CONTITUTION OF PAKISTAN, 1962

Article 98 read with Constitution of Bangladesh, Article 102— since 1962 prerogative writs were omitted and the constitutional jurisdiction to issue necessary orders on an application was conferred on the High Court (Division) in its own terms. Radical difference in ...

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CONTEMPT OF COURT ACTS, 1926

Contempt of Court Intention of the contemner, whether relevant— Effect of contemner’s action to be taken into consideration—Dignity and authority of the Court trampled and transgressed—Court cannot be silent spectator to this state of affairs. No other authority other than ...

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CORPORATE CODE OF CONDUCT

Background Five years ago,” Corporate code of conduct” were seen as nothing more than attempts by importers to protect their brand image or avoid government regulation in the importing countries. However, within a very short period of time, the debate ...

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EMERGENCY POWERS ACT, 1975

[I of 1975] Section 30 read with rule 5 of the ncy Powers Rules, 1975—various stages o the functioning of the Government functionaries have been expostulated. In the exercise of its power the Government delegated the authority of p — ...

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DRUGS ACT, 1940

[XXIII of 1940] Sections 16 and 25(3)— Report of the analyst regarding the sale of adulterated drugs having not been supplied to the accused and by affording him no opportunity to adduc evidence to controvert the same, the report in ...

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DRUGS (CONTROL) ORDINANCE, 1982

[VIII of 1982] Sections 8 and 16— Interpretation of Statutes—The order of the appellants’ conviction by the Judge of Drug Court is based on his finding of “keeping in stock and exhibiting the medicine (banned one) in the shop”. Neither ...

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DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT, 1980

  [XXXV of 1980] Sections 2, 4 and 6— Whether demand of Tk. 10,000.00 by the husband as a condition of her being taken to the husband’s house is dowry. Expression ‘dowry’ occurring in section 2 of the Act—Meaning of—Expression “marriage” ...

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CUSTOMS ACT, 1969

[IV of 1969] Sections 2(s), 9 and 10— The prosecution was not successful in proving its case by producing evidence that there was prohibition or restriction in bringing into Bangladesh the seized cigarettes. Abdul Hamid Vs. State 40 DLR 477.Sections ...

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DETERENT PUNISMENT ORDINANCE, 1983

Cruelty to Women (Deterent Punishment) Ordinance, 1983 [LX of 1983] Section 4(b)— For sustaining a charge of kidnapping a woman for unlawful purposes the alleged victim must be in between 16 and 18. If she is above 16 but below ...

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CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT ACT, 1958

  Section 2(b)— If it is accepted that petitioner is not a public servant within the meaning of section 2(b) of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1958 then the offence under section 409 of the Penal Code cannot be tried ...

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