MUSHTAQ AHMAD versus GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB THROUGH LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTOR INDUSTRIES, PUNJAB
Article 40, 41 Constitution and Constitution 199 Constitution of Pakistan, Article Landope scope of constitutional application Acquisition of land Extension of previous inquiry company plant Public purpose Scope was that land was not obtained for expansion of existing company plant The High Court, the High Court, with its constitutional jurisdiction, could not cope with the issue of contentious facts. The full feasibility report was submitted to the Land Acquisition Collector (Industries), who extended the existing plant, updated the plant to produce electricity and The coal power plant was installed before it was investigated and the project was presented to the department. What was intended for public purpose was the company's contract with the government and it was informed and published in the official Gazette that the provincial government had offered to pre-public purpose so that land Protect the rights of the owners and the government can resume work. If the return of the land from the company was not acquired for the purpose for which the land was being acquired when the commissioner agreed with the reasons given in the inquiry, then he would have no further need for such Mention the reasons for agreeing to the inquiry, as it would give reasons for the consensus. An inquiry report about the inquiry commissioner's inquiry was not obliged to pass a detailed order. There was no impairment in the acquisition proceedings. The constitutional application was dismissed in the circumstances.
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