M. ABDUL AZIZ AND 3 OTHERS vs THE SETTLEMENT AND REHABILITATION — 1971 PLD 871

Citation: 1971 PLD 871

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-12-31

Parties: M. ABDUL AZIZ AND 3 OTHERS vs THE SETTLEMENT AND REHABILITATION JUDGMENT

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1971 Lahore 871

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Zakiuddin Pal Title:M. ABDUL AZIZ AND 3 OTHERS vs THE SETTLEMENT AND REHABILITATION JUDGMENT Reported As: PLD 1971 Lahore 871 Result: Petition accepted Judgment JUDGMENT The facts giving rise to this petition are that nine claims submitted by the petitioners were verified in a consolidated form by the Deputy Claims Commissioner, Sahiwal, vide his order dated 23-10- 1969, Annexure 'A' for rupees thirteen lacs sixty-one thousand four hundred and seventy-two. Respondent No, 2 Sheikh Amir Ali son of Abdul Qadir who was impleaded as party by this Court on 24-6-1970, made an application (Annexure 'C') to the Chief Accounts Officer, Settlement Organization, Lahore for the purpose of scrutinizing the claims of the petitioners which, according to him, were bogus as the petitioners had no property in India. The petitioners thereafter received a notice .Annexure from respondent No, 1, Settlement and Rehabilitation Commissioner with powers of Claims Commissioner, Lahore Division, under section 14 (2) of Registration of Claims Act of 1956 directing them to appear before him on 6-8-1969 in connection with their verified claims. 2. The petitioners, while appearing before respondent No, 1, raised preliminary objection regarding the jurisdiction of the Claims Commissioner to hold an inquiry under section 14(2) of the Act. It was submitted by the petitioners that in view of the Amending Ordinance XIII of 1964, respondent No, 1 was not competent to…

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