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1993 MLD 1665

IMDAD KHAN vs SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER

Citation1993 MLD 1665
CourtLahore High Court
Case No.W.P. No,873-R of 1978
Date1992-10-05
Judge(s)Sh. Abdul Manan
ResultOrder accordingly

' The facts of the case are that one Taj Din obtained 711 Kanals of land in village Chandke, Tehsil and District Narowal on temporary basis as a Jammu and Kashmir Refugee. He also obtained allotment of land in village Mutto, Tehsil Hafizabad, District Gujranwala at R.L.II No,106. Out of this Khata he sold 49 Kanals 9 Marlas of land to the petitioner vide Mutation No,175. A Mukhbari application was filed that afore-mentioned Taj Din could not have two allotments one in village Chandkc, Tehsil Narowal and the other in village Mutto, Tehsil Hafizal-Fad. Imdad Khan the present writ petitioner appears to be present before the Settlement Authority where the Mukhbari application was pending. The learned Settlement Commissioner recorded the statements of different officials and finally came to the conclusion that the allotment obtained by Taj Din at R.L. 11 106 in village Mutto, Tehsil Hafizabad was double allotment and that the same was cancelled by impugned order, dated 29th June, 1975.

2. The learned counsel contends that the petitioner is a bona fide purchaser of 49 Kanals 19 Marlas in village Mutto, Tehsil Hafizabad and the same cannot be taken away from him. I find that the learned Settlement Commissioner in his impugned order observed that Imdad Khan the present petitioner is a bona fide purchaser of the land in dispute but according to this officer no relief could be granted in view of the framework of the scheme. I am of the opinion that once the learned Settlement Commissioner treats the present petitioner as a bona fide purchaser he in law ought to have granted relief to him.

' In view of the finding of the learned Settlement Commissioner regarding the petitioner as a bona fide purchaser the present writ petition is accepted only in terms that the disputed land shall be transferred or sold to the petitioner if he is in possession and the same has not been allotted in favour of any other party, otherwise the petitioner will have no right whatsoever to claim the disputed land.

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