Mst. Zardar Begum vs Mohammad Azim Khan and others — 1954 PLD 167

Citation: 1954 PLD 167

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-12-31

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1954 Lah. 167

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s):Salahuddin Ahmad, Waheeduddin Ahmad, Hamoodur Rahman, Sajjad JUDGMENT Reported As: PLD 1971 Supreme Court 580 Result: Appeal accepted Judgment JUDGMENT MUHAMMAD YAQUB ALI, J.--The dispute in this certificated appeal from the judgment and decree of a Division Bench of the erstwhile High Court of West Pakistan, Lahore Seat, dated the 24th June 1960, pertains to the inheritance of SubedarMajor Qurban Ali Khan who was granted eight squares of Crown land in Chak No, 122/7-ER, Tehsil and District Montgomery under the Colonization of Government Lands (Punjab) Act, 1912. He had four sons, namely, Muhammad Aslam Khan, Mohammad Azim Khan, Sher Afzal Khan and Mohammad Amin Khan. Mohammad Aslam Khan died during the lifetime of Subedar-Major Qurban Ali Khan leaving behind a widow Mst. Shah Jehan Begum and two daughters Mst. Zardar Begum, appellant herein, and Mst. Khurshid Begum, deceased. The respondents 1 to 5 are the sons of Mohammad Azim Khan and respondent No, 6 is the son of Mohammad Amin Khan. Sher Afzal Khan, the third brother was survived by a son Mohammad Afzal Khan who too died issueless before the present litigation started. On the demise of Subedar-Major Qurban Ali Khan, his estate in Chak No, 122/7-ER, Tehsil and District Montgomery and in his home district Rawalpindi was mutated 3/4th in equal shares in the names of his three sons and 1/4th in equal shares in the names of Mst. Zardar Begum and Mst. Khurshid Begum. No share…

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