Sheikh HAFEEZ UR REHMAN And Others vs DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MULTAN

This matter originated from petitions filed by the petitioners seeking to challenge an order of remand issued by the High Court. While these petitions were pending before the Supreme Court, the Notified Officer to whom the matter had been remanded proceeded to dispose of the case on its merits. The Notified Officer ultimately decided the matter in favour of the present petitioners. Consequently, the Supreme Court observed that the primary relief sought in the petitions had been rendered infructuous due to the subsequent developments in the proceedings before the Notified Officer. Counsel for the petitioners requested that their right to revive the petitions be preserved, noting that the opponents were challenging the Notified Officer's decision through separate writ proceedings. The Supreme Court dismissed the petitions as having become infructuous, while explicitly granting the petitioners liberty to revive the petitions should the need arise in the future, particularly in light of the ongoing litigation initiated by the opponents against the Notified Officer's order.