1987 PLP 755 (SCMR)
MUHAMMAD RAMZAN‑‑Petitioner Versus MEMBER, BOARD OF REVENUE and others‑‑Respondents
| Citation | 1987 PLP 755 (SCMR) |
| Forum / Court | High Court |
| Bench Members | Aslam Riaz Hussain, S. A. Nusrat and Saad Saood Jan, JJ |
| Parties | MUHAMMAD RAMZAN‑‑Petitioner Versus MEMBER, BOARD OF REVENUE and others‑‑Respondents |
| Primary Law | Constitution of Pakistan (1973) |
Q1: What are the key laws and sections cited in 1987 PLP 755 (SCMR)?
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Q2: Which judicial bench decided the case 1987 PLP 755 (SCMR)?
The case was heard and decided by the High Court bench comprising: Aslam Riaz Hussain, S. A. Nusrat and Saad Saood Jan, JJ.
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Laws Cited
Representation
- Hassan Ahmed Khan Kanwar, Advocate Supreme Court instructed by Ali Imam Naqvi, Advocate‑on‑Record for Petitioner.
- Nemo for Respondents.
- Date of hearing: 17th February, 1987.
Headnotes / Summary
(On appeal from the judgment and order of the Lahore High Court at Lahore dated 3‑12‑1983 passed in Constitutional Petition No.2799 of 1983). ‑‑‑Arts. 185(3) & 199‑‑Colonization of Government Lands (Punjab) Act (V of 1912), S.12‑‑Leave to appeal‑‑Contention that petitioners case was covered by a directive issued by Colonies Department‑‑High Court, however, finding that no such contention was raised before Member, Board of Revenue and observing that remedy of petitioner lay in agitating matter before Board of Revenue in accordance with law‑‑Petitioner unable to controvert finding of High Court‑‑Petition for leave to appeal dismissed.
Judgment & Decree
‑‑‑Arts. 185(3) & 199‑‑Colonization of Government Lands (Punjab) Act (V of 1912), S.12‑‑Leave to appeal‑‑Contention that petitioners case was covered by a directive issued by Colonies Department‑‑High Court, however, finding that no such contention was raised before Member, Board of Revenue and observing that remedy of petitioner lay in agitating matter before Board of Revenue in accordance with law‑‑Petitioner unable to controvert finding of High Court‑‑Petition for leave to appeal dismissed. Hassan Ahmed Khan Kanwar, Advocate Supreme Court instructed by Ali Imam Naqvi, Advocate‑on‑Record for Petitioner. Nemo for Respondents. Date of hearing: 17th February, 1987. S. A. NUSRAT, J.‑‑ Leave to appeal is sought from the order of the Lahore High Court dated 3‑12‑1983 whereby a Constitutional Petition of the petitioner challenging the order of the Member, Board of Revenue dated 29‑5‑1983 was dismissed.
2. The contention raised before ‑the learned High Court was that the case of the petitioner was covered by a directive dated 13‑7‑1976 issued by the Colonies Department. However, on perusal of the record it was found by the learned High Court that no such contention was raised before the Member, Board of Revenue nor his attention was drawn to the memorandum in question. In the circumstances the learned High Court refused to go in to this question in exercise of its constitutional jurisdiction. However, while dismissing the petition it was observed that remedy of the petitioner lay in agitating the matter before the Member, Board of Revenue in accordance with law.
3. We heard the learned counsel who was unable to controvert the above finding of the learned High Court. We find no merits in this petition, which is dismissed accordingly. S.Q./M‑45/8 Petition dismissed.