Law: West Pakistan Land Reforms Regulation, 1959

Section: 9(f)

West Pakistan Land Reforms Regulation, 1959, para. 9(f ) Concession under para. 9 applicable only when gift is made to heir and area does not exceed 18,000 produce index units-Method for finding out whether a person is an heir or not-Heirs-apparent and heirs presumptive not entitled to concession.   ORDER   This revision has been filed against an order, dated the 5th of August 1959, passed by Land Commissioner, Hyderabad, whereby he rejected the appeal filed by the petitioner against an order passed by the Deputy Land Commissioner. Tharparkar who had refused the request of the petitioner for making a gift of the land in question in favour of his sister.   The facts of the case are that the petitioner made a request for making a gift of the land in question to his sister, Mst. Sharifun Nisa, under paragraph 9(f ) of the Martial Law Regulation No. 64. The Deputy Land Commissioner held that she was not an heir to the donor and refused the request. The petitioner went in appeal to the Land Commissioner but his appeal was rejected. Hence this revision.   I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. He has contended that provision of paragraph 9(f ) of Martial Law Regulation No. 64 is…