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Petitioner: IMAM CHEEMA VS Respondent: AUQAF DEPARTMENT through Chief Administrator, Punjab, Lahore
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Muhammad Rafique Tarar, Manzoor Hussain Sial Title:IMAM CHEEMA vs AUQAF DEPARTMENT through Chief Administrator, Punjab,
Lahore Case No.: Civil Revision No, 159/D of 1988 Date of Judgment:1993-12-08 Reported As: 1994 SCMR 1787 Result: Leave granted Judgment ORDER ' MANZOOR HUSSAIN SIAL, J.---After hearing learned counsel for petitioner and Ch. Khurshid Ahmed, Advocate, learned counsel for the respondent, we grant leave to appeal in this case, to consider inter alia:- (1) Whether the lease in respect of the property in dispute, in favour of the predecessor-in-interest of the petitioner created by the Mutwalli, in terms of the order of the Additional District Judge, Lahore dated 20-4-1938, enured for the benefit of the petitioner; (2) Whether the Mutwalli was under legal obligation to obtain prior permission of the Court for executing each lease agreement for 99 years; (3) Whether the suit instituted by the respondent was barred by limitation. ' The appeal be expeditiously completed and fixed for hearing at an early date. Interim order of stay dated 17-7-1993 to continue meanwhile.