WALI MUHAMMAD AND 2 OTHERS vs INAM-UL-HASSAN KHAN AND 5 OTHERS — 1968 SCMR 415

Citation: 1968 SCMR 415

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-04-02

Parties: WALI MUHAMMAD AND 2 OTHERS vs INAM-UL-HASSAN KHAN AND 5 OTHERS

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Case cited as 1968 SCMR 415

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Nasim Hasan Shah, Sheikh Anwarul Haq Title: WALI MUHAMMAD AND 2 OTHERS vs INAM-UL-HASSAN KHAN AND 5 OTHERS Case No.: Letters Patent Appeal No, 185 of 1965 Date of Judgment:1970-04-02 Reported As: PLD 1971 Lahore 332 Result: Appeal dismissed. JUDGMENT JUDGMENT NASIM HASAN SHAH, J.--This appeal under clause 10 of the Letters Patent calls in question the judgment of a learned Single Judge whereby the writ petition of the present appellants bearing No, 2103/R-62 was dismissed by his order dated 4-10-65. 2. The facts constituting the background of this appeal are that the property in dispute commonly known as Dinga Singh Building, bearing No, S-37/R-161, Beadon Road, Lahore, is assessed at monthly rental of Rs, 638.50 per mensem and, therefore, was treated as a big mansion. Respondents Nos, 1 to 3 who have been transferred this property, through private negotiations, at first offered a bid of 50 times the annual rental value of the property to the Chief Settlement Commissioner in connection with its transfer. A similar offer was then made by the appellants also. However, on 17-8.64, respondents Nos, 1 to 3 raised their offer to 55 years' annual rent and this offer was accepted by Mr. I. A. Khan, Settlement Commissioner (Industries) on 22-8-60 and the acceptance of the offer was duly intimated by him by a memo. issued on 24-8-60 (Annexure 'F' to the writ petition). The validity of this memorandum is inter alia impugned in the present…

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