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TARIQ SHAFI vs MUHAMMAD KAMRAN AFTAB O — 2026 PLD 158 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation
2026 PLD 158 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court
Sindh High Court
Year
2026
Reporter
PLD
Parties
TARIQ SHAFI vs MUHAMMAD KAMRAN AFTAB O

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Judgment text as reported

TARIQ SHAFI VS MUHAMMAD KAMRAN AFTAB O.XXXVII, R. 3 & Form 4, appendix-B---Suit for recovery of money---Non-issuance of proper notice---Copy of plaint provided in proceedings of criminal case---Valid service, question of---appellant/defendant was aggrieved of dismissal of his application for leave to defend the suit on the ground that proper notice was not issued by Court---Plea raised by respondent / plaintiff was that copy of plaint had been provided to appellant / defendant during proceedings under criminal law---Validity---If defendant in summary suit is given a copy of plaint when he appears in criminal case, it is not a good service---Summonses were to be in the prescribed Form and with the summons a copy of plaint was to be attached to show nature of the suit enabling appellant / defendant to file application for leave to defend the suit within the prescribed period of ten days---although summons was served upon appellant / defendant, yet till the time he appeared in Court and filed application for leave to defend the suit officially and on record the copy of plaint was not handed over to him---High Court set aside the order passed by Trial Court dismissing application for grant of leave to appellant / defendant and he was granted condition leave to defend the suit---appeal was allowed accordingly.

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