MUHAMMAD SAEED AND Another vs SHAUKAT ALI

This matter comes before the Supreme Court of Pakistan as a petition filed against an order of the High Court dated 2-4-1980 passed in Writ Petition No. 949-R/79, which had remanded a case for fresh decision. The primary legal question addressed by the court is whether the petition, having been filed 36 days beyond the period of limitation, can be entertained after condoning the delay based on the time spent obtaining copies and the grounds presented in the application. The Supreme Court held that the petition is barred by time, observing that even if the entire time spent in obtaining the relevant copies is excluded, the petition remains time-barred, and the application fails to satisfactorily explain each day of the delay as required by law. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition as time-barred. The key principle laid down is that an applicant seeking condonation of delay must satisfactorily explain each and every day of the delay beyond the prescribed period of limitation.