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| 1970 SLG 3010 1970 SLD 3010 = 1970 SCMR 68 |
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Civil Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 245 of 1967, decided on 11th October 1967.
Presented By: S. A. Rahman and Fazle-Akbar, JJ
Ghazanfar Ali Gondal, Advocate Supreme Court instructed by Wajid Hussain, Senior Attorney for Petitioners: Nemo for
Respondents.
Civil Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 245 of 1967, decided on 11th October 1967.
Presented By: S. A. Rahman and Fazle-Akbar, JJ
Ghazanfar Ali Gondal, Advocate Supreme Court instructed by Wajid Hussain, Senior Attorney for Petitioners: Nemo for
Respondents.
GHULAM NABI AND ANOTHER--Petitioners
VERSUS
Khan MUHAMMAD AFZAL KHAN, SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER, LAHORE AND ANOTHER-Respondents
Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1962
Section: 98
(On appeal from the judgment and order of the High Court of West Pakistan, Lahore, dated the 26th April 1967, in Writ Petition No. 773-R of 1965). Constitution of Pakistan (1962), Art. 98-Mere fact that another view of evidence on record possible-No ground for interference in writ jurisdiction. Date of hearing : 11th October 1967. JUDGMENT S. A. RAHMAN, J.-In this case, on a previous writ petition, the High Court remanded the case for decision of the question of fact by the Settlement authorities, as to which of the parties was in prior possession of the disputed property. The Settlement authorities, eventually found that the respondent was in prior possession and directed the transfer of .the house to him. The order of the Settlement authorities was challenged again by a writ petition in the High Court, which was dismissed. The petitioners now seek Special Leave to Appeal from the, order of tile High Court. Mr. Ghazanfar Ali Gondal, on behalf of the petitioners was unable to satisfy us that the orders of the Settlement authorities on the point that the petitioners, or the respondent, was in prior possession of the house, were in any way open…