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PLD 1994 Supreme Court 353

FARID KHAN And 3 Other vs ABDUL LATIF And 11 Other

CitationPLD 1994 Supreme Court 353
CourtSupreme Court of Pakistan
Case No.Civil Petition No.4S-P of 1993 Civil Revision No.12 of 1993
Date1993-10-30
Judge(s)Fazal Ilahi Khan, Wali Muhammad Khan
ResultLeave refused

ORDER

1. FAZAL ILAHI KHAN, J.---Leave to appeal is prayed for against the judgment and decree of Peshawar High Court, Peshawar dated 11-1-1993 in Civil Revision Petition No. 12 of 1993.

2. Respondents/plaintiff suit for declaration and possession of a house rented out to the petitioners/ defendants instituted on 8-9-1981 was resisted by the defendants on the plea of adverse possession for more that l2 years and on the ground that they have raised construction to the tune of Rs.80,000 to which they would be entitled in case the respondents/plaintiff's suit is decreed. After recording evidence of the parties the learned trial Judge held that the defendants failed to substantiate the pleas of adverse possession and entitlement for the improvement. The plaintiff was held to be the owner of the suit property decreed the suit on 19-7-1989. The petitioners' appeal and revision both were dismissed by Additional District Judge, Peshawar and the High Court vide their judgments dated 15-11-1992 and 11-1-1993, respectively. Leave to appeal is prayed for against the judgment of the High Court.

3. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioners and perusal of the record we find that the petitioners/defendants raised contradictory pleas i.e. They denied the respondents/plaintiffs' ownership and at the same time claimed to be in possession of the property through an alleged agreement and on its basis claimed the costs of improvement made by them. Their case that the property in question was a vacant site (Banjar Qadeem) and that they, through their own resources -have raised construction on it is not substantiated in the evidence on record. The concurrent findings of the three Courts below on the material issues are fully supported by the evidence on record. No case, therefore, has been made out for leave to appeal. This petition is, therefore, dismissed.

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