Islamabad: The Supreme Court has issued an important verdict regarding review petitions, clarifying that not every judicial decision can be reopened. The decision was delivered by a bench consisting of Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, and Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan.
The verdict states that a review is only possible when there is a clear legal or technical error in the decision. Disagreement with a decision by a party is not a valid reason for review. The court also mentioned that arguments that were rejected in the initial case cannot be reintroduced in a review petition.
The court expressed concern, stating that millions of cases are pending across Pakistan, with over 56,000 cases still under consideration in the Supreme Court, a significant number of which involve unnecessary review petitions. The court emphasized that such cases waste judicial time and should be discouraged.
The case will be heard by a full court bench of 13 judges, led by Justice Syed Ameenuddin Khan. Interestingly, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, who had written the original decision, is not part of this hearing.
