Legal News
Important and recent decisions from Pakistan’s High Courts, with the legal issue and practical effect clearly identified.
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In Raheel Ahmad v. Tayyaba Haq, the Lahore High Court held that a wife may report an already communicated talaq while the husband’s notice duty and statutory safeguards remain.
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The Lahore High Court held that an AMLA investigation based on scheduled income-tax offences may proceed without waiting for final assessment of tax liability, while the prosecution must still prove the predicate offence, proceeds of crime and every element of money laundering.
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The Islamabad High Court held that a valid-passport holder cannot be restrained through the Passport Control List merely on an agency recommendation, and struck down the offending part of Rule 22(2)(b).
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The Lahore High Court held that a Khula decree attains finality, but an appeal remains competent on the wife's civil liability to return dower or other marriage benefits.
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The Lahore High Court ruled that CCTV and USB evidence must be authenticated through proof of source, originality, identification and safe custody before reliance.
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The Lahore High Court held that negligence or inefficiency alone cannot establish criminal breach of trust or corruption without proof of dishonest or fraudulent intent.
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The Islamabad High Court held that a Nikahnama recording dower of Rs250,150 in the form of gold ornaments did not prove an agreed weight of seven tolas.
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The Lahore High Court held that a partition property's open auction requires a lawfully failed internal auction, a reasoned reserve price and compliance with every material safeguard in Sections 10 and 11 of the Punjab Partition of Immovable Property Act, 2012.
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The Lahore High Court held that a wife's ordinary residence is not confined to permanent residence and restored a Family Court decree from Jahanian.
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In 2026 LHC 5349, the Lahore High Court treated driving a bus without the required PSV entitlement as an unlawful act and refused post-arrest bail under section 322 PPC.
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In 2026 LHC 5569, the Lahore High Court set aside an unreasoned denial of back benefits after reinstatement and ordered a fresh decision within two months.
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In W.P. No. 2664 of 2026, the Islamabad High Court formed a DIG-led JIT to trace Esha Fatima and required concrete progress reports on every hearing.
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In 2026 LHC 5409, the Lahore High Court held that meeting minutes lose their section 7(b) exclusion after the public body takes a final decision.
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The Sindh High Court directed the federal government to appoint a qualified regular NIRC chairman, saying a stopgap label cannot confer statutory powers.
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The Lahore High Court granted post-arrest bail to a prisoner with Parkinsonism, holding that infirmity is distinct from an ordinary medical-treatment plea.
