PAKISTAN TEHREEK-I-INSAF, through authorized person vs ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN, through Special Secretary, Islamabad S — 2025 SCMR 279 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2025 SCMR 279 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2025
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: PAKISTAN TEHREEK-I-INSAF, through authorized person vs ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN, through Special Secretary, Islamabad S
Provisions referred to: S. 6---C

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Judgment text as reported

PAKISTAN TEHREEK-I-INSAF, through authorized person VS ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN, through Special Secretary, Islamabad S. 6---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 188---Review petition---Adjournment sought by counsel---Grounds---Family engagement---In the application for adjournment the nature of the pressing family engagement was not disclosed---Review petitioners were represented by Advocates of the Supreme Court ('ASCs')---Therefore, if the Senior Advocate had some pressing family engagement, then any of the other ASCs could have attended and proceeded with the present case---Moreover, section 6 of the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act, 2023 now enables engagement of other counsel in a review petition, which was not permissible earlier---Supreme Court observed that in the circumstances, it was not persuaded to adjourn the case, however, in the interest of justice and only by way of indulgence it was doing so; that no further request for adjournment would be entertained, and it was expected that the case would proceed on the next date---Case was adjourned accordingly.

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