HCs can't entertain factual inquiry: SC

HCs can't entertain factual inquiry: SC

The Supreme Court has stated that a high court, while exercising jurisdiction under Article 199 of the Constitution, cannot entertain matters requiring factual inquiry. "It is the prerogative and privilege of the trial court to examine such controversies so as to be disposed of on merit after taking into consideration the evidence led by the parties," said a five-page verdict authored by Justice Shakeel Ahmad. Justice Ahmed was part of a three-m…