Law Points

11/03/2026

THE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (SOPs) FOR BIOMETRIC VERIFICATION OF LITIGANTS
Issued by Lahore High Court Pakistan 7.3.2026

04/03/2026

Fraud alert - Silicone thumb biometric fraud

03/03/2026

03/03/2026

In narcotics cases, the prosecution must establish safe custody and safe transmission of the recovered substance from the place of recovery till its receipt in the laboratory. Any break in the chain of custody is fatal to the prosecution case.

It is a cardinal principle of criminal jurisprudence that the prosecution must prove its case beyond reasonable doubt and that any single circumstance creating reasonable doubt in the mind of a prudent person is sufficient to entitle the accused to acquittal, not as a matter of grace but as of right. It is equally well settled that where the statute provides for severe and deterrent punishment, the standard of proof required must be correspondingly strict and free from infirmity. In the present case, the cumulative effect of the material contradictions in the statements of the prosecution witnesses, non-production of the site plan and roznamcha entries, and the unexplained gap in the chain of custody of the case property renders the prosecution case doubtful. The prosecution has failed to establish its case beyond reasonable doubt. Supreme Court of Pakistan!

01/03/2026

دادا کن حالات میں خرچہ نابالغان ادا کرنے کا پابند ہے

Grandfather when is affluent, then the obligation to maintain children lies on the grandfather but only when father is poor, infirm and incapable of earning by his own labour and mother is also poor.
Fixing quantum of maintenance always requires to strike a balance between needs of minors and earnings of a father as well as his other sources. The award in favour of minors should not be incompatible or inconsistent with the financial conditions of father or the one who is held to be obliged by law to take care of children. The learned Family Courts should consider the education, medical, food expenses and other day to day needs of minor(s) at one side and on the other hand, the Courts are required to determine the financial status of the father.
While doing the implementation it should also be borne in mind that the case is one of maintenance and decree should be passed after taking into account the requirements for proper upbringing of a child or children after scrutinizing income and finances of father but at the same time the order should not result into unjust enrichment of one side or operate as vexatious or oppressive to a father.

WP 27381/23
Ayesha Hashmat and 2 others Vs ADJ etc
2024 CLC 141

27/02/2026

When mutation was attested on the basis of court decree, jurisdiction of revenue authorities to adjudge veracity thereof was ousted, Revenue authorities could not resort to variation/correction of old standing entries in revenue record except those which crept in due to some omission, inadvertence or clerical mistake, Revenue authorities, right up to Board of Revenue were not empowered to adjudge legality of mutation sanctioned in favour of petitioner on the basis of sale deed which was registered as a result of a decree of court, High Court set aside the orders passed by revenue authorities!

27/02/2026

a suit for partial partition is not maintainable. A party choosing to seek partition should not have the liberty to selectively choose and acquire a share in the more valuable aspects of the joint holdings while simultaneously excluding those portions of lesser value.

Each co-owner possesses ownership rights over every inch of the joint holding corresponding to their share. Therefore, it is inappropriate for any part of the joint holding to be permitted for separate partition. This principle is rooted in the need to protect all co-owners from potential discrimination and inequity. As a result, the entire property corpus is aggregated into a common pool, overseen by the Court, which ensures that each co-owner receives their allocated share fairly, based on the relative value of the properties, taking into account their area, location, and nature.

Ruled by High Court!

27/02/2026

Mutation relating to transfer of rights in land shall be entered and sanctioned only based on a duly registered instrument as under the Registration Act 1908 read with sections 3, 54, 59, 119 and 123 of Transfer of property act 1882

27/02/2026

Stamp duties on Gifts properties of rural area of Punjab under sec 33 rural to legal heirs on E stamp portal!

Punjab Land Records Authority - PLRA, Punjab Urban Land Systems Enhancement-PULSE

27/02/2026

Patwari and Gardwar charged with offence of non production of record before Tehsildar!

27/02/2026

where an act of homicide is committed without pre-planning, in the heat of passion, upon sudden provocation, and without taking undue advantage or acting in a cruel or unusual manner, the offence falls within the purview of section 302(c) PPC and not section 302(b) PPC. In the present case, the prosecution has failed to establish the requisite of section 302(b) PPC. Consequently, the offence is liable to be categorized under section 302(c) PPC. LHC rules