GOVERNMENT OF WEST PAKISTAN THROUGH THE LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, — 1962 PLD 292

Citation: 1962 PLD 292

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-12-31

Petitioner: GOVERNMENT OF WEST PAKISTAN THROUGH THE LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, JUDGMENT

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1962 Lah. 292

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Qadeer-ud-Din Ahmad, Mir Khuda Bakhsh Marri Title:GOVERNMENT OF WEST PAKISTAN THROUGH THE LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, JUDGMENT Reported As: PLD 1971 Karachi 692 Result: Appeal dismissed Judgment JUDGMENT QADEERUDDIN AHMED, C. J.--This appeal arises from the order of a II-Additional District Judge, Hyderabad, dated the 23rd of November 1963, by which he enhanced the amount of compensation after recording evidence and examining the objections of the respondents. 2. The facts which form the background are that 1 acre 4 ghuntas of land from S. No, 105 and 33 ghuntas from S. No, 110, situated in Deh Gujjo in the out-skirts of Hyderabad City were acquired for the requirements of Pinyari Feeder of the Lower Sind barrage. The Collector awarded Rs, 2,577.23 as compensation and sent notice of the award to the predecessor of the respondents, namely, HO Abdul Latif under section 12 (2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 who received it on the 18th of July 1960. He applied for a certified copy of that award on the 20th of July 1960 with the result that the copy was prepared and delivered to him on the 31st of August 1960. He submitted written application to the Collector for reference to be made to the Court in terms of section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act and the required reference was made by the Collector on the 10th of March 1961. When the reference came up for disposal before the Court it issued notice to the present appellant who submitted…

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