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1998 SCMR 383

SAADI CEMENT LIMITED and anothers vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN and

Citation1998 SCMR 383
CourtSupreme Court of Pakistan
Case No.Civil Petitions for Leave to Appeal Nos.577 to 585 of 1996 Writ Petition
Date1997-03-14
Judge(s)Raja Afrasiab Khan, Munawar Ahmed Mirza
ResultLeave granted

ORDER

' MUNAWAR AHMED MIRZA, J.---Mr. Muhammad Akram Sheikh, Senior Advocate Supreme Court, for the petitioners, strenuously urged that this Court has already granted leave for authoritative consideration of substantial legal questions arising from several petitions which are still pending, including the case reported as 1994 SCM R 2123 (M/s M.Y. Electronics Industries (Pvt.) Ltd., and others v. Government of Pakistan (Ministry of Finance), Islamabad. Perusal of record and aforequoted judgment reveals that inter alia following two important legal points, which are identical in present case are directly subject matter of examination by this Court:--

(i) Can amendment be made in fiscal law, of money bill without placing it before Senate and what would be scope and effect of such money bill?

(ii) Whether demands raised from the petitioners falls beyond the scope of section 31-A of the Customs Act, 1969, by invoking doctrine of legitimate expectations?

2. We, therefore, grant leave, and direct that these petitions be fixed alongwith identical matters.

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