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Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908)--

---- S. 96 --- Appeal --- Maintainability---Dispute as regards grant of land--- Respondents had deliberately avoided to join the appe lants as party to the suit although they were party before the Revenue Authorities throughout and in fact it was on appelants' applications that the whole question was investigated into --- Such -appe lants, thus, were affected parties -- Appelants in their memorandum of appeal had prayed that they might be granted leave to appeal as they were adversely affected by the impugned judgment and decree --- Appe lants' appeal, held, was maintainable in circumstances.

Q.B.E. Insurance Limited v. The Trustees of the Port of Karachi 1992 CLC 904; Ghulam Rasool and 2 others v. Additional Settlement Commissioner and others 1985 SCMR 1832; M.M. Saya & Co. v. Wazir Ali Industries Ltd., Karachi and others PLD 1969 SC 65 and India General Navigation and Railway Co. Ltd. and others v. Noor Muhammad PLD 1960 Dacca 66 ref.