ABDUL GHANI vs SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER, LAHORE DIVISION, LAHORE AND — 1965 PLD 596

Citation: 1965 PLD 596

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-12-31

Parties: ABDUL GHANI vs SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER, LAHORE DIVISION, LAHORE AND JUDGMENT

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1965 Lah. 596

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Sheikh Anwarul Haq, Muhammad Ali Sayed Title:ABDUL GHANI vs SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER, LAHORE DIVISION, LAHORE AND JUDGMENT Reported As: PLD 1971 Lahore 59 Result: Order accordingly Judgment JUDGMENT MUHAMMAD Au SAYEED, J.--This appeal under clause 10 of the High Court of West Pakistan Letters Patent is directed against an order dated 25th of April 1966 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court dismissing a petition under Article 98 of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1962, brought by the present appellant to question the orders passed, by the Settlement Authorities depriving the appellant of an 'annexe' to a residential building which had been transferred to him by the Deputy Settlement Commissioner. This appeal was admitted to regular hearing on the 1st of July 1966. During the pendency of the appeal, respondent No, 3, Sufaid Khan, died on 10th July 1968. No action was taken by the appellant to bring the legal representatives of deceased Sufaid Khan on record until 17th of January 1969 on which date the appellant presented an application, under Order XXII, rule 4 read with section 151, C. P. C. praying that the persons shown by him in the application as legal representatives of Sufaid Khan be joined in place of the deceased. An affidavit filed in support of the aforesaid application merely recited that Sufaid Khan, respondent No, 3 had died on 10th July 1968 and had left behind the heirs and legal representatives disclosed in the…

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