Court of Appeal refuses to hear appeal in family law proceedings that had already been dismissed by the High Court

Hague Convention – rights of children - issue of jurisdiction and to the lack of entitlement of the appellant to further pursue grounds of appeal against the judgment and order of High Court on appeal from the Circuit court - parties are husband and wife and there are three children of the marriage - issues concerning the children have been the subject of litigation over the past several years culminating in court orders both in Pakistan and in this jurisdiction – divorce proceedings - contested the jurisdiction of the relevant Circuit Court to hear and make orders in the said divorce proceedings – previous order of the High Court – Circuit Court refused the husband’s application and held that the Circuit Court did have jurisdiction to hear the matter on foot of the wife’s Family Law Civil Bill – conditional stay – appeal to the High Court - satisfied that the Circuit Court did have jurisdiction to deal with the matter - two Notices of Appeal - advances arguments which amount in substance to an impermissible attempt to bring an appeal against the Order of the High Court - further appeal on a point of law from the decision of the High Court to the Supreme Court may be taken, but only with leave of the High Court judge – public policy - bring an end to litigation –