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Peshawar High Court
Writ Petition No.2732-P/2023. Date of hearing: 20.01.2026.
Presented By: WIQAR AHMAD, J -------
Petitioner (s) by: M/s Khaled Rahman, Barrister Ahmad Shah Afridi, Fazal Shah Mohmand, Malik Faheem Ullah Jan, Nasir Naeem Umarkhaili, Khushdil Khan, Muhammad Haroon Yousafzai, Ziarat Gul, Syed Ghufran Ullah Shah Advocates.
Respondent(s) by: Mr. Bilal Khan AAG alongwith Aftab Jehan, Inspector (legal), Mansoor Khan, Legal Advisor, Rizwan Assistant, CPO, Peshawar.
Writ Petition No.2732-P/2023. Date of hearing: 20.01.2026.
Presented By: WIQAR AHMAD, J -------
Petitioner (s) by: M/s Khaled Rahman, Barrister Ahmad Shah Afridi, Fazal Shah Mohmand, Malik Faheem Ullah Jan, Nasir Naeem Umarkhaili, Khushdil Khan, Muhammad Haroon Yousafzai, Ziarat Gul, Syed Ghufran Ullah Shah Advocates.
Respondent(s) by: Mr. Bilal Khan AAG alongwith Aftab Jehan, Inspector (legal), Mansoor Khan, Legal Advisor, Rizwan Assistant, CPO, Peshawar.
Zulfiqar Ali Shah etc
VS
Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through Chief Secretary, Peshawar, etc.
Law:
Section:
SUMMARY (a) In the context of execution or administrative law \"Colourable Exercise of Powers\" occurs when a public authority uses a power ostensibly conferred by a statute but to achieve a collateral purpose that is not authorized by statute. (b) If an action of administrative authority is so illogical and unreasonable that no person of ordinary mind would have justified such a decision on the basis of material present before the authority then such an unreasonableness would provide a ground for judicial review. Judgment Sheet This single judgment shall dispose of instant writ petition (Writ Petition No.2732-P/2023) alongwith connected Writ Petition No.2865-P/2023 (Sajjad Ahmad etc Vs Government of Khyber Pakhtukhwa through Chief Secretary, Peshawar, etc), Writ Petition No.2941-P/2023 (Muhammad Amjad etc Vs Government of Khyber Pakhtukhwa through Chief Secretary, Peshawar, etc), Writ Petition No.2932-P/2023 (Waheed Ullah etc Vs Government of Khyber Pakhtukhwa through Chief Secretary, Peshawar, etc), Writ Petition No.4957-P/2025 (Syed Nasir Ali Shah etc Vs Government of Khyber Pakhtukhwa through Chief Secretary, Peshawar, etc), Writ Petition No.850-M/2025 (Safi Ullah etc Vs Government of Khyber Pakhtukhwa through Chief Secretary, Peshawar, etc), Writ Petition No.4396-P/2022 (Asfandyar Khan etc Vs Government of Khyber Pakhtukhwa through Chief Secretary, Peshawar, etc), Writ Petition No.156-M/2023 (Muhammad Kashan etc Vs Government of Khyber Pakhtukhwa through Chief Secretary, Peshawar, etc), Writ Petition No.787-P/2023 (Muhammad Rahim Vs Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through Secretary, Home & Tribal Affairs Department, Peshawar, etc), Writ Petition No.804-P/2023 (Tanveer Ahmad etc, Vs Provincial Police Officer, Peshawar etc), Writ Petition No.1154-P/2023 (Raheel Ahmad Vs Govt: of Khyber Pakhtukhwa through Chief Secretary, Peshawar, etc), Writ Petition No.974-P/2024 (Azhar Hayat etc Vs Provincial Police Officer, Peshawar, etc) and Writ Petition No.7361-P/2025 (Falak Naz Khan Vs Govt: of Khyber Pakhtukhwa through Chief Secretary, Peshawar, etc). All the petitions have been arising out of a common factual…