On 21-09-2022, the Honourable Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, was pleased to appoint Imran Hassan Ali as amicus curiae in a case involving a dispute about the proper procedure for khula under Shia Jurisprudence (Fiqh-e-Jafria). More specifically, the extent of jurisdiction of the Family Court in such matters will be determined by the High Court.
It is a great honour for Imran. All praise is for Allah alone!
On 25-05-2022, on the invitation of the Honourable President of the High Court Bar Association Rawalpindi, Imran had the singular honour of delivering a lecture on the High Court Rules and Orders to learned members of the bar in the main Auditorium. The Honourable President of the High Court Bar, Mr. Talat Mehmood Zaidi, former president, Sardar Abdur Raziq, and senior advocate and candidate for president in the upcoming elections, Mr. Tanvir Iqbal Khan, also graced the occasion with their presence.
The lecture can be viewed on the official Youtube channel of the High Court Bar Association Rawalpindi at the following link:
On 05-10-2021, the Honourable Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, was pleased to bestow a great honour upon Ch. Imran Hassan Ali by appointing him amicus curiae to assist the Court in a case involving questions of first impression regarding Christian personal law in Pakistan.
On 29-04-2022, agreeing with submissions made by Imran, the Court remanded the matter to the Family Court.
The judgment is reported at 2024 CLC 863 Lahore and 2022 LHC 3442. It can be downloaded from the Lahore High Court website by clicking here.
The Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, was once again pleased to bestow a great honour on Imran by inviting him to address the court as amicus curiae. He was called upon to assist the court in proper interpretation of Article 199 of the Constitution of Pakistan governing powers of the court to issue writs of quo warranto to holders of public office. In compliance, Imran appeared and made his submissions on 01-03-2022. The Honourable Court was very generous in its appreciation for the amicus curiae. All praise is for God alone.
On 13-06-2019, the Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, dismissed an appeal in default. The appellants’ counsel failed to inform the appellant of this development. In February, 2021, Imran was engaged as counsel by the appellant. Imran filed an application for re-admission of the appeal arguing that the dismissal was illegal as it had been done in disregard of the High Court Rules and Orders.
On 07-02-2022, a Division Bench allowed the application. The judgment has been reported at PLD 2023 Lahore 216 and 2022 LHC 1536. It can also be downloaded from the Lahore High Court website by clicking here.
On 02-12-2021, Imran Hassan Ali appeared as amicus curiae before a Division Bench of the Honourable Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, to assist the court in respect of some questions of first impression about Order XXVII-A of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. He had been specially invited by the court to assist the court in the matter.
The Honourable Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court constituted a special division bench to resolve the conflict of opinions between various benches in respect of interpretation of certain provisions of the Police Order, 2002. On 12-10-2021, the specially constituted division bench was pleased to appoint Ch. Imran Hassan Ali as amicus curiae to assist the Court in the matter.
On 08-12-2021, after hearing the parties’ counsel as well as the amici curiae, the Court held that offences by police officers under Article 155 of the Police Order are cognizale and that ex-officio Justices of the Peace have the power to order registration of FIR against such police officers.
The judgment has been reported at 2022 YLR 1131 Lahore and 2021 LHC 8399 and can also be accessed on the Lahore High Court website by clicking here.
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On 28-09-2021, Ch. Imran Hassan Ali had the honour of being appointed amicus curiae by the Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, to assist the Court in a case raising questions of first impression regarding proper interpretation of various provisions of Orders IX and XXXVII of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Ch. Imran Hassan Ali represented the sponsors and management of Al-Haram City before the Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, in a Constitution Petition challenging an illegal notice issued by National Accountability Bureau (“NAB”). Al-Haram City is a major private real estate developer of the twin cities. Through the said notice, NAB had summoned the sponsors and management of Al-Haram City in connection with some contractual disputes and regulatory matters that do not fall within jurisdiction of NAB.
On 29-09-2021, the petition was heard by a Division Bench of the Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench. After lengthy arguments, Deputy Prosecutor NAB conceded that the notice had been issued in violation of law and stated that the notice under challenge was being withdrawn. Consequently, the High Court disposed of the petition in light of the said conceding statement.
On 02-07-2021, the Honourable Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, directed the concerned Union Council to lodge a criminal complaint against a man who had forcibly married a minor girl as well as against the Nikahkhwan and the witnesses of Nikah.
A man, with the help of his friends, abducted the minor niece of his former wife and managed to register a so-called Nikah (marriage) with her in the Union Council. It is an offence under the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929, to marry or to facilitate marriage of a minor. However, under the 1929 Act, prosecution of the accused could only take place if the concerned Union Council made a complaint to the relevant court. In this case, despite repeated requests of the mother of the minor, the Union Council refused to lodge a complaint against the accused.
Ch. Imran Hassan Ali represented the minor girl and her mother before the High Court in a petition seeking a direction to the Union Council to make the complaint.
On behalf of the accused and the Union Council, it was argued that the Union Council had a discretion in the matter. However, the Court disagreed and held that it was obligatory for the Union Council to lodge a complaint before the relevant court for prosecution of the persons accused of violating provisions of the 1929 Act.
The judgment has since been reported at PLD 2021 Lahore 783.