Case Details

Citation(s)
1992 SLG 871 1992 SLD 871 1992 CLC 1360
Board of Revenue, Punjab
R.O.R. Nos. 1763 to 1766 of 1987, decided on 14th October, 1991
HAFEEZULLAH ISHAQ, MEMBER (REVENUE)
Muhammad Jaffar Hashmi for Petitioners (in all Petitions). Shahzad Ahmed Siddiqi for
Respondents Nos. 1 to 7. Iftikhar Hussain Khera for
Respondent No. 8

MUDASLAM

VS

A13DUL JABBAR and others

Law:

Section:

West Pakistan Land Revenue Act (XVII of 1967)---- ----S. 44---Correction of Khasra Girdawaris---Existing entries in Khasra Girdawaris remained intact for sixteen years i.e., in four records of rights---Collector could not change long-standing entries in Record of Rights without any substantive and cogent grounds---Collector's order being non-speaking order, Additional Commissioner set aside same on correct and valid considerations and his order was maintained in circumstances. ORDER The facts relevant for the disposal of these cases are that the petitioners claimed to be in cultivating possession of the suit land as tenants which was owned by one Mst. Robina, respondent No.8 but they were not shown as tenants, in khasra girdawari. They applied to the District Collector somewhere in 1986 for the correction of entries in the Register Khasra Girdawari from Rabi 1970 onwards: The District Collector called for report, from the field staff and in the light of the report ordered the correction of Khasra Girdawari on 26-8-1986. Being aggrieved by the said order the .respondents Nos.1 to 7 went in appeals before the Additional Commissioner Revenue, Bahawalpur Division who v1de his impugned order dated 29-4-1987 accepted the same on the ground that the entries in Register Girdawari have since been incorporated in various Register Haqdaran Zameen but the petitioners kept silent for about 16 years and the respondents Nos.1 to 7 were not impleaded as parties as was the Land Commission which was a necessary party since the said land was surrendered land under Land Reforms. Hence these revision petitions under section 164, Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967. 2. This single order shall dispose of these four revision petitions as the cases are identical and interconnected. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners maintained that the petitioners applied to the Deputy Commissioner/Collector for correction of Revenue record being the sitting tenants. The petitioners were eligible for the allotment of surrendered land. The respondents Nos.1 to 7 applied for being impleaded as parties. Their prayer was refused as they were neither tenants nor landlords and were not aggrieved in any…
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