| Citation(s) |
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| 1988 SLG 2755 1988 SLD 2755 1988 SCMR 1735 |
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Civil Appeal No. 287 of 1978, decided on 19th July, 1988. (Against the judgment Dated 29-4-1977 of the Lahore High Court, Lahore in R.S.A. No. 839 of 1972). Date of hearing: 1st June, 1988.
MUHAMMAD HALEEM, C.J., SHAFIUR RAHMAN AND USMAN ALI SHAH, JJ
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Civil Appeal No. 287 of 1978, decided on 19th July, 1988. (Against the judgment Dated 29-4-1977 of the Lahore High Court, Lahore in R.S.A. No. 839 of 1972). Date of hearing: 1st June, 1988.
MUHAMMAD HALEEM, C.J., SHAFIUR RAHMAN AND USMAN ALI SHAH, JJ
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SHER BAHADUR--Appellant
VS
BEHRAM KHAN---Respondent
Law: Punjab Pre-emption Act, 1913
Section: 21,4,3,(1),15
Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973
Section: 185(3)
Law: Displaced Persons (Land Settlement) Act, 1958
Section: 10
(a) Punjab Pre-emption Act (I of 1913)-- ---S.21--Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art. 185(3)--Leave to appeal granted to pre-emptor to examine whether he had a superior right of pre-emption being a co-sharer of the Khata of the occupancy rights which was the subject-matter of sale. (b) Punjab Pre-emption Act (I of 1913)- ---Ss.4 3, cl. (1) 15--Displaced Persons (Land Settlement) Act (XLVII of 1958), S.10--Occupancy rights being covered by the definition of land, sale thereof will be pre-emptible--Rights settled in evacuee land under Settlement Law are transferable and the transfer thereof can invite a pre-emption claim in appropriate case. Section 4 of the Punjab Pre-emption Act, 1913 recog6izes the right of Pre-emption in agricultural land or village immovable property or urban immovable property. .agricultural land has been defined under section 3, Clause (1) of the Punjab Pre-emption Act to mean land as defined in the Punjab Alienation of Land Act, 1900 but it does not include the rights of a mortgagee, whether usufructuary or not, in such land. In the Punjab Alienation of Land Act, Clause (3) of section 2 defines land as land which is not occupied as the site of any building in a town or village and is occupied or let for agricultural purposes or for purposes subservient to agriculture or for pasture and includes-- (a) the sites of buildings and other structures on such land; (b) a share in the profits of an estate or holding: (c) any dues or any fixed percentage of the land revenue payable by an inferior land owner to a superior land owner; . (d) a right to receive rent; (e) any right to water enjoyed by the owner or occupier of land as such; (f) any right of occupancy; and (g) all trees standing on such land. Occupancy rights being covered by the definition of land under the Pre-emption Law, the sale thereof will be pre-emptible. The rights settled in evacuee land under the Displaced Persons (Land Settlement) Act are transferable and the transfer thereof can invite a pre-emption claim in appropriate cases. Being a case of allotment and permanent settlement ofโฆ
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