On 22-10-2025, a Division Bench of the Lahore High Court appointed Ch. Imran Hassan Ali as amicus curiae in a case related to the Contract Act, 1872, the Specific Relief Act, 1877, and the Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, 1984. The Court seeks assistance on whether an oral contract for the sale of immovable property can be considered valid and enforceable in the absence of a written agreement, and what evidential standards apply to establish such an oral agreement. Additionally, the case involves the question of under what circumstances a court may order the purchaser in such an agreement to deposit the outstanding sale consideration in court, and what legal consequences would follow if the purchaser fails to make the required deposit.
It is a great honour for Imran. All praise is for Allah alone!
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