MUHAMMAD SHARIF vs INAYAT ULLAH

This matter comes before the Supreme Court of Pakistan as a petition for leave to appeal involving questions similar to those pending in another civil appeal. The core legal question concerns the appropriate procedural treatment of a petition raising identical issues to a pending appeal before the Court. The Court decided to convert the petition into an appeal, directed the deposit of security within two weeks, and ordered that the newly converted appeal be heard together with the connected pending civil appeal on the existing record with a direction to file all essential documents. The key principle laid down is that petitions raising identical questions as pending appeals may be converted and connected for joint hearing to ensure judicial consistency and efficient disposal of related litigation.