Law: Colonization of Government Lands (Punjab) Act (V of 1912)

Section: 10

Colonization of Government Lands (Punjab) Act (V of 1912)-- ---S. 10---West Pakistan Land Revenue Act (XVII of 1967), S. 164---Revision-Compromise---Revision disposed of in terms of compromise ---Ihata allotted to petitioners for the purpose of "Dera Dar for being used for residential purposes---Revenue Authorities upto Commissioner ordered the cancellation of Ihata---Parties to revision stating before Board of Revenue that they had arrived at a compromise before the Collector and were still prepared to follow that compromise, according to which order might be passed---Board of Revenue passed order in terms of compromise. Sardar Muhamad Tufail for Petitioner (in R.O.R.No.809 of 1988). Malik Abdul Qayyum Awan for Petitioner (in R.O.R. No.992 of 1988). Malik Talib Hussain Awan and Ch.Nazar Hussain for Respondents (in R.O.Rs. Nos. 809 and 992 of 1988. ORDER These are two revision petitions against the orders of Commissioner, Bahawalpur, dated 28-4-1988, whereby he upheld the orders of A.C./Collector, Bahawalpur, dated 19-1-1988 cancelling the allotment of Ihata No.66 measuring 1K-16M from petitioner Hassan Muhammad and Ihata No.8 measuring 1K-4M from Muhammad Sharif petitioner on the ground that the Ihatas were allotted to them for `Dera Dari', but were being used for the residential purposes. Brief facts of the cases are that the disputed Ihatas situated in Chak No.26/BC were reserved for Rafa-e-Aam and were allotted to the petitioners for Dera Dari as Lamberdars. However, these were being used by the allottees/petitioners for their residential purposes. A.C./Collector, therefore, recommended to the District Collector that the Ihatas be cancelled from the names of the petitioners reserved for a Girls Middle School. The District Collector directed the A.C./Collector to decide the matter according to policy. The A.C./Collector accordingly resumed the Ihatas after due notice and verifications and reserved these for a Girls Middle School. Aggrieved by the orders the petitioners…