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PRINCIPAL PUBLIC SCHOOL SANGOTA, GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA vs SARBILAND S — 2022 SCMR 189 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation
2022 SCMR 189 SUPREME-COURT
Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year
2022
Reporter
SCMR
Parties
PRINCIPAL PUBLIC SCHOOL SANGOTA, GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA vs SARBILAND S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 3; S. 42---S

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Judgment text as reported

PRINCIPAL PUBLIC SCHOOL SANGOTA, GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA VS SARBILAND S. 3, First Sched. & art. 120 ---Specific Relief act (I of 1877), S. 42---Suit for declaration seeking correction of revenue record --- Limitation---New entry in Jamabandi--- Fresh cause of action---Scope---Dispute between plaintiffs and Provincial Government over ownership of land that was in possession of a school---Held, thatin case of mere correction of an entry in the revenue record, every new adverse entry in the revenue record of rights (Jamabandi) gave rise to a fresh cause of action to the person aggrieved of such an entry if that person was in possession of the land regarding which the entry is made---Present case concerned not only a matter of correction of an adverse entry having been made in the settlement/revenue record with regard to the ownership of the land but also a case in which possession had been assumed or, as alleged by the plaintiffs they were dispossessed---Suit was filed thirty-eight years after possession of the land was taken over by the school and sixteen years after the entry was made in the Jamabandi--- Suit filed by plaintiffs was, thus, clearly time barred---appeal was allowed

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