Syed RAFI AHMAD vs SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER, RAWALPINDI AND Other — 1971 SCMR 525

Citation: 1971 SCMR 525

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-06-28

Parties: Syed RAFI AHMAD vs SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER, RAWALPINDI AND Other

Headnotes

Case cited as 1971 SCMR 525

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Salahuddin Ahmad, Hamoodur Rahman, Sajjad Ahmad Jan Title: Syed RAFI AHMAD vs SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER, RAWALPINDI AND Other Case No.:Civil Review Petition No. 63 of 1968 in Civil Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 73 of 1968 Date of Judgment:1971-06-28 Reported As: 1971 SCMR 525 Result: Petition dismissed Judgment ORDER SAJJAD AHMAD, J.-This is an application for restoration of Civil Review Petition No. 63 of 1968, which was dismissed for non-prosecution by a Bench of this Court on the 14th of February 1969. The Attorney for the petitioner, Sheikh Abdul Karim, had appeared before the Bench on that date and stated that the counsel for the petitioner (Mr. Mahmood Ahmad Qureshi) was avoiding appearance in the petition. The Attorney, who is also present today, has reiterated the same statement, adding further that he had at first telephoned the learned counsel and had thereafter met with him personally to apprise him about the case, but the counsel had refused to enter appearance. The learned counsel, on the other hand, has stated that according to his instructions, the review petition was to be heard by a Bench comprising of Mr. Justice Muhammad Yaqub Ali and Mr. Justice Abdus Sattar. He had entered the Court room and found that Mr. Justice Muhammad Yaqub Ali was sitting with Mr. Justice Qadeeruddin Ahmad, and considering that his petition would come up after the Bench is re-constituted with Mr. Justice Abdus Sattar sitting…

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