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The Partnership Act 1932

The Partnership Act (XI of 1932)  (as amended upto date). Book Recommended: 1.        The Partnership Act, 1932, by M. Anwar Ghuman. Definition:  Partnership is a relationship among specific persons who have agreed to share the profit of business carried on by all or any one of them acting for all. Essential elements of partnership in relation to its definition:  It has five essential elements, lack of one renders it defective. They are stated as under: 1.        An association of persons of two or more:  Minimum membership is two. In case of banking business maximum association is ten whereas

Duties and Powers of Police officer

Duties and Powers of Police officer 1. Introduction Officer Incharge of police station is required to perform some specific duties when he receives some information not only about commission of cognizable offence, but also about commission of non-cognizable offence. Main difference between performances of such duties is that he is not to refer information to magistrate in case of commission of cognizable offence while he is to refer informant to magistrate in case of commission of non-cognizable offence.

Dishonor of a Cheque

Dishonor of a Cheque 1. Introduction A cheque is draft drawn upon a bank payable on demand signed by the maker or drawer, containing an unconditional promise to pay a sum certain in money to the order of the payee. Negotiable instrument lays down those cases in which a banker is justified in dishonouring a cheque and in which a bank is bound to dishonour the cheque. 2. Definition of Bank and Banker

Case Maulvi Tameez-ud-Din Khan vs Federation

Case Maulvi Tameez-ud-Din Khan vs Federation 1.INTRODUCTION. Judiciary plays a very important role in the interpretation of the statues and laws. The judiciary has an important role in the development of law. In Pakistan to the superior courts gave judgements which became precedents. There have been a lot of important and leading cases in the history of Pakistan. Maulvi tameez-ud-din vs federation is one pf important case of history of Pakistan. On that time when moulvi tameez-ud-din was the prime minister of Pakistan, Governor Genral Ghulam Muhammad dissolved his

Dishonour of Negotiable Instrument

Dishonour of Negotiable Instrument 1. Introduction Dishonour means failure to honour a negotiable instrument. This may be by non-acceptance, when a bill of exchange is presented for acceptance and this is refused or cannot be obtained or by non-payment, when the bill is presented for payment and payment is refused or cannot be obtained.

NUSRAT BHUTTO VS THE CHIEF OF THE ARMY STAFF CASE

Case Law Begum Nusrat Bhutto vs COAS Introduction After independence of Pakistan, Pakistan is weal political institution, powerful Army, several military coups and infamous Article 58(2)(b) of Constitution of Pakistan 1973. Due to these factors, the constitution development was stop in Pakistan. Judiciary plays a important role in the interpretation of statutes and laws. These have been a lot of important and leading case in the History of Pakistan. Begum Nusrat Bhutto vs Chief of Army Staff and Federation of Pakistan case in one of them.

Discharge of Negotiable Instrument

Modes of Discharge of Negotiable Instrument 1. Introduction A negotiable instrument is said to be discharged when all rights on it are extinguished. The discharge of liability may be either the discharge of one or more parties to the instrument or the discharge of the instrument itself. The later takes place when the party is ultimately liable on it discharged from liability.

17th Amendment in Constitution of Pakistan 1973

17th Amendment in Constitution of Pakistan 1973 Introduction The constitution (Seventeenth Amendment) Act, 2003 was an amendment to the constitution of Pakistan passed in December 2003, after over a year of political wrangling between supporters and opponents of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf. This amendment made many changes to Pakistan’s constitution. Many of these change dealt with the office of the President and the reversal of the effects of the Thirteenth Amendment.

Case Law Benazir Butto vs Federation of Pakistan

Case Law Benazir Butto vs Federation of Pakistan During General Zial-ulHaq’s regime, amendments were made in various laws and different orders and ordinances were passed. Benazir Bhutto challenged some of these amendments and orders through two cases. Among these case first is remembered as Benazir Bhutto vs Federation of Pakistan PLD 1988 SC 416 and other is remembered as Benazir Bhutto vs Federation of Pakistan PLD 1988 SC 66.

Case Law Nawaz Sharif vs President of Pakistan

Case Law Nawaz Sharif vs President of Pakistan Introduction After independence, Pakistan popular it’s weak political institutions and powerful Army. So, these major factors, Pakistan not constitutional development and many civil Governments have been dismissed. When National Assembly has been dissolved and Prime Minister has been sent home, than the political leader have filed cases in superior courts against such undemocratic steps and Judiciary plays a very important role in the interpretation of the law. The important and leading case in the History of Pakistan is Muhammad Nawaz Sharif vs President of Pakistan case is one of them.

Case Law Asma Jilani vs Federation of Pakistan PLD 1969

Case Law Asma Jilani vs Federation of Pakistan Introduction Judiciary plays a very important role in the interpretation of the statutes and laws. The judiciary has a pivotal role in the development of law. It develops law by giving judgments which become precedents. So precedents may be regarded as source of law. In Pakistan to the superior Courts gave judgments which became precedents. There have been a lot of important and leading cases in the history of Pakistan. Asma Jilani vs Government of the Punjab case is one of them.

STATE V/S DOSSO CASE......1958

STATE V/S DOSSO CASE......1958 P.L.D. 1958 S.C. 553 Introduction:  State v/s Dosso is a simple case of murder committed by a person named,Dosso in Balochistan.He was convicted under the tribal system of justice by Loya Jirga as enumerated in FCR(frontier crimes regulation); but his relatives approached to the Lahore high court which repealed the decision of Loya Jirga,later on, on the appeal of Federal Govt,Supreme court reversed the decision of Lahore High court.The case got prominence,because it indirectly questioned the legitimization of Martial law imposed by Iskandar Mirza on 7th oct,1958. Background: A murder took place in the Lora lai district of Balochistan by a person named as Dosso.He was arrested and was handed over to the Council Of Elders(Loya Jirga).