MUHAMMAD SHAFIQUE KHAN vs MADRISA TALEEM-UL-QURAN KHAIRUL MADARIS, MULTAN — 2026 PLD 283 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2026 PLD 283 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2026
Reporter: PLD
Parties: MUHAMMAD SHAFIQUE KHAN vs MADRISA TALEEM-UL-QURAN KHAIRUL MADARIS, MULTAN

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD SHAFIQUE KHAN VS MADRISA TALEEM-UL-QURAN KHAIRUL MADARIS, MULTAN. Art. 172---Escheat/ownerless property---Nature, preconditions, and mode of declaration---Escheat is a distinct and special legal concept---Property can vest in the State only where the owner dies intestate, and no legal heir exists to inherit the estate, and such foundational facts are established through proper and independent proceedings---A declaration of escheat cannot be made incidentally or collaterally in a civil suit, particularly when it is neither pleaded nor put in issue between the parties.

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