MUNSHI MUHAMMAD AND Another IFHAMULLAH KHAN vs FAIZANUL HAQ AND — 1971 SCMR 533

Citation: 1971 SCMR 533

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-12-31

Parties: MUNSHI MUHAMMAD AND Another IFHAMULLAH KHAN vs FAIZANUL HAQ AND JUDGMENT

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Case cited as 1971 SCMR 533

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): N/A Title:MUNSHI MUHAMMAD AND Another IFHAMULLAH KHAN vs FAIZANUL HAQ AND JUDGMENT Reported As: 1971 SCMR 533 Result: Leave refused Judgment JUDGMENT SAJJAD AHMAD, J.-This order will dispose of two petitions for Special Leave to Appeal Nos. 23 and 24 of 1971, the former filed by Munshi Muhammad and Muhammad Parvaiz, and the latter by Ifhamullah Khan, who were the successful bidders in an auction of some plots in land comprised in Khasra No. 3953, Zaildar Road, Lahore. This land had earlier been allotted to respondent, Faizanul Haq, on the 12th of December 1949, and subsequently transferred to him by the Settlement Authorities. This land, which measured 10 kanals 2 marlas, was divided into 15 plots. Some of them were put to auction, in which Ifhamullah Khan, petitioner, was the highest bidder for one plot measuring 9 marlas, while the petitioners in the second petition (Munshi Muhammad and Muhammad Parvaiz) were the highest bidders of some other plots measuring 1 kanal 10 marlas. The confirm--ing authorities did not accord approval to these auctions, and the land was in its entirety transferred in favour of the respon--dent. The petitioners filed writ petitions in the High Court against this transfer, which were dismissed, on the short ground that as auction-purchasers whose bids had not been finally approved by the relevant authorities, the petitioners were not clothed with any right in the auctioned properties, and had,…

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