SUPERINIENDENT OF POLICE, SPECIAL BRANCH, KARACHI AND Others vs — 1962 PLD 537

Citation: 1962 PLD 537

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-12-31

Parties: SUPERINIENDENT OF POLICE, SPECIAL BRANCH, KARACHI AND Others vs JUDGMENT

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1962 SC 537

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Hamoodur Rahman, Mujibur Rahman Khan, Sajjad Ahmad Jan Title:SUPERINIENDENT OF POLICE, SPECIAL BRANCH, KARACHI AND Others vs JUDGMENT Reported As: 1972 SCMR 154 Result: Appeal dismissed Judgment JUDGMENT HAMOODUR RAHMAN, C: J.-This appeal by the Government is directed against a judgment of a Division Bench of the High Court of Sind & Baluchistan at Karachi, whereby an order cancelling the passports held by the respondents herein was declared to be illegal and to have been made without lawful authority. The only ground upon which this order of the High Court appears to have been based is that the respondents were not given either any show-cause notice or any opportunity to explain their conduct in disregard of the principles of natural justice. The passports were issued in 1964 and 1967 respectively at Karachi to the respondents herein who are citizens of --- Pakistan and are carrying on business at Karachi. The respondent No. 1 is the Managing Director of Rex Talkies Limited and the respondent No. 2 is his brother. They have, in connection with their business, often to go out of the country. On 3rd of July 1969, a Superintendent of Police, Special Branch, Karachi, called upon the respondent No. 2 to hand over his passport without telling him as to why he was required to do so. The respondent No. 2 handed over his passport and was granted a receipt for it in which it was for the first time mentioned that the passport was being…

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