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Petitioner: LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTOR AND Another VS Respondent: MUHAMMAD SALEEM AND Other
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Shahnawaz Khan, M. S. H. Qureshi Title:LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTOR AND Another vs MUHAMMAD SALEEM AND
Other Case No.: Civil Petition No. 12-P of 1981 Date of Judgment:1982-02-09 Reported As: 1982 SCMR 1009 Result: Appeal dismissed Judgment ORDER SHAH NAWAZ KHAN, J.-The learned counsel for the petitioners submit that by mistake of fact, this petition was submitted in this Court; whereas the petitioners were as of right entitled to lodge a direct appeal before this Court as the amount involved therein is in excess of Rs. 50,000. The learned counsel for the respondents also agrees. This petition is, therefore, to be treated as an appeal before this Court. Notice was given to Mr. Fida Muhammad Khan, Advocate, who appeared on behalf of the respondents and he has accepted this notice. Statement of the learned counsel for the appellants and the learned counsel for the respondents has been recorded wherein they agree that the respondents are entitled' to the enhanced rate of compensation on their share in the land as assessed by the High Court in its order dated 1-12-1980. This appeal stands dismissed as being time-barred, but we pass no order as to costs.