Explanation

Under the Punjab Price Control of Essential Commodities Act 2024, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) is the Controller of Prices and Supplies in their respective District.

Explanation

The Hoarding Act schedule typically includes Essential commodities like food, medicine, and fuel. 

Examples of items often listed in the schedules of various "Hoarding Acts" include:

Food items: Wheat, rice, sugar, milk, edible oils, pulses, meat, fruits, and vegetables.

Medicines/Health supplies: Drugs, face masks, sanitizers, oxygen gas and cylinders, and surgical gloves.

Fuel/Energy sources: Kerosene oil, coal, firewood, LPG, and LNG.

Other necessities: Cement, fertilizers, and basic clothing materials. 

Explanation

Petrol is NOT an article mentioned in the Schedule under the Punjab Prevention of Hoarding Act 2020. 

The Schedule to the Act lists numerous essential items, including:

Sugar (White sugar)

Wheat (and wheat flour)

Rice (Paddy is listed, and other sources mention "Rice all sorts" in similar legislation) 

Explanation

The most accurate definition of "officer" among the options is A person authorized to act under a law or in an official capacity. 

An officer is generally a person who holds a position of authority and responsibility, either by election or appointment, in a government, corporation, society, or other organization.

This person is authorized to perform specific duties and functions associated with that office, often including the ability to bind the organization to contracts or exercise sovereign duties in the public sector. 

Explanation

Dismissal for default means a case is dismissed for non-appearance or non-prosecution. 

Non-appearance:

A case is dismissed if the plaintiff (or their counsel) fails to appear in court on the date of the hearing or an adjourned date.

Non-prosecution (or "want of prosecution"):

A case is dismissed if the party who filed it fails to take the necessary steps to move the case forward within a reasonable time (e.g., failure to file documents, serve summons, or comply with court orders), indicating a lack of intent to pursue the claim. 

Explanation

In law, “interpretation” means A) Explaining the meaning of statutes or provisions [1, 2]. 

Legal interpretation, often referred to as statutory construction, is the process by which courts and other legal bodies determine the precise meaning and intent behind written laws or specific legal phrases and terms within those laws [1, 2].

The goal is to apply the law as the legislative body intended, or to determine the legal effect of a document

Explanation

"Plead guilty" means Admit to the offense charged [1, 2]. 

When a defendant in a legal case pleads guilty, they are formally acknowledging in court that they committed the crime they are accused of [1]

Explanation

Section 283 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) is about Obstruction in a public way or line of navigation. 

The section deals with any act which causes danger, obstruction, or annoyance to the public in any public way or line of navigation. 

Explanation

Section 166 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) relates to the offence of a Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person. 

Explanation

According to Section 115 PPC, if an offense is not committed, the punishment for abetment is Half of the punishment for the offense. 

This section addresses situations where someone instigates or encourages another person to commit a crime, but the crime never actually occurs.

If the intended offense is punishable by death or life imprisonment, the abettor can still be imprisoned for up to seven years, even though the crime wasn't carried out.

For other offenses, the punishment for abetment is generally half of what the original offense would have been.