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Research notes for Pakistani lawyers — doctrines, citations, and corpus updates.
2026-09-28
Bail before arrest: latest principles
What the Supreme Court expects before it grants pre-arrest (ad-interim) bail under section 498 CrPC — the grounds that work, the traps that sink applications, and how the principles have settled.
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2026-09-15
How to cite SCMR (and PLD, PLJ, PCrLJ): a quick guide
Pakistani reporter citations look cryptic until you see the pattern. A working guide to PLD, SCMR, PCrLJ, MLD and CLC — what each token means and how to give a pinpoint cite a judge will accept.
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2026-09-30
Supreme Court new judgments: where they appear and how we index them
How new Supreme Court of Pakistan judgments actually reach lawyers — the official database, cause lists and certified copies — and how SanadAI's verified ingestion pipeline turns them into searchable, citable records.
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2026-10-01
Section 302 PPC case law: how courts approach qatl-e-amd prosecutions
What section 302 PPC actually punishes, how Pakistani courts evaluate ocular testimony, motive and medical evidence in murder trials, and where each issue usually gets decided.
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2026-10-02
How to write a vakalatnama: the memo that authorises your appearance
What a vakalatnama is, what it must contain, how it differs across High Courts and district courts, and the mistakes that get it rejected at the filing counter.
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2026-10-03
قبل از گرفتاری ضمانت: تازہ اصول (Pre-arrest bail principles)
سیکشن 498 CrPC کے تحت قبل از گرفتاری ضمانت کے اصول — مالیفائیڈ اور جھوٹے مقدمے میں پھنسائے جانے کے مضبوط ثبوت کی ضرورت۔
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2026-10-01
FIR quash petition under s.561-A CrPC: when the High Court will interfere
The High Court's inherent power to quash an FIR is exceptional — here's what s.561-A actually requires and how petitions are argued.
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2026-10-01
Limitation periods cheat sheet (Limitation Act 1908)
The limitation deadlines Pakistani practitioners cite daily — suits, appeals, reviews — organised as a working reference.
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2026-10-02
Khula procedure in the Family Court: step by step
How a khula (dissolution at the wife's instance) suit moves through the Family Court — filing, reconciliation, decree and the haq mehr question.
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2026-10-02
Child custody (hizanat): who gets the minor and when it changes
The Guardians and Wards Act framework: hizanat preference, disqualifications, the welfare-of-minor test, and how Guardian Judges actually decide.
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2026-10-03
Mutation challenged: correcting the revenue record through the civil court
Revenue mutations are presumptive, not conclusive. When an entry is fraudulent or mistaken, the civil court decides title — here's the suit that does it.
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2026-10-03
Tenant ejectment: the grounds under rent restriction law
Personal bona fide need, default in rent, subletting, and the other statutory grounds for evicting a tenant — and how Rent Controllers read them.
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2026-10-03
Filing a first appeal under s.96 CPC: what the court checks at admission
From decree to first appeal: limitation, valuation, the memo's structure, and the grounds that survive admission hearing.
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2026-10-04
Temporary injunctions: the three ingredients courts actually apply
Prima facie case, irreparable loss, balance of convenience — the O.XXXIX r.1-2 framework and where applications actually fail.
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2026-10-04
Succession certificate: procedure, timeline and the objections that stall it
Getting movable-property succession certificates under the Succession Act 1925 — petition, citation, NADRA biometrics, and contested cases.
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2026-10-04
When to file a writ petition (Art. 199): the maintainability checklist
The aggrieved-person test, the no-adequate-remedy bar, and which orders actually justify High Court interference under Article 199.
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2026-10-04
Suspension of sentence pending criminal appeal: how courts weigh it
The doctrine behind bail pending appeal under s.426 CrPC — short sentences vs life/death, delay in hearing, and 'reasonable grounds'.
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2026-10-04
Court fee valuation: how suits are stamped in Pakistan
The Court Fees Act 1870 basics — ad valorem vs fixed fees, valuation for jurisdiction, and the miscalculations that bounce at the counter.
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2026-10-04
Legal notices: when they're legally required and what they must contain
Section 80 CPC government suits, contract demand clauses, and the practice points that make a demand letter stand up later.
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2026-10-04
Recovery of possession: ss.8–9 Specific Relief Act and the summary route
Dispossessed without due process? s.9's six-month summary suit vs the title suit under s.8 — and which to pick when.
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