Punjab Infectious Diseases (Prevention and Control) Ordinance 2020
Punjab Infectious Diseases (Prevention and Control) Ordinance 2020 Access full text here: Punjab Infectious Diseases (Prevention and Control) Ordinance 2020
ICJ Provisional Order: Gambia vs Myanmar (Genocide Case)
Provisional Order of the ICJ in The Gambia vs Myanmar (Genocide Case) In November 2019, The Gambia instituted proceedings in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Myanmar over the alleged violations…
Scope of Administrative and Judicial Powers Revisited
Scope of Administrative and Judicial Powers Revisited On 16th July 2019, the Supreme Court of Pakistan made available a series of judgments on its website. One particular judgment/order that has garnered attention…
Nothing More Than “Review and Reconsideration”
Nothing More Than “Review and Reconsideration” The International Court of Justice (ICJ), hours ago, pronounced an eagerly awaited verdict in the Jadhav Case (India versus Pakistan) dated 17.06.2019 and while the executive and certain factions…
The Case That Shook India: Indira Gandhi vs Raj Narain
The Case That Shook India: Indira Gandhi vs Raj Narain There is no denying the fact that Indian courts have contributed more towards the development of law, doctrines and jurisprudence as compared…
Supreme Court’s Judgment in 2001 Regarding National Accountability Bureau
Supreme Court’s Judgment in 2001 Regarding National Accountability Bureau After the military takeover in 1999, the Chief Executive of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf decided to promulgate an Ordinance, briefly, to eradicate corruption…
Tax On Mineral Water and Beverage Companies Through Supreme Court’s Judgment
Levy of Water Tax/Charge On Mineral Water and Beverage Companies Through Supreme Court’s Judgment The Supreme Court of Pakistan recently passed an interesting judgment in a suo moto case regarding the selling…
Full Text Of The Latest Judgment Acknowledging “Persons With Different Abilities”
Full Text Of The Latest Judgment Acknowledging “Persons With Different Abilities” LAHORE HIGH COURT, Case No: W. P. No.29131/2017: Barrister Asfandyar Khan Tareen, etc. Versus Govt. of the Punjab, etc. Access full text…
Judgment Analysis: Ameen Masih v Federation of Pakistan & Others
Judgment Analysis: Ameen Masih v Federation of Pakistan & Others Title and Citation Ameen Masih Versus Federation of Pakistan and others (before Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, CJ) Writ Petition No. 623 of…
Eradication Of Riba: Not An Impossibility
Eradication Of Riba: Not An Impossibility The purpose of this paper is to deeply analyse the judgment of the Shariat Appellate Bench of Supreme Court given on 23rd December 1999 with reference to…
Election Bill 2017
Election Bill 2017 A session of the National Assembly was called to debate the amendments to a proposed election law forwarded by the opposition parties. The government rejected a suggestion to set…
Supreme Court: Jurisdiction & Justice
Supreme Court: Jurisdiction & Justice “All the other courts in this country are courts of law whereas this Court is not just a court of law but also the court of ultimate…
Panama Aftermath – A Need For A Constitutional Amendment
Panama Aftermath – A Need For A Constitutional Amendment The Panama Saga has finally come to an end (though one can, in the light of the references sent to NAB and the…
Analysis of the Limited Liability Partnership Act 2017
Analysis of the Limited Liability Partnership Act 2017 Salient features Initially, there were only three forms of incorporating a company in Pakistan which included partnership, sole proprietorship and a limited liability company.…
Landmark Judgment On Divorce Among Christian Couples
Landmark Judgment On Divorce Among Christian Couples Even though different sects of Christianity see dissolution of marriage in a different light, the consensus of Christian belief revolves around the view that marriage…
Comparison of Provincial Legislation in 2016 – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Comparison of Provincial Legislation in 2016 – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa This article is a continuation of my previous article in which I compared legislation by different provincial legislatures in the last year. I…
The Companies Act, 2017
The Companies Act, 2017 President Mamnoon Hussain has finally signed the Companies Act, 2017 that replaces the Companies Ordinance, 1984. This law is being appreciated by all relevant circles and is said…