MUHAMMAD AMIR vs MEMBER (COLONIES) BOARD OF REVENUE, WEST — 1970 SCMR 364

Citation: 1970 SCMR 364

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-12-31

Parties: MUHAMMAD AMIR vs MEMBER (COLONIES) BOARD OF REVENUE, WEST JUDGMENT

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Case cited as 1970 SCMR 364

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Hamoodur Rahman, Sajjad Ahmad Jan Title:MUHAMMAD AMIR vs MEMBER (COLONIES) BOARD OF REVENUE, WEST JUDGMENT Reported As: 1970 SCMR 364 Result: Petition dismissed Judgment JUDGMENT SAJJAD AHMAD, J.-The petitioner's father was a temporary Lambardar of Chak No. 125/6-R, Tehsil Fortabbas, District Bahawalnagar, and was allotted 12 acres, 2 kanals and 18 marlas of land as a lambardari grant in 1936 which was held by him till his death which occurred on 19-8-1955. Being a temporary Lambardar, he could not acquire proprietary rights in the land of his grant, as that concession was available only to the permanent Lambardars. The petitioner succeeded his father as a temporary Lambardar and enjoyed the lambardari grant. He became a, permanent Lambardar on the 25th of October 1958, and on the following day, that is, on the 26th of October 1958, he filed an appli--cation for permission to deposit the requisite amount for the acquisition of proprietary rights in accordance with the Schedule of rates approved by the former Bahawalpur Government which, he alleged, was Rs. 130 per acre. The Commissioner fixed the price at Rs. 800 per acre, which was confirmed by the Board of Revenue. An offer was made to the petitioner to acquire the proprietary rights on that price or, in the alternative, to have it on Pedigree Live Stock Breeding Scheme. The petitioner refused the offer, insisting to acquire the land on his own quoted price of Rs. 130 per…

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