Al Wakeelo
Your Digital Lawyer, Always on Duty
Initializing Secure Chambers
Your Digital Lawyer, Always on Duty
Initializing Secure Chambers
Citation: 1970 PLD 463
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 1969
Decision Date: 1969-12-31
Parties: GOVERNMENT OF WEST PAKISTAN vs SUBEDAR MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN AND 3 JUDGMENT
Case cited as PLD 1970 Lahore 463
Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Karam Elahi Chauhan, A. R. Sheikh Title:GOVERNMENT OF WEST PAKISTAN vs SUBEDAR MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN AND 3 JUDGMENT Reported As: PLD 1970 Lahore 463 Result: Orders accordingly Judgment JUDGMENT K. E. CHAUHAN, J.----This judgment will dispose of two Regular First Appeals bearing Nos. 53 of 1963 and 54 of 1963. 2. The Provincial Government acquired an area of 42 kanals and I marla (which is the subject- matter of dispute in R. F. A. 53 of 1963) and an area of 8 kanals and 18 marlas (which is the subject- matter of R. F. A. No. 54 of 1963), for the extension of Small Industries Estate on G. T. Road, Gujrat. The initial notification for the acquisition of the aforesaid areas was issued on 25-10-1961, with reference to which date the com--pensation for payment to the land owners is to be assessed. The Land Acquisition Collector gave awards on 19-5-1962, holding that the compensation to the land owners should be assessed at the rate of Rs. 40 per marla. This evaluation was based on the nature of the land being chahi agricultural land and was worked out on the score of the Ausat Panjsala which had been prepared by the Patwari in the case. 3. The owners with regard to the aforesaid two sets of land claimed references under section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, which were decided by the learned Administrative Civil Judge, Gujrat on 1- 5-1963. The learned Civil Judge enhanced the rate to Rs. 70 per marla. The Provincial Government has come up in…
Read the full judgment on Al Wakeelo — Pakistan's AI-powered legal research platform.