Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section: 185(3)

Constitution of Pakistan (1973) Art. 185(3)-Leave to appeal-Finding of settlement authorities holding petitioner not in, occupation of shop in dispute in his own right -Held : A finding of fact not open to challenge in special leave to appeal proceedings. Date of hearing: 25th November, 1.979.                                                                                                                                                           ORDER         KARAM ELAHEE CHAUHAN, J.-The dispute in this case is about ' a Shop No. 54 situated, in Ward No. 1, Salim Akhtar Road, Mailsi, district Vehari. It is not necessary to go into the lengthy details of the litigation through which the present case passed and it will be sufficient for the purpose of, the present order to mention that the petitioner filed a form for transfer of this shop under a scheme known as "Scheme for the Management and disposal of available urban properties" published in the Gazette of. Punjab, Extraordinary, 31-1-1977 and also in P L D 1977 Punjab Statutes at page, 62, generally called by the lawyers, as Scheme No. 9. The form of the petitioner was accepted on 11-1-1978 by the Deputy Administrator (Residual Properties), Multan, Vehari, and the shop was transferred to him. . 2. The rival applicant lust. Sakina (respondent No. 2, herein) who had also filed .a similar form challenged that order by a revision petition which was accepted on 20-3-1979 by the learned Additional Commissioner (Rev.) Administrator (Residual Properties), Multan Division. The learned Additional Commissioner reversed the order of Deputy Settlement Commis sioner and held that, from the material produced before him, it appeared that the petitioner was not in occupation of the shop in his own…