MUHAMMAD IQBAL AND 11 Other vs THE CHIEF SETTLEMENT AND REHABILITA — 1966 PLD 750

Citation: 1966 PLD 750

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1968

Decision Date: 1968-11-14

Parties: MUHAMMAD IQBAL AND 11 Other vs THE CHIEF SETTLEMENT AND REHABILITA TION COMMISSIONER, WEST PAKISTAN, LAHORE AND 2 Other

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1966 Lah. 750

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Afzal Zullah, Sardar Muhammad Iqbal Title:MUHAMMAD IQBAL AND 11 Other vs THE CHIEF SETTLEMENT AND REHABILITA TION COMMISSIONER, WEST PAKISTAN, LAHORE AND 2 Other Case No.: Revision No. 77 of 1967 Date of Judgment:1968-11-14 Reported As: PLD 1970 Lahore 780 Result: Petition dismissed Judgment ORDER MUHAMMAD AFZAL ZULLAH, J.----The petitioners claim to be the successors-in-interest of one Muhammad Baqir, a right-holder, who died 12 or 13 years ago. In lieu of the verified claim of Muhammad Baqir, land was allotted in Tehsil Pakpattan.. Some surplus units of the right-holder lying in Dera Ghazi Khan were also alleged to have been transferred to Tehsil Pakpattan. Muhammad Zaman Khan and Muhammad Saleem Khan respondents filed a complaint in or about January 1963, alleging that the allotment of land was in excess of the entitlement of Muhammad Baqir. On this complaint, the claim of Muhammad Baqir was sent to the Central Record Office for re-verification. On re-verification, it was reported that the allotment was, in fact, in excess of the entitlement of Muhammad Baqir. The matter was pending before the Deputy Commissioner, presumably exercising the delegated powers of Chief Settlement Commissioner under sections 10 and 11 of the Displaced Persons (Land Settlement) Act, 1958, when 'the petitioners approached the Chief Settlement Commissioner in November 1963, by means of a direct application, seeking the stay of proceedings before…

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