HAQ NAWAZ and 10 others vs MUHAMMAD YASIN and others
This matter concerns a petition for leave to appeal before the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The petitioners, represented by counsel, sought leave to appeal by drawing a parallel to a previously granted leave to appeal in a separate case (C.P. No. 81-P of 1989), arguing that the legal points involved in the present petitions were similar, if not identical, to those in the cited case. Upon consideration of the submissions, the Court found sufficient grounds to align the treatment of these petitions with the earlier matter. Consequently, the Supreme Court granted leave to appeal in the present petitions. Furthermore, the Court directed that the interim orders previously issued in C.P.-221-R of 1989 and other related petitions shall remain in operation across all these cases pending the final adjudication of the appeals. The decision establishes the procedural approach of consolidating matters involving similar legal questions to ensure consistency in judicial outcomes and the preservation of interim relief pending appeal.
- Can leave to appeal be granted based on the similarity of legal points with a previously admitted case?
- Do interim orders in related petitions continue in operation when leave to appeal is granted in subsequent similar petitions?
ORDER
1. ' MUHAMMAD AFZAL ZULLAH, J.--Learned counsel for the petitioners while relying on the order dated 20-5-1989, granting leave to appeal in . C.P. No,81-P of 1989, have stated that similar if not same points, are involved in these cases also.
2. We accordingly grant leave to appeal in these petitions also.
3. ' In the meanwhile the interim orders passed in C.P.-221-R of 1989 and other petitions shall continue in operation in all these cases.