1976 PLP 362 (SCMR)
IMAM ALI SHAH‑Petitioner Versus MUHAMMAD SHARIF KHAN‑Respondent
| Citation | 1976 PLP 362 (SCMR) |
| Forum / Court | ‑‑ S. 31‑Limitation‑Requirement of law under S. 31‑Physical possession "'under the sale"‑Actual physical possession alleged by vendee to have been taken over from tenant of land before attestation of mutation‑Vendor himself not being in actual physical possession of land not is position to deliver its physical possession to vendee and any agreement with tenant with regard to future attornments no fulfilment of requirement of law‑Suit for pre‑emption having been filed within one year of the attestation of mutation, held, not barred by limitation.‑Limitation. |
| Bench Members | Anwarul Haq and Muhammad Gul, JJ |
| Parties | IMAM ALI SHAH‑Petitioner Versus MUHAMMAD SHARIF KHAN‑Respondent |
| Primary Law | N. W. F. P. Pre‑empties Act (XIV of 1950) |
Q1: What are the key laws and sections cited in 1976 PLP 362 (SCMR)?
This judgment primarily cites: N. W. F. P. Pre‑empties Act (XIV of 1950) as referenced in Pakistani case law index.
Q2: Which judicial bench decided the case 1976 PLP 362 (SCMR)?
The case was heard and decided by the ‑‑ S. 31‑Limitation‑Requirement of law under S. 31‑Physical possession "'under the sale"‑Actual physical possession alleged by vendee to have been taken over from tenant of land before attestation of mutation‑Vendor himself not being in actual physical possession of land not is position to deliver its physical possession to vendee and any agreement with tenant with regard to future attornments no fulfilment of requirement of law‑Suit for pre‑emption having been filed within one year of the attestation of mutation, held, not barred by limitation.‑Limitation. bench comprising: Anwarul Haq and Muhammad Gul, JJ.
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Laws Cited
Representation
- Abdul Samad Khan, Advocate‑on‑Record for Petitioner.
- Nemo for Respondent.
- Date of hearing : 13th October 1975.
Headnotes / Summary
(On appeal from the judgment and order of the Peshawar High Court, Peshawar, dated 7‑7‑1975 in C. R. No. 52 of 19741. ‑‑ S. 31‑Limitation‑Requirement of law under S. 31‑Physical possession "'under the sale"‑Actual physical possession alleged by vendee to have been taken over from tenant of land before attestation of mutation‑Vendor himself not being in actual physical possession of land not is position to deliver its physical possession to vendee and any agreement with tenant with regard to future attornments no fulfilment of requirement of law‑Suit for pre‑emption having been filed within one year of the attestation of mutation, held, not barred by limitation.‑[Limitation].
Judgment & Decree
MUHAMMAD GUL, J.‑This petition is from the judgment of the Peshawar High Court dated 7‑7‑1975 dismissing a revision petition by the petitioner herein arising in a suit for the pre‑emption of land. Vide mutation attested on 13‑3‑1972, land measuring 8 kasals 13 marlas bearing Khasra Nos. 1111 and 1146 situate in village Amandi, Tehsil and District Bannu was purchased by the petitioner herein from one Farooq allegedly for Rs. 16,
240. On 5‑3‑1973. that is to say within one year of the date of attestation of the mutation, the respondent filed a suit for pre‑emption but only in respect of Khasra No. 1111 measuring 3 kanals 2 marlas on payment of pro‑rata price of Rs. 1200 only on the ground that the respondent's superior right of pre‑emption on the basis of contiguity and participation in the immunities was confined to Khasra No, 1111 only and did not extend to the other Khasra No. The petitioner contested the suit, inter alia, on the ground that it was barred by limitation because be entered into physical possession of tae land under sale on 15‑1‑1972, that is to say before the attestation of mutation in his favour and as such the suit was barred under section. 31 of the N.‑W. F. P. (Pre‑emption) Act. It appears that the mutation was actually entered on 15‑1‑1972, the statement of the vendor was recorded on 25‑2‑1972 and it was attested on 13‑3‑1972. Thus it would be seen that if the terminus a qua is the date of the attestation of mutation, then the suit is plainly within limitation. But the case of the petitioner was that he had taken actual physical possession of the land on 15‑1‑1972 under an agreement in writing with the tenant who agreed to attorn to him because of the sale in his favour. This evidence was considered by the Courts including the High Court who have concurr ently found that this agreement is wholly insufficient to satisfy the condition of actual physical possession "under the sale" within the meaning o section 31 of the Act. We have heard the petitioner's learned counsel in support of the petition and we have no reason to take a different view in the matter. The requirement of law for the relevant purpose is physical possession "under the sale". Since vendor himself was not in actual physical possession of the land, he was not in a position to deliver its physical possession to the vendee and any agreement with the tenant with regard to future attornment would not satisfy the requirement of law for the relevant purpose. There is no merit in this petition which is hereby dismissed. Petition dismissed.