| Case ID |
008898ce-2cd1-41b0-bc55-f16ccd34fc28 |
| Body |
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| Case Number |
Intra-Court Appeals Nos.203 and 208 of 2002 |
| Decision Date |
Apr 30, 2003 |
| Hearing Date |
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| Decision |
The Lahore High Court dismissed the intra-court appeals filed by the appellants, LIAQAT ALI and others, against the order of the High Court that had previously dismissed their criminal original applications. The court ruled that the appeals were not maintainable under the Contempt of Court Ordinance, 1998, which had lapsed, nor under the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972, as the case did not fall within the specified categories for appeal. The court emphasized that the legal framework for contempt had ceased to exist and referenced previous case law to support its decision. |
| Summary |
The case involves LIAQAT ALI challenging the decision of the Lahore High Court regarding the maintainability of appeals under the Contempt of Court Ordinance, 1998 and the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972. The appellants argued that their appeals were valid based on a prior statement made by the Chief Officer of the Town Committee, which they believed entitled them to relief. However, the court found that the Contempt of Court Ordinance had expired and that the appeals did not meet the criteria for maintainability under the existing laws. The decision reinforces the importance of adhering to legal statutes and highlights the implications of legislative expirations on legal recourse. Keywords: Lahore High Court, Intra-Court Appeals, Contempt of Court, Law Reforms Ordinance, maintainability, legal framework. |
| Court |
Lahore High Court
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| Entities Involved |
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| Judges |
MUHAMMAD KHALID ALVI,
NAZIR AHMAD SIDDIQUI
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| Lawyers |
Mian Muhammad Ashraf Saleemi,
Muhammad Jahangir Arshad, A.A.-G
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| Petitioners |
LIAQAT ALI
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| Respondents |
TOWN COMMITTEE through Administrator and 5 others
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| Citations |
2003 SLD 2718 = 2003 CLC 1589
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| Other Citations |
PLD 1979 SC 912,
PLD 1995 SC 66,
PLD 2000 SC 26
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| Laws Involved |
Law Reforms Ordinance,
Contempt of Court Ordinance
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| Sections |
3,
21,
23
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