Mst. KHALIDA BEGUM vs Mst — 2026 CLC 504 BOARD-OF-REVENUE-PUNJAB

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Mst. KHALIDA BEGUM VS Mst. MANZOORAN MAI Decree passed by Civil Court---Binding effect---Revenue Authorities---Revenue Authorities passed orders against the petitioners qua an adjustment order for which they had decree passed by Civil Court in their favour---Validity---Record revealed that adjustment order-in-question was passed on the basis of a civil court decree having been passed about three decades ago (in the year 1993), which had attained finality---Revenue officers are bound to honour civil court judgments which cannot be upset or reversed by revenue authorities---In the present case, the Revenue authority acted in disregard of limitation, ignored binding civil decree, and exceeded jurisdiction---Core issue had already been adjudicated up to the level of the High Court, wherein it was held that the petitioners had established their possession---However, the Revenue Authorities failed to take into consideration the binding decisions of the civil courts, which had already been duly upheld by the appellate/District as well as the revisional/High court---The long-standing entries of revenue record in favour of petitioners enjoy presumption of correctness which could not be casually unsettled---Moreover, the concerned Revenue Authorities implemented the said orders at their own sweet will as nothing specific was mentioned in the impugned order, as to what was the error in record and how and in which manner it was to be corrected; in such way over 3000 Kanals of pure TDA owned land has been mutated in favour of the respondent who subsequently sold it to various people illegally---Said subsequent sale of land during pendency of lis was illegal and void---Member-Board of Revenue set-aside the impugned orders passed by the Revenue Authorities declaring the same to be without lawful authority, void ab initio, of no legal effect; consequently , any action taken pursuant to the impugned orders in the revenue record stood annulled forthwith---Revenue Revisions were allowed accordingly.

Mst. KHALIDA BEGUM vs Mst — 2026 CLC 504 BOARD-OF-REVENUE-PUNJAB

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