Mst. IMAM HUSSAIN BIBI vs MUHAMMAD LATIF AND 2 OTHERS — 1971 PLD 727

Citation: 1971 PLD 727

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-02-10

Parties: Mst. IMAM HUSSAIN BIBI vs MUHAMMAD LATIF AND 2 OTHERS

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1971 Lahore 727

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Akram Title: Mst. IMAM HUSSAIN BIBI vs MUHAMMAD LATIF AND 2 OTHERS Case No.: Civil Revision No, 206 of 1963 Date of Judgment:1971-02-10 Reported As: PLD 1971 Lahore 727 Result: Appeals dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT This will dispose of C. R. No, 206 of 1963 by Mst. Imam Hussain Bibi and C. R. No, 229 of 1963 by Abdur Rashid. Both these revisions are to be treated as regular second appeals in accordance with section 5(5) of the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act III, 1963. They are directed against the judgment and decree dated the 13th of November 1962, passed by the District Judge, Jhelum, on appeal, dismissing the two suits brought by the respective appellants against the respondents for possession of the land in dispute by pre-emption. 2. The brief facts are that the land in dispute was evacuee property held by one Allah Ditta as a provisional permanent allottee under the West Pakistan Rehabilitation Settlement Scheme. He agreed to sell the same to respondents Nos, 1 and 2 for Rs, 7,000. However, on his failure to complete the sales a decree for specific performance of the contract was passed against him. Eventually, he transferred the land to the two respondents by means of a registered deed of sale on the 20th of May 1960. 3. This gave rise to the two suits, out of which these two appeals have arisen. Mst. Imam Hussain Bibi, appellant, brought her suit against the respondents in the civil Court on the 4th of May 1961…

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