MUHAMMAD KHAN vs GOVERNMENT OF WEST PAKISTAN AND OTHERS — 1970 PLD 506

Citation: 1970 PLD 506

Court: Baghdad-ul-Jadid

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-04-30

Parties: MUHAMMAD KHAN vs GOVERNMENT OF WEST PAKISTAN AND OTHERS

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1970 SC 506

Judgment Text

Court Name: Baghdad-ul-Jadid Judge(s): Anwar-ul-Haq Title: MUHAMMAD KHAN vs GOVERNMENT OF WEST PAKISTAN AND OTHERS Case No.: Civil Revision No, 53 of 1957/BWP Date of Judgment:1971-04-30 Reported As: PLD 1971 Baghdad-ul-Jadid 53 Result: Petition dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT This petition under section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure seeks a revision of two orders passed by the learned Administrative Civil Judge, Bahawalpur on the 8th of November 1966 and the 9th of September 1967 respectively. By the first mentioned order the learned Judge dismissed a suit brought by the present petitioner Muhammad Khan for possession of agricultural land measuring 461 kanals and 4 mantis situate in Chak No, 59/DB, Sub Tehsil Yazman District Bahawalpur. By the second order, the learned Administrative Civil Judge refused to review his earlier judgment and decree. 2. The facts, giving rise to this litigation, are that on various dates between August 1951 and February 1954 the petitioner purchased serveral lots of state agricultural land totalling 461 kanals and 4 marlas in area. He did not pay the sale price according to the original conditions of auction and obtained some relaxation therein. It appears that he did not pay the instalments even according to the concession granted to him subsequent to the auction sales with the result that the lands were resumed by the Collector and re-auctioned on the 17th of November 1953 in favour of defendant-respondents Nos, 2 to 19. The Collector also…

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