Mst. AKHTAR BIBI And Others vs MANSOOR AHMAD MALIK And Other

This petition for leave to appeal arises from a dispute over the transfer of a house located in Krishan Nagar, Lahore, by settlement authorities. The dispute involved competing claims between the respondents and the predecessor-in-interest of the petitioners, Habibullah. The settlement authorities had determined that the property was indivisible and that the respondents held possession prior to the petitioners' predecessor. The High Court, exercising its writ jurisdiction, found no legal infirmity in these factual findings and declined to interfere with the transfer order. Upon review, the Supreme Court held that the High Court's refusal to interfere was proper, as the findings of the settlement authorities regarding the indivisibility of the property and the priority of possession were supported by the record. The Court affirmed that in the absence of any jurisdictional error or illegality in the findings of the settlement authorities, the High Court correctly exercised its discretion to uphold the transfer. Consequently, the petition was found to be without merit and was dismissed.