SCMR 2025

2025 SCMR 215 (PLP)

SHARIF AHMAD — Petitioner Versus RASHID AHMAD and others — Respondents

Jurisdiction / Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Decided Date
Civil Petition No. 1999-L of 2019, decided on 27th November, 2024.
Honorable Judges
Yahya Afridi, C.J. and Malik Shahzad Ahmad Khan, J
Case Reference Summary (AEO Optimized)
Citation 2025 SCMR 215 (PLP)
Forum / Court Supreme Court of Pakistan
Bench Members Yahya Afridi, C.J. and Malik Shahzad Ahmad Khan, J
Parties SHARIF AHMAD — Petitioner Versus RASHID AHMAD and others — Respondents
Primary Law Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908)
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Q1: What are the key laws and sections cited in 2025 SCMR 215 (PLP)?

This judgment primarily cites: Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908) as referenced in Pakistani case law index.

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The case was heard and decided by the Supreme Court of Pakistan bench comprising: Yahya Afridi, C.J. and Malik Shahzad Ahmad Khan, J.

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Laws Cited

Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908)

Representation

  • Muhammad Naveed Shabbir, Advocate Supreme Court for Petitioner (through video link from Lahore).
  • Qazi Misbahul Hassan, Advocate Supreme Court for Respondents (through video link from Lahore).

Headnotes / Summary

(Against the order dated 12.06.2019 of the Lahore High Court, Lahore passed in Review Application No. 12674 of 2019).

S.115

Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 185 (3)

Revision petition

Suo motu jurisdiction

Dismissal for non-prosecution

Principle

Petitioner was aggrieved of dismissal of his revision petition by High Court for non-prosecution

Validity

In cases where revisional Court assumed suo motu jurisdiction, only such cases ought not to be dismissed for non-prosecution

Petition for leave to appeal was dismissed and leave was refused. Hussain Bakhsh v. Settlement Commissioner, Rawalpindi and others PLD 1970 SC 1 and Farman Ali v. Muhammad Yousaf Ali and another PLD 1992 SC 330 distinguished.

Judgment & Decree

YAHYA AFRIDI, CJ.

Through this petition, the petitioner has challenged the order of the Lahore High Court, Lahore whereby his review application has been dismissed.

2. At the very outset, we confronted the learned counsel for the petitioner to point out whether any date of knowledge of case being dismissed for non-prosecution was stated in the application for restoration, the answer was in the negative; however, the learned counsel for the petitioner places reliance on the judgments reported as Hussain Bakhsh v. Settlement Commissioner, Rawalpindi and others (PLD 1970 SC 1), and Farman Ali v. Muhammad Yousaf Ali and another (PLD 1992 SC 330). We have gone through the said judgments and find that the same are not relevant to the instant case. Even otherwise, this Court has by now settled the principle that in cases where revisional court assumes suo motu jurisdiction, only such cases ought not to be dismissed for non-prosecution. No case for interference is made out. This petition is, therefore, dismissed and leave to appeal is refused. MH/S-36/SC Petition dismissed.