NOOR MUHAMMAD and anothers vs MUHAMMAD ABDULLAH and another

This matter concerns a petition seeking review of a judgment previously rendered by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in Civil Appeal No. 1057 of 1990, dated 30-1-1993. The petitioner sought an adjournment of the review proceedings citing the counsel's medical inability to travel from Lahore to Islamabad due to backache. The Supreme Court, exercising its jurisdiction to review its own judgments, proceeded to examine the merits of the review petition despite the request for adjournment. Upon careful consideration of the grounds presented in the review petition and a re-examination of the original judgment sought to be reviewed, the Court determined that the petitioner failed to establish any valid or sufficient grounds to warrant a review of the well-considered judgment previously delivered. Consequently, the Court found no justification to interfere with the earlier decision. The petition for review was accordingly dismissed. The judgment reinforces the principle that a review petition cannot be entertained in the absence of substantial and proper grounds demonstrating an error apparent on the face of the record or other sufficient cause justifying a reconsideration of the final order.