ABDUL RASHID Versus SAKHI MUHAMMAD

ORDER

MUHAMMAD AFZAL ZULLAH, J.‑ ‑Leave to appeal has been sought from judgment, dated 16‑8‑1980 of Lahore High Court; whereby petitioner's Intra Court Appeal arising out of a remand order passed by a learned Single Judge in a land settlement case, was dismissed.

2. The only plea raised by the learned counsel in the High Court was that instead of remanding the case, the learned Judge should have in exercise of Constitutional jurisdiction decided the case on merits; as there was enough material including fresh evidence recorded in the High Court. He also expressed the apprehension that a party to the proceedings, on account of the proceedings after remand would have opportunity of resiling from his previous position, which was favourable to the petitioners.

3. All these points were noted by the Letter's Patent Bench and, the approach of the learned Judge was approved. There is nothing illegal in it. Even if two courses were open to the High Court, in the circumstances of the case, the adoption of the course which resulted in the remand order suffers from no infirmity, legal or otherwise. Leave to appeal is refused.

M.I. Leave refused.