GHULAM QADIR through Legal Heirs vs Mst. NAZAMUR REHMAN
This petition for leave to appeal was brought before the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Upon review, the Court characterized the petition as frivolous, noting that the legal points raised by the petitioner had already been settled by the Court in previous jurisprudence. The petitioner's counsel, acknowledging the lack of merit and the Court's intention to impose heavy costs for filing such a petition, requested to withdraw the matter. Consequently, the Supreme Court dismissed the petition as withdrawn. The judgment serves as a reminder of the necessity for legal counsel to ensure that petitions filed before the Court are not repetitive or frivolous, particularly when the issues raised have already been adjudicated and settled by the apex court.
- Can a petition be dismissed as withdrawn when the petitioner's counsel requests it after being warned of potential costs for filing a frivolous petition?
- Does the Supreme Court have the authority to impose costs on counsel for filing frivolous petitions?
ORDER
1. This is a frivolous petition. We intend to burden the learned counsel for the petitioner with heavy costs as the points taken by him in the petition have already been settled by this Court. However, he has stated that he will be more careful in future and requests for withdrawal of the petition.
2. ' The petition is dismissed as withdrawn.