Moral turpitude
Moral turpitude legal meaning, translation and judicial precedents.
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Meaning.
'Moral turpitude', meaning and scope.
Connotation.
"Moral turpitude", Pakistan Law Portal, available at: https://paklawportal.com/words-terms-maxims/6419
Precedents & Case Laws citing "Moral turpitude"
P L D 1989 Peshawar 112
SAEED AHMAD KHAN‑‑Petitioner Versus GOVERNMENT OF N.‑W.F.P. and 4 others‑‑Respondents
Court: ‑‑‑S.28‑‑Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss.12U‑A, 121‑B s 123‑‑Petitioner's conviction by Military Court‑‑Such petitioner's nomination paper for the election of Councillor rejected by Appellate Authority on the ground that petitioner having been convicted on charge involving moral turpitude suffered legal disability to contest the election‑‑"Moral turpitude"‑‑Connotation of.‑‑Words and phrases.1984 C L C 270
MUHAMMAD SHABBIR ABBASI‑Petitioner Versus ABDUR RASHID MUG HAL‑Respondent
Court: Lahore2016 P L C (C
Dr. Syed ALI SANA BOKHARI Versus GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB and others
Court: Punjab Subordinate Judiciary Service TribunalP L D 2003 Peshawar 27
ZAHEER UL ISLAM ABBASI‑‑‑Petitioner Versus UMAR AYUB KHAN and 5 others‑‑‑Respondents
Court: ‑‑‑‑Ss. 99(1‑A)(h)(i)(j) as amended by Representation of People (Amendment) Ordinance (XXXVI of 2002)‑‑‑Pakistan Army Act (XXXIX of 1952), Ss.55 & 59‑‑‑Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S.121‑A‑‑‑Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art. 199‑‑‑Constitutional petition‑‑‑Rejection of nomination papers on the ground that petitioner was a convicted person‑‑‑Election Tribunal dismissed petitioner's appeal‑‑‑Contention of petitioner was that he was not disqualified to contest election on account of his conviction under S.59 of Pakistan Army Act, 1952 read with S.121‑A of Penal Code, 1860, as same did not come within domain of "moral turpitude"‑‑‑Validity‑‑‑Petitioner while serving as senior officer in Armed Forces owed duty not only to his own Institution, but also to the then Government‑‑‑Petitioner had failed to perform his duties under law‑‑‑Charges levelled against petitioner stood proved and his conviction by Field Court Martial and confirmed by Chief of Army Staff had not been set aside by any Competent Court/Authority‑‑‑Order of dismissal of petitioner from service passed on the basis of his conviction was still in field‑‑‑Petitioner was, thus, not qualified to contest election as per S.99(1‑A)(h)(i)(j) of Representation of the People Act, 1976‑‑‑Offence of conspiracy under S.121‑A, P.P.C. could not be said in consonance with good morals by any stretch of imagination‑‑ Duty of petitioner as member of Armed Forces was to protect the country, but instead he had been convicted not only, for waging war against Pakistan, but for attempting to overthrow the then elected Government by use of force‑‑‑Such act of petitioner would certainly fall under the ambit of "moral turpitude "‑‑‑Tribunal had rightly rejected nomination papers of petitioner‑‑‑High Court dismissed Constitutional petition in limine.2002 S C M R 1691
GHULAM HUSSAIN ‑‑‑Petitioner Versus CHAIRMAN, P.O.F. BOARD, WAH CANTT and another‑‑‑Respondents
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan1987 S C M R 468
IMTIAZ HUSSAIN PHULPOTO‑‑Appellant Versus RETURNING OFFICER, P.S. 26‑A, KHAIRPUR‑1/S.D.M., KHAIRPUR and others‑‑Respondents
Court: ‑‑Art. 11 (1) (g)‑‑Expression 'moral turpitude' Meaning and connotation.‑‑Words and phrases.1984 C L C 552
WALI MUHAMMAD-Petitioner Versus THE COMMISSIONER, SIBI DIVISION AND ANOTHER Respondents
Court: QuettaP L D 2024 Lahore 502
IMRAN AHMED KHAN NIAZI — Appellant Versus The RETURNING OFFICER FOR NA-122, LAHORE-VI and another — Respondents
Court: High Court2008 P L C (C
IMTIAZ AHMED LALI Versus RETURNING OFFICER and 3 others
Court: Supreme Court of PakistanP L D 2008 Supreme Court 355
IMTIAZ AHMED LALI — Petitioner Versus RETURNING OFFICER and 3 others — Respondents
Court: High Court