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| 2025 SLG 1119 2025 SLD 1119 = 2025 SCP 144 |
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Civil Petition No. 1477 of 2023 (Against the order of the Lahore High Court, Lahore dated 01.02.2023 passed in W.P. No. 36748 of 2022)
PRESENT: Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, Senior Judge Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail Justice Naeem Akhter Afghan Justice Shakeel Ahmad Justice Aamer Farooq
For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Faisal Siddiqui, ASC Dr. Muhammad Usman, AOR For respondent No.1 Rana Asadullah Khan, Addl. AGP For respondent No. 8 : Mr. Waqas Ahmad Mir, ASC For respondents 2-7 Not represented Date of Hearing : 20.03.2025
Civil Petition No. 1477 of 2023 (Against the order of the Lahore High Court, Lahore dated 01.02.2023 passed in W.P. No. 36748 of 2022)
PRESENT: Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, Senior Judge Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail Justice Naeem Akhter Afghan Justice Shakeel Ahmad Justice Aamer Farooq
For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Faisal Siddiqui, ASC Dr. Muhammad Usman, AOR For respondent No.1 Rana Asadullah Khan, Addl. AGP For respondent No. 8 : Mr. Waqas Ahmad Mir, ASC For respondents 2-7 Not represented Date of Hearing : 20.03.2025
Senior Joint Director Foreign Exchange Operations Division SBP …Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
Federation of Pakistan and others …Respondent(s)
Law: Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947
Section: 23-C(4), Rule 8
Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973
Section: 9
SUMMARY;
The judgment addresses the constitutional validity of Section 23-C(4) of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947, and Rule 8 of the Adjudication Proceedings and Appeal Rules, 1988, which require the deposit of the penalty amount or furnishing of equivalent security as a mandatory precondition for filing an appeal.
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