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This case explains an important principle about who must be included as a party in a court case involving property disputes.
The dispute began when a man claimed to be the rightful owner of a property that was transferred, in his absence, to someone claiming to be his son. That claimed son then sold the property to a buyer, who became the defendant. The real owner denied ever having a son by that name and filed a lawsuit to cancel the transfer documents and recover his property. However, the alleged son, who was central to the whole dispute, was never made a party to the case, and his account of events was never recorded by the trial court.
The trial court dismissed the owner's suit, but on appeal, the High Court stepped in. It ordered that the alleged son be added as a necessary party, directed the trial court to collect more evidence on its own initiative, and sent the case back for a fresh decision. The defendant challenged this, arguing the High Court should have simply decided the appeal based on existing evidence rather than reopening it.
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision. It ruled that since the owner had been abroad for a long time and his property rights were at stake, the High Court was justified in ensuring all necessary parties and evidence were properly before the court, even acting on its own initiative. This case highlights that courts must ensure fairness by including all essential parties before finally deciding property rights.
یہ مقدمہ ایک اہم اصول کی وضاحت کرتا ہے کہ جائیداد کے تنازعات سے متعلق مقدمے میں کن افراد کو فریق کے طور پر شامل کرنا ضروری ہے۔
تنازعہ اس وقت شروع ہوا جب ایک شخص نے دعویٰ کیا کہ وہ ایک جائیداد کا اصل مالک ہے، جو اس کی غیر موجودگی میں ایک ایسے شخص کے نام منتقل کر دی گئی جو خود کو اس کا بیٹا ظاہر کرتا تھا۔ اس مبینہ بیٹے نے بعد میں یہ جائیداد ایک خریدار کو فروخت کر دی، جو مقدمے میں مدعا علیہ بنا۔ اصل مالک نے اس بات کی سختی سے تردید کی کہ اس نام کا اس کا کوئی بیٹا ہے اور اس نے انتقال کے کاغذات منسوخ کروانے اور اپنی جائیداد واپس حاصل کرنے کے لیے عدالت میں مقدمہ دائر کر دیا۔ تاہم، وہ مبینہ بیٹا، جو اس پورے تنازعے کا مرکزی کردار تھا، کبھی بھی مقدمے میں فریق نہیں بنایا گیا، اور نہ ہی ٹرائل کورٹ نے اس کا بیان قلم بند کیا۔
ٹرائل کورٹ نے مالک کا مقدمہ خارج کر دیا، مگر اپیل کی سماعت کے دوران ہائی کورٹ نے مداخلت
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Citation Name : 2002 PLD 615 SUPREME-COURT Side Appellant : GHULAM AHMAD CHAUDHRY Side Opponent : AKBAR HUSSAIN —-O. I, R.10 & O.XLI & Rr.23, 27—Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art. 185(3)—Impleading of necessary party– -Additional evidence, recording of —Remand of case to Trial Court for decision afresh—jurisdiction of High Court in exercise of appellate jurisdiction —Plaintiff asserted to be the owner of the suit property and in his absence the property was transferred in the name of the vendor claiming to be the son of the plaintiff-defendant purchased the property from the vendor and the same was transferred in the name of the defendant—Plaintiff denied the vendor as his son and filed suit for cancellation of document and recovery’of possession—Vendor was neither impleaded in the suit nor his statement was recorded as witness–Trial Court dismissed the suit but High Court in exercise of appellate jurisdiction allowed the appeal, impleaded the vendor as a party and remanded the case to the Trial Court and Suo motu directed the Trial .Court to record additional evidence—Contention of the defendant was that the High Court should have decided the appeal on the basis of evidence available on record— Validity- –Judicial discretion exercised by the High Court as Appellate Court , in the present case, was neither unwarranted nor unjustified when valuable proprietary rights of the plaintiff (who was out of country for a long period) were extinguished without his consent and permission, it was a fit case for exercise of Suo motu jurisdiction by the High Court —High Court by remanding the suit did not act arbitrarily or without jurisdiction — Supreme Court repelled the contention of the defendant and declined to set aside judgment and remand of case for decision afresh—Appeal was disposed of accordingly