Law: Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908)

Section: O. VII, r. 11(c),149

Law: Punjab Pre-emption Act (I of 1913)

Section: 4

(a ) Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908) O. VII, r. 11(c) Rejection of plaintRespondents ordered to deposit and make up deficiency in courtfee before a specified date but courtfee filed after such dateNo formal application for extension of time madeTrial Court accepting deficiency in courtfee stamps without having applied mind to consequences of noncompliance of earlier orderTrial Court, held, condoned delay not consciously.[Court feePlaint]. Rahim Bakhsh v. Muhammad Bakhsh P L D 1976 Lab. 686 and Muhammad v. Mubarik Ali P I, D 1977 Lab. 1422 ref. Mst. Walayat Khatun v. Khalil Khan P L D 1979 S C 821 rel. (b) Punjab Preemption Act (I of 1913)  S. 4EquityRight of preemptionEnforcement ofParties who come to enforce artificial right of preemption, held, cannot claim any equity, and law to be strictly applied. (c) Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908) , S. 149Making up of deficiency of courtfeeOrders under S. 149, held, to be passed with greatest care when having effect of extending limitation period and depriving other party of valuable right of security of title, accruing by lapse of time.[Courtfee]. Date of hearing : l1th June, 1979.                                                                                                                                        JUDGMENT This is application for revision under section 115, C. P. C. 2. The facts bearing on the point of law falling for decision in this application are : Muhammad Khan son of Abbas Khan sold his land measuring 21 kanals and 7 marlas in village Zalla Shumali Tehsil and District Mianwali in favour of Muhammad Nawaz Khan petitioner herein by means of mutation No. 4020 attested on 30121974 ostensibly in consideration of Rs. 25,000. Limitation of one year for the suit to enforce right of preemption expired on 31121975. Muhammad Zaman Khan, Mumtaz Khan and Ghulam Qasim…