Lahore High Court

“Time is money” is a phrase well known to the business world. It first appeared in 1748 in an essay titled Advice to Young Tradesman by […]

On the 17th of April, 2021, as a cool breeze blew and the sun set on the manicured lawns of Governor House Punjab, we bore witness, […]

Pakistan, after the partition of the subcontinent and its independence from British rule, inherited most of the British legal framework and its practices. An infamous practice […]

Introduction Under Islamic law, a child born out of wedlock is considered filius nullius (“a son of nobody”) and considered to own no lineage to the […]

For the first time, the Lahore High Court has issued a judgment on forced religious conversions in Pakistan. Download a copy of this judgment here: 2019 […]

Law of Interim Injunction in Family/Custody Cases Scores of appeals against visitation orders passed by Guardian Courts are pending settlement in practically each appellate court in […]

Profile of Justice Mamoon Rashid Sheikh, 48th Chief Justice of Lahore High Court Justice Mamoon Rashid Sheikh was born on March 19, 1958, in Lahore. He […]

Recognition and Enforcement of First Foreign Arbitral Award Under New York Convention 1958 Further to my previous article titled “Foreign Arbitration Laws – An Appellate Adventure […]

Let Justice Be Done Though The Heavens Fall Justice is a notion so pure that it is autonomous to the idiosyncrasies of emotions, affections and aspirations. […]

Failed Attempt! The laws in Pakistan are ancient, to say the least. For instance, the Civil Procedure Code (CPC), the predominant law regulating the procedure of […]

 Highlights of Hon’ble Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah’s Tenure at Lahore High Court “O you who believe!  Stand firmly for justice…” (Sura An-Nisa – Ch. 4: […]

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 […]

Condition Precedent For Orange Line The long-awaited appeal of the Punjab Government has been finally accepted by the apex court ruling out the injunction of the […]

LHC Orders PEMRA To Prevent Broadcast Of Statements Against Judiciary The Lahore High Court on the 24th of August 2017 ordered Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority […]

Bar And Bench “…It is in the interest of both the Bench and the Bar for advocates to uphold at all times the dignity and high […]

Case & Court Management – District Judiciary Punjab The judiciary in Pakistan is grappling with the issue of the increase in pending cases in courts. The […]

Corrective Measures For The Safeguard Of Transgenders “Equality not only implies preventing discrimination but goes beyond in remedying discrimination against groups suffering systematic discrimination in society. […]