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1995 SCMR 968

MEMBER (COLONIES), BOARD OF REVENUE, PUNJAB, LAHORE and others vs

Citation1995 SCMR 968
CourtSupreme Court of Pakistan
Case No.Civil Petition for Leave to Appeal No, 333-L of 1993
Date1994-05-09
Judge(s)Manzoor Hussain Sial, Saad Saood Jan
ResultLeave granted

ORDER

' MANZOOR HUSSAIN SIAL, J.---The petitioners seek leave to appeal from order dated 9-12-1992 of the Lahore High Court, passed in Writ Petition No, 944 of 1988.

2. Khan Muhammad respondent was conferred proprietary rights in the State land measuring 19 Kanals and 14 Marlas under the ejected tenants scheme in 1967. Thereafter, in the year, 1971, he obtained allotment of 58 Kanals and 3 Marlas of land on 15 years lease scheme. It appears that the Assistant Commissioner/Collector Sumandari, District Faisalabad, resumed out of the aforesaid land 17 Kanals and 3 Marlas for the graveyard. The respondent challenged the aforesaid order up to the level of this Court but of no avail. Afterwards he applied for conferment of proprietary rights in respect of the land occupied by him under 15 years lease scheme on the basis of the Notification issued on 3-9-1979. The petitioners declined to grant proprietary rights in his favour in respect of the land in dispute on the ground that he had already obtained proprietary rights in another piece of land in 1967. He eventually invoked the constitutional jurisdiction of the High Court and the learned Single Judge vide impugned order granted the proprietary rights regarding the land in dispute. Hence this petition for leave to appeal.

3. Learned counsel for petitioners contended that the impugned order of the High Court is in violation of the terms and conditions of notification dated 3-9-1979. We have perused the notification and prima facie, find force in his submission.

4. Leave to appeal is, therefore, granted to consider whether the High Court in exercise of writ jurisdiction could competently grant proprietary rights to Khan Muhammad respondent, in respect of the and in dispute, contrary to the provisions of para 4(b) of the Scheme promulgated vide Notification dated 3-9-1979.

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