GHULAM MURTAZA SHAH vs GOVERNMENT OF WEST PAKISTAN — 1987 MLD 1143

Citation: 1987 MLD 1143

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1968

Decision Date: 1968-04-30

Parties: GHULAM MURTAZA SHAH vs GOVERNMENT OF WEST PAKISTAN

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Case cited as 1987 MLD 1143

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Abdul Qadir Sheikh, Illahi Bakhsh Khamisani Title: GHULAM MURTAZA SHAH vs GOVERNMENT OF WEST PAKISTAN Case No.: Constitutional Petition No,32 of 1968 Date of Judgment:1968-04-30 Reported As: 1987 MLD 1143 Result: Petition dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT ' ILAHI BAKHSH KHAMISANI, J.--This petition under Article 98 of the Constitution has been filed by Mr. Ghulam Murtaza Shah commonly known as G.M. Syed with a view to challenge the order passed against him on the 12th of December, 1967 under section 5(1) of the West Pakistan Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance 1960, placing the following restrictions on him: (a) that he will reside within the limits of his village Sann, Taluka Kotri, District Dadu, and (b) that he will abstain and refrain directly or indirectly from associating with the activities of Bazm Soofian-e-Sind Adabi Sangat and shall also refrain and abstain from delivering speeches at any gathering, writing and publishing any article which are calculated to prejudice the public safety or disturb the public order or threaten the public interest. ' The above order was to remain in force for a period three months from the date of service on the petitioner. The relief claimed in the petition is that this order should be declared without lawful authority and set aside. The relief has also been claimed for removal of restraints put on the' freedom of movement of the petitioner. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner has pressed…

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