Informer

Federal Tax Ombudsman directed the Department that pending cases which had not been finalized out of list furnished by the informer/complainant may be assigned to a honest officer and reward in the cases be finalized and paid.

Ballistic Expert examined by prosecution admitting that these shells could not be refilled and their utility was not more than that of a piece of brass which could be melted as brass

Such shells were neither explosive substance nor were intended to be used for causing an explosion by making explosive substance from them

Prosecution evidence failing to establish that these empty shells could answer meaning and description as given in respect of any one of items mentioned in Schedule of Act XV of 1975

Possession of said empty shells, held, was not an offence under S.4(2) of Explosive Substances Act, 1908 or under S.9 of Arms Ordinance, 1965, and accused were not guilty of Scheduled offence-Accused acquitted in circumstances.

Claim of petitioner- -Vendees from erstwhile allottee on ground of bona fide purchaser and being in possession, rejected by Settlement authorities as also in Constitutional jurisdiction

Entitlement of informer assailed on ground that his claim was forged/inflated

Finding about genuineness of verified claim having been concluded, matter not allowed to be reagitated in Supreme Court-Held: Possession, follows allotment and adjustment of verified pending claim of informer and vendees have to yield to better entitlement-Petitions being devoid of merits, dismissed.

Application laying information-Special, leave to appeal-Granted by Supreme Court to consider questions whether informer possessed no right to challenge an order rejecting his, application.

Art. 199 read with Displaced Persons (Land Settlement) Act (XLVII of 1958), Ss. 10 & 11-Informer-Writ-Dispute between contesting parties settled-Informer, held, has no locus standi to file Writ petitioner, contest legality of order passed.-[Locus standi].