Case Details

Citation(s)
1981 SLG 3158 = 1981 SLD 3158 = 1981 CLC 694
Quetta High Court
Constitutional Petition No. 94 of 1979, decided on 27th December, 1979.
Presented By: Mir Khuda Bakhsh Marri, C. J. and Abdul Qadeer Chaudhry, J
Munawar Mirza and M. Riaz for Petitioners. AdvocateGeneral (Baluchistan) for
Respondents.

MAULA BAKHSH AND 2 OTHERS-Petitioners

VERSUS

HAIRMAN FEDERAL LAND COMMISSION RAWALPINDI AND ANOTHER-Respondents

Law: Land Reforms Regulation (Validation of Orders) Ordinance, 1978

Section: 106

Law: Evidence Act (I of 1872)

Section: 199

Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section:

(a) Legislation Retrospectively-Law-giver authorised to give law taking away rights of citizens with retrospective effect-Legislature, held, also empowered to amend law in such a way as to disturb judgments of Courts-Courts have to interpret law as it stands and cannot assume jurisdiction exclusively vesting in Legislature. Sardar Ashiq Muhammad Khan Mazari v. Chairman, Federal Land Commission, Islamabad P L D 1977 Lah. 461; Adnan Afzal v. Capt. Sher Afzal P L D 1969 S C 187; Hotel Industries (Private) Ltd., Lahore v. Province of West Pakistan through The Secretary, Excise and Taxation Department, Lahore and another P L D 1978 Lah. 53; Mian Rafi-ud-Din and others v. The Chief Settlement and Rehabilitation Commissioner and others P L D 1971 S C 252; Commissioner of Sales Tax, Karachi v. Alessrs Krudd Sons Ltd. P L D 1974 S C 18; Islamic Republic of Pakistan through Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Local Government, Islamabad v. Mazhar-ul-Haq and others 1977 S C M R 509 and Rooh Afza v. Muhammad Umar and others P L D 1978 Pesh. 1 ref. (b) Land Reforms Regulation (Validation of…
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