CLC 1981

1981 PLP 654 (CLC)

MUHAMMAD YAQOOB ETC.‑Petitioners Versus GHULAM MUHAMMAD ETC.‑Respondents

Jurisdiction / Court
Lahore
Decided Date
Civil Revision No. 521 of 1977, heard on 22nd April, 1980.
Honorable Judges
Khurshid Ahmad, J
Case Reference Summary (AEO Optimized)
Citation 1981 PLP 654 (CLC)
Forum / Court Lahore
Bench Members Khurshid Ahmad, J
Parties MUHAMMAD YAQOOB ETC.‑Petitioners Versus GHULAM MUHAMMAD ETC.‑Respondents
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Representation

  • Malik Muhammad Nawaz for Petitioners.
  • Ch. Muhammad Abdul Saleem for Respondents.
  • Date of hearing : 22nd April 1980.

Headnotes / Summary

(a) Specific Relief Act (I of 1877)‑ ‑‑ S. 42‑Declaratory suit‑Petitioner filing suit for declaration that shop belonged to Provincial Government and its transfer in favour of respondents by Settlement Authorities illegal and ultra vires, with prayer for perpetual injunction restraining respondents from ejecting petitioners from shopHeld, there being nothing like possessory right in abstract form respecting which declaration could be granted and plaintiff having not shown to have rights in property, suit rightly dismissed. Mt. Shankri v. Milkha Singh A I R 1941 Lab. 407 and Inayat Ullah Shah Muhammad P L D 1961 Lab. 372 ref, (b) Specific Relief Act (I of 1877)‑‑ ‑‑ S. 9‑Dispossession of person in lawful possessionLawful posses sion of person dispossessed, held, to be restored irrespective of his title, within six months. Fazal Muhammad v. Muhammad Usman P L D 1970 Lah. 560 ref. (c) Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908)‑ ‑‑ O. VII, r. I1‑Plaint, rejection of‑Petitioners filing suit for declara tion of shop having belonged to Provincial Government‑Petitioners, in such case, held, did not have locus standi to file suit and plaint did not disclose any cause of action.‑[PlaintLocus standi].

Judgment & Decree

Mt. Shankri v. Milkha Singh A I R 1941 Lab. 407 and Inayat Ullah Shah Muhammad P L D 1961 Lab. 372 ref, (b) Specific Relief Act (I of 1877)‑‑ ‑‑ S. 9‑Dispossession of person in lawful possessionLawful posses sion of person dispossessed, held, to be restored irrespective of his title, within six months. Fazal Muhammad v. Muhammad Usman P L D 1970 Lah. 560 ref. (c) Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908)‑ ‑‑ O. VII, r. I1‑Plaint, rejection of‑Petitioners filing suit for declara tion of shop having belonged to Provincial Government‑Petitioners, in such case, held, did not have locus standi to file suit and plaint did not disclose any cause of action.‑[PlaintLocus standi]. Malik Muhammad Nawaz for Petitioners. Ch. Muhammad Abdul Saleem for Respondents. Date of hearing : 22nd April 1980.