PROVINCE OF PUNJAB vs MUHAMMAD TAYYAB and 2 others

This matter concerns a series of petitions for leave to appeal arising from a common judgment dated 7-6-1987 rendered by the Lahore High Court. The Province of Punjab sought leave to appeal against this judgment, noting that several direct appeals had already been filed by both the Government and the affected property owners, specifically Civil Appeals 18 to 22, 54 of 1988, and Civil Appeals 212 and 233 of 1987. The Assistant Advocate-General submitted that the legal issues presented in the current petitions for leave to appeal were identical to those already pending before the Supreme Court in the aforementioned direct appeals. Consequently, the Supreme Court, after condoning the delay in the relevant cases, granted leave to appeal in all the petitions. The Court directed that these appeals be consolidated and heard alongside the previously filed appeals challenging the same High Court judgment. The Court further ordered that the appeals be prepared based on the existing record, with a specific direction for the parties to file all essential documents to facilitate the hearing.