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Writ Petition No. 1236 of 1975, decided on 3rd July, 1975.

‑‑ Ss. 3, 4 & 7‑Members, nomination of‑Minister, powers of‑‑ Assistant Commissioner, in leis capacity as Collector, nominating petitioner as a member of People's Village Committee for purpose of allotments under .Act and specifically observing in his order as to members nominated being men of integrity and honesty‑Minister for Revenue, on application of a person passing order on same day holding people having no confidence in Committee thus constituted and declaring constitution of committee to be void‑Held‑‑Appeal against order of Assistant Commissioner being competent before Deputy Commissioner and no such appeal having been preferred, order assumed finality‑Minister for Revenue having neither any appellate or revisional power, to interfere with order of Collector, his order without lawful authority‑Application filed before Revenue Minister nowhere stating village people having no confidence in members of committee constituted by Collector and being signed by only one person order of Minister finding people of village having no confidence in committee based on no evidence‑‑Minister's order also invalid for having been passed without affording opportunity of hearing to persons affected. .‑‑[Jurisdiction‑‑‑Natural justice, principle of].

Mian Ataur Rehman for Petitioner.

Masud Zahidi, A.‑G. for Respondent.

Date of hearing : 3rd July, 1975.

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