MUKHTARAN AND Other vs (1) Mst. NUR BEGUM AND (2) CHIEF SETTLEMENT — 1972 PLD 282

Citation: 1972 PLD 282

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-12-31

Parties: MUKHTARAN AND Other vs (1) Mst. NUR BEGUM AND (2) CHIEF SETTLEMENT JUDGMENT

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1972 Lahore 282

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Siddiq, Saleem Mazhar Title:MUKHTARAN AND Other vs (1) Mst. NUR BEGUM AND (2) CHIEF SETTLEMENT JUDGMENT Reported As: PLD 1972 Lahore 282 Result: Petition dismissed Judgment JUDGMENT MUHAMMAD SIDDIQUE, J.-The dispute in this settlement revision relates to property left by Jhanda, deceased. Mst. Mukhtaran, petitioner, is his real sister while Fazal Ahmad petitioner, is his real paternal uncle's son. Mst. Noor Begum, respondent, is the widow of said Jhanda. It is alleged that he died in 1947 while migrating to Pakistan. His widow, Mst. Noor Begum alone filed Claim Form under the Punjab Refugees (Registration of Land Claims) Act, 19 49, for the land abandoned by her husband. Land measuring 18 kanals and 12 marlas was verified on the said Claim Form and in lieu thereof, she was allotted 57 kanals 8 marlas of land in Chak No. 421/fi. B., Tehsil Pakpattan, district Sahiwal. On 28-2-1953 the mutation of inheritance of Jhanda deceased was sanctioned in favour of his widow, -41st. Noor Begum, respondent. Although the present petitioners reside in the same Chak yet they kept quiet about the matter till 10-12-1964 when they challenged the inheritance mutation in appeal before the Deputy Rehabilitation Com--missioner (Land), who tide order dated 24-6-1965 dismissed the same on the ground of limitation. It may be pointed out that the learned Deputy Rehabilitation Commissioner (Land) hold that the present petitioners were aware of the…

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