DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, KARACHI vs ABU BAKAR AND Other — 1972 PLD 128

Citation: 1972 PLD 128

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-07-26

Parties: DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, KARACHI vs ABU BAKAR AND Other

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1972 Karachi 128

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Feroze Nana Ghulam Ali Title: DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, KARACHI vs ABU BAKAR AND Other Case No.: Reference No. 3 of 1967, Date of Judgment:1969-07-26 Reported As: PLD 1972 Karachi 128 Result: Reference answered JUDGMENT JUDGMENT This is a reference made by the Deputy Commissioner, Karachi, dated 22nd December 1966 to this Court under section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act in regard to the acquisi--tion of certain lands, situated in Deh Safooran and Deh Mehran, details of which are given here below: Deh Safooran: Deh Mehran.- S. No.AreaAcquiredBalance. 112 21.356.16 15.19 113 7.2 7.2 NIL 114 16.3716.37 NIL 115 24.3624.36 NIL 116 24.2124.21 NIL 117 24.3112.34 118 29.322.29 2030.3 0.3 2040.350.35 2. The land was required for a new runway and taxi-way at the Karachi Airport and is close to the National Highway. Notices under sections 9 and 10 of the Land Acquisition Act were issued to the respondents who appeared before the Deputy Commissioner and filed their written as well as oral statements. Notifications under section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act were issued on 2nd April 1959. --- ## Page 2 All the claimants, who responded to the notices served on them and are the owners of the land affected . By the notifications and the acquisition claimed compensation at the rate of Rs. 10,000 per acre or Rs. 3 per sq. Yard in Deh Safooran and Rs. 5,000 per acre for that acquired from Deh Mehran. The orders of the Deputy Commissioner said that the…

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