Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section: 199

  Summary The petitioner filed a constitutional petition under Article 199 challenging revenue notices that restrained transactions relating to land on the ground that the underlying revenue entry was suspicious and required regularization. The petitioner argued that he lawfully owned the land through registered sale deeds, had deposited and verified the required payments, and that the notices were issued to circumvent pending court proceedings. The respondents maintained that the original revenue entry was doubtful, the land had not been regularized under the applicable law, and government land required protection. The High Court held that the dispute involved disputed questions of title and possession which could not be decided in constitutional jurisdiction. Since an alternate remedy before the competent civil forum was available, the petition was disposed of without deciding the merits, while directing the authorities to hear the petitioner and protect government land in accordance with law. Sections / Laws Used Article 199 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 Sindh State Land (Recovery of Losses) Ordinance, 2001 Sindh Public Property (Removal of Encroachment) Act, 2010 Revenue Record (VF-II & VF-VII entries) Board of Revenue administrative powers regarding blocking of suspicious revenue entries 2 Two-Word Descriptions Land Regularization Revenue Dispute       O R D E R The petitioner has filed this petition under Article 199 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973 seeking the following relief(s):- “Declare that the impugned notices dated 21.04.2025, 24.04.2025, 25.04.2025 and 28.04.2025 are illegal, unlawful, without jurisdiction and unconstitutional. Grant any other relief as this Court may deem fit and appropriate.”   The petitioner has filed the present petition under Article 199 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, seeking a declaration that the impugned notices dated 21.04.2025, 24.04.2025, 25.04.2025, and 28.04.2025 are illegal, unlawful, without lawful authority, and unconstitutional, along with any other appropriate relief, an excerpt of…