Maindad Vs Muhammad Akbar

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AIJROTTARAD BENCII

.l t i l)l C tl L l)lt I)l ll7' M It N'l- ,IUDGMI]NT SIIIiE'T

&' CR No.53/2013.

I)tttc of heurin;4 07. 12.2022.

Petitioner/s (Mionilud) Mr. Ilukim Khutr, ,4dwtcatc.

Respondent/s (Muhummutl /kbur) b.v" I I r(iz. I./ii kh tt r y' h mcd Klt urt,,1 dwtc utc.

l.- AZAL StJIIIIAN., .f . lnstatrt rsvision pctition is lrlcd b1, pctitioncr Miunclucl Khan, *'hcrcin, hc challcngcd -iudgmcnt a and dccrcc datcd 30.11.2012 passcd by lcarncd Additional District Judgc-ll, Manschra, whcrcby, civil appcal No.

17113 ol' 2011,, tilcd against thc .jLrdgmcnt and dccrcc passccl b1' Civil .ludgc-XII, Manschra datccl: 31.01.201 I was acccptcd and .iudgrncnt and dccrcc ol'lcarncd lrial CoLrrt was sct-asidc ancl sr"rit o {' plainti llTrcspondcnt rvas dccrccd

2.Ilclcvanl lacls of- thc casc, prcciscly, arc thal thc

rcspondcnl/plaintifl' lllcd suit Ibr posscssion through prc-cmption tlt rcspcct ol propcrty, lully dcscribcd in thc hcading of plainl, situatcd aL A,'louza l)ata, l'chsil &" t)istrict, Manschra, contcnding that pclitioncr/dcl'cndant purchascd suit propcrty fl'orn Muhammad Ismacl in considcration ol' Its. 1,50,000/- bu1 cntcrcd an in{'latcd amount of Its. 4,30,000/- in thc irrrpr-rgncd mr-ttalion No. 46c)7 allcstcd on 23.0U.2006 to dclcal his prccmplion ? rights. Ilcspondcnl/plaintilf contsndcd lhat on 25.08.2006 hc was prcscnt in his housc, situatcd in villagc Kanghar (iarhi [)ata whcn inlormcr namcly Qalandar son of Mir Abdullah, at 8:00 I)M, inlormcd him rcgarding thc salc ol thc sr.rit propcrty and hc irnmcdiatcly, and irl prcscncc o f in fitrmcr, tnadc talb-e-

mLDi- aIob i I .'l'hcrcaficr. ho scribcd noticc ol- talb-e-ishad in prcscncc of Mohy-ud- I)in and Shaficluc-r"rr-lichn-ran, through Khurshccd pctition writcr, and scnt thc samc to pctitioncr/dcfcndant. I1 was Iirrthcr contcndcd that pctitioncr has got supcrior right o['prc-cmption, bcing co- owncr in thc suit khasras and has got all othcr rights and amcnitics attachcd to thc suit propcrty, whcrcas, pctilioncr/dcfcndant has no such rights.

't'hat pctitioncr/dc['cndant rvas timc and again askcd 1o rcccivc thc actual salc considcration and l.ratldovcr thc propcrtv ? to him but hc rcluscd, hcncc, hc {llcd thc suit.

3.Allcr institrrtion of suit

pctrtioncr/dc Icndant was sur.nmoncd.

who appcarcd and Illcd writtcn slatcmcnt. lrrom thc plcadings o1- thc partics, lcarncd trial Court liamcd issucs. whcrc-alIcr, both thc partics

availcd opportunily ol- producing thcir dcsircd cvidcncc. ILcspordcnl /plaintitl' in ordcr to provc his casc cxamincd .lan Nisar NOI( as PW-i, who produccd rccord o[- mutalion No. 4697 attcstcd on 23.08.2006 (lrx I'}W-l/1), l)alwari llalqa as PW-2, Qazi |asih-ud-l)in (l'ostman) as PW-3, Muhammad Salccm (Poslal Clcrk GI)O, Manschra) d5 PW-4, Muhammad Khurshid (l)ctilioncr writcr) as I)W-5, Muhammad Anwar, Mohi-ud- I)in and Abdul Ma.iccd as I)W-6, PW-7 & PW-8, whilc rcspondcnt/plaintil-t' 9 himscll-appcarcd in witncss box as I'W- 9 and 1hcrcal1cr, closcd his cvidcncc. On bchalf ol pctitioncr/dclbndanl his attorncy namcly Shad Muhammad rccordcd his statcmcnl as I)W- I .

Lcarncd trial Courd aftcr hcarirrg argumcnts of' both thc sidcs through judgmcnt datcd: 3 I .01 .201 I disrnissccl thc suit ol rcspondcnt/plaintif{. Appcal

No. llll3 of 20ll filcd b-v rcspondcnt/plaintifl- against thc said .judgmcnt, WAS acccptcd by lcarncd Additional I)istricl Judgc-ll, Manschra vidc datcd: 30. I I .201 2 and suit ol rcspondcn t/pl aintifl- w zls dccrcc, thus giving t'isc to thc instanl rcvision pctrllon.

4.Argumcnts ol lcarnsd counscl lbr partics hcarcl ancl rccord pcruscd.

5.'l'hc law of prccmption contains provisions which arc purcly tcchnioal in nalurc ancl its compliancc in accordancc with mandatcs o I law arc o [- paramourlt irnporlancc and considcration. A prc- curptor, tl-rcrclirrc, in ordcr to sr-tccccd to gct favourablc dccision in is favour must provc thc ncccssary conditions laicl down in Scction l3 ol thc Act, whioh inch-rdcs t'alab-c-N4 uwathibat or it.n rlcd iatc dcrn and in rhc ma"ilis or gathcring whcrc hc rcccivc an inlon'natiort ol- thc salc, lalab-c-lshacl

or cstablishing cvidcncc and'l'alab-c- Khasoomat

6.Iirom amongsl thcsc condilions, I alab-c-Mr.rwathibat or .jr-rrrrping dctrrattcl has to bc provcd with rcl'crcncc kr 1imc, datc, placc and thc gathcring or majIis whcrc prccmplor rcocivcs inlbrntalion ol salc and thc pcrson who convcycd sr'rcl.l inlormalion and sccondly 'l'alab-c-lshad or scnding noticc signcd by thc two truthlul witncsscs. In thc cvcnl o1' I'ailurc o1' prccmplor 1tl provc thcsc talabs thcn thc othcr aspccts likc supcrior right in thc land would losc its vitalit,v- and itnptlrtancc. a 1 . Analyzing thc casc in hancl on thc touch stonc ol abtlvc conditions, it is thc slancc of rcspondcnl/plainlill- in thc plainl that on 25.08.2006 at 0tl:00prl, night timc, hc was inlonncd by Qalandar s/o Mir Abdullah, whilc prcscnt l his housc sitr-ratcd at Kangar Garhi Dal<hli l)anna that pctitioncr/dcl'cndanl has sccrctly purchascd thc disputcd propcfly arld thcrclilrc, hc ir.t

thc prcscncc ol Qalandal s/o Mir Abdullah rnadc announccmcnl of prccmption, whcrcalicr, hc chcckcd thc rcvcnuc rccord of I)alwari ttalqa and aficr satislaction oI thc salc, hc on 30.08.200(r, prcparcd nolicc 'l'alab-c-lshad through Muhamrnad Khurshid, dccd writcr, in thc prcscrtcc o1- Mohinddin and Shafiq-ur-llchman which was thumb imprcsscd/signcd by thcn.r rcspcctivcl) and wcrc scllt to thc pctitioncr/dclcr.rdant throrrgl.r rcgistcrcd acknowlcdgcrncnl duc (A I)).

8.'l'hc rcspondcnt/plaintifl-, u'hct'r appcarcd in thc wilncss box, rcitcralcd thc a SAll1 C lacts, as narratccl in thc Plzrint, howcvcr, durir-rg cross-cxatl ination, hc rcplicd that at thc rclcvitl.tt tin.rc o1' inlonnatior.r, his othcr lirmily tlct.nbcrs wcrc also prcscnl, which lact has not bcct't mcntiorrcd by hirn in his plaint or his courl statcmcnt. I Iis cross-cxaminatiot.t also rcvcals that aflcr rcccivirrg thc in ltrrn.ratior.r ol- salc hc did not Pronounccd his

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9.'l'his clcarly shows ll.rat thc inlormcr Qalandar r:amc lor thc flrst lirnc and convcycd thc inlirnraliott o[' salc and hc rcrnaincd with thc prccmptor ltlr 5 to 10 minulcs but no immcdiatc dclrand was maclc. I Iis slatct'ncnt lirrtl.rcr shows tllat Qalandar, inlbrrncr, camc lor sccclnd lirnc a and this timc whcn hc was about kl lcavc, thcn tl.rc prccnrptor discloscd his intcntion to prccmpt thc disputcd propcrty.'l'his clcarly shows that rcspondcnt/plaintill has not convincingly discloscd about thc mccling or majlis and thc prcscllcc ol his othcr lanrilv mcn-rbcrs at thc timc o1' inlbrmatior-r and at thc samc tin.rc, alicr rccciving inlonnation hc, lirr 5 to l0 rninutcs, kcpt silcl.tt ancl clid not madc

'l'alab-c-Muwathibat immcdialcly al1cr rccciving thc inlon.nation and thcrcforc hc has lailcd 1o pcrlorm 'l'alab-c-Mr-rwalhibal in ar:cordancc with law.

10.Irrorn thc contcnts ol' plaint, it is rcvcalcd lhat thc prccrnptor got knowlcdgc of thc salc on 25.0U.2006, howcvcr, admittcdly, hc visitcd thc ofllcc oI Patwari Ilalqa on 24.08.2006, i.c. ot.rc day prior to thc allcgcd inlbrrnation ol salc. Itccord lurlhcr rcvcals that disputcd propcrty was sold by onc lsmail. brothcr o1- thc prccmptor, hcncc it cannol bc said thal hc a was Llnawarc o[- transactitln, cspccialll whcn hc admittcd in cross-cxarninalion thal thc pctitioncr/dclcndant was ln posscssion of thc disputcd propcrty ancl 'l'l.rr-Ls, tl.rc was cu ltivatirrg crops thcrcon.

rccord rcvcals that rcspondcnti plaintiff ivas in thc knowlcdgc ol salc Prior to 25.08.2006 ar.rd altcr consulting thc rccorcl and gctting knowlcdgc ol salc, hc concoclccl LI lakc story of gctting

informalion ol salc on 25.0ii.2006, hcncc, in that situation hc hers waivccl of'his righr oIprc-cmplion undcr scctiolt l5 o{-thc Act.

1I . So far as pcrlbrmancc of 'l'alab-c- Ishad is conccrrrcd, it is cvidcnt lxrm para 5 ol' thc plaint that till filing o{- suit on 15.09.2006, thc Al) (lard was not rcturncd.

ln proof ol scnding ol' nolicc '[ alab-c- Ishad, I']W-0.+ Qazi, Iiascchr-rddir-r was cxamincd who in his statctlcnt admittcd that thc rcgistry was dclivcrcd at thc rcsiclcnt o I' l.rctilioncr br-r1 hc was not prcscnt at his housc and his othcr rclativcs ? rcluscd to rcccivc it. No sccond attcrrpt was admittcdly madc to scrvc thc

rcgistcrcd nolicc nor any wilncss on thc spot u,as r-r-rcntionccl cithcr rcgarcling non- availability ol' pctitioncr or rclr-rsal o1-his othcr rclativcs to accopl thc sat't.tc. I)W-05 is Muharnrnad Salccrn l)ostal Clcrk, (iPO, Manschra, who admittccl that rccord o['thc rcgistry has bccn dcstroycd aftcr l lt rnonths and statcd that rcgistry rcccipt No.

(r95 was issr-rcd liom thcir post ofllcc whilc

in cross cxan.rination hc adn'rittccl thal thc namc and addrcss of scndcr of thc rcgislry No. 695 is not cntcrcd. Ilcspondcrrt whcn pul 1rl oross-cxaminalion in rcspcct ol thc r.roticc 'l'alab-c-lshad, rcpliccl that hc docs not know about thc noticc and furthcr rcplicd that hc docs not know whcn noticc was wn ttcn.

12.Ilccord sl.rows thal nolicc 'l alab-c- lshad is shown to havc bccn scribcd and signcd by two marginal wilncss Mohinuddin and Shalicluc-Lrr-l{chman, howcvcr, amongst thc two only

9 Mohinuddin was cxarnincd as I']W-07 whcrcas Shafique-ur-llchman did not appcarcd and ir.rslcad his brothcr AbdLrl Maicccl was cxamincd as l'}W-011. 'l'hough l'W-7 Mohinr-rddin has admittcd his thr-rrrl-r imprcssion on thc noticc but hc has trol rncnlioncd how, whcn, and in what manncr thcy visitccl thc ol-flcc ol- dccd u'ritcr Itlr prcparation ol'nolicc. In cross cxamination hc rcplicd that hc has no rclationship with

thc rcspondcnt and a night prior, hc was inlbrmcd by prc-cmplor to accorrpany hinr lbr scribir-rg thc r.roticc. 'l'hat thcy lcli thcir housc at 0ll:00am and rcachcd thcrc at l0:00 am. IIc Iurthcr rcplicd that r.roticc was rcad ovcr to thc rcspondcnt but i1 was not rcad ovcr to hirn. Whcn his statcmcnt is put in .juxtaposition 1o thc statcr.ncnt o1' Muhamnrad Akbar rcspondcnt, it rcvcals thal thcrc is gross contradiclion in rcspccl ol timc, modc and manncr ol prcparation of noticc. Morc so, whcn thc contcnts o[' nolicc wcrc not rcad ovcr to I'}W Mohinuddin ll.rcn hc had no knowlcdgc o[- ? dctails ol'thc noticc or lor what purposc it ls prcparcd. Word "attcstcd" uscd llt Scction 13(3) ol KI'] Act, clocs t'tot mcart II CTC pulling thurnb in.rprcssiot.t on a documcnts mcans that hc has to tcsti ly abor-rt thc contcnls and has to dcposc as wilr-rcss o 1- such documcnt, htlwcvcr, whcn a witncss to whom a docul.ncnt is no1 al all rccitcd tl.rcn his statclncnt u'or-rlcl not bc considcrcd as that ol a wilt'rcss "a11csting"

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thc noticc, in conlbrmity wilh thc provisior.r of'Scclion 13(3) o1'thc Act.

13.It is furthcr noticcd that Shafiq-ur- I{chrran was not produccd to vcrily thc signing of nolicc and instcad his brothcr Abdul Majccd was cxamincd who statcd that liis brothcr is out ol-thc country lbr thc lasl two ycars and that noticc lrx I'W-5/2 bcars signalurc of his brothcr. Admittcdly, no prool ol his brothcr bcing abroad, u,as rnaclc availablc nor anv othcr clocutt-tcttt bcarir-rg his signalr-rrc was proclr-Lcccl lirr comparison of thc courl. 'l'hus, firs1ly thc e lcspondcnt has tailcd to producc :rtld cxaminc both thc witncss o[' noticc 'l'alab-

c-[shacl and thc solc altcsting witncss hac] no l<nowlcdgc of' thc contcnls or lor that mattcr, thc purposc olscribing and scnding o1' noticc 'l'alab-c-lshad, hcncc, thc rccprirct.ncnts ol Scction l3(3) ol thc Act has no1 bccn lcgally comPlicd.

14.I1 is now wcll scttlcd that whcn talabs as pcr law arc not provccl through

coqcnt uncl conr''incing c\,iclclrcc. thcn othcr lactors likc supcrior right o1- prccmplion and marhct ratc or salc pricc bccolr-rc subsidiary and irrclcvant and courts nccd not [o cntcr inkr thcsc aspccls which would br an cxcrcisc il hrtilitv.

15.Iior what has bccn discr-rssccl abovc, it has bccn lound 1lra1 thc rcspondcnt has lailcd to provc bolh 'l'alab-c-Muwalhibal and 'l'alab-c-lshad in accordancc with law and thcrclorc thc lcarncd Additional District Judgc-ll, N4anschra, whilc upscttir.rg thc judgmcnt ol'thc lcarncd Civil .lLrdgc-Xll, Manschra, has comr.nitlcd scrious crror of law and lacts and thc impugncd .iudgmcnt passcd by him is wrong and illcgal and is no1 sr-rstainablc.

hcncc, by acccpting this rcvision pctition ju<lgnrcnt datcd 30.1 l.2Ol2 whcrcby sult o['tl.rc rcspondcnt was clccrccd is sct asidc and his suil stand dismissccl

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