Jammu and Kashmir Court October 1981 Judgments

Malik Abdul Ahad Shah Jalil Ahmed Akhtar Vs. State of Jammu and Kashmi ...

Court: Jammu and Kashmir

Kotwal, J.1. This appeal is directed against an ex parte order of the authority constituted under Section 52-C of the Jammu and Kashmir Forest Act, 1987, hereinafter to be referred to as the Act, certifying a sum of Rs. 20,50,513.00to be recoverable as arrears of land revenue by the State of Jammu and Kashmir, respondent No. 1 herein, from Malik Abdul Ahad Shah, one of the partners in the appellant-firm M/s. Malik Abdul Ahad Shah Jalil Ahmed Rather.2. The respondent State of Jammu and Kashmir filed a petition under Section 52-B of the Act for a certificate to recover as arrears of land revenue a sum of Rs. 10,81,487.00 on account of principal sum, and a further sum of Rupees 6,52,429.00 by way of interest on account of belated payments of royalty dues against the appellant-firm, which was shown to be represented by its partner Malik Abdul Ahad Shah, the second respondent to the petition. A third respondent, namely, Khawaja Moh'd Ahsan Wani was also added to the petition, who was later ...