2004 CLC 1320 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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Mian MUHAMMAD ASLAM and another VS SHER AFGAN, ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER GENERAL COLLECTOR (CITY), LAHORE and 5 others West Pakistan Land Revenue Rules 1968--RULE , ----Rr. 67-A & 67-B---Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art.199--Constitutional petition---Demarcation of land---Decree for possession--Revenue Officer, jurisdiction of---Grievance of petitioners was that the Revenue Authorities after conducting demarcation of land, passed a decree for possession and directed the petitioners to deliver the possession to the respondent---Validity---Revenue Authorities, while exercising summary jurisdiction under West Pakistan Land Revenue Rules, 1968, could not direct eviction of the petitioners---While exercising jurisdiction under West Pakistan Land Revenue Rules, 1968, the Revenue Authorities had exercised the jurisdiction of Civil Court by granting a decree for possession to the respondent which could not at all be done---Respondent should have been left to seek, appropriate remedy from the Court of competent jurisdiction---