Law: Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908)

Section: O. XVI1, r. 2, 3, 1(3)

(a) Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908) O. XVI1, r. 2-Application-Rule 2 applicable only on failure of party to appear on adjourned date of hearing but not attracted when party appears but makes default in respect of any act. Abdul Shakoor v. Abdul Rasool P L D 1963 Kar. 356 ref. (b) Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908)  O. XVII, r. 3-Application-Rule 3 applies only to cases where party granted adjournment on his own request for taking certain steps to bring suit to trial but fails to do so-Court, considering any further adjournment undeserving may proceed to decide suit "forth with"-decision passed forthwith however regarded as on merits as gathered from available facts.-Adjournment]. Muhammad Haleem and others v. H. H. Muhammad Naim and others P L D 1969 S C 270 rel. (c) Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908)  O. XVII, r. 3-Words and phrases-"Judgment"-Decision determining right to relief claimed by any party and not merely regulating procedure- and not merely a technical step towards obtaining final adjudication-Held, amounts to "judgment" under Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.-[Judgment]. Industrial Sales and Service, Karachi v. Archifar Opal Laboratories Ltd., Karachi P L D 1969 Kar. 418 rel, (d) Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908) O. XVII, rr. 1(3) & 3-No material to look into existing-Court, held, has no jurisdiction to decide suit under 'r. 3-Court in such case to "proceed with the suit" forthwith under r. 1(3) and not to "proceed to decide the suit forthwith" under r. 3.-[Practice and procedure]. Mst. Zaitoon Begum and-others v. Muhammad. Ilyas and others P L D 1971 Lah. 143 ref. Date of hearing : 11th June 1979.                                                                                                                       JUDGMENT This is a revision petition against the order of the Civil Judge,…