MUHAMMAD SHARIF And 41 Other vs GOVERNMENT OF WEST PAKISTAN AND 2 — 1972 PLD 858

Citation: 1972 PLD 858

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-12-31

Parties: MUHAMMAD SHARIF And 41 Other vs GOVERNMENT OF WEST PAKISTAN AND 2 JUDGMENT

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1972 Lahore 858

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Shafi-ur-Rehman, A. R. Sheikh Title:MUHAMMAD SHARIF And 41 Other vs GOVERNMENT OF WEST PAKISTAN AND 2 JUDGMENT Reported As: PLD 1972 Lahore 858 Result: H. Judgment JUDGMENT A. R. SHEIKH, J.-This judgment will dispose of Writ Petitions Nos. 742 of 1966, 811 of 1966, 943 of 1966, 956 of 1966, 1028 of 1966, 1393 of 1966, 1606 of 1966, 1632 of 1966, 1940 of 1966, 1778 of 1966, 1990 of 1966, 1175 of 1967, 349 of 1968, 680 of 1968 and Cr. M. 1464 of 1968, 1479 of 1968, 3 of 1969, 1788 of 1969, 1909 of 1969 and 312 of 1970, in which common questions of fact and law arise. 2. The petitioners have invoked jurisdiction of this Court under Article 98 of the abrogated Constitution Act of 1962 against action taken against them by the various District authorities under section 6 of the West Pakistan Goats (Restric--tion) Ordinance, XLII of 1959 (hereinafter called the Ordinance). The case of the petitioners, in the various writ petitions, is that they are keeping goats for the purpose of selling milk and they are earning their livelihood by this means. It is their ordinary vocation and they are keeping a restricted number of goats not exceeding ten in any case and the complete prohibition imposed on the keeping of goats in the various districts by notifications issued by the Provincial Government in exercise of powers conferred by section 3 of the Ordinance has been against the very object and intention of the Legislature. According to them under…

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