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Passport legal meaning, translation and judicial precedents.

Meaning & Judicial Interpretation: (اردو مفہوم اور قانونی تشریح)

1963 PLD 811 DHAKA-HIGH-COURT Judicial Precedent

Passport -Primary evidence of citizenship - Issuance of passport denotes conferment of citizenship.

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Precedents & Case Laws citing "Passport"

PLD 2026
2025-January-27

P L D 2026 Islamabad 1

NADIR MUKHTIAR — Petitioner Versus DIRECTORATE OF IMMIGRATION AND PASSPORT, GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD through Director General and 4 others — Respondents

Court: High Court
PLD 1978
Criminal Miscellaneous No. 373/Q of 1977, decided on 12th -November 1977.

P L D 1978 Lahore 405

PERVAIZ AHMAD BUT — Petitioner Versus THE STATE-Respondent

Court: S, 6(1)(g)-Possession as well as issuance of a passport must be illegal for purposes of first part of cl.(g)-Mere innocent or bona fide possession of a passport of another person without guilty mind-Does not amount to wrongful possession of such passport-Expression "foot lawfully issued"-Meaning.-Words and phrases.
PLD 2019
2018-October-12

P L D 2019 Sindh 456

SHABANA NOOR AHMED — Petitioner Versus DIRECTOR-GENERAL IMMIGRATION AND PASSPORT, ISLAMABAD and others — Respondents

Court: High Court
PLD 1972
11th August 1971

P L D 1972 Karachi 138

Sahibzada ABDUL HANNAN‑Petitioner Versus ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, IMMIGRATION AND PASSPORTS, GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN, KARACHI AND ANOTHER‑Respondents

Court: High Court
PLD 1978
Writ Petition No. 272 of 1976, decided on 9th October 1977.

P L D 1978 Lahore 410

ABDUL RAUF MALIK AND ANOTHER-Petitioners Versus GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN AND ANOTHERS- Respondents

Court:
PCRLJ 1985
Criminal Miscellaneous No. 934 of 1982, decided on 7th May, 1985.

1985 P Cr

SHER MUHAMMAD RAEES Applicant Versus THE STATE‑‑Respondent

Court: Karachi
PLD 1957
Writ Petition No. 74 of 1957, decided on 17th October 1957.

P L D 1957 (W

NAZIR MUHAMMAD — Petitioner Versus (1) Mgt. A. BRIGANZA

Court:
PLD 1981
Constitutional Petition No. 750 of 1980, decided on 24th September, 1980.

P L D 1981 Karachi 98

MUMTAZ ALI BHUTTO‑Petitioner Versus THE GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN THROUGH SECRETARY,

Court: ‑ ‑ S. 3 and Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art. 4‑Public power‑ Natural justice‑Public power granted to functionaries of State‑To be exercised fairly and reasonably in consonance with objects of law granting such power and not for extraneous purposes tantamounting to fraud on statute.‑Refusal to grant privilege in exercise of ,public power, held, attracts rules of natural justice unless excluded by express provision. Natural justice, principles of.
PLD 1966
Writ Petition No. 102 of 1965, decided on 11th June 1965.

P L D 1966 (W

MANZOOR KHAN‑Petitioner Versus GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN THROUGH THE HOME

Court:
PLD 1980
Writ Petition No. 878 of 1980, decided on 23rd April, 1980.

P L D 1980 Lahore 561

HABIB JALIB — Petitioner Versus STATE BANK OP PAKISTAN AND ANOTHER

Court: Art. 199 read with Art. 4, Passports Act (XX of 1974), S. 8 and Passport Rules and Procedure, Section `D', para. 82(3), (4)-Impounding of passport-Order impounding a passport must disclose reasons for action taken-Actions of State functionaries affecting a right of a citizen-Held, subject to judicial review by superior Courts-State functionaries expected to record reasons for proposed action-Rule also applies to cases of impounding Passport for a short period-Order impounding Passport not stating in which category of para. 82 case fell and not giving reasons for action-Legality or otherwise of such order cannot be examined by High Court-.Impounding and confiscation of Passport in violation of Rules-Held, subject to correction under Art. 199-Syed Sharif-ud-Din Pirzada v. Federation of Pakistan and another P L D 1973 Kar. 132 held not applicable.