legal Heirs‑‑Respondent
Court: Lahore1983 PCr
THE STATE-Appellant Versus MATLOOB HUSSAIN SHAH-Respondent
Court: Supreme Court (A J & K)