Mst. RAZIA SULTANA vs ALI AHMAD KHAN AND 3 Other — 1971 SCMR 219

Citation: 1971 SCMR 219

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-02-22

Parties: Mst. RAZIA SULTANA vs ALI AHMAD KHAN AND 3 Other

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Case cited as 1971 SCMR 219

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Salahuddin Ahmad, Muhammad Yaqub Ali Khan Title: Mst. RAZIA SULTANA vs ALI AHMAD KHAN AND 3 Other Case No.: Civil Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 210 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1971-02-22 Reported As: 1971 SCMR 219 Result: Leave refused JUDGMENT JUDGMENT SALAHUDDIN AHMED, J.-This petition for leave to appeal is from an order of the erstwhile High Court of West Pakistan, Lahore, dismissing a second appeal. The property in dispute is Katri Dinanath at Beadon Road, Lahore, claimed to have been purchased by respondent No. 1, Ali Ahmad Khan. Respondent No. 1 brought a suit against the petitioner for a declaration that the former was the owner of the property and the latter, her mother Mst. Gulzar Begum (respon--dent No. 2) and Muhammad Sharif, respondent No. 3, be restrained by a perpetual injunction from managing the property. The property had originally belonged to a Hindu named Lala Dina Nath Mohra who, on 15-9-1947, declared that he had embraced Islam and had assumed the name of Sheikh Din Muhammad. He is said to have married respondent Gulzar Begum and out of this wedlock was born petitioner, Mst. Razia Sultana. At the time of his conversion he had a Hindu wife and one daughter and 3 sons by her, including Ram Krishan. Ram Krishan too, embraced Islam, about a year after his father's conversion and assumed the name of Sheikh Riaz Ahmad. Sheikh Din Muhammad died on 7-2-1957. Respondent Ali Ahmad claims to have purchased…

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