' MUNIR A. SHEIKH, J.--- 'The writ petition of the petitioners regarding compensation qua the land which had been acquired was accepted by the learned Single Judge of the Lahore High Court through judgment, dated 3-7-1997 against which two I.C.As Nos.256 of 1998 and 935 of 1997 were dismissed through judgment, dated 28-3-2002 by the Division Bench. In lieu of the land acquired by the authorities of the petitioners measuring 44 Kanals, compensation in the form of land measuring 17 Kanals was granted out of which the possession and title of land measuring 2 Kanals 12 Marlas has already been given to the petitioners and the matter of allotment of the remaining land is pending. The respondents filed Civil Petition No,1012-L of 2000 before this Court which is still pending. During the pendency of the said civil petition, the respondents filed an application under section 12(2), C.P.C. Before the Division Bench in the said I.C.As but the Division Bench which was seized of the said application decided to exercise suo motu power of review and on review of the judgment, the same was set aside and the case remanded with a number of directions.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that after filing of the civil petition before this Court during its pendency, the High Court was not competent either to entertain the application under section 12(2), C.P.C. Or exercise suo motu power of review.
3. Status quo shall be maintained till the disposal of the main petition. The record of this petition shall be transmitted to the Principal Seat for fixation and hearing along with Civil Petition No,1012-L of 2000 in the week commencing 15-9-2003. The petitioners are also restrained from alienating the land measuring 2 Kanals 12 Marlas allotted to them and from creating any charge over it or changing its nature or character.
4. The Division Bench of the High Court in the impugned judgment has found it a fit case for reporting. In view of the pendency of this petition and connected petition, the impugned judgment, dated 4-8-2003 shall not be published.