REHMAT and 7 others vs MUHAMMAD BOOTA and 5 others

This matter originated as a petition for leave to appeal against the dismissal of a Regular Second Appeal by the High Court. The petitioners, acting as plaintiffs, had challenged a sale transaction based on their alleged reversionary rights. The core legal question before the Supreme Court was whether the petitioners could maintain a claim based on reversionary rights following the legislative changes introduced by the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act. The High Court had dismissed the appeal, ruling that the petitioners' claim was untenable due to the enforcement of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Act (Amendment) Ordinance, 1983. Upon review, the Supreme Court affirmed the High Court's decision, noting that the legal position was settled by the precedent established in Abdul Ghafoor and others v. Muhammad Shafi and others (PLD 1985 SC 407). Consequently, the Supreme Court held that the petitioners could not succeed in their challenge, as the statutory amendments precluded the assertion of such reversionary rights. Leave to appeal was refused, thereby upholding the dismissal of the petitioners' claim.