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Civil Appeal No. 69 of 1965, decided on 5th October 1966.

(On appeal from the judgment and order of the High Court of West Pakistan, Lahore, dated the 5^th September 1963, in Civil Revision No., 422 of 1963),

O. XX, r. 14 and Ss. 148, 104, 96 & 100‑Pre‑emption suit‑Decree in favour of pre‑emptor and Court fixing time therein for deposit of purchase price‑Appeal and second appeal‑Order of trial Court maintained but appellate Court silent as to period fixed by trial Court for depositing pre‑emption money‑Whether time for payment must be regulated by original decree‑Whether appeal, on refusal by trial Court to extend time, competent‑Whether extension of time could be granted to pre‑emptor, on such appeal, by appellate Court‑Dismissal in limine of appeal against original decree in such suit‑Effect on period fixed, by original Court, for deposit of purchase price‑Punjab Pre‑emption Act (I of 1913), S. 22.

A person filed a suit for pre‑emption. His suit was decreed and he was directed to deposit pre‑emption money by 21‑3‑61 and the Court further ordered that "otherwise his d