Legal Case Summary

Case Details
Case ID a3804900-e881-4931-b383-6dc5adc00d1e
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Case Number Writ Petition No.361/R of 1986
Decision Date Mar 26, 2003
Hearing Date Mar 26, 2003
Decision The order dated 30-8-1986 passed by respondent No.3 was declared as having no legal effect. The writ petition was accepted based on the findings that the revision petition was not competent before respondent No.3 and the order passed by the Notified Officer was lawful. The decision emphasized that the jurisdictional error rendered the impugned order invalid. Legal representation was noted, but the absence of respondents did not hinder the hearing. The case highlighted the importance of jurisdiction in legal proceedings and the limitations imposed by legislative amendments.
Summary The case involves a writ petition challenging an order passed by a Notified Officer concerning the auction of urban property. The Lahore High Court addressed the jurisdictional issues surrounding the revision petition filed against the Notified Officer's order, emphasizing the limitations established by amendments to the relevant legislative framework. The court concluded that the revision petition was not competent, rendering the order of respondent No.3 without legal effect. This case illustrates the significance of adhering to legal protocols and the authority of courts in reviewing administrative decisions. Keywords include 'urban property auction', 'jurisdictional errors', 'legal authority', and 'writ petition acceptance'.
Court Lahore High Court
Entities Involved Not available
Judges SAYED ZAHID HUSSAIN, J
Lawyers Ch. Shahbaz Khurshid, Nemo
Petitioners 12 others, Messrs ILAM DIN ABDUR RAHMAN KARYANA MERCHANTS
Respondents 2 others, Dr. IBRAR ELAHI MALIK
Citations 2003 SLD 2681, 2003 CLC 1367
Other Citations Not available
Laws Involved Evacuee Property and Displaced Persons Laws (Repeal) Act, Scheme for the Management and Disposal of Available Urban Properties, 1977, Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
Sections 3(1), 2, 31(1), 199