Muhammad Arshad complainant of the present case and Shahbaz Din, the father of Muhammad Javed who is the brother-in-law of Arshad complainant, are present in persona
2. Muhammad Ramzan, his son Fayyaz and Muhammad Afzaal who is a brother of Muhammad Ramzan respondent and who are all the accused---respondents in the present appeal are also present in person.
3. The present appeal arises out of a dispute over a shop situate in Awami Bazar inside Lohari Gate, Lahore which shop is under the management and administration of Evacuee Property Trust Board being Hindu Trust Property.
4. Muhammad Arshad, Shahbaz Din and Muhammad Javed son of Shahbaz Din present in Court state that if Muhammad Ramzan accused---respondent was to take oath on Holy Qura'n that he was the lessee of E.P.T.B. In the shop which is in dispute between the two parties and that the said shop was in his possession where he was carrying on business and further that Muhammad Arshad complainant had no connection with the said shop then they would concede the claim of the Ramzan etc. Vis-a-vis this shop and would withdraw all cases and end all litigation in connection with this shop.
5. Muhammad Ramzan, Fayyaz and Afzaal present in Court with Mr. Amanat Ali Bokhari, Advocate, accept this offer. Muhammad Ramzan respondent offers to go to the mosque and make this statement as above--mentioned on Holy Qura'n.
6. Let that be done. The reader of this Court, would accompany the said Ramzan and the complainant party, as a witness, to the proceedings in the mosque.
7. It is now i1-05 a.m. The parties have come back to the Court. The reader of this Court informs me, in the presence of the parties, that Ramzan respondent has taken oath on Holy Qura'n in accordance with the offer made by Arshad complainant party.
8. Arshad complainant, Shahbaz Din and Javed verify this position.
9. In view of this settlement reached between the parties, it shall be inappropriate for the State to stand between the compromise effected by the parties in the interest of their peaceful co- existence.
10. Consequently, this appeal is dismissed.
11. In pursuance of this compromise the parties state that this settlement would end all litigation pending between the parties arising out of or in connection with the shop abovementioned.
12. Both the parties undertake to withdraw their respective civil suits pending in civil Court at Lahore and also to end the criminal cases in the form of compounding of these offences which are pending trial at the instance of the two parties.
13. Arshad complainant, Shahbaz Din and Javed declare for the sake of further clarification that after this settlement they have no connection or interest whatsoever in the shop in question or the articles lying in the said shop.
14. It is further clarified that according to the complainant party, number of this shop is 855-D of Awami Bazar (Gumti Bazar) and according to Ramzan respondent party the number of this shop is 854-D of the said Bazar. Both the parties agree to declare that whatever the number of the shop, there is only one shop in Awami Bazar (Gumti Bazar) over which Arshad party had its claim and it is that very shop which this party has conceded to Ramzan respondent party irrespective of the actual number of the said shop.
15. All agencies and Courts are expected to act in aid of and in accordance with this settlement reached between the parties.