Muhammad Siddiq (Petitioner) VS Province of Sindh & others (Respondent)

ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AT KARACHI

C.P No.D-4470 of 2025 (Muhammad Siddique v Province of Sindh & others) C.P No.D-4486 of 2025 (Ghulam Muhammad Soomro v Province of Sindh & others)

DATE ORDER WITH SIGNATURE OF JUDGE

Before:- Mr. Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon Mr. Justice Zulfiqar Ali Sangi

Date of hearing and order:- 25.02.2026

Mr. Muhammad Ashraf Samo, Advocate for Petitioner. Mr. Abdul Jalil, A.A.G.

ORDER

Adnan-ul-Karim Memo, J Petitioner Muhammad Siddique has filed this Constitutional Petition under Article 199 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, seeking the following relief: -

“a) That this Honorable Court may kindly be pleased to issue direction to Respondent No.2 (Deputy Commissioner Thatta) to decide the application dated 07/08/25 of petitioner which is already moved by petitioner. And issue direction to Respondent No 2 to 4 to kept the fresh Mutation entry of petitioner in record of rights according to law.

b) The costs of this petition be awarded to the petitioner.

c) Any other relief, Which this Honorable court may deem fit and proper, be granted to the petitioner.”

Learned counsel for the Petitioner states that the Petitioners owned agricultural land situated in Deh Khariseer, Tapo Gharo, Taluka and District Thatta. He further submits that initially the same land was granted to petitioner on Auction conditions by the defunct revenue Officer Kotri Barrage Hyderabad and ultimately the same land was fully paid by the petitioner and Order dated 07.07.1997 was issued by the Mukhtiarkar Mirpur Sakro at Gharo and thereafter T.O. Form was also issued in their favour. Learned counsel further submits that the Petitioners filed another claim for

reconstruction of record and fresh entry in their favour vide order dated 16.01.2025.

At this stage, learned AAG points out that the case of the petitioners is covered under Notification dated 21.04.2024 and submits that earlier petitions have been dealt with and disposed of in light thereof. Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks disposal of these petitions in terms of Notification dated 21.04.2024. Let the same be processed and decided in accordance with law within 30 days.

By consent, both petitions are disposed of in the terms of negotiation without touching the merits of the case entitlement of the petitioner on the subject land.

JUDGE

JUDGE

Jamil