Sree GOUR NITAI SAHA vs ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (REVENUE), — 1970 SCMR 887

Citation: 1970 SCMR 887

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-12-31

Parties: Sree GOUR NITAI SAHA vs ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (REVENUE), JUDGMENT

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Case cited as 1970 SCMR 887

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Hamoodur Rahman, Mujibur Rahman Khan Title:Sree GOUR NITAI SAHA vs ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (REVENUE), JUDGMENT Reported As: 1970 SCMR 887 Result: Petition dismissed Judgment JUDGMENT M. R. KHAN, J.-The petitioner brought Title Suit No. 4 of 1966 in the Second Court of Subordinate Judge, Barisal against the Province of East Pakistan, represented by the Deputy Commissioner, Bakerganj, for a permanent injunction restraining the defendant from making any settlement of the suit land to any body else. The petitioner prayed for an ad interim injunction, but the prayer was rejected both by the trial Court and the appellate Court. The petitioner then moved a revisional application in the High Court of East Pakistan and succeeded in obtaining an ad interim injunction. It was alleged that Mr. K. M. A. Rab, the then Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue), Bakerganj approved settlement of the suit land in spite of the ad interim injunction. Accordingly, the petitioner made an application in the High Court for taking action for contempt of Court. The learned Judges of a Division Bench of the High Court rejected the application on the ground that no case for contempt was made out. The present petition is directed against the decision of the High Court. It appears from the order of High Court that the learned Judges having gone through the application for contempt were satisfied that no case for contempt was made out. When the High…

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