2011 PLP 190 (SCMR)
HYDERABAD ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY — Petitioner Versus UNIVERSITY OF SINDH and others — Respondents
| Citation | 2011 PLP 190 (SCMR) |
| Forum / Court | Supreme Court of Pakistan |
| Bench Members | Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Khilji Arif Hussain and Ghulam Rabbani, JJ |
| Parties | HYDERABAD ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY — Petitioner Versus UNIVERSITY OF SINDH and others — Respondents |
| Primary Law | Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority Act (XXXI of 1958) |
Q1: What are the key laws and sections cited in 2011 PLP 190 (SCMR)?
This judgment primarily cites: Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority Act (XXXI of 1958) as referenced in Pakistani case law index.
Q2: Which judicial bench decided the case 2011 PLP 190 (SCMR)?
The case was heard and decided by the Supreme Court of Pakistan bench comprising: Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Khilji Arif Hussain and Ghulam Rabbani, JJ.
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Laws Cited
Representation
- Abdul Latif Ansari, Advocate Supreme Court and Ghulam Qadir Jatoi, Advocate-on-Record for Petitioner.
- Abdul Mujeeb Pirzada, Senior Advocate Supreme Court and Mazhar Ali B. Chohan, Advocate-on-Record for Respondent No.1.
Headnotes / Summary
(On appeal from order of High Court of Sindh, Karachi dated 6-5-2009 passed in C.P. No. D-88 of 2007-HYD).
S. 14
Land Acquisition Act (I of 1894), S. 50
Constitution of Pakistan, Arts.199 & 185(3)
Leave to appeal was granted inter alia, to examine whether the High Court, in exercise of its jurisdiction under Article 199 of the Constitution, was justified in issuing directions to the Revenue Department for initiating land acquisition proceedings in respect of the disputed land of the respondents, allegedly occupied by the petitioner by way of installation of electric pole of transmission line, thereby ignoring the provisions of S.14 of the WAPDA Act, 1958, and further to examine whether the constitutional petition preferred by the respondents before the High Court, did not suffer from laches.
Judgment & Decree
ANWAR ZAHEER JAMALI, J.
Leave to appeal is granted in this petition, inter alia, to examine whether the High Court, in exercise of its jurisdiction under Article 199 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, was justified in issuing directions to the Revenue Department for initiating land acquisition proceedings in respect of the disputed land of the respondents, allegedly occupied by the petitioner by way of installation of electric pole of transmission line, thereby ignoring the provisions of section 14 of the WAPDA Act 1958, and further to examine whether the petition preferred by the respondents before the High Court, did not suffer from laches. H.B.T./H-7/SC Order accordingly.