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Lahore High Court 2020 Constitution of Pakistan

2020 PTD 752

Delegated Legislation/ Rules / regulations framed under a statute
JAMIL SWEETS / JAMEEL SWEETS
Appellant
VS
FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN AND OTHERS
Respondent

Case Laws / Head Notes / Paras

Nature and object of such legislation---Construction of delegated legislation---Invalidity of delegated legislation---Scope---Provisions of a statute, if they dealt with a subject matter in considerable detail, then scope of delegated legislation correspondingly became limited and if a statute generally dealt with the subject matter, then scope of delegated legislation made under it shall become greater and it was assumed that legislature consciously decided to leave details to be filled out by delegated legislations---Theory underlying principle of delegated legislation was that legislature was only concerned with general principles whereas executive and other authorities authorized to make delegated legislation, addressed matters of administration---Grant of power of legislation included...