COLLECTOR OF KARACHI vs CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA, KARACHI AND 14 OTHERS — 1960 PLD 35

Citation: 1960 PLD 35

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-10-16

Parties: COLLECTOR OF KARACHI vs CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA, KARACHI AND 14 OTHERS

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1960 Quetta 35

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Abdul Qadir Sheikh, Muhammad Ali Sayeed Title: COLLECTOR OF KARACHI vs CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA, KARACHI AND 14 OTHERS Case No.: Letters Patent Appeal No, 12 of 1955 Date of Judgment:1970-10-16 Reported As: PLD 1971 Karachi 560 Result: Order accordingly JUDGMENT JUDGMENT ABDUL KADIR SHAIKH, J.--This appeal is directed against the order of the learned Single Judge of this Court dated the 16th of October 1964 passed on a reference made by the Collector of Karachi under section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Lands of the respondents were acquired by the Government under two notifications dated the 19th of October 19 3 and the 3rd of December 1953; it was, however, stated at the Bar that the possession of the land was taken in the month of January 1954. After the parties filed their respective claims, the Collector of Karachi gave a joint award on the 3rd of May 1956, and it only be appropriate to reproduce the following portion of it in order to appreciate the contentions raised in this appeal. Various persons have filed in their written claims. Almost all of them are claiming fancy prices ranging from Rs, 3 to Rs, 5 per sq. yard in support of their claims, they state that the rate claimed by them is according to the market value prevailing in the locality. I have got the list of recorded sales from the Taluka office. The list shows that the average rate of sale in Deh Thano during the years 1952-53 and 1953-54 is not less than Rs,…

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