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1994 MLD 827

WASEEM AZAM vs QUDRATULLAH and others

Citation1994 MLD 827
CourtLahore High Court
Case No.Writ Petition No, 6898 of 1992
Date1992-10-13
Judge(s)Mian Saeed-ur-Rehman Farrukh
ResultOrder accordingly

' It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that appeal titled "Wasim Azam v. Pakistan Railways" was pending in the Court of Ch. Muhammad Saeed, learned Additional District Judge, Lahore. During the pendency of the appeal an application for initiating contempt proceedings was also moved, which was also pending before the said Court on 23-7-1992. The learned Additional District Judge (Ch. Muhammad Saeed) passed an order that he would not like to hear the appeal and the parties were directed to appear before the District Judge, Lahore on the same day.

2. The matter was placed before the learned District Judge on 23-7-1992 and keeping in view the reference made by Ch. Muhammad Saeed, learned District Judge passed an order for its transfer to the Court of Mr. Hakeem Akhtar Arshad, Additional District Judge.

3. It appears that the contempt matter which was being dealt with by Ch. Muhammad Saeed, learned Additional District Judge was also tagged with the appeal passed on to the Court of Mr. Hakeem Akhtar Arshad, Additional District Judge, through with regard thereto no order was passed by the learned District Judge for transfer.

4. It is submitted by the learned counsel that the contempt matter is pending in the Court of Mr. Hakeem Akhtar Arshad, learned Additional District Judge, Lahore, although there is no order for transfer of the said case to the said learned Court and in these circumstances, the file should be directed to be returned to the Court of Ch. Muhammad Saeed, Additional District Judge.

5. With the assistance of the learned counsel I have gone through the order, dated 23-7-1992 passed by Ch. Muhammad Saeed, learned Additional District Judge as well as the order of even date passed by the learned District Judge wherein the transfer of the appeal file from the Court of Ch. Muhammad Saeed; Additional District Judge to the Court of Mr. Hakeem Akhtar Arshad, Additional District Judge was effected.

6. There is no order of transfer of the contempt matter from the Court of Ch. Muhammad Saeed,.

Additional District Judge to the Court of Mr. Hakeem Akhtar Arshad, Additional District Judge. In this view of the matter, it is directed that the file of the contempt matter titled "Wasim Azam v.

Qudratullah" presently pending in the Court of Mr. Hakeem Akhtar Arshad, Additional District Judge, be sent back to the Court of Ch. Muhammad Saeed, Additional District Judge.

' The writ petition is disposed of in these terms.

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