Weekly Case Law Bulletin Episode #01 I Roundup of Important Judgments of Supreme Court & High Courts

Qanoondan and Courting The Law are starting their new series of Weekly Case Law Bulletin to provide a quick roundup of important legal judgments from the Supreme Court and High Courts across Pakistan.

Episode #01 covers the following judgments:
Introduction: (00:00)

1. Whether a superseded civil servant can regain his seniority if promoted later? (0:16)

Bench: Mr. Justice Gulzar Ahmed
CJ Mr. Justice Sayyed
Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Case Title: Federation of Pakistan v. M.Y. Labib-ur-Rehman and others
Case Number: Civil Appeal No. 30-L/2018
Judgment Link: https://www.supremecourt.gov.pk/downl...

2. i) Whether issuance of notice under section 160 Cr.P.C. by the Federal Investigation Agency can be challenged in constitutional jurisdiction of High Court? (02:33)
ii) What is doctrine of prematurity and ripeness?

Bench: Mr. Justice Muhammad Shan Gul
Court: Lahore High Court
Case Title: Muhammad Hamad ur Rehman v. Director FIA, etc.
Case Number: W.P.No.52390/2021
Judgment Link: https://sys.lhc.gov.pk/appjudgments/2...

3. Whether Lahore High Court has territorial jurisdiction to pass a writ petition against Civil Aviation Authority? (04:06)

Bench: Mr. Justice Jawad Hassan, Mr. Justice Muzamil Akhter Shabir
Court: Lahore High Court
Case Title: Jet Green (Pvt) Ltd. v. Federation of Pakistan etc.
Case Number: Intra Court Appeal No. 54648/2021
Judgment Link: https://sys.lhc.gov.pk/appjudgments/2...

4. i) Whether extra judicial confession not providing any details of the occurrence and manner in which it was committed can be treated as confession? (05:58)
ii) What is the nature of medical evidence?
iii) If the prosecution evidence is disbelieved against the few accused facing trial, whether it can be believed against other accused for conviction?

Bench: Mr. Justice Ali Zia Bajwa
Court: Lahore High Court
Case Title: Faisal v. The State etc
Case Number: Criminal Appeal No.258963 of 2018
Judgment Link: https://sys.lhc.gov.pk/appjudgments/2...

5. What is the current constitutional status of the Competition Act 2010 and Competition Commission of Pakistan? (07:25)

Bench: Mr. Justice Babar Sattar
Court: Islamabad High Court
Case Title: Islamabad Feeds Pvt Ltd. v. FOP etc
Case Number: W.P.No. 4942/2010 Misc. Other (SB)
Judgment Link:

6. i) Whether statement of co-accused in absence of any other incriminating material is sufficient for denying bail to accused petitioner?
ii) What is meant by the term “possession” used in CNSA? (08:25)

Bench: Mr. Justice Muhammad Tariq Nadeem
Court: Lahore High Court
Case Title: Ali Raza v. The State and another
Case Number: Crl. Misc. No. 46912-B/2021
Judgment Link: https://sys.lhc.gov.pk/appjudgments/2...

7. Whether Market Committee was authorized to impose a fee for use of parking space under Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Ordinance, 1978 as well as under Punjab Agricultural Marketing Regulatory Authority Act, 2018? (09:56)

Bench: Mr. Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh
Court: Lahore High Court
Case Title: Muhammad Khalid v. Market Committee Muzaffargarh etc.
Case Number: W.P.No.7603/2020
Judgment Link: https://sys.lhc.gov.pk/appjudgments/2...

8. What is the role of Courts as guardians of Climate justice? (11:24)

Bench: Mr. Justice Shahid Karim
Court: Lahore High Court
Case Title: Haroon Farooq v. Government of Punjab & others
Case Number: W.P.No.227807/2018
Judgment Link: https://sys.lhc.gov.pk/appjudgments/2...

9. What is scope of section 60 Sub Section (i) of the Cantonment Ordinance, 2002 pertaining to qualifications for candidates and elected members? (12:46)

Bench: Mr. Justice Sultan Tanvir Ahmad
Court: Lahore High Court
Case Title: Imran Saeed Malik v. Appellate Authority & 3 others
Case Number: W.P.No.50075/2021
Judgment Link: https://sys.lhc.gov.pk/appjudgments/2...

10. Whether the participants in an auction have the right to pass a sale order in favor of the participant whose bid has been declared the highest? (14:38)

Bench: Mr. Chief Justice Ahmed Ali M. Shaikh
Mr. Justice Yousuf Ali Sayeed
Court: Sindh High Court
Case Title: Syed Asif Shah v Mazhar Javed and others
Case Number: Civil Petition No. D-3960/2021
Judgment Link: https://caselaw.shc.gov.pk/caselaw/vi...

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