Mst. ZUHRA BEGUM vs Syed SAJJAD HUSSAIN AND 7 Other — 1971 SCMR 697

Citation: 1971 SCMR 697

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-10-25

Parties: Mst. ZUHRA BEGUM vs Syed SAJJAD HUSSAIN AND 7 Other

Headnotes

Case cited as 1971 SCMR 697

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Mujibur Rahman Khan, Sajjad Ahmad Jan Title: Mst. ZUHRA BEGUM vs Syed SAJJAD HUSSAIN AND 7 Other Case No.: Civil Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 136 of 1971 L. P. A. No. 96 of 1971 Date of Judgment:1971-10-25 Reported As: 1971 SCMR 697 Result: Leave refused JUDGMENT JUDGMENT SAJJAD AHMAD, J.---Property No. S. W. III.13.S.2 situated in Ram Nagar, Lahore, was transferred in equal shares to Fazal Hussain and Iftikhar Hussain, who are real brothers. By a deed of association, which was approved by the Deputy Settlement Com--missioner on the 16th of August 1960, Fazal Hussain surrendered all his rights in favour of his relation, Sajjad Hussain, who was living in this very house but had not applied for its transfer. Later, it appears that another agreement of association was executed by both the brothers in favour of the petitioner, Mst. Zuhra Begum, by which they made over all their, rights in the house to her. This agreement was also approved by the Deputy Settlement Commis--sioner on the 7th of October 1960, and a P. T. O. In pursuance thereof was issued in favour of Mst. Zuhra Begum. These conflict--ing deeds of association gave rise to a dispute over the half portion of the house, which had been given to Sajjad Hussain under the deed of association executed by Fazal Hussain in his favour. The matter was finally decided by Mr. Muhammad Saeeduzzaman, Settlement Commissioner, by his order dated the 31st of March 1964,…

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