General (R) Parvez Musharraf (In both cases) vs Nadeem Ahmed (Advocate) and another

This matter concerns two review petitions filed by General (R) Parvez Musharraf challenging a prior judgment of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The core legal questions addressed by the Court were whether the review petitions were filed within the prescribed period of limitation and whether the grounds raised by the petitioner satisfied the criteria for the exercise of review jurisdiction. Upon consideration, the Court held that the petitions were barred by time and that the precedent case-law relied upon by the petitioner was distinguishable. Furthermore, the Court determined that the arguments presented by the petitioner's counsel did not fall within the scope of review jurisdiction, nor were they meritorious enough to warrant interference with the impugned judgment. Consequently, the Court dismissed both review petitions. The judgment reinforces the principle that review jurisdiction is limited in scope and that petitions must strictly adhere to statutory limitation periods, failing which they are liable to be dismissed without reaching the merits.