LABHU vs Mst. MUMTAZBEGUM — 1970 SCMR 131

Citation: 1970 SCMR 131

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-12-31

Parties: LABHU vs Mst. MUMTAZBEGUM

Headnotes

Case cited as 1970 SCMR 131

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Alvin R. Cornelius, Muhammad Yaqub Ali Khan Title: LABHU vs Mst. MUMTAZBEGUM Case No.:Civil Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 297 of 1967 Letters Patent JUDGMENT Reported As: 1970 SCMR 131 Result: Leave refused Judgment JUDGMENT CORNELIUS, C. J.-This petition seeking leave to appeal against refusal by the High Court to quash an order of a Settle--ment Authority transferring an evacuee house to one Mst. Mumtazi Begum which the petitioner had claimed for himself, is barred by time by 178 days. Property rights are involved, which have become vested in Mst. Mumtazi Begum through the petitioner's failure to move this petition in time. The causes of his failure set out in his application for condonation of the delay are (a) that his counsel in the High Court informed him of the decision "very very late," and (b) that time was taken in obtaining legal advice and collecting money. No dates are mentioned. Evidently, the delays were due to circumstances not beyond the petitioner's control. The petition is accordingly dismissed as barred by time.

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