Nawab SAADAT HUSSAIN AHD Another vs MUHAMMAD SULAMAN — 1971 PCRLJ 87

Citation: 1971 PCRLJ 87

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-07-04

Parties: Nawab SAADAT HUSSAIN AHD Another vs MUHAMMAD SULAMAN

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Case cited as 1971 PCRLJ 87

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Ghulam Safdar Shah Title: Nawab SAADAT HUSSAIN AHD Another vs MUHAMMAD SULAMAN Case No.: Criminal Miscellaneous No. 2122 of 1966 Date of Judgment:1970-07-04 Reported As: 1971 P Cr. L J 87 Result: case is made Judgment ORDER This petition seeks the quashment of proceedings under section 420, P. P. C. Which are presently pending against the petitioners in the Court of Civil Judge, and First Class Magistrate, Ghotki, District Sukkur. 2. The admitted facts of the case are that petitioner No. 1 had the verified claim in regard to 36,000 produce index units of agricultural land. Against this claim he was allotted the requisite land at Punnu Akil, District Sukkur, in the year 1960-61. Cut of this land he sold to the respondent 75 acres by a registered sale deed dated the 7th of September 1960, and also gave him the possession. However, on the 1st of September 1961 Martial Law Regulation No. 89 (hereinafter called the Regulation) was pro--mulgated and in terms of paragraph 14 thereof certain sales, whether effected before are after the coming into force of the Regulation, were declared void. The further effect of the Regula--tion was that the original entitlement of the claimants, including the petitioner, was substantially reduced and in the result he was required to surrender the excess land to the authorities. In obedience to the requirements of this Regulation, the petitioner surrendered the land of the respondent and also other land…

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