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

2018 PLD 641 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE Judicial Precedent
LegislatureMala fides

Mala fide could not be attributed to the legislature but if a legislature deliberately and repeatedly embarked upon a venture to nullify considered judicial verdict in an unlawful manner, trample the constitutional mandate and violate the law then it was difficult to attribute bona fide to it either.

2017 PTD 805 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE Judicial Precedent
Wisdom of legislatureScope

Wisdom of legislature should not be questioned by Courts, as long as the law in question is not violative of fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution

As long as Legislature has competence to legislate grounds or wisdom of Legislature remains its exclusive prerogative

Legislature is not debarred from promulgating provisions of law under the Constitution.

2017 CLC 523 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE Judicial Precedent
Wisdom of legislatureScope

Wisdom of legislature should not be questioned by Courts, as long as the law in question is not violative of fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution

As long as Legislature has competence to legislate grounds or wisdom of Legislature remains its exclusive prerogative

Legislature is not debarred from promulgating provisions of law under the Constitution.

2016 PLD 35 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE Judicial Precedent
Delegation of power by the LegislatureScope

Legislature could not repose any power, essentially legislative, in another body or organ; it could not efface itself and set up a parallel legislative authority; it must exercise its judgment on vital matters of policy and enact the general principles which should be embodied in the legislation

Legislature could, however, confer upon any person or body, fit to exercise it, the power to work out details and particulars for carrying out its policy and in order to give effect to the legislation in a particular direction

Legislature could not delegate its power to make a law but it could make a law to delegate powers to determine some facts or state of things upon which the law made or intended to make its own action dependant

Where the law was flexible, having laid down broad principles of its policy, the Legislature could leave the details to be supplied by the administrator to adjust to the rapid changing circumstances.

2015 SCMR 456 SUPREME-COURT Judicial Precedent
Legislature

Mala fide could not be attributed to the legislature.

2015 PTD 1945 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE Judicial Precedent
Delegation of power by the LegislatureScope

Legislature could not repose any power, essentially legislative, in another body or organ; it could not efface itself and set up a parallel legislative authority; it must exercise its judgment on vital matters of policy and enact the general principles which should be embodied in the legislation

Legislature could, however, confer upon any person or body, fit to exercise it, the power to work out details and particulars for carrying out its policy and in order to give effect to the legislation in a particular direction

Legislature could not delegate its power to make a law but it could make a law to delegate powers to determine some facts or state of things upon which the law made or intended to make its own action dependant

Where the law was flexible, having laid down broad principles of its policy, the Legislature could leave the details to be supplied by the administrator to adjust to the rapid changing circumstances.

2012 PLD 923 SUPREME-COURT Judicial Precedent
Power to nullify a court judgmentScope

Legislature could overcome the effect of any judgment of the superior courts by way of legislation.

2012 PLD 1 SUPREME-COURT Judicial Precedent
LegislatureMala fides cannot be attributed to legislature

Bias, or the preception of bias has to be established.

2012 PLD 1 SUPREME-COURT Judicial Precedent
Scope and prerogative

Legislation of law is the domain and prerogative of the legislature, which has wisdom to promulgate a law to achieve a particular object and purpose presumably promulgating such laws legally, validly and constitutionally on the basis of its competence.

2004 CLD 860 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE Judicial Precedent

Legislature has the authority to provide for retrospective application of an Act.

1993 SCMR 1533 SUPREME-COURT Judicial Precedent
Legislature Power ofFundamental rights

Presumption is that the Legislature does not transgress its jurisdiction and invade the fundamental rights given by the Constitution.

[Fundamental Rights].

1993 PLC 673 SUPREME-COURT Judicial Precedent
LegislaturePower ofFundamental rights

Presumption is that the Legislature does not transgress its jurisdiction and invade the fundamental rights given by the Constitution.

1990 CLC 1797 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH Judicial Precedent

Legislature 'Retrospective legislation taking away rights can competently be passed I legislature provided that it does not violate any Constitutional provision, right mandate.

[Retrospective legislation].

1989 PLD 361 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH Judicial Precedent
Power ofPower of Legislature is not affected by the pendency of a proceeding before a Court or existence of a judgment

Function of judiciary is not to question the wisdom of legislature in making a particular law nor it can refuse to enforce it even if the result of it be to nullify its own decisions, provided the law is competently made,

1982 CLC 37 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN Judicial Precedent

Authority of Legislature-Cannot be challenged on ground of mala fides.

1982 PLD 729 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE Judicial Precedent

Institutions or functionaries created by Law-Privileges and duty.

1973 PLD 563 SUPREME-COURT Judicial Precedent

-Acts of Parliament derogatory from power of subsequent Parliaments bind not.

1971 PLD 401 SUPREME-COURT Judicial Precedent

Legislature-Powers of-Legislature in Pakistan, whether Provincial or Central, a sovereign Legislature. within its own field-Empowered to legislate both prospectively and retrospectively subject, however, to provision that vested right can be taken away only by express words or necessary intendment of statute.

1965 PLD 206 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE Judicial Precedent
Legislature

Whether and to what extent competent to delegate its powers of legislation to outside agency.

1963 PLD 251 SUPREME-COURT Judicial Precedent
Legislature Legislature-(Empowered to make relevant laws)

May make laws a.1nending existing laws whether during pendency of proceedings before a Court or after decision of a proceeding involving application of existing law-[Supreme Court's decision that Hats and Bazaars were covered by provisions of S. 20 (2) (a) (b), East Bengal State Acquisition and Tenancy Act, 1950 (XXVIII of 1951)Governor's Ordinance (East Bengal State Acquisition and Tenancy (Second Amendment) Ordinance (XII of 1960) declaring Hats and Bazaars never to have been so included].

1962 PLD 68 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE Judicial Precedent

Legislature Law-maker not bound by view of predecessor.

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Precedents & Case Laws citing "Legislature"

PLD 1965
Writ Petition No. 674 of 1960, decided on 4th July 1964.

P L D 1965 (W

MUHAMMA D SHER AND OTHERS‑ — Petitioners Versus UNION COUNCIL, DHUDIAL AND OTHERS‑‑ — Respondents

Court: (c) Punjab Village Panchayat Act (XI of 1939), S. 19‑A as amended by Punjab Village Panchayat (Amendment) Act (IX of 1953), read with Punjab Municipal Act (III of 1911)‑Extension, by Government, of provisions of Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 to any Panchayat area‑Competent and not ultra vires.
PLD 1965
19th March 1965

P L D 1965 (W

SHUKAR DIN (NAIK No. 411) AND OTHERS Petitioners Versus (1) Major ABAIDUR REHMAN SECOND‑IN‑COMMAND AND M. I. C.,

Court: High Court
PLD 1956
Constitutional Criminal Appeal No. 3 of 1955, decided on 14th February 1956 from the judgment and order of the High Court of Judicature at Dacca, dated the 8th March 1955, in Criminal Appeal No. 363 of 1954.

P L D 1956 Federal Court 395

MUHAMMAD YUSUF‑Appellant Versus THE CROWN‑Respondent

Court:
PLD 1966
Appeal from Appellate Decree No, 719 of 1965, decided on 27th July 1965.

P L D 1966 Dacca 176

PAKISTAN AND ANOTHER‑‑Appellants Versus M. A. HAMID AND ANOTHER‑Respondents

Court:
PLD 1957
27th November 1956, under Article 170 of the Constitution of Pakistan

P L D 1957 (W

RANA MUHAMMAD JAMIL‑Petitioner Versus THE PUNJAB ROAD TRANSPORT BOARD, LAHORE and others‑Respondents

Court: High Court
PLD 1972
Criminal Miscellaneous No. 5327 of 1968, decided on 31st August 1971.

P L D 1972 Lahore 497

Khan UMAR KHAN‑Petitioner Versus (1) MARKET COMMITTEE, JHELUM AND (2) THE STATE‑Respondents

Court:
PLD 1969
Writ Petition No. 91 of 1964, decided on 21st May 1965.

P L D 1969 Dacca 1

DACCA PICTURE PALACE LTD — Petitioner Versus PAKISTAN THROUGH SECRETARY, MINISIRY OF EDUCATION AND INFORMATION AND OTHERS Respondents

Court:
PLD 1964
Writ Petition No. 1244 of 1963, decided on 24th January 1964.

P L D 1964 (W

MANZOOR AHMAD‑Petitioner Versus COMMISSIONER, LAHORE DIVISION AND OTHERS — ‑Respondents

Court:
PLD 1966
Writ Petition No. 1110/R of 1961, decided on 11th October 1965.

P L D 1966 (W

S. RIAZ-UD-DIN AHMED — Petitioner Versus CHIEF SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER, LAHORE

Court: (a) Constitution of Pakistan (1962), Arts. 224(1), 225(1), 131 (1) & 29--Whether Central Legislature or President, could legislate so as to give retrospective effect to legislation beyond 8-6-62, i.e. date on which Constitution came into force-- Whether amendment of S. 31, Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1958 by Displaced Persons Laws Amendment Ordinance (XVIII of 1965) could not be given retrospective effect beyond 8-6-62-Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act (XXVIII of 1958), S. 31 as amended by Displaced Persons Laws Amendment Ordinance (XVIII of 1965).
PLD 1959
Criminal Appeal No. 284 of 1956, decided on 17th May

P L D 1959 (W

THE STATE‑ — Appellant Versus MUHAMMAD YUSAF — ‑Respondent

Court: