Case Details

Citation(s)
1982 SLG 849 1982 SLD 849 1982 PLD 569
Lahore High Court
Writ Petition No. 721-R of 1975, decided on 25th April, 1982. dates of hearing : 20th and 25th April, 1982
MUHAMMAD ILYAS, J
Abdul Shakoor Piracha for Petitioner. Ch. Abdur Rehman for
Respondent No. 3. G. S. Khan for
Respondent N . 4. Nemo for
Respondents Nos. 1 and 2

Mst. ASGHARI KHANUMer

VS

MAJ. IQBAL CHEEMA AND 3 others--Respondents

Law:

Section:

Evacuee Property and Displaced Persons Laws (Repeal) Act (XIV of 1975)-- --- S. 2 (2) read with Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitate tion) Act (XXVIII of 1958), S. 20 and General Clauses Act (X of 1897), S. 6-Revision-No provision made in repealing Act in regard to revisions petitions for which limitation period had not expired-Pre-­ sumption that Legislature not in favour of institution of - any more revision petitioners-Functionaries before whom revision petitions could be filed under Displaced Persons Act ceasing to exist-"Pending proceedings"-Meaning-Revision petition not filed before repeal of Displaced Persons Act--Held, not a pending proceeding within meaning of S. 212) of repealing Act-Order passed by Settlement Commissioner on such revision petition-Held, to be without lawful authority.-[Inter­pretation of statutes]. Sungreen & Co. Ltd. Karachi v. Noman Bal and 3 others P L D 1978 Kar. 100 fol. Ghaus Muhammad v. Sh. Safdar Ali and another 1975 S C M R 153 ; Federation of Pakistan v. Muhammad Siddiq 1980 S C M R 443 ; Sona and another v. The State etc. P L D 1970 S C 264 ; Mian Rafi-ud-Din and 6 others v. The Chief Settlement and Rehabilitation Commissioner and 2 others P L D 1971 S C 252 ; Ghias-ud-Din v. Iqbal Ahmad and 5 others P L D 1975 Lah. 780 ; Garikapati Yeeraya v. N. Subbiah Choudhry aced others P L D 1957 S C (Ind.) 448 ; Nawab Din v. Member, Board of Revenue (Settlement and Rehabili­tation) Punjab, Lahore and 4 others P L D 1979 S C 846 and Salah-ud-Din, etc. v. Malik Muhammad Ibrahim 1979 C L C 895 distinguished. JUDGMENT The dispute involved in this Constitutional petition relates to an evacuee property. On 25th June, 1974 the Deputy Settlement Commissioner, Rawal­pindi, transferred the said property in favour of the petitioner, Mst. Asghari Khanum. His order was challenged by respondents Nos. 2 and 3, namely the Director of Education, Rawalpindi Division, Rawalpindi, and the Muslim High School No. 1, Rawalpindi through its Headmaster, by filing a revision ,petition before the Settlement, Commissioner, Rawalpindi. By his order, dated the 10th June 1975, the Settlement Commissioner suspended operation of the order of the…
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