MUHAMMAD KHALIQ vs GHULAM FATIMA S — 2024 YLR 910 HIGH-COURT-AZAD-KASHMIR

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MUHAMMAD KHALIQ VS GHULAM FATIMA S. 12---Suit for specific performance of agreement to sell---Power of attorney---Scope---Suit filed by the plaintiff regarding agreement to sell/ transfer of proprietary rights qua suit property was dismissed---Allegedly, the agreement to sell was executed by the attorney of original owner in favour of appellant---Perusal of record revealed that regarding general power of attorney the authority had not been given to general attorney for executing agreement to sell to appellant by original owner---Script of power of attorney did not disclose that she was allowed to perform agreement to sell with someone through the said general power, moreover, in the general power of attorney she was not given power to sell the house or courtyard, whereas, through agreement to sell 10 Marla piece of land along with a concrete house and courtyard were sold in lieu of rupees ten lac (1000000/-rupees)---Report of Patwari revealed that total share of land of original owner and others had 1 kanal 10 marla 2 sarsahi, which had to be divided among four daughters in equal proportions---In such like situation, original owner had made an agreement from her share---As per stance/statement of appellant, the house was stated to be in possession of respondent, hence, it could be said that original owner performed the agreement regarding the house which was not in her possession---As far as the matter of cognovits given by original owner was concerned, respondent was not entitled under law to execute agreement to sell of the land measuring 10 Marlas along with house which was above her original share---If she had given the said cognovits in favour of appellant/plaintiff even then the same had no value in the eye of law---Circumstances established that the court below had not committed any illegality or irregularity while passing the impugned judgment and decree, hence, the appeal was dismissed accordingly.

MUHAMMAD KHALIQ vs GHULAM FATIMA S — 2024 YLR 910 HIGH-COURT-AZAD-KASHMIR

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