WARMS IQBAL AND ANOTHER vs SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER, LAHORE — 1971 PLD 1020

Citation: 1971 PLD 1020

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-12-31

Parties: WARMS IQBAL AND ANOTHER vs SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER, LAHORE JUDGMENT

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1971 Lahore 1020

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Siddiq Title:WARMS IQBAL AND ANOTHER vs SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER, LAHORE JUDGMENT Reported As: PLD 1971 Lahore 1020 Result: Petition accepted Judgment JUDGMENT There was a joint Hindu family before Partition consisting of three brothers--Om Parkash, Bodh Raj and Ralla Rain. This family owned considerable immovable property in Lahore including house No, 3, Abkari Road, Lahore (property No, S-III-10-S-3). Vide Partition-Deed dated 24-4-1947 the property was divided amongst three brothers. Om Parkash died before Partition leaving behind his widow Mst. Shanti Devi and a daughter Mst. Sudesh Kumari. At the time of Partition of the country, all these persons migrated to India. However, Ralla Ram returned to Lahore in December 1947. He embraced Islam publicly through the Imam of Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, and his new Muslim name was Sh. Muhammad Iqbal. He married a Muslim lady Mst. Mahmooda Begum who was national of Pakistan. Out of this wedlock there were two issues Mst. Zahida Iqbal and Waris Iqbal who arc the petitioners in the present writ petition. 2. Sh. Muhammad Iqbal alias Ralla Ram made an application under section 15 of West Punjab Protection of Evacuee Property Ordinance, 1947 (VII of 1947) for restoration of four pieces of property including house No, 3, Abkari Road, Lahore, which by that time had been allotted to two Government servants including Nawab Khan respondent. The representative of the Rehabilitation Authority…

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