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Citation Name :
1950 PLD 15 FEDERAL-COURT-OF-PAKISTAN
Side Appellant :
KHAN IFTEKHAR HUSSAIN KHAN OF MAMDOT
Side Opponent :
THE PROVINCE OF THE PUNJAB (THROUGH THE GOVERNOR)
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Independence Act 1947 Public and Representative Offices
(Disqualification) Act 1949-Whether ultra vires of Constituent Assembly
of Pakistan-Independence Act, 1947, S. (8) (1). The words of subsection
(1) of section 8 of the Independence Act, 1947, are that the Constituent
Assembly sh
all
enact
legislation "for the purpose of making provision as to the constitution
of the Dominion". The words "for the purpose of making provision as to
the constitution of the Dominion" are sufficiently wide to comprise
all
enactments which could be regarded as constitutional laws. The Act is a "constitutional law" and, therefore, it f
all
s
within the purview of the words "for the purpose of making provision as
to the constitution of the Dominion" as they occur in subsection (1) of
section 8 of the Independence Act, 1947.This judgment is reproduced from a publicly available source for informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice. If you believe this listing contains an error,
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