THE BURMAH SHELL OIL STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTING COMPANY OF PAKISTAN — 1970 SCMR 63

Citation: 1970 SCMR 63

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1967

Decision Date: 1967-10-09

Parties: THE BURMAH SHELL OIL STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTING COMPANY OF PAKISTAN LTD. AND Another vs THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, KARACHI

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Case cited as 1970 SCMR 63

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Alvin R. Cornelius, Fazal-e-Akbar Title:THE BURMAH SHELL OIL STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTING COMPANY OF PAKISTAN LTD. AND Another vs THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, KARACHI Case No.: Civil Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 388 of 1967 Date of Judgment:1967-10-09 Reported As: 1970 SCMR 63 Result: Leave granted Judgment ORDER CORNELIUS, C. J.-Difficult questions of law, e.g. As to the validity of an order in the nature of withdrawal of a franchise, after the grantee had satisfied all requirements of procedure and had incurred considerable expense (the sum of three lakes Of rupees is mentioned) on the faith of the franchise, arise in this case. The order of the High Court, in writ jurisdiction, is in the nature of a first decision. Babu Munir Ghulam Sadiq v. N.W. F. P. Government (PLD1955FC410 We accordingly grant leave to appeal as prayed. SCCur1tv--Rs. 2,500. The petitioner is permitted to supply the requisite 1inmber of copies of documents which he wishes to bring on tile record of the case for hearing, in order to expedite the preparation of the case.

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