DOABA GOODS FORWARDING AGENCY LTD. THROUGH SH. AZIZ AHMAD, SARAI — 1971 SCMR 527

Citation: 1971 SCMR 527

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-12-31

Petitioner: DOABA GOODS FORWARDING AGENCY LTD. THROUGH SH. AZIZ AHMAD, SARAI JUDGMENT

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Case cited as 1971 SCMR 527

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Salahuddin Ahmad, Hamoodur Rahman, Sajjad Ahmad Jan Title:DOABA GOODS FORWARDING AGENCY LTD. THROUGH SH. AZIZ AHMAD, SARAI JUDGMENT Reported As: 1971 SCMR 527 Result: Leave Refused Judgment JUDGMENT HAMOODUR RAHMAN, C. J.-The petitioners in this case, who carry on the business as Goods Forwarding Agents, at Lahore, had filed a petition under Article 98 of the Constitution in the Lahore High Court to challenge the validity of certain actions taken by the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Lahore, in the purported exercise of powers under section 11 of the West Pakistan Bus Stand and Traffic Control (Lahore) Ordinance, 1963, whereby some trucks of the petitioner with the goods in them had been impounded and cases registered against them under , sections 3 and 11 of the above-mentioned Ordinance and a Notification said to have been issued on the 21st May 1970, by the Commissioner of Lahore. At the hearing of the Writ Petition in the High Court the Additional Advocate-General of the Province appeared along with the Deputy Superintendent of Police (Traffic) and the latter stated that the orders, if any, for impounding the trucks will be recalled and the trucks and goods so impounded will be returned to the petitioners. The learned Additional Advocate-General also gave an undertaking to the effect that no action will be taken either by the Government or the Police beyond the scope of the provisions of law. In these…

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