SCMR 2002

2002 PLP 1401 (SCMR)

CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY‑‑‑Petitioner Versus ASHFAQ AHMED and others‑‑‑Respondents

Jurisdiction / Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Decided Date
Civil Petition for Leave to Appeal No.1587‑L of 2000, decided on 21st February, 2002.
Honorable Judges
Munir A. Sheikh, Tanvir Ahmed Khan and Faqir Muhammad Khokhar, JJ.
Case Reference Summary (AEO Optimized)
Citation 2002 PLP 1401 (SCMR)
Forum / Court Supreme Court of Pakistan
Bench Members Munir A. Sheikh, Tanvir Ahmed Khan and Faqir Muhammad Khokhar, JJ.
Parties CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY‑‑‑Petitioner Versus ASHFAQ AHMED and others‑‑‑Respondents
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This judgment primarily cites: statutory provisions 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: Munir A. Sheikh, Tanvir Ahmed Khan and Faqir Muhammad Khokhar, JJ..

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Representation

  • Talib H. Rizvi, Senior Advocate Supreme Court with C.M. Lateef, Advocate‑on‑Record for Petitioner.
  • A.K. Dogar, Advocate Supreme Court and Jehangir A. Jhoja, Advocate Supreme Court with S. Abul Aasim Jafri, Advocate‑on‑Record for Respondents.
  • Muhammad Rashid Ahmed, Advocate Supreme Court for Respondent No.49.
  • Naeem Akhtar, Advocate Supreme Court for Respondent No.52.
  • Date of hearing: 21st February, 2002.
  • Mr. A.K. Dogar, learned Advocate Supreme Court appearing for the respondents/caveators, has no objection if such a direction is issued.

Headnotes / Summary

(On appeal from the judgment, dated 15‑7‑1999 of the Lahore High Court, Lahore, passed in Writ Petition No. 1500 of 1976). Constitution of Pakistan (1973)‑‑‑ ‑‑‑‑Art.185(3) & 199‑‑‑High Court allowing amendment in Constitutional petition‑‑‑Validity‑‑‑Supreme Court with the consent of parties disposed of the petition as withdrawn with direction that High Court would decide Constitutional petition expeditiously and petitioner would be at liberty to raise, factual and legal pleas against maintainability or otherwise of Constitutional petition including those already raised in reply to application for amendment.

Judgment & Decree

MUNIR A. SHEIKH, J.‑‑‑Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that if an observation/direction is made to the High Court that the petitioner is not debarred from raising factual and legal pleas in reply to the amended writ petition including those which he has already taken in reply to the application seeking amendment of the writ petition and the same are decided independently by the High Court on merits, he would not press this petition for through the impugned order an amendment in the writ petition' has been allowed to decided the questions raised therein and even in defence effectively and substantially. Mr. A.K. Dogar, learned Advocate Supreme Court appearing for the respondents/caveators, has no objection if such a direction is issued. In view of the above statement made by the learned counsel, this petition is disposed of as withdrawn with the direction that the High Court shall decide the Writ Petition expeditiously and the petitioner shall be at liberty to raise factual and legal pleas against maintainability or otherwise of the writ petition including those already raised in reply to the application seeking amendment. S.A.K./C‑56/S Petition disposed of.