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Writ Petition No.4078 of 2021
PRESENT; (JAWAD HASSAN) JUDGE
Date of hearing 21.01.2025 Petitioner(s) by M/s Hassan Raza Pasha and Abdul Basit Khan Tanoli, ASCs.
Respondent(s) by M/s Ajam Naz Malik and Raja Muqsit Nawaz Khan, Advocates for
Respondent No.7.
Muazzam Ali Goraya etc. V/S Member (Judicial-I) etc.
Law: Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967
Section: 161, 162, 167
Law: Limitation Act, 1908
Section: 3
Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973
Section:
SUMMARY
The petitioners challenged an order dated 01.07.2021 passed by the Member (Judicial-I), Board of Revenue, Punjab, whereby their appeal against the Commissioner’s order dated 06.01.2020 was dismissed. The matter originated from approval of Naqsha Jeem and subsequent revenue litigation under the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967.
The Court noted that the appeal before the Board of Revenue was filed after an inordinate delay of one year and 21 days, whereas Section 162(c) of the Act provides a 90-day limitation period for such appeals. Since limitation under the Act is mandatory and governed by the Limitation Act, 1908, the Member (Judicial-I) rightly held the appeal time-barred.
The Court relied on multiple Supreme Court precedents emphasizing that: