Case Reports

May 11, 2018

Noor Alam Khan V Abdul Wahab etc (appeal to quash death sentence)

Cr.A No.159-B of 2017 with Murder Reference No.09-B of 2017 Peshawar High Court, Bannu Bench The appellant was appealing his death sentence which was awarded following […]
February 10, 2018

W. P. No.29131/2017 (Contesting the use of derogatory terms for those with disabilities)

The public interest petition was filed in the Supreme Court of Pakistan and the petitioners challenged the use of words “disabled”, “physically handicapped” and “mentally retarded” […]
October 17, 2017

Writ Petition No. 11306 of 2015 ( challenge to jurisdiction of Family court for dowry)

The petitioner questioned the validity of the judgment passed by the Additional District Judge in Multan on 13-05-2015 upholding the judgment passed by the Family Court […]
September 26, 2017

 Criminal Appeal No.56/2017 (Convictions of bank robbers quashed)

An appeal was filed to the High Court Islamabad, whereby which the appellants, who were awarded two concurrent sentences (pursuant to Sec.17 Harabah Offences against Property […]
September 20, 2017

Writ Petition No.1769-P/2017 (KPK Minerals Sector Governance Act, 2016 repealed)

  The petitioner sought the constitutional jurisdiction of the Peshawar high court to have the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minerals Sector Governance Act, 2016 (“the Act of 2016”) […]
September 14, 2017

Application for Bail -Cr. M No.1564-P of 2017 (Bail granted to a repeat offender)

The petitioner, Saifullah, sought his release on bail on February 13, 2017. Facts of the case are as follows: The complainant, Changaiz Khan reported at 5:30pm […]
September 12, 2017

Writ Petition No. 10839 of 2017 (Quashing an FIR outside the jurisdiction of high courts)

A petition was filed under Art.199 of the Constitution of The Islamic Republic of Pakistan to quash the F.I.R. No.314-2017, registered under s.489-F PPC in the […]
August 29, 2017

Writ Petition No.58973 of 2017 (Individuals with criminal record denied recruitment in Punjab Police)

Various petitions against the same respondents were dealt with in this judgment by the Lahore High Court. All petitioners applied for the position of Head constables […]