Law: Constitution of Pakistan 1973

Section: 199

Law: Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967

Section: 117, 161, 164, 172

Law: Punjab Land Revenue Rules, 1968

Section: 67-A(7)

Case Summary This case concerns the scope of constitutional jurisdiction under Article 199 of the Constitution, the finality of land demarcation proceedings under the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967, and the bar on Civil Court jurisdiction where statutory remedies exist. The Lahore High Court held that a party who failed to challenge an earlier demarcation through the statutory revenue hierarchy, concealed previous litigation, and directly invoked constitutional jurisdiction was not entitled to any discretionary relief. Tagline A party cannot bypass statutory remedies, conceal previous litigation, and invoke constitutional jurisdiction to challenge a land demarcation that has already attained finality. ORDER; JAWAD HASSAN, J. This judgment shall decide the titled petition as well as Writ Petition No.4185 of 2025 as both these petitions involve common questions of law and fact. This constitutional petition under Article 199 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 (the "Constitution") calls in question the vires of order dated 09.10.2025 passed by Member (Judicial-VI), Board of Revenue, Punjab whereby revision petition filed by the Petitioner against order dated 24.06.2025 of Additional Commissioner (Revenue), Rawalpindi Division was dismissed. In the connected Writ Petition, the Petitioners have sought the issuance of appropriate directions to the Respondents not to alter or remove the existing permanent demarcation points, nor to affix new demarcation points merely on the basis of Google Maps, except in strict conformity with the procedure and mandatory requirements envisaged under the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967 (the "Act"), and the Rules framed thereunder. The Petitioners in both the writ petitions are aggrieved by the demarcation carried out in the year 2010, which constitutes the genesis of the present litigation. Although both petitions arise out of the same demarcation proceedings and involve substantially identical questions of law and fact but the nature of the relief claimed therein is distinct. Facts of W.P.No.161 of 2026 Brief facts necessitating the filing of instant petition are that a demarcation of Khasra…