Action of blacklisting taken without hearing the petitioner was not sustainable in law.

In the case of M.A. Aleem Khan Vs. Province of Punjab (PLD 2006 Lahore 84), it was held that the action of blacklisting taken without hearing the petitioner was not sustainable in law. In the said case, it was also held that the consequences of blacklisting a party were drastic since it results in the deprivation of its business activity and amounts to its commercial killing, having multiple implications including the infringement of the fundamental right enshrined in Article 18 of the Constitution.  

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IN THE ISLAMABAD HIGH COURT, ISLAMABAD (JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT)

Musawar Kamal VS FOP etc

Writ Petition-3212-2019 | -

Honourable Mr. Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb