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Petitioner: ASHRAF HUSSAIN And Others VS Respondent: M.A. HAQUE, C.S.P., CHIEF SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER, Through M.B.R. (Settlement) And 3 Other
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Ali Hussain Qazilbash, Aslam Riaz Hussain Title:ASHRAF HUSSAIN And Others vs M.A. HAQUE, C.S.P., CHIEF SETTLEMENT
COMMISSIONER, Through M.B.R. (Settlement) And 3 Other Case No.: Civil Petition No. 737 of 1983 Revision No. 32 of 1971 Date of Judgment:1987-04-07 Reported As: 1987 SCMR 1073 Result: Leave granted Judgment ORDER ALI HUSSAIN QAZILBASH, J.-- This is a petition for leave to appeal against the judgment' of the Lahore High Court, dated 4-4-1983, whereby the Settlement Revision of the petitioners challenging the legality of the order of the Chief Settlement Commissioner, dated 12-2-1971 whereby he withdrew his earlier order made on 21-10-1970, has been dismissed. 2.The main point, besides others, in this petition is whether the petitioners are entitled to retain 17 -- acres of urban land in Sillanwali against their pending urban as well as rural units. The learned counsel for the petitioners has been heard in this case at some length when' the learned counsel for the caveator informed us that a civil appeal on similar points has been heard by this Court at Rawalpindi and the judgment is reserved. He prayed that this petition be kept pending till the decision of the said civil appeal. In view of the above information, we think that it would be in the fitness of things if leave is granted in this case. Orders accordingly. Security--Rs.2,000. This case be placed before the Court as soon as the decision in the civil appeal quoted above is made.