SHAFIUR RAHMAN, J.--The Federation of Pakistan by three separate petitions seeks leave to appeal against the judgment of the Lahore High Court, dated 6th February, 1980 whereby the decision on a question of law given in M. Afzal & Sons v. Federal Government of Pakistan, PLD 1977 Lah. 1327, we followed in deciding the Constitutional petitions filed by the respondents which were allowed.
2. Mr. Fazal-i-Hussain, the learned counsel for the petitioners has stated that leave to appeal has already been granted in M. Afzal & Sons and other connected petitions (Civil Petitions 138-8 to 143- R of 1977) and as the question of law involved is identical, the leave to appeal should be allowed in these petitions also and the matter be heard alongwith those petitions.
Leave to appeal is granted. The appeals to be heard on the present record alongwith the other connected matters. The parties are at liberty to file such additional documents as they consider necessary.