Raja Muhammad Asif Vs The LAC etc

Judgment Sheet

Pnsgawan H COURT. BpNcn

JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

Reeular First Appeal No.09-A/2024 Raja Muhammad Asif.

(Appellants) versus

Land Acquisition Collector, E-35, HNA, Hazara Division, Abbottabad and others. (Respondents)

Present Mr. Fida Muhammad Tanoli, Advocate, for appellant.

Mr. Ahmad Nawaz, Advocate, for respondents.

Date of hearing: 25.04.2025

JUDGMENT

SADIO ALI, J.- Through the instant Regular First Appeal, the appellant has prayed as under:

"It is, therefore, respectfully prayed that on acceptance of this appeal the impugned judgment & degree dated 16.09.2023 passed by court of learned Additional District Judge-l, Haripur may kindly be set aside by declaring that reference petition is maintainable ,dt' and the objector is on interested person who is entitled tofile reference petition. Also that the objector has rightly received the awarded amount -fro*

collector and not liable to return the same Operation of the imPugned Judgment & Degree maY also be suspended."

2.Precisely, the facts necessary for the disposal of the aforesaid appeal are that Land Acquisition Collector, Hassanabadal-Havelian- Mansehra Expressway (E-35) NHA Hazata Division Abbottabad (respondent No'l herein), on the request of National Highway Authority, after fulfilling of all the codal formalities including issuance of notification under section 4 of The Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter is to be referred as Act of 1894) followed by Corrigendums, has acquired a piece of land situated in Mouza Kot Najibullah, Tehsil &' District Haripur through the subject Award for ttConstruction of Hassanabadal-Havelian- Mansehra Expressway (E-35) Project" in the tl public interest which carries the detail of Khasra Numbers and corresponding area in every Khasra Number, whereby market value of the different kinds of the acquired land, structures etc and their

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respective market value/compensation was determined.

3.Being dissatisfied from the market value/ compensation of his acquired land as determined/fixed in the subject Award, the appellant/landowner filed Reference/ objection petition under relevant section(s) of The Act of L}g 4 and the respondents (acquiring departments) were summoned and they submitted their written reply to the aforesaid Reference of the landowners contesting the same on various legal and factual grounds and consequently the learned Referee Judge framed issues for the disposal of the Reference and both the parties were asked to produce their respective evidence which they did accordingly. Thereafter, the leamed Referee Judge after hearing arguments from both sides, dismissed the Reference, vide judgment and decree dated 16.09.2023 and the appellant was drl also directed to retum the initial compensation in the account of Land Acquisition Collector which judgment and decree has now been challenged by the appellant before this Court through the instant Regular First Appeal.

4.Arguments of learned counsel for the parties were heard and available record perused with his able assistance.

5.At the very outset, it is observed that the Referee Court rejected the objection petition on the ground that, at the time of the acquisition of the land, the appellant/objector had already transferred his entire share in the acquired land in favor of Jamia Taleem-ul-Quran by way of Waqf, approximately six years prior to the issuance of the notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act (LAA) dated 02.08.2012' However, the record reflects that the said institution, i.e., Jamia Taleem-u1-Quran, continues to be under the administration of the son of the present appellant, namely Raja Jibran oil Alam, along with others. Furthermore, it is evident that although the property was transferred by way of Woqf, the administrative control remains closely linked to the appellant's family.

In this background, and while viewing the matter from this perspective. The question before this Court is that as to whether the appellant has got locus standi or not?

6.In order to understand the meaning and concept of Wuqf, its literally means 'detention , 'stoppage' or 'tying up' . Technically it means a dedication in perpetuity of some specific property for a pious pu{pose or a succession of pious pu{poses. As defined by a Muslim Jurist, Abu Hanifa, Waqf means"it is the detention of a specific thing in the ownership of the waaqif or appropriator, and the devoting its profits or usufruct to chariQ, the poor, or other good objects, in the manner of areeat or commodate loan". Another eminent Muslim Jurist, Abu Yusuf defined Waqf as the "detention of a thing in the implied ownership of almighty Allah in such o manner that its profits may revert to or be applied to the benefit of (id creatures".

crr The Shara-ya-u1-Islam says, "Waqf is a contract thefruit or ffict ofwhtch is to tie up the original and to leave its usufruct .frur". The most comprehensive and simple definition of 'tlraqlf is given in the Mussalman Waqf Validating Act, 1913 under Section 2 explains that "roqf is the permanent dedication by a person professing the

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subject matter of this case was acquired by the govemment for the aforementioned project. It is admitted that the appellant has received part of the compensation. For enhancement of the compensation, a reference/objection was filed, which was ultimately dismissed by the learned Referee Judge. However, the purpose ofthe Waqf still endures, and the appellant and his family continue to strive towards fulfilling the original object and intention of the Waqf. Although the process of acquisition has, to some extent, impeded the fulfillment of the Waqfs objectives, its core purpose still survives. Therefore, the doctrine of cy-prds may be partially applicable in the present case. In the case of "@ others vs. Municipal Committee. Talasans s$ through Administrator and others" reported as 2001 SCMR 585 the Hon'ble Apex Court has held as under;

----Ss. 42 & 54---Suit for declaration and permanent injunction ---Cypres, doctrine of- --Applicability---Suit land had the status of Rffih-e-Aam in Revenue Record but the appellants who were the owners of the same intended to change the status and use the land for commercial purposes--Concurrently all

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by the settler and applying it beneficiary to similar purposes by or through an mode dffirent from that enacted.

In the case of "Hameed A. Haroon vs. Yousaf A. Haroon snd l0 others" reported as 2009 MLD 1259 it has been held that;

----S. 3---Object of trust---Doctrine of Cypres---Applicability---Doctrine of Cypr es ls applicable where although original object to charitable trust cannot be achieved but object as nearly as possible similar to original objective can be achieved---Where neither original purpose nor a purpose similar thereto may be achieved, doctrine of Cypres cannot save the trust---Doctrine of Cypres cannot be employed without permission of Court.

So apply above principle of law the appellant and his family is ready to further advance the object and purpose of the Waqf. All the received compensation and the prospective enhancement wherein the appellant is expecting dt' for which they have applied the reference under section l8 of The Land Acquisition shall born and spent upon the object of Waqf and to this effect the same amount shall be deposited in the account of Madrassa if any or in the account of person or

committee who runs the affairs of the Waqf property, who thereafter shall decide whether the said amount is required for further purchase of the land in order to advance the pu{pose and object of the Waqf or the same amount is required for the management/ administration of the affairs of the Waqf.

8 It is clear that the appellant possesses a prima facie locus standi to raise objections in respect of the acquired property. Therefore, it is deemed appropriate that the matter be remanded back to the learned Referee Court with a direction to re-decide the instant objection petition based on the commission's report filed in the connected objection petitions arising out of the same Award. $$ It is further pertinent to note that appeals bearing No. 63-A12022, 72-A12022, l0l-A12022, 128- A12023 and 139-N2023 etc. pertaining to the same Award have already been remanded to the Referee Court for the appointment of a commission. In the interest of justice and fair play, it would be just and proper that this appeal is also remanded to the Referee Court for decision afresh in light of the findings of the commission

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appointed in similar matters. The purpose of the commission is to ascertain the true and correct value, as well as the potential, of the acquired property at the relevant time of acquisition.

9 In view of the above discussion, this Regular First Appeal is allowed. Consequently, the impugned judgment and decree dated 16.09.2023, passed by the worthy Referee Judge, are hereby set aside. The appeal is remanded back to the learned Referee Judge with the direction to consider the commission reports appointed in cases of a similar nature pertaining to the same Award. The Referee Court shall thereafter decide the reference afresh after affording a proper opportunity of hearing to all concerned parties, preferably within a period of six months from today. The parties are directed to appear before the learned Referee Court on 15.05.2025 without fail

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(Tahir Saleem) Iud