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---State land-- Lease not extended on the ground that petitioner was not self-cultivating land-- Collector's order was upheld in appeal---Entries in Revenue Record showed that petitioner was not self-cultivating land in question---Petitioner's version that he had applied for correction of entries of Khasra Girdawari was not tenable because such application was made only to manoeuvre extension of lease-- Person cultivating the land had also made application on the ground that he was cultivating the land in question---Petitioner was thus proved not to be cultivating the land---Application for correction of entries having been made at a belated stage, adjudication thereof could not be awaited---Courts below having given concurrent findings on the question of self-cultivation, interference in revisional jurisdiction was declined. Hidayatullah for Petitioner. Date of hearing: 5th May, 1990. ORDER This revision petition has been filed against the order dated 8-1-1990 of the Additional Commissioner (Rev.), Faisalabad Division, whereby the appeal of the petitioner was dismissed and the order of the AC/Collector dated 5-9-1989 was maintained. Brief facts of the case are that petitioner was leased out State land measuring 61 kanals 11 marlas situated at Chak No:231/JB till Rabi 1989. Thereafter, when the petitioner applied for extension of the lease the application was turned down by the AC/Collector Jhang on the ground that the petitioner was not self-cultivating the land and therefore his lease could not be extended in accordance with the Government policy. The learned Additional Commissioner on appeal upheld the order of the AC/Collector.   I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner at length and have also…