Justice Jawad Hassan Archives

Protection of Overseas Pakistanis' Property Rights

Final Judicial Orders Cannot Be Nullified Through Subsequent Ex Parte Decrees: Lahore HC Reaffirms Statutory Protection of Overseas Pakistanis’ Property Rights

“The protection of the rights and interests of Overseas Pakistanis has consistently remained a matter of public importance, considering their valuable contribution to the national economy through remittances and the practical difficulties they face in pursuing litigation while residing abroad. Delay in adjudication of such matters often results in undue hardship and prejudice to their legal rights.”

SECP Report on Membership Records and Shareholding

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

How Are Company Membership Records and Shareholding Changes Regulated? Lahore High Court Seeks SECP Report

With several petitions concerning rectification of the Register of Members pending before it, the Lahore High Court has directed Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan to explain how membership records are created, maintained, altered, and rectified under the Companies Act, 2017.

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Lahore High Court grants interim relief in blanket manufacturer’s petition against National Tariff Commission’s confidential tariff report

In the present case, the petitioner discovered that the National Tariff Commission had finalized a tariff rationalisation report but withheld its key recommendations and implications as confidential. It argued treating the most consequential parts of the report was arbitrary, violated transparency, and infringed the constitutional right to access information.