SULEMAN vs NUR JAMAL AND 11 Other — 1970 SCMR 625

Citation: 1970 SCMR 625

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-12-31

Parties: SULEMAN vs NUR JAMAL AND 11 Other

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Case cited as 1970 SCMR 625

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Waheeduddin Ahmad, Sajjad Ahmad Jan Title: SULEMAN vs NUR JAMAL AND 11 Other Case No.:Civil Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 43 of 1970 Letters Patent JUDGMENT Reported As: 1970 SCMR 625 Result: Leave refused Judgment JUDGMENT SAJJAD AHMAD, J.-The land which is the subject-matter of this petition for special leave to appeal is situated in Chak No. 583/G. B., Tehsil Jaranwala, in Lyallpur, which is a congested district for the purposes of the Settlement and Rehabilitation Scheme. On the 22nd of April 1954, the Deputy Rehabilitation Commissioner purporting to act under para. 11 of the Scheme, fixed a ceiling limit for confirmation of allotment of lands in this Chak at 114 units equal to 6 acres for each allottee as a policy measure to accommodate the large number of refugees who were sitting allottees in this Chak. The petitioner who was also a sitting allottee along with his sons, held a total entitlement of 1207 units. Before the ceiling was fixed in this Chak, 247 of the petitioner's units were transferred to village Pindi Isa and 566 units to another village named Herchokey on the 20th of May 1953. The balance of 394 units was left in the Chak in question, but the land equivalent to 114 units (6 acres) was confirmed in favour of the petitioner according to the ceiling fixed and the rest of the land was distributed to other sitting allottees. A surplus of 2 acres of un-allotted land was left over which has also been…

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