Technicalities should not defeat justice, SC rules

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday set aside a Lahore High Court (LHC) Multan bench order that had dismissed a restoration application in a second appeal, observing that mere technicalities, unless they present insurmountable hurdles, should not defeat the ends of justice. “The principal object behind legal formalities is to safeguard the paramount interest of justice,” emphasised Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan in a judgement he authored. The observation came on a civil petition filed a...

By [email protected] (Nasir Iqbal)