Law: Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act (XXVIII of 1958)

Section: 21, 19, 20, 23

(a) Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act (XXVIII of 1958)  S. 21-Cancellation of agreements of association by Additional 'Settlement Commissioner on office report without issuing notice to party affected-Not legal.-[Natural justice, principles of]. (b) Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act (XXVIII of 1958) S. 19 - Person accepting agreements of association as Deputy Settlement Commissioner-Could not sit to cancel same as Additional Settlement Commissioner-None can act as original Court or authority and an appellate authority in same cause. Mubarak Alt Bhatti v. Fayaz Ali Khan, District Manager, Provincial Transport Service, Lyallour and others P L D 1963 Lah. 8 and King v. Salford Assessment Committee Ex parte: Odgen (1937) 2 K B 1 rel. (c) Maxim "Justice should not only be done but must also be seen to be done" Suspicion even of justice not being done-May make proceedings liable to be quashed. R. v. East Kerrier Justices, Ex pane: Mandy 1952 Q B D 144 and R. v. Stdfford Borough Justices, Ex parte: Ross 1962 All E R 1 Q B D 540 ref. (d) Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act (XXVIII of 1958) Ss. 20 & 23-Permanent Transfer Deed issued-Settlement Authorities become functus of tclo even if case be one of fraud or misrepresen tation. Syed Murid Hussain Shah v. Mufti Muhammad Yousaf All and another '1974 S C M R 8 and Mst. Jehan Ara Begum v. Bxhir Ahmad and others C. A. No. 39 of 1974 rel. Date of hearing: 12th May 1975.                                                                                                                                                    JUDGMENT Facts leading to this petition are that the petitioner purchased in public auction property No. 315/1-2 situated in Main Bazar, Khushab, District…