Case Details

Citation(s)
2004 SLG 1001 2004 SLD 1001 2004 SCMR 775
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Civil Petition No.3232 of 2001, decision dated: 8-07-2002.(On appeal from the judgment of Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, dated 10 9 2001 passed in C.R. 44 F of 1991)
JAVED IQBAL, TANVIR AHMED KHAN AND MUHAMMAD NAWAZ ABBASI, JJ
Muhammad Aslam Uns, Advocate Supreme Court and M. Z. Zaidi, Advocate on-Record for Petitioner. Nemo for
Respondents

AZAD KHAN

VS

YAQOOB and 44 others

Law:

Section:

West Pakistan Redemption and Restitution of Mortgaged Lands Act (XIX of 1964)------S. 10 Limitation Act (IX of 1908), Art.148 Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art.185(3) Redemption of usufructuary mortgage ¬Limitation Plaintiff mortgagor sought a declaration that mortgage stood redeemed and he was owner in possession of suit land Trial Court finding plaintiff not in possession of land dismissed the suit as barred by time Such was upheld by Appellate Court and High Court ¬Validity Plaintiff explaining about his admission made before Collector to the effect that he was not in possession of land, had contended that in the intervening period, he had obtained possession of land Plaintiff could not satisfy from record that before filing of suit, he was in possession of land and if so what was the nature of his possession High Court, after discussing evidence in detail, had affirmed findings of fact arrived at by two Courts on question of limitation and plaintiff's possession Such findings would not call for any interference Supreme Court dismissed petition and refused leave. JUDGMENT MUHAMMAD NAWAZ ABBASI, J. This petition under Article 185(3) of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 seeking leave to appeal has been preferred against the judgment dated 10 9 2001 passed by a learned Single Judge of Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, Rawalpindi in a civil revision. The relevant facts giving rise to this petition are that occupancy rights in the land measuring 7 Kanals, 19 Marlas situated in village Ghaur Ghushti, Attock, were mortgaged with possession vide mutation dated 25 12 1919 by one Sher Khan son of Noor Khan in favour of Khani Zaman and others for a sum of Rs.300. Later vide mutation dated 3 8 1952, Sher Khan sold .his occupancy rights in favour of Azad Khan petitioner herein and thereafter a mutation of ownership was sanctioned on 13 2 1963. The petitioner having exhausted the remedies before the Revenue Authorities seeking declaration that mortgage stood redeemed, brought a suit for declaration that he was owner in possession of the suit -land and the orders passed by the Revenue Authorities were ineffective to his rights. The learned trial…
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