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Case ID 258440bb-1c1a-4a1a-8a75-d6beece0fdf7
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Case Number Writ Petition No. 23657 of 2016
Decision Date Jul 19, 2019
Hearing Date
Decision The Lahore High Court dismissed the petitions challenging the validation of the Punjab Revenue Authority's establishment and operations. The court upheld the amendments made to the Punjab Revenue Authority Act, 2012, which aimed to rectify previous omissions and discrepancies. The court ruled that the legislative competence of the Provincial Legislature was not in question and that the actions taken by the Chairperson during the interregnum period were validated. This decision emphasized the importance of legislative intent in ensuring the continuity of the Revenue Authority's functions and affirmed the retrospective application of the amendments to the Act. The court also highlighted that the validation of actions and decisions was in the interest of public welfare and recognized the necessity of maintaining the authority's operational integrity despite earlier defects in its constitution.
Summary This case revolves around the validation of the Punjab Revenue Authority's establishment under the Punjab Revenue Authority Act, 2012. The Lahore High Court examined the legislative amendments made to address previously identified deficiencies in the Authority's constitution and operations. The judgment reaffirmed the legislative power to enact retrospective laws for public welfare and emphasized the need for valid procedures in the establishment of governmental authorities. Key issues included the validity of actions taken during a gap in formal establishment and the implications of legislative amendments on judicial decisions. The ruling serves as a significant precedent in administrative law, particularly concerning the legislature's role in validating actions of public authorities.
Court Lahore High Court
Entities Involved Punjab Revenue Authority, Institute of Architects, Pakistan (Lahore Chapter)
Judges SHAHID JAMIL KHAN, JUSTICE
Lawyers Monim Sultan, Assistant Attorney General for Pakistan, Barrister Zargham Lukhesar, Ch. Muhammad Jawad Yaqoob, Assistant Advocates General, Punjab, Lahore
Petitioners NISHAT HOTEL AND PROPERTIES LIMITED, Uzair Karamat Bhandari, Mansoor Usman Awan, Shehzad Ata Elahi, Naved Amjad Andrabi, Khurram Saleem, Khalid Ishaq, Rana Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Raza Qureshi, Rashid Anwar, Asad Hussain, Munawar-us-Salam, Shahid Hussain, Barrister Aiyan Tariq Bhutta, Mubashir Aslam Zar, Shahbaz Butt, Khurram Shahbaz Butt, Maria Farooq, Mian Tariq Hassan, Muhammad Humazah, Raza Imtiaz, Jamshaid Alam, Sabeel Tariq Mann, Qadeeer Kalyar, Barrister Ahmed Pervaiz, Shehzeen Abdullah, Hyder Ali Khan, Mohsin Mumtaz, Ali Almani, Asghar Leghari, Barrister Kashif Rafiq Rajwana, Muhammad Asif Butt, Mansoor Ali Ghanghro, Barrister Ameer Abbas Ali Khan, Barrister Haroon Dugal, Waqas Ajwad, Syed Zia Haider Rizvi, Sajjad Haider Rizvi, Gulraiz Asghar, Jahanzaib Awan, Khawar Bharwanah, Aamir Iqbal Basharat, Umair Yasin, Moeen Ahmed, Adnan Ahmad, Imran Muhammad Sarwar, Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Ch. Muhammad Saeed Zafar, Dr. Ilyas Zafar, Syed Nasir Ghillani, Iram Fatima, Mustafa Kamal, Muqaddas Zahra, Rabia Rehman, Rao Athar Akhlaq, Azmat Sidhu, Rana Munir Hussain, Mudassar Shujauddin, H.M. Azhar Ali, Muhammad Azhar Khan Joyia, Sikandar Javed, Sohail Anjum Virk, Ehsan-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Nasir Khan, Abdul Waheed Habib, Mian Muhammad Shafiq, Daud Aziz Khokhar, Shezada Mazhar, M. Jawwad Khan Lodhi Asad Raza, Ali Rana, Muhammad Younas Khalid, Bilal Bashir, Masood Ahmad Wahla, Ashan Masood, Miss Rohi Saleha, Sajjad Ali, Muhammad Yasir Randhwa, Syed Muhammad Ijaz, Mian Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Saad Khan, Haji Abdul Ghafoor, Muhammad Shahid Piracha, Muhammad Azam Zafar, Muhammad Mohsin Virk, Muhammad Ahsan Virk, Arsalan Chaudhry, Muhammad Shabbir Hussain, Malik Muhammad Ali Awan, Waheed Ashraf Bhatti, Salman Akram Raja, Malik Ahsan Mehmood, Umer Akram Chaudhry, Barrister Syed Reza Ali, Humzah Mehboob, Barrister Sardar Mohammad Ali, Mahr Bano Langrial, Iftikhar Ahmad Ansari, Khurram Hussain, Sheikh Aqeel Ahmad, Saqib Haroon Chishti, Hina Bandealy, Arslan Saleem Chaudhry, Imran Iqbal, Farhan Shahzad, Zohaib Ali Sidhu, Amir Wali, Moazam Ali Malhi, Ch. Waqas Ali Bhutta, Mian Mahmood Rashid, Faqir Hussain Rana, Sh. Muhammad Umar, Zeem-ul-Farooq Malik, Barrister Muhammad Ahmad Pansota, Zahid Ateeq Ch., Ahmad Uzair, Shahbaz Siddique, Sumair Saeed Ahmad, Raja Muhammad Ali, Ch. Bilal Butt, Hameed Ahmad Butt, Tariq Mahmood Ansari, Zahid Imran Gondal, Ayyaz Shaukat, Rana Bilal Ghaffar Khan, Uzair Khalid, Malik Faisal Khalid, Khalil-ur-Rehman, Minam Karim, Muhammad Rafique Chaudhry, Sayyed Alamdar Hussain, Barrister Hassan Nawaz Shaikh, Manzar Latif Mian, Arslan Riaz, Humza Humayun, Muhammad Ijaz Ali Bhatti, Khurram Saeed, Mirza Israr Baig, Mehdi Tirmzi, Rana Zain Tahir, Saadat Ali Saaed, M. Zohaib Shahid, Nawazish Ali, Kashif Hussain, H.M. Majid Siddiqi, Ch. Babar Ali, Muhammad Baqir Hussain, Khursheed Ahmed Irteza Ali Naqvi, Asif Afzal Bhatti, Muhammad Naeem Munawar, Riaz Ahmad Bajwa, Usman Ali Bhoon, Ajab Gul, Waseem Ahmad Malik, Muhammad Taimoor Hassan, Mian Asif Arshad, Hashim Aslam Butt, Zain Sakandar, Abid Hussain Sial, Imran Anjam Alvi, Muhammad Faheem Bashir, Mirza Mubashar Baig, Bashart Ali Awan, Fazal Abbas, Manzoor Ahmad Khan, Hammad-ul-Hassan Hanjra, Ali Awais, Tahir Butt, Mohammad Raheel Kamran Sheikh, Khubaib Ahmad, Zulfiqar Ali Khan, M. Naveed Khan, Mudassar Ali Hussain, Sardar Balakh Sher Khosa, Shahzaib Masood, Ali Sibtain Fazli, Hasham Ahmad Khan, Umar Tariq Gill, Esa Ahmad Jalil, Abad-ur-Rehman, Rabeel Raza Bhatti, Sardar Kalim Ilyas, Salman Zaheer Khan, Ahmer Bilal Soofi, Ch. Muhammad Ali, Usman Virk, Farid Adil Ch., Sajid Wali, Abid Wali, Almas Arif, Majid Jehangir, Muhammad Bilal Ramzan, Khalid, Shoaib Rashid, Usman Nasir Awan, Shahzad Hassan Pervaiz, Habib-ur-Rehman, Faizan Shuja Butt, Tahir Bashir, M. Iqbal Hashmi, Saad Rasool, Hamza H. Rashid, Shabbir Ahmad Mughal, Muhammad Bilal Pervaiz, Syed Sajjad Hussain Zaidi, Ch. A. D. Kahlon, Fawad Malik Awan, Malik Muhammad Arif Bara, Malik Mubarak Ali, Rao Tasavvur Ali, Sayyed Ali Imran Rizvi, Ali Imran Rao, Zahid Saleem, Muhammad Salman Siddiqui, Rustam Nawab Luk, Naeem Anjum, Malik Muhammad Asghar Javed, Mirza Bilal Zafar, Tahir Mahmood Sundhu, Barrister Haris Ahmad, Malik Zahid Hussain, Babar Ilyas Chatha, Ch. Awais Ahmad Qazi, Zaki Rehman, Mubashar Hussain, Sheikh Khurram Abbas, Tanveer Ahmad, Khudad Chattha, Raza Kazim, Ali Abid Khagga, Muhammad Yousaf Ch., Faisal Hameed Butt, Muhammad Siddiq Mughal, Jabran Tariq Butt, Tanveer Aslam, Ubaid Ullah Kalyar, Muhammad Munsif Ali, Syed Raees-ud-Din Ahmad, Ashfaq Ahmad Malik, Ch. Qamar uz Zaman, Malik Kafeel Ahmad Khokhar, Waqar Ranjha, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Arif Goraya, Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, Malik Bashir Ahmad Khalid, Muhammad Asim Mumtaz
Respondents THE PROVINCE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS, Sajid Ijaz Hotiana, Tanzil-ur-Rehman Hotiana, Barrister Asfandyar Khan Tareen, Waqqas Ahmed Mir, Sarfraz Ahmad Cheema, Shahzad Ahmad Cheema, Barrister Bilal Ramzan, Ahmad Hassan, Muhammad Hassan Abdullah Niazi, Syed Moazzam Ali Shah, Adeel Shahid Karim, Foziya Bukhsh, Kausar Parveen, Sufian Ejaz, Mohammad Amir Malik, Mian Wajahat Ali, Malik Muhammad Awais Khalid, Muqtadir Akhtar Shabbir, Mian Osman A. Shaukat, Ijaz Mahmood Chaudhary, Ch. Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, Ch. Muhammad Jawad Zafar, Qamar Zaman Qureshi, Muhammad Awais Kamboh, Hassan Iqbal Warraich, Mian Yusuf Umar, Saleem Akhtar Sheikh, Malik Abdullah Raza, Shahid Sarwar Chahil, Ans Gull, Muhammad Umer Qureshi, Arslan Abbas, Rana Muhammad Mehtab, Muhammad Faisal Iqbal, Shahid Usman, Muhammad Hussain, Rai Muhammad Javed Iqbal Kharal, Umair Anwar, Abdul Waheed Khan Baloch, Falak Sher, Saba Saeed Sheikh, Zubair Siddique, Rana Irfan Shahid, Hassan Ali, Ali Usman, Syed Zail-ul-Abideen Bukhari, Afzal Hussain, Saad Amir
Citations 2019 SLD 3186, 2019 PLD 729
Other Citations Institute of Architects, Pakistan (Lahore Chapter) v. Province of Punjab and others PLD 2016 Lahore 321, Lt. Col. Nawabzada Muhammad Amir Khan v. The Controller of Estate Duty, Government of Pakistan, Karachi and others PLD 1962 SC 335
Laws Involved Punjab Revenue Authority Act, 2012
Sections 2(j), 3(1), 5(4), 8, 36(a), 36(b), 36(c)