Qanuni Amdad urdu: Revenue officer | The High Court held that it was a legal error of the lower courts to disregard the independent testimony of the revenue officers, which was in favour of the defendant, without evidence of malice. 2024 Y L R 989

The High Court held that it was a legal error of the lower courts to disregard the independent testimony of the revenue officers, which was in favour of the defendant, without evidence of malice.

2024 Y L R 989

اہم نکات:

1. دستاویز کی منسوخی اور اعلامیہ کا مقدمہ:

مقدمہ دستاویز کی منسوخی اور اعلامیہ کے لیے دائر کیا گیا تھا۔

2. زیریں عدالتوں کے فیصلے:

دونوں زیریں عدالتوں نے مدعیان کے حق میں فیصلہ دیا، لیکن شواہد کی غلط تشریح کی بنیاد پر۔

3. شواہد میں تضادات:

مدعا علیہ کے شواہد میں موجود معمولی تضادات کو بنیاد بنا کر مسترد کیا گیا، جو کہ قانونی طور پر غلط تھا۔

4. مدعیان کی ناکامی:

مدعیان ابتدائی بارِ ثبوت پورا کرنے میں ناکام رہے اور ریونیو افسران کی آزاد گواہی کے خلاف بدنیتی یا غلط نیت ثابت نہ کر سکے۔

5. ہائی کورٹ کا فیصلہ:

ہائی کورٹ نے دونوں زیریں عدالتوں کے فیصلے منسوخ کر دیے اور مدعیان کا مقدمہ خارج کر دیا۔

6. قانونی اصول:

ہر فریق کو اپنے کیس کی بنیاد پر فیصلہ حاصل کرنا ہوتا ہے، اور مخالف فریق کی کمزوریوں پر انحصار نہیں کیا جا سکتا۔

7. نظرثانی کا اختیار:

ہائی کورٹ نے سیکشن 115 سی پی سی کے تحت نظرثانی کے اختیار کا استعمال کرتے ہوئے انصاف کو بحال کیا۔

حوالہ جات:

عدالت نے مختلف نظائر کا حوالہ دیتے ہوئے واضح کیا کہ شواہد کی درست تشریح اور قانون کی منصفانہ تطبیق ضروری ہے۔

2024 Y L R 989

[Lahore]

Before Shahid Bilal Hassan, J

ROSHAN IQBAL---Appellant

Versus

NAZAR MUHAMMAD and others---Respondents

Civil Revision No. 2584 of 2014, heard on 19th October, 2023.

Specific Relief Act (I of 1877)---

----Ss. 39 & 42---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), S. 115---Suit for cancellation of document and declaration---Concurrent findings of facts by two Courts below---Misreading and non-reading of evidence--- Revisional jurisdiction of High Court---Suit filed by respondents/ plaintiffs was concurrently decreed by two Courts below on basis of certain discrepancies in evidence of petitioners/ defendants--- Validity---Certain short-comings and contradictions in depositions of defence witnesses, were natural and were not fatal to disbelieve the same---Parties had to stand on their own legs and any shortcoming or discrepancy in evidence of rival party could not extend benefit to the other party---Respondents failed to discharge initial burden and they had also failed to show any ill-will and mala fide on the part of revenue officer and officials, who were independent witnesses and supported the stance of petitioner/ defendant, which prompted them to depose against respondents/plaintiffs---Courts below failed to adjudicate upon the matter by appreciating law on the subject and had misread evidence of the parties---High Court was vested with authority and ample power to undo concurrent findings while exercising revisional jurisdiction under S. 115, C.P.C.---High Court in exercise of revisional jurisdiction set aside judgments and decrees passed by both the Courts below and dismissed the suit instituted by respondents / plaintiffs---Revision was allowed, in circumstances.

Sh. Fateh Muhammad v. Muhammad Adil and others PL D 2008 SC 82; Hyder Ali Bhimji v. Additional District Judge Karachi South and another PLD 2012 SC 279; Muhammad Aslam and others v. Muhammad Anwar 2023 SCMR 1371 and Abdul Ghafoor and others v. Muhammad Murad and others 2022 CLC 1713 ref.

Nazim-Ud-Din and others v. Sheikh Zia-Ul-Qamar and others 2016 SCMR 24; Sultan Muhammad and another v. Muhammad Qasim and others 2010 SCM R 1630; Ghulam Muhammad and 3 others v. Ghulam Ali 2004 SCMR 1001 and Habib Khan and others v. Mst. Bakhtmina and others 2004 SCMR 1668 rel.

Abdul Qadus Rawal for Petitioner.

Sh. Usman Karim ud Din, Rana Toqeer, Ghulam Abbas Haral and Barrister Faridoon Kamran for Respondents Nos.1 to 4.

Ch. Abdul Salam, Taqi Hassan and Nusrat Ali Joiya for Respondent No.5.

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