Mst. SARDAR BEGUM vs LAHORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST, LAHORE AND 3 Other — 1972 PLD 458

Citation: 1972 PLD 458

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-08-13

Parties: Mst. SARDAR BEGUM vs LAHORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST, LAHORE AND 3 Other

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1972 Lahore 458

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Aslam Riaz Hussain, Sardar Muhammad Iqbal Title: Mst. SARDAR BEGUM vs LAHORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST, LAHORE AND 3 Other Case No.: Writ Petition No. 1530 of 1967 Date of Judgment:1971-08-13 Reported As: PLD 1972 Lahore 458 Result: H. JUDGMENT JUDGMENT SARDAR MUHAMMAD IQBAL, J.-Petitioner Mst. Sardar Begum deceased filed this petition on the 5th of September 1967 challenging the improvement scheme sanctioned by the Government by its notification dated the 4th of September 1962. The petitioner also challenged the consequent acquisition proceedings in respect of her bungalow situate at 78-Upper Mall. Lahore for which the award was given by the Collector on the 30th of January 1965. She also questioned the sale made by the Lahore Improvement Trust (hereinafter to be called the Trust) in favour of the National Institute of Public Administration (hereinafter to be called the NIPA). 2. The Government of West Pakistan requisitioned the Bungalow of Mst. Sardar Begum and had housed the office of the Chief Conservator of Forests in It. On the enforcement of Constitution in June 1962 it became necessary to shift the NIPA from the Assembly Chamber which now was to be used for the Provincial Legislature, to some other building. The Government directed the Chief Conservator of Forests to shift from 78-Upper Mall, Lahore, and asked the NIPA to occupy the building with a direction that it should enter into a lease deed with the owner itself. The letter of…

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