Syed SIBTE RAZA AND ANOTHER vs HABIB BANK LTD. — 1969 PLD 81

Citation: 1969 PLD 81

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-06-22

Parties: Syed SIBTE RAZA AND ANOTHER vs HABIB BANK LTD.

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1969 SC 81

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Waheeduddin Ahmad, Mujibur Rahman Khan, Sajjad Ahmad Jan Title: Syed SIBTE RAZA AND ANOTHER vs HABIB BANK LTD. Case No.: Civil Appeals Nos, K-15 and K-16 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1971-06-22 Reported As: PLD 1971 Supreme Court 743 Result: Appeals dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT SAJJAD AHMAD, J.--This judgment will dispose of Civil Appeals Nos, K-15 of 1969 (filed by Syed Sibte Raza, appel-lant) and K-16 of 1969 (filed by Abdul Mujib, appellant), which involve common questions of law and fact, and which are directed against the judgments of a learned Single Judge of the former High Court of West Pakistan, Karachi, made separately in two Revision Petitions under section 25 of the Small Causes Court Act. The Revisions arose out of two suits filed by the two appellants respectively against the respondent, Habib Bank Limited, for the refund of Rs, 2,000 in each case, which was deposited by them as security at the time of their employment in the Bank. Both the suits were tried by the Small Causes Court at Karachi. The suit of Abdul Mujib (No, 230/63) was decreed by Mr. Moulabaksh G. Lighari, Judge, Small Causes Court, Karachi, on the 23rd of November 1963, while the suit of Syed Sibte Raza (No, 588/63) was dismissed by Mr. A. G. Mohammadally, Juc'ge, Small Causes Court, on the 2nd of August 1965. Syed Sibte Raza filed a revision in the High Court against the dismissal cf his suit, aid the Bank, on the other hand, filed a revision…

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