Constitutional petition challenging an order of a public functionary as being without lawful authority and of no legal effect.
When to use this draft
Use against an illegal act or omission of a person performing functions in connection with the affairs of the Federation, a Province or a local authority, where no other adequate remedy exists.
Essential contents
- Petitioner status as an aggrieved person
- The impugned order or action with date and authority
- Statutory provision violated
- Absence of an alternate adequate remedy
- Grounds A, B, C in numbered form
- Prayer for declaration and consequential relief
Drafting notes
- Address the alternate remedy objection in the petition itself - it is the first thing raised in reply.
- Attach the departmental representation and its rejection to show the remedy was exhausted.
- Keep grounds legal, not factual - constitutional jurisdiction does not resolve disputed facts.
Adapt before filing
This is a structural template, not advice on your matter. Facts, dates, valuation, jurisdiction and the prayer must be settled by a lawyer licensed to practise in Pakistan.