MUHAMMAD AFZAL versus PAKISTAN, THROUGH SECRETARY DEFENCE, ISLAMABAD
Section,,, AA and 17 Constitution of Pakistan, Arts 25 and 199 Constitutional Applicants Acquiring Land Acquisition Landowners claim that the authorities discriminated against them while the land belonging to the applicants belonged to the government. The property was Rs. 400,000 per acre, but their land was estimated at Rs 175,000 per acre. Such discrimination of compensation was discriminatory. Failure to provide any reason to reduce the payer's compensation from Rs 400,000 to Rs 175,000. Both lands were in the same village and connected with each other. This kind of discrimination was the cause of discrimination because the authorities did not have the power to obtain private person's land less than the value of government land. I was equal to the applicants of such act of law and authority for payment of lesser compensation to the applicants against the government at the relevant time demanding Rs 366,436 per acre and so they could claim the amount. And the acquisition of Rs 400,000 per acre was not in accordance with the law and the land was acquired by the authority. Was on the. But the applicants price was assessed as assessing the value of the land. Applicants had already received compensation amount of Rs 175,000 and as such they were only entitled to the balance amount as it proved. Applicants were assessed the cost of the house and in the relevant time there was a disagreement of the facts available on record, the authorities were obliged to pay the applicants Rs 366,436 per acre and the High Court directed the authorities.
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