Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997

---Preamble---Establishment of Special Court---Ouster of jurisdiction of Civil Courts---Principles---Failure or omission of designated Authority to frame necessary rules in exercise of powers conferred by Legislature, could not be construed as having effect of rendering statute nugatory and unworkable---While interpreting statutes conferring exclusive jurisdiction on designated Tribunals, Jurisdiction of ordinary Civil Courts would stand ousted only when such statutory fora were actually established---Question of conflict between requirements of Criminal Procedure Code and Special Law could arise only when Special Courts exercising excusive jurisdiction were actually established and a Sessions Court would not stand divested of jurisdiction to try offence till such time.

Aslam     Versus        State
1999 P CR L J 1033
Karachi-High-Court-Sindh