MUHAMMAD YAQOOB AND 7 Other vs PROVINCE OF WEST PAKISTAN AND 2 — 1966 PLD 960

Citation: 1966 PLD 960

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-12-31

Parties: MUHAMMAD YAQOOB AND 7 Other vs PROVINCE OF WEST PAKISTAN AND 2 JUDGMENT

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1966 Lah. 960

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Nasim Hasan Shah Title:MUHAMMAD YAQOOB AND 7 Other vs PROVINCE OF WEST PAKISTAN AND 2 JUDGMENT Reported As: PLD 1970 Lahore 377 Result: Order accordingly Judgment JUDGMENT The facts of the case, as stated by the present petitioners and not controverted by the respondents, are these. The West Pakistan Small Industries Corporation was desirous of establishing a Small Industries Eastate at public expense at Sialkot for which purpose an area of about 126 acres of land was required. In pursuance of a request made in this behalf, the Commissioner, Lahore Division, Lahore, issued a notification on 7-11-61 under section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter called the Act) and on 9-1-62 the requisite notification under the Act, under section 6, was issued. In pursuance of the notification referred to above, the possession of III acres 3 kanals of land out of the land mentioned in these notifications was taken by the Small Industries Corporation. A sum of Rupees 10 lacs was deposited by the said Corporation in the Government Treasury on 6th April 1962, and a sum of Rs. 5,20,203 being the approximate price of the land acquired was deposited on 6th July 1962. The possession of the land was acquired and subsequently delivered to the Small Industries Corporation. It is relevant to point out that the area handed over to the said Corporation included the area of about 93 kanals belonging to late Mian Muhammad Hussain, Advocate, the…

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