National Highway Authority vs Syed Altaf Hussain Shah Ss — 2025 YLR 129 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2025 YLR 129 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: YLR
Parties: National Highway Authority vs Syed Altaf Hussain Shah Ss

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Judgment text as reported

National Highway Authority VS Syed Altaf Hussain Shah Ss. 4, 18 & 23 ---Compensation, enhancement of---Scope---Trustworthy documentary evidence, deficiency of---Effect---Transactions though were adduced in evidence but the respondents/landowners were duty bound to produce witnesses to prove those sale deeds substantiating and proving the transactions either by presenting vendor or vendee or witnesses passing consideration to prove that sale transactions presented before the Court were genuine and duly executed inter se willing vendor and vendee---Mere presentation of documentary evidence and getting it exhibited cannot substantiate that the landowners had discharged the burden of proving the market as well as potential value of the land------With the quality and quantity of evidence, presented in the present case the Referee Court had no sufficient evidentiary material on record to enhance the amount of compensation assessed by the Award as the respondents being landowners failed to prove their wishful claim through creditworthy, concrete and unimpeachable oral as well as documentary evidence---High Court reversed findings of Referee Court on relevant issues (Nos. 6 and 7 ) holding the same as against the law as well as record while deciding against the respondents and in favour of the Acquiring Agency (NHA)---Appeal, filed by acquiring agency, was allowed accordingly.

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