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1989 SCMR 1737

Mst. BAKHSHI vs FAZAL MUHAMMAD and another

Citation1989 SCMR 1737
CourtSupreme Court of Pakistan
Case No.Civil Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No,533 of 1981
Date1988-05-04
Judge(s)Muhammad Afzal Zullah, Dr. Javed Iqbal
ResultPetition dismissed

ORDER

' MUHAMMAD AFZAL ZULLAH, J.--Leave to appeal has been sought by a vendor in a case of pre- emption against judgment, dated 14-1-1981 of the Lahore High Court; whereby the petitioner's Regular Second Appeal, was dismissed.

2. In a pre-emption suit, the petitioner/vendor and the respondent/vendee took up the position that no sale had taken place, therefore, the pre-emption decree could not be passed in favour of the plaintiff/respondent. The plea was rejected and the pre-emption suit was decreed. The judgment of the trial Court was upheld in Ist Appeal. In Second Appeal filed by the petitioner, the two judgments of the Lower Courts were upheld. The learned Single Judge in the High Court, however, also admitted additional evidence under Order XLI, Rule 27, C.P.C.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner, while seeking leave to appeal on behalf of the vendor, has contended that the learned Single Judge could not have admitted additional evidence under Order XLI, Rule 27 when hearing and disposing of a Regular Second Civil Appeal; and further, that even on the basis of the additional evidence the judgments of the learned Lower Courts (notwithstanding the fact that they contained concurrent findings of fact against the petitioner), could not have been upheld by the High Court; because, as further contended by the learned counsel, the High Court itself came to the conclusion that there was misreading of the evidence by the learned lower Courts.

4. We, after hearing the learned counsel and perusal of the impugned judgment, are of the view that in addition to the material brought on record in the evidence admitted in the High Court, there was enough material for High Court to affirm and uphold the concurrent findings of fact by the two Courts below. That material was noticed by the High Court against the petitioner in affirming the findings by the learned Courts below.

5. In that view of the matter, no justification has been made out for grant of leave to appeal in this case. The question of law raised by the learned counsel, if not already resolved, can be examined in some other proper case. This petition is accordingly, dismissed.

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