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Keywords: Restrictions, Order, Government, Land, Petition, Enforcement, Impugned Order, Language, Deeds, Period, Civil Service, Exchange, Place, Acquisition, Consideration, Commission, Set Aside, Government Servant, Proceeds, Parties, Costs, Lands, Registered, Classes, Evidence, Suo Motu, Service Of Pakistan, Provisions, Acquisition Of Land, Inheritance, PetitionerResult: Order accordinglyJUDGMENT ZAFFAR HUSAIN MIRZA, J.-Between 1st .March, 19.17 and 11th February, 1967, the petitioner acquired by 14 transactions a total area of 196-12. 13/18 acres of agricultural land by way of purchase and inheritance. Out of this an area of 138-21 5/16 acres was acquired by the petitioner himself after 1st January, 1959. He exchanged part of this area with other land received by him from his uncle Sher Mohammad and one Datar Dino before he joined Government service on 2nd October, 1969 in the Forest Department. Thus, on the date of his entry into Government service the total land held by the -petitioner came to be 281-7 5/b acres. 2. In addition to the area referred to above, after his joining Government service he admittedly acquired 115-06 acres of land in the name of his daughter Mst. Zaibunrsa. According to the petitioner his brother Muhammad Ramzan, who happened to be unmarried, and issueless purchased an area of 104-21 J, acres in Deh Detha and 27-17 acres in Deh Palano in the name of his daughter Mst. Fauzia, through registered sale-deeds executed on 1st January, 1971. Out of the land purchased by his brother in the name of his daughter the petitioner sold an area of 104-211 acres in Deh Detha to one Abdul Aleem on 2nd January, 1971. He also sold an area of 118-23 acres in Deh Fatehpur out of the area held by him in his own name which he had received m exchange, to one Arz Muhammad on 27th . December, 1971. Consequently at the time of the promulgation of the Land Reforms Regulation, 1972 (hereinafter referred to as the Regulation), the petitioner held tire following areas :- (a) Area acquired by the petitioner before 2nd October, 1969, the date on which he joined service ..162-24 5/6 acres. (b) Area acquired by the petitioner in the name of his…