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| 1991 SLG 1820 1991 SLD 1820 = 1991 PLD 178 |
Constitutional Petition No.D-803 of 1990, decided on 23rd January; 1991.
NasirAslam Zahid and Muhammad Aslam Arain, JJ
SINDH HIGH COURT BAR ASSOCIATION, KARACHI and another--Petitioners
VERSUS
THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN through the Secretary, Ministry of Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Islamabad and another--Respondents
Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973
Section: 199
Law: Court Fees (Amendment) Act, 1990
Section:
NASIR ASLAM ZAHID, J.--Petitioner No.l in this petition is the Sindh High Court Bar Association, Karachi, and petitioner No.2 is Mr. Sharaf Faridi, President of the Association. Respondent No.l is the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan and respondent No.2 is the Province of Sindh. The following prayers have been made in this petition filed under Article 199 of the Constitution:--
"(A) That this hon'ble Court be pleased to declare that the Court Fees Act, 1870, being contrary to and repugnant to the Injunctions of Islam as contemplated by 1973 Constitution, is invalid piece of legislation and is not enforceable.