AMANAT ALI alias BABU vs Mst. SHABBIRAN BIBI and others

This matter originated as a petition for leave to appeal against an order of the Lahore High Court, which had dismissed an Intra-Court Appeal (I.C.A.) and subsequently rejected an application for its restoration. The petitioner sought to challenge the High Court's refusal to restore the appeal, which had been dismissed on the grounds that no sufficient cause was demonstrated. The core legal question before the Supreme Court was whether the High Court's discretionary refusal to restore the appeal warranted interference by the apex court. Upon review, the Supreme Court held that the High Court exercised its jurisdiction appropriately and that the order did not suffer from any illegality. The Supreme Court declined to substitute its own opinion for that of the High Court, emphasizing that it would not interfere with a discretionary order passed with jurisdiction, particularly where no question of law of public importance was involved. Consequently, the petition was dismissed and leave to appeal was refused, reinforcing the principle that appellate courts will not disturb discretionary orders of lower courts absent illegality or significant legal error.