BARKAT ALI and others vs MEMBER BOARD OF REVENUE (CONSOLIDATION), LAHORE and others

This petition for leave to appeal arose from consolidation proceedings involving a dispute over land allotment. The petitioners challenged a sanctioned Consolidation Scheme, which had been modified by the Collector following multiple remands, resulting in the reallocation of specific Khasra numbers. After exhausting their remedies before the Additional Commissioner and the Board of Revenue, the petitioners filed a writ petition in the Lahore High Court. The High Court dismissed the petition, holding that consolidation authorities possess the requisite competence to determine such matters and that the extraordinary writ jurisdiction could not be invoked to interfere with these administrative determinations. Upon review, the Supreme Court of Pakistan examined the impugned judgment and found no legal flaw or error in the reasoning provided by the High Court. The Supreme Court affirmed the decision, holding that the consolidation authorities acted within their jurisdiction and that the High Court correctly declined to interfere in the administrative exercise of their powers. Consequently, the petition for leave to appeal was dismissed, maintaining the finality of the consolidation proceedings as determined by the relevant authorities.