1. MUHAMMAD AFZAL ZULLAH, J.--Leave to appeal has been sought from judgment, dated 22nd June, 1985, of the Lahore High Court; whereby Regular Second Appeal arising out of a land /inheritance dispute filed by the respondent side, was allowed with the finding that Nizam Din the last owner of tenancy rights having died before the promulgation of the Shariat Law in the particular locality of Bahawalpur State where the property in dispute is situate, accordingly his inheritance has to be governed by previous law and not by Muslim Law.
2. After hearing the learned counsel we deem it a fit case to examine:
(a) What is the date and death of Nizam Din?
(b) What is the date and effect of the extension of the Colonization of Government Lands (Punjab)
2. Act (V of 1912) to Bahawalpur State--whether and when section 19-A of the said Act would be deemed to have been made applicable to the tenancy in dispute?
(c) What is the effect of the enforcement of and application of the Shariat Law by Notification No. 20-LD, dated 4th of March, 1951, gazetted on 5th of March, 1951 and whether any difference in this behalf was made by a subsequent Notification No. 40LD of exemption issued on 26th of May, 1951?
3. And
(d) Other related questions.
4. Order accordingly. Leave is granted, Security Rs. 2,500.