MESSRS OXFORD KNITTING MILLS vs SUKKUR MUNICIPALITY, SUKKUR AND — 1970 SCMR 537

Citation: 1970 SCMR 537

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-01-15

Parties: MESSRS OXFORD KNITTING MILLS vs SUKKUR MUNICIPALITY, SUKKUR AND ANOTHER

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Case cited as 1970 SCMR 537

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Waheeduddin Ahmad, Muhammad Yaqub Ali Khan Title:MESSRS OXFORD KNITTING MILLS vs SUKKUR MUNICIPALITY, SUKKUR AND ANOTHER Case No.:Civil Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. K-128 of 1969 Petition No. 426 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1970-01-15 Reported As: 1970 SCMR 537 Result: Leave refused Judgment ORDER WAHIDUDDIN AHMAD, J.-This petition for special leave to appeal is directed against the order of the High Court of West Pakistan, Karachi Bench, in Writ Petition No. 426 of 1969, decided on the 21st August 1969. By this order the petition filed, was dismissed in limine. The dispute in the present case is about a plot of land measuring 4,898 sq. Ft. Out of City Survey No. 581-C, situated behind Shalimar Cinema, Sukkur, which was leased out to the petitioner-Mills by the Sukkur Municipality, respondent No. 1, on 99 years' lease at Rs. 3 per sq. Ft. The petitioner was asked to deposit one- fourth of the cost which was deposited on the 2nd January 1965. It appears that the lease being of more than three years, the matter was to be finally decided by the Commissioner, Khairpur Division, the Controlling Authority under, rule 8(2)(c) of the West Pakistan Municipal Committee (Property) Rules, 1962. The learned Officer sanctioned the lease at tile rate of Rs. 6.50 per sq. Ft. By order dated the 22nd December 1965. The petitioner being aggrieved by this order challenged it before the Member, Board of Revenue, West Pakistan, in…

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