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BAHRAMAND KHAN (NAZIM) vs GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA S — 2021 PLD 27 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT

Case information

Citation
2021 PLD 27 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
Court
Peshawar High Court
Year
2021
Reporter
PLD
Parties
BAHRAMAND KHAN (NAZIM) vs GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA S
Subject matter
Constitutional
Provisions referred to
S. 6---C; S. 6; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Land Revenue Act

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Judgment text as reported

BAHRAMAND KHAN (NAZIM) VS GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA S. 6---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Districts to be divided into Sub-Divisions---Scope---Petitioners sought declaration to the effect that notification whereby the concerned village council was included in the newly created Tehsil as illegal---Validity---Residents of Village Council might not be happy over the inclusion of their area in the newly established Tehsil but according to S.6 of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Land Revenue Act, 1967, each district could be divided into such Tehsils or Sub-Tehsils with such limits and such areas as the Government might by notification specify---High Court, in exercise of its constitutional jurisdiction could not determine whether the newly created Tehsil would bring convenience to the people of the concerned village council or otherwise---Creation of new Districts and Tehsils, detachment of some area from one Tehsil and its inclusion into another were purely administrative and policy decisions of the Government, legality or otherwise of which could not be questioned before the Court in a Constitutional petition which had a very limited scope--- Constitutional petition was dismissed.

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