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1995 SCMR 180

BARKAT ULLAH SIDDIQUE vs Mst. SAMIRUNNISA and others

Citation1995 SCMR 180
CourtSupreme Court of Pakistan
Case No.Civil Petition for Leave to Appeal No, 141-L of 1993
Date1994-05-14
Judge(s)Manzoor Hussain Sial, Saad Saood Jan
ResultLeave refused

ORDER

' MANZOOR HUSSAIN SIAL, J.---The petitioner seeks leave to appeal from judgment dated 2-12-1992, of the Lahore High Court, whereby Writ Petition No, 296-R/1978, filed by him was dismissed.

2. The dispute in this case relates to a portion of Property No, SE-6-R-245, Ihata Karam Chand, Mayo Road (Old Dharampura), Lahore. The Deputy Settlement Commissioner, on 22-9-1960, transferred different portions of the property to various occupants thereof. The petitioner was also transferred a portion of the property which was in his possession.

3. In the year 1976, Mst. Samir-un-Nisa the predecessor-in-interest of (i) Abdul Saeed, (ii) Abdul Rashid, (iii) Abdul Waheed, (iv) Shamim Begum and (v) Nasim Begum filed B.S. Form for the transfer of plot measuring 6 Marlas located in the building over which she allegedly raised some construction. The Settlement Inspector visited the spot and made a report about her possession and construction raised by her. The Deputy Settlement Commissioner, on the basis of the aforesaid report of the Settlement Inspector transferred on 22-11-1976, an area measuring 6 Marlas and 162 sq.Ft. In her favour.

4. The petitioner challenged the aforesaid order by invoking the Constitutional jurisdiction of the High Court through Writ petition No,296-R/1978, on the ground that the disputed plot formed part of the property already transferred to him by the Deputy Settlement Commissioner on 22-9-1960. The writ petition was dismissed vide impugned order holding that the property in dispute did not form part of the property transferred to the petitioner and he had no valid claim for its transfer.

5. Learned counsel for petitioner contended that the disputed portion of the property was in fact originally in occupation of one Badaruddin to whom it was transferred and the petitioner through association with him got the same transferred in his favour. It was also contended that Muhammad Rafiq husband of Mst. Samir-un-Nisa had been ejected from a room occupied by him and the petitioner accommodated him in another room. The order of transfer' obtained by Mst.

Samir-un-Nisa in respect of the disputed property is illegal because the same was not available for transfer as building site to her. The contentions raised by the learned counsel for petitioner have no merit. The petitioner at no stage asserted that the disputed property was obtained by him through association with one Badaruddin. This contention therefore, cannot be pressed into service for the first time at this stage.

' As regards the other contention the perusal of the transfer order of portion of the property by the Deputy Settlement Commissioner in his favour shows that he was never in occupation of a vacant plot located in the building, therefore, this contention is also against the record. The impugned order passed by the learned Single Judge is unexceptionable and calls for no interference by this Court.

' This petition is dismissed and .

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