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Sale of mortgaged property by Financial Institution without intervention of court

2022 C L D 118 (a) Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) Ordinance (XLVI of 2001)— —-Ss. 15, 24, 9, 7 & 22—Limitation Act (IX of 1908) Ss. 19, 5 & 132—Procedure of Banking Court—Sale of mortgaged property by Financial Institution without intervention of court—Limitation period for sale of mortgaged property under S. 15 of Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) Ordinance,…

Leave to defend the suit, grant of—Principle—Banking Court

2022 C L D 1 [Lahore] Before Ayesha A. Malik and Shams Mehmood Mirza, JJ NAVEED MASOOD MALIK—Appellant Versus BANK ALFALAH LIMITED bthrough Branch Manager and others— Respondents (a) Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) Ordinance (XLVI of 2001)— —-S. 10(8)—Leave to defend the suit, grant of—Principle—Opinion formed by Banking Court under S. 10(8) of Financial Institutions (Recovery of…

S. 22-A & 154—Justice of Peace, powers of—Information in cognizable cases

2022 Y L R 112 [Islamabad] Justice of Peace was not authorized to initiate independent investigation to ascertain the veracity of information/complaint —-Ss. 22-A & 154—Justice of Peace, powers of—Information in cognizable cases- –Scope—Petitioner assailed the dismissal of his application under S.22-A, Cr.P.C.– -Petitioner had a dispute regarding a house with the proposed accused who was owner…

Arts.8, 9 & 35—Marriage with free consent—Sui juris—Harassment by close relatives

2022 C L C 134 [Lahore (Multan Bench)] Before Ali Zia Bajwa, J Mst. SAIMA MAI—-Petitioner Versus DISTRICT POLICE OFFICER, KHANEWAL and 6 others—-Respondents —-Arts.8, 9 & 35—Marriage with free consent—Sui juris—Harassment by close relatives—Held, that an adult sui juris Muslim girl could marry a person of her choice without the consent of her Wali—Common practice, prevailing in the society that…

No provision empowering NADRA to adjudicate on family disputes

P L D 2021 Islamabad 105 —-Ss. 18, 10 & 23—National Database and Registration Authority (National Identity Card) Rules, 2002, R. 13—National Identity Card—Power of National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to cancel, impound or confiscate cards—Paternity recorded in NADRA—Presumption as to paternity incorporated in NADRA records—Jurisdiction of NADRA to adjudicate upon family…

S. 498—Pre-arrest bail, grant of—Grounds

P L D 2021 Supreme Court 708 Present: Manzoor Ahmad Malik, Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Amin-ud-Din Khan, JJ Shahzada QAISER ARFAT alias QAISER—Petitioner Versus The STATE and another—Respondents Criminal Petition No. 801-L of 2020, decided on 3rd February, 2021. (Against the order of the Lahore High Court, Lahore dated 03.03.2020, passed in Crl. Misc. No.7155-B of 2020). (a) Criminal Procedure Code…

فوجداری قوانین، 100 ترامیم، منشیات اور ریلوے مقدمات میں سزائے موت ختم

وفاقی حکومت نے کریمنل لاءریفارمز2021ءکے تحت ضابطہ فوجداری ‘ضابطہ تعزیرات پاکستان اور قانون شہادت کی دفعات میں100سے زائد نمایاں تبدیلیاں تجویز کردیں‘ ریلوے ایکٹ اور منشیات کے مقدمات میں سزائے موت ختم کرنے کی تجویز دی گئی ہے‘پولیس کے سامنے دفعہ 161 ض۔ف کا بیان آڈیو /وڈیو ذرائع سے ریکارڈ کیا جا سکے گا‘ تفتیش 45روزکے اندر مکمل کی جائے گی‘. غیر قانونی پولیس حراست پر 7 سال قید کی سزاہوگی ‘قانون شہادت…

302 PPC Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, common intention—Appreciation of evidence—Benefit of doubt— Chance witnesses

2021 Y L R Note 1 [Lahore] Before Malik Shahzad Ahmad Khan, J Mst. SHAUKAT BIBI and another—Appellants Versus The STATE and another—Respondents —-Ss. 302, 201 & 34—Qatl-i-amd, causing disappearance of evidence of offence, common intention—Appreciation of evidence—Benefit of doubt— Chance witnesses— Non-availability of justification for presence at the place of occurrence—Scope—Accused, two…

Case of Ta’azir and ‘Qisas”—Distinction

P L D 2019 Supreme Court 461 —-S. 304—Qatl-i-amd—Proof of qatl-i-amd liable to Qisas—Case of Ta’azir and ‘Qisas”—Distinction—Criminal case became a cases of Qisas when, after the case had reached the Trial Court, either a confession was made by the accused person before the Trial Court during the trial or Tazkiya-tul-shahood (scrutiny of the witnesses before trial of the accused person) was…

Transpose the parties in view of O. I, R. 10, Non-joinder of necessary party–Dismissal of suit–Scope

2019 C L C 1401 [Peshawar] Before Ikramullah Khan, J KHIAL BADSHAH—-Petitioner Versus GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA through District Officer —-O. I, Rr. 8, 9, 10 & S. 2 (2)—Representative suit—Non-joinder of necessary party—Dismissal of suit—Scope—Plaintiff filed suit in representative form which was dismissed due to non-joinder of necessary party—Validity—Definition of “decree” did not…

Refusing leave to contest, Fixing for evidence and awarding the tenants a right to cross-examine

2021 S C M R 1430 [Supreme Court of Pakistan] Present: Umar Ata Bandial, Sajjad Ali Shah and Yahya Afridi, JJ Haji MUHAMMAD LATIF—Petitioner Versus MUHAMMAD SHARIF and others—Respondents (a) Punjab Rented Premises Act (VII of 2009)— —-S. 22(6)—Leave to contest, refusal of—Rent Tribunal refusing leave to contest filed by tenants but fixing ejectment petitions for production of supporting evidence…

Dissolution of marriage, Amendment seeking dissolution of marriage on the basis of khula instead of dissolution on the basis of cruelty

2021 M L D 420 [Balochistan] Before Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Rozi Khan Barrech, JJ NASEER AHMED—-Petitioner Versus SUMEYYA and another—-Respondents —-S.5, Sched.—Suit for dissolution of marriage—Amendment in pleadings— Scope—Petitioner assailed order passed by Trial Court whereby an application of the respondent seeking amendment in her suit in the title, body and likewise in the prayer clause by…

Recovery of money—“Negotiable instrument”— Presumption—Signature, comparison of

2021 C L D 396 [Lahore] Before Atir Mahmood, J SHAHZAD RAFIQUE—-Appellant Versus NAJAF IQBAL—-Respondent   —-S. 118—Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 84—Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), O. XXXVII, Rr. 1 & 2—Recovery of money—“Negotiable instrument”— Presumption—Signature, comparison of—Plaintiff sought recovery of money on the basis of Bank cheque which was dishonoured on presentation due to…

Gift mutation—Proof—Wife and daughter of deceased deprived of inheritance

 2021 S C M R 179 [Supreme Court of Pakistan] (a) Gift— —-Gift mutation—Proof—Wife and daughter of deceased deprived of inheritance through fictitious gift mutation—Purported donees (petitioners) of the gift, who were nephews of the deceased-purported donor failed to establish the gift of land in their favour—Beneficiaries of a gift had to establish the same—Two of the purported donees were…

Absence of any apparent reason to falsely implicate the accused

       2021 S C M R 198  [Supreme Court of Pakistan] S. 9(c)—Possession of narcotic—Reappraisal of evidence—Absence of any apparent reason to falsely implicate the accused for possession of 15.6 kg ofnarcotic, negated the hypothesis of fake imposition—Methodology adopted by accused of transporting drugs while travelling with wife and children was not unusual in drug trafficking cases—Presence of…

Fraud and misrepresentation—Compromise decree

     2020 Y L R 661  [Supreme Court (AJ&K)] —-S. 12(2)—Pakistan Administration of Evacuee Property Act (XII of 1957), S. 41—Fraud and misrepresentation—Compromise decree—Evacuee property—Bar on jurisdiction of civil Court—Scope—Plaintiffs challenged compromise decree being based on fraud and misrepresentation—Suit was dismissed concurrently— Validity—Jurisdiction of civil Court would be ousted…

Money suit—Second appeal—Limitation—Court fee

2020 C L C Note 33   [Sindh] —-O. VII, R. 2 & S. 100—Money suit—Second appeal—Limitation—Court fee fixed after period of limitation—Effect—Defendant did not appear for crossexamination and his affidavit-in-evidence was discarded and suit was decreed— Validity—Defendant had not produced any witness to discharge his burden— Courts below had decreed the suit on the basis of unimpeachable evidence of…