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1958 PLD 499 SUPREME-COURT Judicial Precedent

Words and Phrases Words and phrases-"Pith and substance"-Phrase used generally with reference to sub-constitutional laws but may be aptly used with reference to a constitutional provision which is not of the organic category.

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Precedents & Case Laws citing "Pith and Substance"

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
MLD 1997
First Rent Appeal No. 197 of 1995, decided on 25th June, 1997.

1997 M L D 3248

AAMIL MOIN FAROOQUI‑‑‑Appellant Versus Mst. AASIA KHALID and another ‑‑‑Respondents

Court: Karachi
SCMR 1993
Civil Appeal No.21‑Q of 1990, decided on 12th January, 1993.

1993 S C M R 1304

Master MUSA KHAN and 3 others‑‑‑Appellants Versus ABDUL HAQUE and another‑‑‑Respondents

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
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
CLD 2018
2018-February-12

2018 C L D 1088

SHAFIQUDDIN MOINEE — Petitioner Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Human Resources Development, Islamabad and 2 others — Respondents

Court: Sindh
PLD 1947
Privy Council Appeal No. 9 of 1946, decided on 11th February 1947, from Federal Court.

P L D 1947 Privy Council 12

BANK OF COMMERCE, LTD. KHULNA Appellant Versus AMULYA KRISHNA BASU ROY CHOWDIIURY and others-Respondents

Court: