Lt.Col. (Retd.) MUHAMMAD ASLAM vs DISTRICT COLLECTOR, SARGODHA and others

This petition for leave to appeal was filed against an order of the Lahore High Court, which had declined to grant interim relief to the petitioner regarding the resumption of disputed land. The core legal question before the Supreme Court was whether the High Court's refusal to grant interim relief, based on the finding that the lease period for the land in question had expired in 1996, warranted interference by the apex court. The Supreme Court, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the underlying dispute to avoid prejudicing either party, held that it was not inclined to interfere with the interim orders passed by the High Court. The Court dismissed the petition for leave to appeal, affirming the High Court's decision to deny interim relief. However, the Supreme Court clarified that the petitioner remains at liberty to raise all relevant legal and factual arguments in support of his case during the final hearing of the main writ petition before the High Court, ensuring that the petitioner's rights to a full adjudication on the merits are preserved.