WALI MUHAMMAD vs THE STATE AND OTHERS — 1971 PLD 433

Citation: 1971 PLD 433

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-10-16

Parties: WALI MUHAMMAD vs THE STATE AND OTHERS

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1971 Lahore 433

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Maulvi Mushtaq Hussain, Sardar Muhammad Iqbal Title: WALI MUHAMMAD vs THE STATE AND OTHERS Case No.: Writ Petition No, 1136 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-10-16 Reported As: PLD 1971 Lahore 433 Result: Petitions dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT MUSHRAQ HUSSAIN, J.--This order shall dispose of Writ Petitions Nos, 1136, 936, 1005, 1242, 1317 and 1390 of 1970 since the questions of law involved in these cases are common. Arguments have been addressed by Khawaja Abdur Rahim and Mr. M. S. Baqir, Advocates, while the gentlemen appearing in the other petitions have adopted them. 2. The petitioners or their predecessors-in-interest were granted various parcels of land from time to time under the Pedigree Livestock Breeding Scheme. The initial period of lease in each case was ten years and could be renewed for not more than five years at a time by the Collector. They claim that they bad complied with all the stipulations laid down in the Statement of Conditions which governed their tenancy and that in each case an application had been presented well in advance of the expiry of the term for renewal of the same under Clause 8 of the Statement of Conditions notified by the Government of West Pakistan under No, Col. 7/1-1-58, dated the 3rd of May 1960. 3. The Collector in each case refused to renew the grant. It has been contended that the refusal was not due to any exercise of discre tion by the Collector himself but in pursuance of Government…

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