Raja Zahoor Law Chamber

Declining Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) well explained. Crl. Misc.10010-B-24 MUHAMMAD RAMZAN VS STATE ETC  Mr. Justice Muhammad Amjad Rafiq  11-03-2025  2025 LHC 915 Declining Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) indicates a worsening neurological condition due to head injuries, stroke and other brain related issues. The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is a tool used to assess a patient's level of consciousness by evaluating their eye, verbal, and motor responses, with scores ranging from 3 to 15, where 3 indicates a comatose state and 15 represents normal consciousness. The GCS was developed in 1974 by experts at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. It's a widely used tool for measuring consciousness and coma. It assesses a person's ability to perform eye movements, speak, and move their body. The Glasgow Coma Scale has three categories that apply to a neurological examination. Most of them apply to the brain itself, but some can also involve spinal cord and nerves throughout the body. The G...

An Oral Contract is also enforceable but it's terms must be clear. 2024 SCMR 1709 SC Hafiz Qari ABDUL FATEH Vs Ms. UROOJ FATIMA A petition brought by the predecessor in interest of the petitioners was dismissed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The petition challenged the judgment of the High Court of Sindh which upheld an appellate court decision overturning a trial court's decree in favor of the petitioner regarding the specific performance of an oral agreement for the sale of disputed agricultural land. Key Legal Issues: •Validity and enforceability of an oral agreement to sell immovable property •Proof requirements for an oral agreement •Law of specific performance based on oral agreements •Importance of specific pleadings in lawsuits •Appellate jurisdiction scope under Article 185(3) of the Constitution Holding: The Supreme Court held that the petitioner failed to establish the existence of an oral agreement by clear and satisfactory evidence. The Court emphasized that the...

  Gift is a personal action that must be performed by the owner himself. PLD 2016 LHR 287 MST. BUDHAI Vs GHULAM MUSTAFA The court decided that an attorney cannot gift property on behalf of the deceased principal without explicit permission. The trial court had granted the suit for declaration by the plaintiffs, but the appellate court reversed this decision. Upon appeal and revision, the court reverted to the trial court's original decision, deeming the gift deed executed by the attorney null and void. Key Legal Issues: •Whether an attorney can execute a gift on behalf of the deceased principal. •If specific permission from the principal is required for the attorney to gift property to a near relative. •The legitimacy of the date of death of the principal as determined by the Deputy Commissioner. •The necessity for consideration and formalities in the context of gifts under Islamic law. Holding: The court held that the attorney did not have the authority to gift the property on his...

A gift mutation made in favor of sons by depriving daughters of their Shariah rights is voidable. 2016 SCMR 986 SC ISLAM-UD-DIN Vs Mst. NOOR JAHAN The Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2016 SCMR 986 dealt with the issue of daughters being deprived of their share of inheritance in agricultural land and properties due to alleged gift documents and mutation entries in the name of sons only. The court found that the alleged gifts and mutations did not meet the legal requirements as per the Qanun-e-Shahadat, 1984, specifically Article 79, and thus disregarded these documents, granting the daughters their rightful share of inheritance. Key Legal Issues: •Inheritance rights of daughters •Validity of gift documents and mutations •Requirement of attesting witnesses as per Article 79 of the Qanun-e-Shahadat, 1984 •High Court revisional jurisdiction under S. 115 of the Civil Procedure Code Holding The court dismissed the appeals, upholding the High Court's decision to disregard the mutations and t...