MUHAMMAD AZIM vs PAKISTAN EMPLOYEES' CO OPERATIVE HOUSING — 1960 PLD 443

Citation: 1960 PLD 443

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-01-22

Parties: MUHAMMAD AZIM vs PAKISTAN EMPLOYEES' CO OPERATIVE HOUSING

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1960 Lah. 443

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Durab Patel Title: MUHAMMAD AZIM vs PAKISTAN EMPLOYEES' CO OPERATIVE HOUSING Case No.: Civil Miscellaneous Nos. 2823 and 2824 of 1968 Suit No. 25 of 1966 Date of Judgment:1969-01-22 Reported As: PLD 1970 Karachi 202 Result: Reference answered accordingly Judgment ORDER This is an office reference which involves the interpretation of the rules of this Court for the preparation of certified copies of documents. In filing an appeal, in addition to the period of limitation prescribed for that appeal, the appellant is entitled under section 12 of the Limitation Act, 1908 to exclude "the time requisite for obtaining a copy of the decree or order appealed from or sought to be reviewed." Therefore if an application for a certified copy of the impugned order is filed within the pre--scribed period of limitation, the applicant will be entitled to add to that period of limitation the time taken between the date of his application for a certified copy and the delivery to him to that certified copy, provided he has prosecuted his application with reasonable diligence and no delay has been caused in obtaining that copy by any negligence on his part. But the preparation of certified copies is the responsibility of the Court, and the procedure for their preparation is regulated by the rules applicable to the various Courts. The procedure for this seat of the West Pakistan High Court is regulated by the rules of the former Chief Court of Sind which…

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