Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section: 199(1)(a)

Constitution of Pakistan-------Art. 199(1)(a)---Pakistan Football Federation Constitution, 2014, Arts. 3(2) & 6--Order passed by the Disciplinary Committee of Pakistan Football Federation, assailing of---Constitutional petition---Maintainability---Held, that Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) was an independent body and the Federal Government did not exercise any control over its affairs---In terms of Art. 199(1)(a) of the Constitution, a High Court, on a petition filed by an aggrieved person, can issue a writ to a person who is performing functions in connection with he affairs of Federation, Province or local authority---Therefore, material consideration is that the person against whom such a writ is to be issued should be the one who is performing functions in connection with the affairs of Federation or a Province or a local authority---It is not sufficient that such a body is within the regulatory control of the State, instead the paramount considerations are dominant control and significant financial interest of the State in the affairs of such a body---PFF is a private body and its affairs are run in accordance with a constitution and, inter alia, bound by the decisions and regulations of FIFA which is an international body for the game of football and has nothing to do with the affairs of the Federation of Pakistan---Provisions of PFF Constitution clearly show that PFF is an independent body and the Federal Government does not exercise control over its affairs--Constitutional petition, being not maintainable, was dismissed, in circumstances.Pakistan Olympic Association v. Nadeem Aftab Sindhu 2019 SCMR 221 ref.ORDERSHAMS MEHMOOD MIRZA, J.---This writ petition calls into question order dated 27.08.2024 passed by the Disciplinary Committee of Pakistan Football Federation.2. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents have raised a preliminary objection regarding the maintainability of this writ petition. In this regard, reliance is placed on the decision rendered by learned Islamabad High Court in Writ Petition No.700 of 2024 titled Syed Liaqat Hussain Bukhari and others v. Pakistan Football Federation and others. The learned Islamabad…

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