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2000 SCMR 1241

GOVERNMENT OF SINDH vs MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN and others

Citation2000 SCMR 1241
CourtSupreme Court of Pakistan
Case No.Civil Review Petitions Nos. 37-K to 43-K of 1999
Date1999-12-22
Judge(s)Wajihuddin Ahmed, Mamoon Kazi
ResultApplication dismissed

ORDER

1. ' This is an application for review of the judgment of this Court dated 8-7-199. Neither Mr. Ainuddin Khan, learned Additional Advocate-General who had then appeared on behalf of the petitioner, has appeared to argue the review application nor the review application has been filed in time because it appears to be barred by 103 days as reported by the office. Mr. Munir-urRehman has no explanation to offer for such a long delay except for what has been stated in the miscellaneous application for condonation of delay. The said application indicates that review could not be fled in time because the petitioner-department has financial problems which resulted in delay in taking decision whether the review application should be filed or not. We asked the learned Additional Advocate-General whether the said order of this Court has been implemented but after seeking instructions, he very candidly admitted that the order has not yet been implemented. It is pertinent to point out that the said order was passed on 8-7-1999 and even after a lapse of nearly six months such order has not been implemented by the Department. The learned Additional Advocate-General perhaps thinks that filing of review operates as an automatic stay.

2. Consequently, the officials concerned prima facie appear to be guilty of contempt of Court for having failed to implement the order of this Court. We asked Mr. Munir-ur-Rehman to let us know their names so that proper action may be taken against them. However, the learned Additional Advocate-General has shown his ignorance about the same. Under the circumstances, the review is dismissed as time-barred and also for the reason that no ground for such review is made out from the application. The learned Additional Advocate General will make enquiry from the department and supply us names of the persons responsible for non-implementation of the order of this Court so that appropriate action under the law may be taken against them.

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