MESSRS EVERLAST ENTERPRISES LTD., LAHORE vs GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN — 1971 PLD 999

Citation: 1971 PLD 999

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-01-23

Parties: MESSRS EVERLAST ENTERPRISES LTD., LAHORE vs GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN AND ANOTHER

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Case cited as PLD 1971 Lahore 999

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Zakiuddin Pal, Karam Elahi Chauhan Title:MESSRS EVERLAST ENTERPRISES LTD., LAHORE vs GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN AND ANOTHER Case No.: Writ Petition No, 172 of 1971 Date of Judgment:1971-01-23 Reported As: PLD 1971 Lahore 999 Result: Petition dismissed Judgment ORDER K. E. CHAUHAN, J.--In exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (1) of section 3 of the Imports and Exports (Control) Act XXXIX of 1950 (hereinafter called the Act, the Central Government issued an Order, dated 31-12-1970, published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 1-1-1971, known as the "Import Policy (January-June 1971), Order." Paragraph 3 of this Order stated that items importable under the "Exports Bonus Scheme" were detailed in the Ministry of Commerce Public Notice No, 2(21)/70-E-VI-58, dated 31st of December 1970. Item No, 145 of the said Public Notice reads as follows:-- "145. Cinematographic films exposed other than films wholly or partly exposed in any Indian or Pakistani language with or without a sound track and all films depicting Indian or Pakistani way of living either silent or dubbed or in which the leading roles have been played by Indian or Pakistani actors or actresses." 2. Later on, by means of two Orders, dated 9-1-1971 and 18-1-1971 (copies filed in this case as Annexs. R/1 and R/2, the Government laid down a detailed Scheme with regard to "The Import of Cinematographic films exposed) under rental arrangements, allowing remittance…

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