WAHEED KHAN vs SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER, HYDERABAD AND ANOTHER — 1971 PLD 273

Citation: 1971 PLD 273

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-10-22

Parties: WAHEED KHAN vs SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER, HYDERABAD AND ANOTHER

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1971 Karachi 273

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Qadeer-ud-Din Ahmad Title: WAHEED KHAN vs SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER, HYDERABAD AND ANOTHER Case No.: Petition No, 274 of 1965 Date of Judgment:1970-10-22 Reported As: PLD 1971 Karachi 273 Result: Petition dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT This is a petition under Article 98 of the Constitution by which the petitioner has challenged the validity of the order dated the 14th of January 1965. 2. The facts which form the background are that the house in dispute bearing No, E/37/870, situated in Buta Lane, Tahir Bazar, Hyderabad, was occupied by Fayyaz Hussain respondent No, 2 who submitted his N. C. H. Form on the 8th of August 1959 with the object that it be transferred to him. The form was submitted in Ward D of Centre 2. On the 3rd of October 1959, a P. T. 0. was issued to him. 3. On the 24th of October 1960, a P. T. 0. for the same house was issued to Wahid Khan also as a result of earmarking proceedings which took place in Centre 3. In 1962 Fayyaz Hussain pointed out to the Additional Settlement Commissioner that there was a double allotment o' the house. On the 24th of July 1962, his application was rejected and an appeal was preferred against the order of rejection to the Additional Settlement Commissioner. This was done on the 16th of August 1962. The appeal was treated as a review application and was rejected on the 25th of November 1963 on the ground that an officer of equal rank had rejected the application of Fayyaz Hussain. A revision…

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