MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN SHAH and others vs SAJJAD HUSSAIN and another

This matter concerns a review petition filed against a judgment of the Supreme Court of Pakistan dated 5-2-1989. The petitioners sought to challenge the previous decision by relying on the Lahore High Court judgment in Ghulam Hussain and others v. Khan Muhammad and others (PLD 1954 Lah. 655), arguing that the strict requirements of Order XXIII, Rule 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 were not satisfied, thereby rendering the appeal against the defect maintainable. The Supreme Court, in its review jurisdiction, examined the contentions raised by the petitioners. The Court held that the arguments presented had already been adequately considered and addressed in paragraphs 8 and 13 of the original judgment sought to be reviewed. Finding that no valid grounds for review were established, the Court dismissed the petitions. The judgment reaffirms the principle that a review petition cannot be used to re-argue matters that have already been adjudicated and addressed in the original decision, particularly when the legal precedents relied upon were previously noted and evaluated by the Court.