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Punjab Pre-emption Act (IX of 1991)----S. 24---West Pakistan General Clauses Act (VI of 1956), Ss.8 & 9---Pre-emption suit---Direction of Trial Court to pre-emptor to deposit Zare-e-Soem of the sale price within 30 days---Computation of period---Principles---Word `of' used in first proviso to S.24, Punjab Pre-emption Act, 1991 was to be construed in its proper context and meaning in that thirty days' time had to be reckoned after the day of institution of the suit---If the limitation period for depositing the Zare-e-Soem expired on a day when the court was closed on account of public holiday or Sunday, the deposit could validly be made on the next day---Principles---Raja v. Tanvir Riaz and others 2006 CLC 1455 and Syed Mushtaq Hussain v. Jewan and 4 others 2007 MLD 1062 held, not a correct law. Raja v. Tanvir Riaz and others 2006 CLC 1455; Syed Mushtaq Hussain v. Jewan and 4 others 2007 MLD 1062; Fazal Elahi v. Noor Ahmed and 2 others PLD 2006 Lah. 318; Muhammad Yousaf and 3 others v. Zafarullah and another 1992 SCMR 117; PLD 1993 SC 204; Mian Muhammad Talha Adil v. Mian Muhammad Lutfi 2005 SCMR 720; Ghulam Mustafa Khan v. Ashiq Hussain and others 2003 CLC 1661; Abdul Wahid and others v. Sardar Ali and others 2000 SCMR 650; Ghulam Hussain v. Jamshaid Ali 2001 SCMR 1001; Rashid Ehsan and others v. Bashir Ahmad and another PLD 1989 SC 146; Iftikhar Baig v. Muhammad Azam and others 1996 SCMR 762; Abdul Rashid v. Abdul Salam and others 1991 SCMR 2012; Mian Muhammad Talha Adil v. Mian Muhammad Lutfi 2005 SCMR 720; Words and Phrases, Permanent Edition 1972, Vol. 29, p.341; p.344 and Obaid-ud-Din and others v. Faiz Muhammad Khan and others 1987 SCMR 216 ref. JUDGMENT FAQIR MUHAMMAD KHOKHAR, J.--- On 26-10-2001,, respondent No.1 filed a suit for possession, of the-suit land measuring 20 Kanals and 3 Marlas through pre-emption which had been purchased by the appellants and respondents Nos.2 and 3 through registered sale-deed dated 30th June, 2001 for a consideration of Rs.4,50,000. The suit came up for hearing on 27-10-2001 before the Civil Judge, Daska, District Sialkot, who directed the respondent No.1 to deposit a sum of Rs.1,50,000 being 1/3rd (Zar-e-Soem) of…

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