Case Details

Citation(s)
1982 SLG 743 1982 SLD 743 1982 PLD 817
Lahore High Court
Writ Petition No. 1559 of 1979, decided on 11th July, 1979. dates of hearing : 16th, 17th, 18th, 23rd, 25th and 28th April, 1979
MUHAMMAD AMIN BUTT, J
Falak Sher for Petitioner. Tanvir Ahmad Khan for A. G. for
Respondents

D.P. EDULII & Co. LTD.

VS

SECRETARY, EXCISE & TAXATION AND others--Respondents

Law:

Section:

(a) Prohibition (Enforcement of Hadd) Order (P. O. 4 of 1979)- -- Art. 17-Scope : To restrict power to issue licence--Persons may however be licensed for and on behalf of or for benefit of institutions. (b) Prohibition (Enforcement of Hadd) Order (P. O. 4 of 1979)- -- - Art. 17-Expression "institution"-Used in contradistinction of word "person" natural or artificial and not interchangeable with word "person"-Word "institution"-Means natural or juristic person including a Joint Stock Company.-[Words and phrases]. (c) Prohibition (Enforcement of Hadd) Order (P. O. 4 of 1979)- Art. 17-Grant of licence-Cannot be claimed as of right-Excise authorities, held, under no obligation to issue a licence to petitioner under Art. 17. Montgomery Flour & General Mills Ltd., Montgomery v. The Director, Food Purchases, West Pakistan and 2 others P L D 1967 Lah. 914 ; Ikram Bus Service and others v. Board of Revenue, West Pakistan and 2 others P L D 1963 S C 564 ; Mian Fazal Din v. Lahore Improvement Trust, Lahore and another P L D 1969 S C 223 ; Dr. A. N. M. Mahmood v. The Syndicate of the University of Dacca P L D 1970 Dacca 85 ; Messrs Shameem Textile Mills, Lahore v. The Republic of Pakistan through the Secretary, Ministry of Industries P L D 1972 Lah. 572 ; Wade's Administrative Law, Ilnd Edn., p. 148 ; Halsbury's Laws of England, 4th Edn., Vol. 1, p. 32 ; Syed Hadi All v. The Government of West Pakistan and others P L D 1956 Lah. 824 and The Presiding Officer v. Sadrud Din Ansari and another P L D 1967 S C 569 ref. Government of Pakistan through the Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and another v. Zamir Khan P L D 1975 S C 667 fol. (d) Prohibition (Enforcement of Hadd) Order (P. O. 4 of 1979)- -- Arts. 3, 4 & 17-Licence-Liquor-Number of bona fide consumers bound to be small-Non-Muslim foreigners entitled to use liquor at volition-Non-Muslim national of Pakistan, held, entitled to consume or possess liquor only if he satisfies pre-condition of consumption of liquor "as a part of a ceremony prescribed by his religion". Federation of Pakistan v. Saeed Ahmad P L D 1974 S C 150 ref. (e) Prohibition (Enforcement of Hadd) Order (P. O. 4 of 1979~- Art. 17-Grant of…
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