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1989 SCMR 1419

PROVINCE OF PUNJAB vs MUHAMMAD AZAM

Citation1989 SCMR 1419
CourtSupreme Court of Pakistan
Case No.Civil Petition No,1236 of 1983
Date1988-08-29
Judge(s)Muhammad Afzal Zullah, Saad Saood Jan
ResultPetition dismissed

ORDER

' SAAD SAOOD JAN, J.--The respondent obtained some land on lease from the Building and Road Department. An amount of Rs,4,549.87 became allegedly due from him under the lease. The Provincial Government sought to recover this amount as arrears of land revenue. The respondent filed a civil suit to challenge his liability and the mode of recovery. The suit was dismissed by the trial Court but in appeal it was decreed by the Additional District Judge. The Provincial Government filed a second appeal in the High Court but it failed. It now seeks leave to appeal from this Court.

2. The only question for consideration in this petition is whether the lease money could be recovered as arrears of land revenue. The learned counsel appearing for the Provincial Government was unable to cite any law under which this mode of recovery could be adopted to recover the amount in question as arrears of land revenue. We would therefore dismiss this petition. We would however, like to find out the expenses of all nature which the Provincial Government has incurred so far in this matter till today. The learned counsel should get a statement prepared and send it to the Registrar of this Court.

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