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1983 SCMR 1040

NAZIR MUHAMMAD AND AOTHER vs MUHAMMAD YASIN And Another

Citation1983 SCMR 1040
CourtSupreme Court of Pakistan
Case No.L. P. A. No. 369 of 1966
Date1983-03-13
Judge(s)Nasim Hasan Shah, Aslam Riaz Hussain
ResultLeave granted

ORDER

1. NASIM HASAN SHAH, J: The question was whether the room in dispute, which is a part of a composite property, formed a part of the house transferred to the petitioners or was an independent unit liable to be transferred as a commercial premises. The Deputy Settlement Commissioner found that the room in dispute formed a part of the house and transferred the same to the petitioners on their C. H. Form. This finding was reversed by the Additional Settlement Commissioner, who held that the room in dispute was liable to be transferred as a shop. The Settlement Commissioner, on revision, restored the order of the Deputy Settlement Commissioner.

2. The learned Judges in the High Court in their impugned order have held that as the Settlement Commissioner had not consciously decided the matter under the provisions of subsection (12) of section 2 of Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1958; therefore, his order could not hold as referable to the said provision of law. The same was, accordingly, set aside and the order of the Additional Settlement Commis--sioner declared to the be correct and legal order.

3. The contention before us is that there were two opposing decision on the question ; one by the Deputy Settlement Commissioner and the other by the Additional Settlement Commissioner and the learned Settlement Commissioner had applied his mind while choosing to uphold the decision of the Deputy Settlement Commissioner. This circumstance indicated that the Settlement Commissioner after due application of mind had found that the composite property in question was liable to be transferred as a house; finding given by him in exercise of the powers under subsection (12) o section 2 of the Act.

4. The contention requires further consideration. Leave is granted.

5. Security in the sum of Rs. 2,000.

6. The appeal shall be made ready on the present record with liberty to the parties to add further documents and be put up for hearing at a very early date.

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