Haji NAQEEBUDDIN vs THE STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN AND Another — 1971 SCMR 585

Citation: 1971 SCMR 585

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-08-16

Parties: Haji NAQEEBUDDIN vs THE STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN AND Another

Headnotes

Case cited as 1971 SCMR 585

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Hamoodur Rahman, Sajjad Ahmad Jan Title: Haji NAQEEBUDDIN vs THE STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN AND Another Case No.: Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. K-4 of 1971 Date of Judgment:1971-08-16 Reported As: 1971 SCMR 585 Result: Petition dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT HAMOODUR RAHMAN, C. J.---This petition is barred by 3 days. The judgment sought to be appealed against was delivered by the High Court on the 21st of December 1970. Its certified copy was delivered to the applicant on the 24th of December 1970, but the petition for special leave to appeal was filed only on the 25th of January 1971. The only explanation given for this delay is that the petitioner was unable to contact his Advocate between the 18th and the 23rd of January 1971, as he was during this period suffer--ing from Rheumatic Arthritis. In support of this, a medical certificate has also been attached. It was granted on the 23rd of January 1971, and states that the petitioner was advised to rest in bed. It does not, however, state the period for which the rest was advised. The explanation furnished is not at all convincing. No reason has been given as to why the petitioner, after obtaining the certified copy in December 1970, did not contact any learned Advocate immediately. A diligent person should not have waited till nearly the last day of the limitation in order to contact his a legal adviser. Rheumatic Arthritis is not also a disease which necessarily…

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