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In these circumstances, the extraordinary constitutional jurisdiction of this Court under Article 199 of the Constitution is not warranted at this stage, particularly when disputed questions of fact requiring proper inve…
Const. P. 4225/2026 (D.B.) Syed Khalid Shah V/S Federation of Pakistan & others
The petitioner has also failed to establish infringement of any enforceable fundamental right capable of judicial enforcement in the facts and circumstances of the present case. Mere dissatisfaction with the prevailing p…
Const. P. 4178/2026 (D.B.) Abdul Samad V/S Province of Sindh & others
In these circumstances, no case has been made out for invoking the extraordinary constitutional jurisdiction of this Court. 9. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed as not maintainable, with the observation that the pe…
Const. P. 440/2026 (S.B.) Waseem Ahmed V/S Province of Sindh & Others
Accordingly, finding no present violation of any fundamental right warranting interference under Article 199 of the Constitution, and there being no legal justification to restrain the respondents from performing their s…
Const. P. 2860/2026 (D.B.) Muhammad Waheed V/S Federation of Pakistan & others
Accordingly, this constitutional petition is disposed of with a direction to the competent authority of the respondents to decide the petitioner's representation/application dated 15.06.2026, by means of a reasoned and s…
Const. P. 3048/2026 (D.B.) Abdul Rehman & others V/S Province of Sindh & others
Const. P. 3048/2026 (D.B.) Abdul Rehman & others V/S Province of Sindh & others…
Const. P. 460/2026 (D.B.) Abdul Ghaffar Jatoi V/S PO Sindh & Others
Const. P. 460/2026 (D.B.) Abdul Ghaffar Jatoi V/S PO Sindh & Others…
Const. P. 826/2026 (D.B.) Zulfiqar Ali Shah V/S Federation of Pakistan & Others
Const. P. 826/2026 (D.B.) Zulfiqar Ali Shah V/S Federation of Pakistan & Others…
Const. P. 167/2026 (S.B.) Mst Rani V/S PO Sindh & Others
Harassment Petition…
Const. P. 468/2023 (D.B.) Muhammad Sachal Shar V/S P.O Sindh & Others
Disposed of. Petitioner claims essential healthcare facility in RHC Faiz Ganj…
Const. P. 119/2025 (D.B.) Akhtar Muhammad Pathan V/S Federation of Pakistan & others
Petitioner seeks removal of their names from ECL. Disposed of with directions that petitioner may avail statutory remedy before the competent authority.…
13/2004 Const. P. Pakistan Lawyers Forum (Petitioner) V/S Federation of Pakistan & others (Respondent)
13/2004 Const. P. Pakistan Lawyers Forum (Petitioner) V/S Federation of Pakistan & others (Respondent)…
1761/2020 Const. P. Abu Hashim & another (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Others (Respondent)
Judgment in NADRA case passed by Division Bench comprising Mr. Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Mr. Justice Arshad Hussain Khan whereby the show cause notices issued under Section 18 of NADRA Ordinance, 2000 are quashed. …
444/2019 Const. P. Aam Loeg Ittehad & Ors (Petitioner) V/S Election Commission of Pakistan and Ors (Respondent)
A Divisional Bench of this Court comprising of Mr. Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi and Mr. Justice Zulfiqar Ahmad Khan, has pronounced the judgment on 12.06.2020 filed by Aam Log Ittehad, through its Secretary General Azhar J…
1511/2005 Const. P. K.E.S.C Labour Union and others (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and ors. (Respondent)
WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 199 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN, 1973 1. A Divisional Bench of this Court comprising of Mr. Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi and Mr. Justice Arshad Hussain Khan has pronounce…
575/2009 Const. P. Dr.Jalil Qadir (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh and others (Respondent)
575/2009 Const. P. Dr.Jalil Qadir (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh and others (Respondent)…
84/2023 Const. P. Parvez Ali Khaskheli (Petitioner) V/S P.O Sindh & Others (Respondent)
In a comprehensive judgment, the court issued multiple directives aimed at overhauling the education sector in Sindh to ensure alignment with national and global standards. Key directives issued in the judgment to the co…
6383/2015 Const. P. Tehseen Muzammil and others (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh through Chief Secretary, Sindh and others (Respondent)
School Fees, Schools who have increased their tuition fees over 5% per annum for the last three years from the date of their respective registration/reregistration, no further enhancement be permitted until their re-regi…
1637/2013 Const. P. Dawood Singhar and Ors (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh and Ors (Respondent)
1637/2013 Const. P. Dawood Singhar and Ors (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh and Ors (Respondent)…
1757/2017 Const. P. Ava Ardeshir Cowasjee and Ors (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and ORs (Respondent)
1757/2017 Const. P. Ava Ardeshir Cowasjee and Ors (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and ORs (Respondent)…
2/2021 Const. P. Salman Bari S/o Abdul Bari (Petitioner) V/S Samia Khan and another (Respondent)
Under Article 199 of Constitution, Petitioner seeks recall of order dated 01.12.2020, whereby non-bailable warrants (NBWs) was issued against the petitioner-- Section 51, CPC-- In the present case, the petitioner has spe…
5158/2014 Const. P. Zeeshan Mustafa Lashari and Ors (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh and Ors (Respondent)
5158/2014 Const. P. Zeeshan Mustafa Lashari and Ors (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh and Ors (Respondent)…
3337/2013 Const. P. Zaheer Ahmed (Petitioner) V/S Director General of Intelligence and Ors (Respondent)
3337/2013 Const. P. Zaheer Ahmed (Petitioner) V/S Director General of Intelligence and Ors (Respondent)…
1590/2023 Const. P. Attock Cement Pakistan Ltd and another (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Others (Respondent)
High Court Roster Assignments in terms of Article 175 and 202A…
2252/2019 Const. P. Amara Gohar & Others (Petitioner) V/S FED Of Pakistan & Others (Respondent)
Having come to the irresistible conclusion that, when (a) the framers of the Constitution consciously chose to abstain from making provisions for mandatory creation of Public Service Commission; (b) the Chief Minister of…
525/2024 Const. P. Muhammad Hassan Sultan Thr Attorney Ghulam Mustafa (Petitioner) V/S Chairman Union Council Cantonment Board & Another (Respondent)
525/2024 Const. P. Muhammad Hassan Sultan Thr Attorney Ghulam Mustafa (Petitioner) V/S Chairman Union Council Cantonment Board & Another (Respondent)…
4469/2013 Const. P. Prof. Dr. Masood Hameed Khan (Petitioner) V/S Governor of Sind and Ors (Defendant)
4469/2013 Const. P. Prof. Dr. Masood Hameed Khan (Petitioner) V/S Governor of Sind and Ors (Defendant)…
247/2023 Const. P. Dua Tauseef Korai (Petitioner) V/S P.O Sindh & Others (Respondent)
247/2023 Const. P. Dua Tauseef Korai (Petitioner) V/S P.O Sindh & Others (Respondent)…
2680/2020 Const. P. Pakistan Broadcaster Association (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Others (Respondent)
Judgment passed by Division Bench comprising Mr. Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Mr. Justice Arshad Hussain Khan in C.P.No.D-2680 of 2020 whereby the Court declare that the powers of the PEMRA vested in Section 30 of the…
730/2012 Const. P. M/s. Muhammadi Builders (Pvt.) Ltd. (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh & others (Respondent)
730/2012 Const. P. M/s. Muhammadi Builders (Pvt.) Ltd. (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh & others (Respondent)…
4930/2015 Const. P. Musheer Ahmed and Ors (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh and Ors (Respondent)
4930/2015 Const. P. Musheer Ahmed and Ors (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh and Ors (Respondent)…
17/2025 Const. P. Sadaf Gul & Others (Petitioner) V/S Sain Bux & Others (Respondent)
Right of Fair Trial…
1119/2016 Const. P. M/s Qasim International Container Terminal Pak Ltd (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Ors (Respondent)
1119/2016 Const. P. M/s Qasim International Container Terminal Pak Ltd (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Ors (Respondent)…
4164/2021 Const. P. Haleem Adil Shaikh (Petitioner) V/S Election Commission of Pakistan and Others (Respondent)
4164/2021 Const. P. Haleem Adil Shaikh (Petitioner) V/S Election Commission of Pakistan and Others (Respondent)…
5162/2020 Const. P. Burshen LPG (Pakistan) Ltd (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Others (Respondent)
5162/2020 Const. P. Burshen LPG (Pakistan) Ltd (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Others (Respondent)…
220/2023 Const. P. Faqir Muhammad & another (Petitioner) V/S P.O Sindh & Others (Respondent)
220/2023 Const. P. Faqir Muhammad & another (Petitioner) V/S P.O Sindh & Others (Respondent)…
4674/2018 Const. P. Pakistan Services Ltd (Petitioner) V/S Full Bench NIRC & Ors (Respondent)
(i) Whether Petitioner-PSL has locus standi to approach this Court as an aggrieved party under Article 199 of the Constitution against the decisions of NIRC? (ii) Whether petitioner-PSL is a Trans-Provincial Organization…
571/2016 Const. P. Muhammad Mateen Khan (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Ors (Respondent)
571/2016 Const. P. Muhammad Mateen Khan (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Ors (Respondent)…
7241/2015 Const. P. Muhammad Saleem Baloch and Others (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh and Others (Respondent)
In view of the foregoing, we find that a five-member Bench of the Honble Supreme Court in the case of Gul Taiz Khan Marwat (supra) has decided the question of maintainability of a Constitutional Petition under Article 19…
1014/2016 Const. P. Faraz Alamgir (Petitioner) V/S ADJ-VIII Karachi South & Ors (Respondent)
The petitioner through the instant constitutional petition has challenged the order passed by the learned Additional District and Session Judge Karachi (South) while dismissing the family Appeal filed by petitioner uphel…
4506/2018 Const. P. Mst. Shabana Noor (Petitioner) V/S D.G Immigration & Passport & Ors (Respondent)
4506/2018 Const. P. Mst. Shabana Noor (Petitioner) V/S D.G Immigration & Passport & Ors (Respondent)…
2847/2017 Const. P. Sajjad Ahmed (Petitioner) V/S P.O Sindh & others (Respondent)
Declare that naming, renaming any street, road, government institute, town, or city after the name of any individual having no positive social, role, courage or exceptional dedication to service in ways that bring specia…
7329/2015 Const. P. Freeway Heights (Petitioner) V/S P.C.A.A and Ors (Respondent)
7329/2015 Const. P. Freeway Heights (Petitioner) V/S P.C.A.A and Ors (Respondent)…
5865/2024 Const. P. Mst. Mehwish & Another (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh & Others (Respondent)
Primarily, this is a free and democratic country, and once a person becomes a major he or she can marry whosoever he/she likes; if the parents of the boy or girl do not approve of such inter-caste or interreligious marri…
763/2021 Const. P. Ayub Khan (Petitioner) V/S The Dist & Session Judge West and Ors (Respondent)
the appointment of sons of deceased/retired and serving employees of the District and subordinate Courts--whether the Petitioners son is entitled to be appointed on the son quota basis in view of policy decision /directi…
3465/2022 Const. P. Tahir Hussain (Petitioner) V/S DG SBCA and Others (Respondent)
Under Section 16 of the SBC Ordinance, 1979, an adequate remedy through an appeal is available, offering two forums for aggrieved parties. Therefore, without exhausting the remedy of filing an appeal against any illegali…
639/2010 Const. P. Abrar Hussain (Petitioner) V/S VIIth A.D.J. South at Karachi & Ors (Respondent)
Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act (XXXV of 1973)--- ----Ss. 41(2)(4) Proviso, 42 & 55---Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Rules, 1976, Chap. XII---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), Ss.151 & 153---Constitution o…
5256/2023 Const. P. Saleh Muhammad & Others (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh & Others (Respondent)
The Sindh Cooperative Societies Act, 2020, along with its accompanying Rules, 2020, provides the framework for appeals to the Government of Sindh. Specifically, Section 18(3) stipulates the right to appeal against the Re…
1704/2018 Const. P. Al-Razzaq Fibres & Ors (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Others (Respondent)
WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 199 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN, 1973 A Divisional Bench of this Court comprising of Mr. Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi and Mr. Justice Zulfiqar Ahmed Khan has pronounced t…
725/2025 Const. P. Peer Bux (Petitioner) V/S The State (Respondent)
Constitutional Petition: Bail granted to the petitioner in a ???narcotic drug??? case under the Sindh Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 2024…
71/1994 Const. P. Gul Ahmed Textile Mills (Petitioner) V/S Collector of Customs & Ors (Respondent)
Constitutional petition is maintainable even if Federation or Province not impleaded as respondent.…
6793/2021 Const. P. Pakistan Post Office C.H.S (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh and Others (Respondent)
The court ruled that land title and possession disputes fall under civil court jurisdiction, not writ jurisdiction per Article 199 of the Constitution, referencing the Illegal Dispossession Act 2005 and the Sindh Public …
6249/2022 Const. P. Ayaz Ali and Others (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Others (Respondent)
NBP, being a statutory corporation, is amenable to the writ jurisdiction of the High Courts under Article 199 of the Constitution. (ii). Reserving employment for the progeny and widows of deceased employees without subje…
169/2020 Const. P. Fajjar Din (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Others (Respondent)
This Constitutional Petition has been filed under Article 199 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, praying this Court to issue a writ of certiorari/ mandamus to call for the records relating to …
3257/2010 Const. P. Hafiz Muhammad Tariq (Petitioner) V/S Fed.of Pakistan and others (Respondent)
Progressing further on the subject issue, we have noticed that the (Amendment) Act, 2016, and the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Shafique Ahmed Khan and others supra came on 21st January 2016, which clarifi…
2358/2015 Const. P. ORI-TECH, OILS PRIVATE LIMITED (Petitioner) V/S The Chief Commissioner Inland Revenue, Regional Tax Office-I, Karachi (Respondent)
The petitioner through the present constitutional petition sought declaration that the petitioner is engaged in the manufacturing process through Toll Manufacturer and thus eligible to be registered as Manufacturer with …
3400/2012 Const. P. Sarfraz Ali (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh & Ors. (Respondent)
In the light of above discussion, it is crystal clear that Police Department cannot circumvent the law to make recruitment to the post of police constable on the basis of Son/Shaheed quota by issuing Standing Orders or b…
1575/2017 Const. P. Muhammad Akram Thr. M Anwer Khan (Petitioner) V/S Shri Mahant Baboo Lalgir Mahraj & Others (Respondent)
Sindh Rented Premises Ordinance (XVII of 1979)--- ----Ss. 15, 18, 20 & 21---Ejectment of tenant---Change of ownership on the basis of decree of the Court---Denial of relationship of landlord and tenant by the tenant---De…
452/2024 Const. P. Muhammad Naeemuddin & Others (Petitioner) V/S P.O Sindh & Others (Respondent)
The overlap between the jurisdiction of this Court on its Original Civil Side and under Article 199 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973 and the manner in which a Court should act in terms of the …
8633/2017 Const. P. Ghulam Ali Bhatia (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Ors (Respondent)
WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 199 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN, 1973. A Divisional Bench of this Court comprising of Mr. Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi and Mr. Justice Mahmood A. Khan, has pronounced th…
5333/2018 Const. P. Muhammad Umair & Ors (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Others (Respondent)
It is a general principle of law that in the absence of statutory rules of service a writ petition, in service matters, ought not to be entertained…
5025/2020 Const. P. Aameer Mustaaly Karachiwalla (Petitioner) V/S Deputy Commissioner I.R and Ors (Respondent)
WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 199 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN, 1973 A Divisional Bench of this Court comprising of Mr. Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi and Justice Mrs. Rashida Asad has pronounced the jud…
3075/2015 Const. P. Muhammad Tufail (Petitioner) V/S Chief Naval Staff and Ors (Respondent)
Petitioner was discharged from service of Pakistan Navy vide office order dated 11.3.2014 in terms of rule 0240 of Naval Regulation. The petitioner has invoked the constitutional jurisdiction of this Court, seeking decla…
1094/2020 Const. P. Suresh Kumar Hindu (Petitioner) V/S P.O Sindh & Others (Respondent)
Precise facts are that Petitioners have challenged the Wheat Release Policy 2020-21 dated 14th October 2020 (said Policy), on the ground that Clause (xii) whereof is violative of the Food Stuffs (Control) Act, 1958, and …
4535/2019 Const. P. Muhammad Jamil Khan (Petitioner) V/S SESSI (Respondent)
Claims, and counter-claims of the parties are disputed questions of facts, which cannot be adjudicated by High Court while exercising the Constitutional Jurisdiction, therefore, on the aforesaid plea, the petitions filed…
7684/2019 Const. P. H.D.A (Petitioner) V/S Province of SIndh and Others (Respondent)
1. writ petition, ordinarily, not maintainable against concurrent findings of two forums below. 2. Work charged employees of Hyderabad Development Authority can approach Labor Court for regularisation and back benefits…
5300/2020 Const. P. Rasheed Alam (Petitioner) V/S Dr. Qadeer Muhammad Ali & Ors (Respondent)
We are also cognizant of the fact that the invocation of the writ of Mandamus under Article 199 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, has been restricted to enforce the terms and conditions of no…
255/2019 Const. P. Mst Iffat & another (Petitioner) V/S Umar Farooque & Others (Respondent)
Family Matter. Filing of a Constitutional petition under Article 199 against concurrent findings of family court and Appellate Court. Not a matter of right and cannot be heard and decided as an appeal as in that case it …
5370/2024 Const. P. Abid Khan and Others (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Others (Respondent)
The Supreme Court in the case of Muhammad Khalid v. National Accountability Bureau (2017 SCMR 1340) has provided certain guidelines which need to be adhered to by the F.I.A. while probing the cases against the Housing So…
838/2014 Const. P. Imran Ahmed Ansari (Petitioner) V/S Fed. Of Pakistan and ors (Respondent)
1. Since the Petitioners service was terminated under Rule 8(b)(1) of the DHA Service Rules, which rule has since been declared un-constitutional by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in the case of Itrat Sajjad (2017 SCMR 20…
629/2021 Const. P. Javed Ali Balouch (Petitioner) V/S Fed of Pak & Others (Respondent)
7. For the reasons given in the aforesaid judgments, in my view, there can hardly be any doubt that Respondent-Company is also a ???person??? within the meaning of Article 199(1) (a) (ii) read with clause (5) thereof. T…
2201/2017 Const. P. Muhammad Asif Ansari and Ors (Petitioner) V/S Pakistan Televison Corp. and ORs (Respondent)
the foremost questions involved in the present proceedings are whether the re-designation / induction of the private respondents as Producer Programs (G-5) was/is suffering from inherent disqualification under the PTVC r…
5732/2024 Const. P. Trade Smart Securities Pvt Ltd (Petitioner) V/S SECP and Others (Respondent)
No judicial review is made out against the Pakistan Stock Exchange under Article 199(1)(a)(ii) of the 1973 Constitution when an arbitration is ongoing and PSX has not done any act or proceeding in connection with the fun…
372/2023 H.C.A M/s National Refinery Limited (Appellant) V/S Syed Mansoor Ali and Others (Respondent)
Sub-section-2 of Section-3 provides an appeal to a Bench of two or more Judges of High Court from an order made by a single Judge of that Court under clause-1 of Article-199 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pak…
825/2010 Const. P. Hassan Ali Gopang (Petitioner) V/S E.D.O Revenue Kamber Shahdadkot and others (Respondent)
We have prima facie observed that the impugned order was passed in haste without dilating upon the earlier order passed 21 days before by the same Executive District Officer in respect of the same land and it clearly sma…
395/2006 Const. P. Israr Ul Haq & Ors (Appellant) V/S Mst. Zohra Jabeen & Ors (Appellant)
The petitioners through instant constitutional petition has challenged the concurrent finding of facts by the learned courts below, whereby the Rent Controller allowed the fair rent case of the respondent, which order wa…
310/2021 Const. P. Habib Bank Limited (Petitioner) V/S IXth Rent Controller, Khi (Central) & another (Respondent)
-Since statute does not provide remedy of appeal, this petition has been filed to invoke jurisdiction of this Court under Article 199 of Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973. By dismissal of an application …
821/2021 Const. P. Noor Muhammad Chandio (Petitioner) V/S Federation of Pakistan & others (Respondent)
Petition of Employees of SEPCO (Sukkur Electric Power Company) in respect of service matters is not maintainable under Article 199 of the Constitution.…
1723/2024 Const. P. Sirbuland Khan (Petitioner) V/S R.O PS-112 & Others (Respondent)
*There is no cavil that the point of jurisdiction of this Court is to be addressed first and at no point in time the merits of case should be discussed however the arguments of the petitioner???s counsel are of such natu…
6162/2020 Const. P. Ghulam Shabbir (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh and Others (Respondent)
reinstatement in service as Staff SDO (B&R)--immoral activities--Article 199(3) of the Constitution--Dismissed.…
25/2012 Execution Askari Bank Ltd. (Decree Holder) V/S A.H. International (Pvt) Ltd. & OTHERS (Judgment Debtor)
??? BLOCKING OF CNIC. ORDER BY COURT AGAINST DEFENDANT OR JUDGMENT DEBTOR. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF CITIZENS. RIGHT TO LIFE. CIVIL RECOVERY PROCEEDINGS. NADRA. ??? Suspension or blocking of CNIC of a citizen carries seve…
575/2009 Const. P. Mrs. Samina Zaheer Abbas (Petitioner) V/S Mr. Hassan S. Akhtar & Ors (Respondent)
Sindh Rented Premises Ordinance (XVII of 1979)--- ----Ss. 16, 21 & 15---Constitution of Pakistan, Arts.199 & 4---Constitutional petition---Scope---Ejectment of tenant---Tentative rent order, non-compliance of---Effect---…
13/2010 II.A. Muhammad Shafiq (Appellant) V/S Muhammad Suleman Jameel & Ors (Respondent)
(a) Sindh Rented Premises Ordinance (XVII of 1979)--- ----S. 21---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), 0.1, R. 10--- Ejectment proceedings against tenant---Remedies for a stranger against the order of Rent Controller---Prin…
2636/2009 Const. P. P.N.S.C. (Petitioner) V/S FEd of Pakistan & Orsd (Respondent)
The Supreme Court in Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited vs. President of Pakistan (2020 SCMR 242) followed its precedent set in Peshawar Electric Supply Company Ltd. v. Wafaqi Mohtasib, supra. Quoting the PESCO case, th…
2647/2020 Const. P. Dr. Muhammad Ayaz Mustafa (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Others (Respondent)
relieving him from the post of Director Anti-Quackery Sindh Health Care Commission (`SHCC`)--In view of the above discussion, the petition is not maintainable either on facts or in law. However, before parting with this …
508/2023 Const. P. Muhammad Shoaib Palijo & Ors (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh & Others (Respondent)
Petition challenging vires of a law while seeking enforcement of fundamental rights can only be heard by a Constitutional Bench…
580/2020 Const. P. Syed Mansoob Ahmed Khatri and Ors (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Others (Respondent)
principally the petitioners are seeking inclusion of `Orderly Allowance` in their pensionable emoluments in the light of Amendment No.19 in clause/regulation 46 of Chapter IV (Emoluments) of Civil Aviation Service Regula…
176/2024 Const. P. Abdul Majeed Talani (Petitioner) V/S PO Sindh & Others (Respondent)
Right to seek bail in criminal proceedings before trial court suspended by orders in a writ petition…
676/2024 Const. P. M/s Karachi Shipyard & Engineering (Petitioner) V/S SLAT & Others (Respondent)
In principle cases in Courts are decided on the preponderance of evidence led in the case by the parties, and to reach a just and proper conclusion, the oral as well as the documentary evidence needs to be taken into con…
1017/2017 Const. P. Muhammad Rashid and 93 others (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh & others (Respondent)
Petitioners have impugned the Notification whereby they have been relieved / repatriated to their parent department that is Karachi Development Authority. The reason assigned by the competent authority in the said impugn…
2920/2017 Const. P. Mst. Asma Shakeel (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sind and Ors (Respondent)
Ownership disputes over industrial plots and unsubstantiated KDA claims invoke "Nemo dat qui non habet," invalidating KDA allotments. Article 199 enforces pre-existing rights; factual disputes for civil courts. Declarati…
5270/2023 Const. P. Ejaz Ali (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh & Others (Respondent)
The perusal of Article 199 (b)(ii) of the Constitution shows that a person performing duties in connection with affairs of the Province could be required to show under what authority he is holding a particular public off…
1178/2019 Const. P. Abdul Hayee S/o Allah Bux Dhamrah (Petitioner) V/S Mst. Haleema and another (Respondent)
Family Courts Act (XXXV of 1964)--- ----Ss. 17-A & 14---Suit for maintenance---Interim order---Scope---Petitioner assailed by Constitutional petition, order passed by Judge Family Court whereby he, on an application unde…
271/2019 Const. P. Imtiaz Hussain (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh & Others (Respondent)
In the light of above discussion, it is crystal clear that Police Department cannot circumvent the law to make recruitment to the post of police constable on the basis of Son/Shaheed quota by issuing Standing Orders or b…
7434/2022 Const. P. Muhammad Sami Qureshi (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh & Others (Respondent)
it is now well settled that if a person during the pendency of constitutional petition fulfilled the requisite qualification to hold such a post then writ of quo warranto could not be issued against such person as such E…
2701/2022 Const. P. Abdul Shakoor Abro... (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Others (Respondent)
In this context, it may be observed that the writ jurisdiction of this Court is not meant to be exercised to compel the competent authority to promote a Civil Servant against whom prima facie involvement in serious charg…
469/2022 Const. P. Zain Ahmed (Petitioner) V/S The I.G of Police and Others (Respondent)
To elaborate further on the subject point of law, Article 25 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, guarantees equal treatment to all persons similarly placed. In terms of Article 27 of the Consti…
2739/2011 Const. P. Haji Muhammad Ashraf Memon (Petitioner) V/S Ministry of Housing & Works & Ors (Respondent)
The High Court's constitutional jurisdiction is extraordinary and should only be used when other remedies are unavailable. The Supreme Court's judgment in Dr. Abdul Nabi's case (2023 SCMR 1267) supports this view. ???The…
6242/2018 Const. P. Raheel Mehtab (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Others (Respondent)
The preceding analysis constrains the conclusion that NADRA's Regulations are non-statutory. Although the petitioner proceeded against the statutory Rules of 1973, their adoption under Regulation 23 of the non-statutory …
5828/2020 Const. P. Shiraz Mazhar (Petitioner) V/S D.H.A and Others (Respondent)
Article 199 of the Constitution allows this Court intervention only when: All other legal remedies have been exhausted, or, no alternative legal remedies exist. To invoke the jurisdiction of this Court, the petitioner mu…