MUHAMMAD AKRAM and others vs SARDAR MUHAMMAD and another

This matter arose from an application for adjournment filed by the petitioners' counsel on the ground of personal engagements, alongside a petition for review of a judgment of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The core legal questions before the Court were whether a counsel's personal engagements can serve as a valid ground for adjourning a scheduled court hearing, and whether the petition for review disclosed any sufficient grounds for interference. The Supreme Court declined the adjournment application, holding that a counsel's personal engagements cannot be given preference over their professional duties toward the Court. Upon reviewing the record and the petition with the assistance of the respondent's counsel, the Court found no valid grounds to review its earlier judgment. Consequently, the Supreme Court dismissed both the application for adjournment and the petition for review, establishing the principle that professional obligations to the court supersede personal engagements of counsel.