Ten reportable judgments in the 13–16 June 2026 window — one each from the Federal Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court, four from the Lahore High Court and four from the Sindh High Court (the Islamabad High Court returned no in-window entries).

Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan

• Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v. Tanveer Ahmad — contract employees of erstwhile FATA appointed before 4 June 2008 in BS-1 to BS-15 are entitled to regularization under the Federal Government’s 2008 Cabinet Decision, independently of provincial statutes; regularization is a constitutional entitlement tied to the right to livelihood (Article 9) and equal protection (Article 25). Petition dismissed.

Supreme Court of Pakistan

• Raja Khan v. Sohail Arif Shah — the sixty-day timeline under section 5(2) of the Illegal Dispossession Act 2005 is directory, but the duty to record reasons for delay is mandatory; invoking Article 187, the Court issued six binding directions to all trial courts for expeditious adjudication.

Lahore High Court

• Taj Din v. The State — depositions recorded under section 512 CrPC during abscondence are inadmissible unless the witness’s death or unavailability is first proved and the deposition was recorded in the presence of the accused; appellant acquitted on benefit of the doubt.
• Askari Bank Limited v. Banking Mohtasib Pakistan — a constitutional petition under Article 199 is not maintainable against a fresh Banking Mohtasib order where the statutory remedy of representation to the President exists; an early application of the new Article 199(1A).
• Muhammad Waleed Arshad v. District Judge — a minor’s future maintenance and inheritance rights cannot be waived by parental compromise; family courts must independently safeguard the child’s welfare. Protective guidelines issued.
• Muhammad Tufail (Legal Heirs) v. Hawaldar Nek Muhammad — a suit on a dishonoured cheque against the legal heirs of a deceased debtor is competent; admission of issuance triggers the section 118 NI Act presumption, and heirs are liable to the extent of the inherited estate.

Sindh High Court

• Bashir Akhtar (Legal Heirs) v. Y.R. Enterprises — a transferee who did not furnish the consideration cannot claim bona fide purchaser protection under section 41 of the Transfer of Property Act; constructive trust under section 82 of the Trusts Act applied and damages enhanced to Rs.150 million for complete restitution.
• Zubair Ahmed Shaikh v. Mst. Uzma — a dowry-article decree (one tola gold) cannot stand without receipts or documentary proof; the Court framed a comprehensive child-centric meetings and education arrangement.
• National Investment Trust Limited v. Textile Management (Pvt.) Limited — extension or rollover of a Murabaha facility is not a novation; mark-up cannot be charged beyond the agreed sale price (mark-up upon mark-up), which would defeat BCD Circular No.13 of 1984. Appeal dismissed.
• Mst. Sanam Bibi v. Sardar Ali Shah — poverty and comparative illiteracy are not valid grounds to deprive a real mother of custody, and a stepmother is no substitute for the real mother; a comprehensive child-centric custody arrangement was made the order of the Court.