RAHM DAD versus MANAGING DIRECTOR, FAUJI FOUNDATION, RAWALPINDI CANTT.
R14 General Clause Act (X of 1897), Sections 3 (21) and (28) of Section 8 suit for acquisition of land in the year 1952 for the Special Relief Act (1 of 1877), Punjab Post War Services Reconstruction Fund. , And the plaintiff's use of the land by the Fuji Foundation Sales Foundation in 1985 for a purpose other than the public purpose of such land for which the plaintiff is the original owner of the land acquired for the purpose of restoration of his possession. As per rule 14 of the Punjab Land Acquisition Rules 1983 shall apply. Only where land was acquired for any public government or any department of local authority, such funds and foundations established under the Charitable Endowment Act, 1890, Sections 3 (21) and (28). Accordingly the definition of government or local authority will not come with it. The benefits of R14 of the Punjab Land Acquisition Rules, 1983, of the General Clauses Act, 1897, were not extendable to the acquisition of land in favor of a company or a law firm of any kind, Rule 14 ab land acquisition rules, 1983 is applicable, where it was never used for public purpose, but it is not applicable where the public purpose has been used for a public purpose to a large extent the Punjab Land Rules, Rule 14 of 1983 Was discontinued after use. If applicable in any case, it did not provide a return of land to its original owners or their heirs, but the government had the power to return the land to its owners. Such funds and foundations were made public. Used the land for the purpose for over 30 years and then transferred it to the same company, which abandoned the public purpose.
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