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Each note keeps four things distinct: the facts, the legal question, the holding and the reasoning that connects them.

Notes
8
Reported
2012–2023
Method
F · Q · H · R

HTLAW judgment index

Selected decisions

Supreme Court of Pakistan
Reported2013PLD

Supreme Court of PakistanPLD 2013 SC 1888 min read

Dr Muhammad Aslam Khaki v SSP: Constitutional equality and administrative protection

Analysis of Dr Muhammad Aslam Khaki v SSP on constitutional equality and administrative protection, including the facts, holding, reasoning and limits of the decision.

Core holding

Transgender citizens must enjoy equal constitutional protection, including identity recognition, inherited property, education, franchise, participation and employment, without obstruction by relatives or state functionaries.

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Reported2021SCMR

Supreme Court of Pakistan2021 SCMR 8348 min read

D. G. Khan Cement v Government of Punjab: Industrial zoning, groundwater protection and judicial review

Analysis of D. G. Khan Cement v Government of Punjab on industrial zoning, groundwater protection and judicial review, including the facts, holding, reasoning and limits of the decision.

Core holding

The Province may create a scientifically supported negative industrial zone and prevent cement-plant expansion while the area's aquifer and ecology remain vulnerable.

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Reported2019PLD

Supreme Court of PakistanPLD 2019 SC 2618 min read

Khadija Siddiqui v Shah Hussain: Misreading of evidence and revisional jurisdiction

Analysis of Khadija Siddiqui v Shah Hussain on misreading of evidence and revisional jurisdiction, including the facts, holding, reasoning and limits of the decision.

Core holding

An acquittal founded on material misreading and non-reading of evidence is perverse and may be reversed, particularly where a revisional court has displaced concurrent findings through an appellate-style reappraisal.

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Reported2016PLD

Supreme Court of PakistanPLD 2016 SC 8089 min read

Mustafa Impex v Government of Pakistan: Cabinet authority and the Federal Government

Analysis of Mustafa Impex v Government of Pakistan on Cabinet authority and the Federal Government, including the facts, holding, reasoning and limits of the decision.

Core holding

A statutory power conferred on the Federal Government must be exercised by the Cabinet collectively, not by the Prime Minister, a Minister, an adviser or a secretary acting alone.

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Reported2023SCMR

Supreme Court of Pakistan2023 SCMR 7617 min read

Pakistan Railways v Umar Daraz: Reasonable accommodation following acquired disability

Analysis of Pakistan Railways v Umar Daraz on reasonable accommodation following acquired disability, including the facts, holding, reasoning and limits of the decision.

Core holding

An employer must make prompt, individualized and financially fair accommodation for an employee who acquires a disability during service, including placement in a suitable equivalent-grade post.

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Reported2013SCMR

Supreme Court of Pakistan2013 SCMR 2038 min read

Salman Akram Raja v Government of Punjab: Safeguards in rape investigations and trials

Analysis of Salman Akram Raja v Government of Punjab on safeguards in rape investigations and trials, including the facts, holding, reasoning and limits of the decision.

Core holding

Rape investigations and trials require preserved DNA evidence, prompt judicial statements, access to support, protected testimony and State prosecution unaffected by private compromise.

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Reported2018PLD

Supreme Court of PakistanPLD 2018 SC 5958 min read

Mst. Sughran Bibi v The State: Single FIR and investigation of competing versions

Analysis of Mst. Sughran Bibi v The State on registration of a single FIR and investigation of competing versions, including the facts, holding, reasoning and limits of the decision.

Core holding

Only one FIR may be registered for one cognizable incident; every later version belongs in the same investigation and must be assessed before the police submit their report.

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Reported2012PLD

Supreme Court of PakistanPLD 2012 SC 6819 min read

Workers’ Party Pakistan v Federation: Election Commission oversight and campaign expenditure

Analysis of Workers’ Party Pakistan v Federation on Election Commission oversight and campaign expenditure, including the facts, holding, reasoning and limits of the decision.

Core holding

Article 218(3) requires the Election Commission to regulate the whole electoral process proactively, including campaign expenditure and practices affecting fairness, and to enforce election law strictly.

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