MUHAMMAD YOUNUS AND 2 Others vs MUHAMMAD YOUNUS KHAN ETC.S — 1981 SCMR 899

Citation: 1981 SCMR 899

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1950

Decision Date: 1950-03-08

Parties: MUHAMMAD YOUNUS AND 2 Others vs MUHAMMAD YOUNUS KHAN ETC.S

Headnotes

Case cited as 1981 SCMR 899

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Nasim Hasan Shah, Durab Patel Title: MUHAMMAD YOUNUS AND 2 Others vs MUHAMMAD YOUNUS KHAN ETC.S Case No.: Civil Petition No. 511 of 1979 Date of Judgment:1950-03-08 Reported As: 1981 SCMR 899 Result: Petition dismissed Judgment ORDER NASIM HASAN SHAH, J.-This petition is directed against the judgment dated 24-4-1979 passed by a learned Single Judge of the Lahore High Court dismissing the writ petition (W. P. No. 1474-R/1976) filed by Ahmad, who has since died and is now represented by his legal heirs. The relevant facts are that Ahmad, the predecessor-in-interest of the petitioners was allotted 19 kanals of land in Khasra No. 832 comprising of 29 kanals, 17 marlas situated in village Jhang Chak Janubi, Tehsil and District Jhang, 1955. The case of the petitioners is that prior to the allotment of the disputed land to their predecessor- in-interest (Ahmad son of Peeru), the disputed land was entered as "Ghair Mumkin Bhatta" in the special Jamabandi pertaining to the year 1946-47, Consequently, the land in dispute was to be disposed of as unregistered industrial concern and therefore the predecessor-in-interest of the petitioners (Ahmad) applied for the transfer of the disputed land in his favour which was under his allotment and in his possession ever since 1951. This matter was still pending when Ahmad discovered that the disputed land had been transferred to the respondents being treated as agricultural land. On coming to know…

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