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Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan (Reorganization and Conversion) Ordinance (LX of 2002)-------Ss. 4 & 5---Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art. 199--¬Constitutional petition---Petitioners, debtors of the Bank, sought direction of the High Court to the Zarai Taraqiati Bank to extend to them the benefit of the "Relief Package" announced by the Bank with further relief to return the Pass-Books and issue a clearance certificate and also to return the extra amount paid by the petitioners---Petitioners had fulfilled all the terms and conditions of the "Relief Package" announced by the Bank but the Bank refused to give relief to the petitioners on the pretext that the amount deposited by the petitioners was deposited by the Mobile Credit Officer of the Bank one day late and therefore the Bank had adjusted the amount deposited by the petitioners in the payment of loan---Petitioners however, had submitted to the High Court that they would not press the petition if a direction be issued to the Bank to consider the application of petitioners in view of the "Relief Package" strictly in accordance with law---Counsel of the Bank having no objection to the proposal of the petitioners, Constitutional petition was disposed of by the High Court with direction to the Bank that the concerned Bank functionary shall look into the matter personally and pass an appropriate order strictly in accordance with law after providing proper hearing to the petitioners. ORDER Through this Constitutional petition, petitioners had prayed for a direction to the respondent/Zari Tarqiati Bank of Pakistan, Faisal Avenue Zero Point, Islamabad to extend the benefit of the Relief Package announced by said respondent, on 17-10-2000, with further relief to return the Pass-Books and issue a clearance certificate and also to return the extra amount paid by the petitioners. 2. The brief facts necessary for the disposal of the petitioner are that the petitioners obtained a loan amounting to Rs.1,40,000 from the respondent-Bank, Jehania Branch in the year 1989 for purchase of a tractor vide loan Account No.1C-010944/284/4 Which was to be repaid uptill 7-7-1997 by the instalments each amounting to…

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