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Petitioner: SECRETARY, HOUSING AND PHYSICAL PLANNING DEPARTMENT, LAHORE and otherss VS Respondent: MUHAMMAD SADIQ and otherss
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Faqir Muhammad Khokhar, Munir A. Sheikh Title:SECRETARY, HOUSING AND PHYSICAL PLANNING DEPARTMENT, LAHORE and
otherss vs MUHAMMAD SADIQ and otherss Case No.: Civil Petitions Nos. 967-L/2002 and 3543-L of 2001 Date of Judgment:2003-04-18 Reported As: 2006 SCMR 922 Result: Leave refused Judgment ORDER ' MUNIR A. SHEIKH, J.---By this common judgment, we propose to decide both these petitions involving identical questions of facts and law. 2. C.P. No,967-L of 2002 is barred by 143 days. An application has been made for extension of time under the Supreme Court Rules, 1980 on the ground that on account of implementation of the devolution of power plan, the office of the Commissioner at Divisional level was abolished, therefore, the petition could not be filed within the period of limitation. 3. We are afraid, if this could be a ground muchless sufficient ground for extension of time, for Commissioner in matter of filing a petition before this Court with reference to its subject-matter had no say. 4. The connected C.P. No,3543-L of 2001 is barred by 8 days. In the application made for extension of time, the only reason given is that for certain unavoidable circumstances and administrative reasons, the petitioner had not been able to place the file in the office of its counsel well within time which is regretted. 5. In our view, this too is not a ground muchless reasonable ground for extension of time. 6. The applications moved in both the petitions for extension of time are hereby dismissed, consequently the main petitions are also dismissed as barred by time and .